Testing Beijing, Japan Eyes Growing Role in South China Sea Security. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, right, looks at China’s President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings in Beijing on Nov. 10, 2014.
(Photo: Reuters) TOKYO — Seventy years after its imperial forces were kicked out of the South China Sea, Japan is quietly moving back into the region, forging security ties with the Philippines and Vietnam as both Southeast Asian nations try to cope with China’s territorial ambitions. Tokyo’s security cooperation is broad-based: It is supplying maritime patrol boats to the two countries while Japan will hold its first naval exercises with the Philippines in the coming months. Japanese military doctors are even advising Vietnamese submariners on how to deal with decompression sickness. Japan is providing this help, and more, in a calibrated escalation of involvement to avoid a backlash from Beijing, said Japanese sources with knowledge of the assistance. “An ADIZ would be a catastrophe. Photos reveal newly constructed Chinese military facilities in Spratly Islands.
PHNOM PENH--China is rushing to build military-related facilities on reefs in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, aerial photos taken by the Philippine military show.
Despite requests from Manila to refrain from such actions, which “will likely increase tensions,” Beijing seems determined to strengthen its presence in the region. The photos, taken in late July and obtained by The Asahi Shimbun from Philippine military sources, show construction is under way on Johnson South Reef, the Gaven Reefs and Cuarteron Reef in the Spratly archipelago, which are effectively controlled by China, but also claimed by Vietnam and the Philippines.
Although a photo of Johnson South Reef taken in February only shows reclamation work in progress, an aerial photo taken July 29 shows pathways and newly planted coconut trees as well as a number of structures. Murky waters surround the rule of law in the South China Sea. Author: Sourabh Gupta, Samuels International The air is thick with calls for the rule of law to be observed in the East and South China Seas.
‘Japan for the rule of law, Asia for the rule of law, and the rule of law for all of us’, Shinzo Abe said at the Shangri-La Dialogue earlier this year. Nations, he observed — and by which he meant China — must make claims that are faithful in light of international law and resolve them peacefully. China’s legal claim to sovereign rights and jurisdiction in the South China Sea, which asserts an entitlement to exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and continental shelf rights over the relevant waters, is not inconsistent with international law. ‘Islands’ as low-lying as Japan’s Okinotorishima, as small as the US Howland and Baker Islands, and as remote from a continental coastline as Australia’s Heard and McDonald Islands have valid or pending EEZ claims. No precedent exists in authorising stays on such drilling. Ambassador opposes Chinese diplomat's view on East Sea issue - Politics & Laws.
Ambassador opposes Chinese diplomat's view on East Sea issue BRUSSELS – Vietnamese Ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg Pham Sanh Chau, who is also the head of Viet Nam Mission to the European Union, has written an article refuting the wrongful arguments on the East Sea issue of Chinese Ambassador to Belgium and the EU Yang Yanyi published on The New Europe on June 28.
China bares new map covering Kalayaan Islands. MANILA, Philippines — China recently released a new vertical version of the map of its so-called territory encompassing contentious areas claimed by the Philippines and other neighboring states.
China state news agency Xinhua reported that the new map printed by the Hunan Map Publishing House was recognized by State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping Geographic Information. Joint Development in the South China Sea. By Huy Duong With the South China Sea disputes remaining intractable, the need to manage them is paramount.
Worldwide, joint development of disputed areas has proved to be a hallmark for managing disputes, yet this continues to elude the claimants to the Paracels, Spratlys, Scarborough Reef, and the central part of the South China Sea. Successful dispute resolutions and joint developments Dispute resolutions and joint development are not new to the South China Sea countries.
These countries have successfully demarcated a number of maritime boundaries, including Indonesia-Malaysia, Malaysia-Thailand, Thailand-Vietnam, China-Vietnam, Indonesia-Vietnam, and Brunei-Malaysia. South China Sea disputes: how can China reassure its neighbours? Author: Huy Duong, Southeast Asian Sea Foundation China’s South China Sea claims are igniting much regional tension, and there are repeated calls for China to clarify these claims.
China’s sovereignty claims over all the islands and rocks in the Paracels, Spratlys and Scarborough Reef are already clear, albeit contested by other countries. What it needs to clarify is the extent, nature and basis of its maritime claims, which seem to cover most of the South China Sea’s waters. 1973MANILA00858_b. 1974TAIPEI00602_b. 1974TAIPEI00682_b. Show Headers --- Capture Date: 01 JAN 1994 Channel Indicators: n/a Current Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Concepts: !
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The formal reference of this document is 02HANOI1990_a, please use it for anything written about this document. This will permit you and others to search for it. Taiwan Plans To Expand Pier In Disputed Islands. TAIPEI — Taiwan plans to expand a pier on one of the disputed Spratly Islands, officials said Sunday, as the rest of the claimants beef up military deployment in the South China Sea. The Coast Guard Administration has budgeted Tw$19 million ($640,000) to evaluate the project, which is part of its efforts to boost defense capabilities in the disputed area this year.
“The fund will mainly be used to do an environmental impact study near Taiping Island,” a coast guard official told AFP. China's position on South China Sea consistent, clear: FM. BEIJING, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Wednesday that China's position on the South China Sea has been consistent and clear. Yang made the remarks at a joint press conference held with visiting U.S.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. China has sovereignty over the South China Sea islands and their adjacent waters, said Yang. "This is based on sufficient historical and legal grounds," he said. A shoal too far in South China Sea - Pale Moon. A shoal too far in South China SeaBy George Amurao Another maritime incident between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea has tested the region's tenuous calm. On the evening of July 11, China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) missile frigate Dongguan ran aground on Half Moon Shoal, a contested maritime territory a mere 60 nautical miles from the Philippine island of Palawan.
The incident was not initially publicized by either side but its later disclosure has raised new questions about China's naval intentions and capabilities in the area less - than a month after both sides backed away from a two-month stand-off over another contested shoal in the same island chain. Philippine Navy officials later said two of their patrol vessels and a reconnassiance aircraft confirmed the presence of the Chinese naval ship on the contested shoal.
Beijing acknowledged that George Amurao, a former journalist in Manila, until recently worked for the Southeast Asian Press Alliance. Southeast Asia from the Corner of 18th and K Streets: China Reveals its Hand on ASEAN in Phnom Penh. For the first time in its 45-year history, ASEAN’s foreign ministers failed to issue a joint communiqué following their annual consultations last week in Phnom Penh. South China Sea: Storm in a tea cup. Brendan Taylor is Head of the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University. It's more than flattering to attract attention from Michael Wesley and Hugh White, two scholars I greatly admire. But its also left me feeling a little like a shrimp caught between two whales, as the Koreans like to say! It's impossible to do justice to the points Michael and Hugh raise in a single post. So let me try to first address Michael's concerns.
Stirring up the South China Sea (I) Asia Report N°223 23 Apr 2012 The conflicting mandates and lack of coordination among Chinese government agencies, many of which strive to increase their power and budget, have stoked tensions in the South China Sea. Repeated proposals to establish a more centralised mechanism have foundered while the only agency with a coordinating mandate, the foreign ministry, does not have the authority or resources to manage other actors. The Chinese navy’s use of maritime tensions to justify its modernisation, and nationalist sentiment around territorial claims, further compound the problem. But more immediate conflict risks lie in the growing number of law enforcement and paramilitary vessels playing an increasing role in disputed territories without a clear legal framework. Vietnam hosts naval exchange with US Navy. Take a stand, Asean told. Philippines, China Withdraw Protests on South China Sea Spat. Rising tensions in the South China Sea. Author: Vikram Nehru, Carnegie Endowment.
McCain, 3 other US senators tackle Spratlys in Manila visit. The South China Sea dispute: a legal solution needed. Author: John Hemmings, CSIS, Honolulu. China's Wen Discusses South China Sea Issue. President Aquino’s Spratlys plan on hold until next year. SMILES IN PARADISE. US President Barack Obama shares a light moment with President Aquino and other leaders in the region during Saturday’s group picture taking of the 6th East Asia Summit at Bali International Convention Center in Bali, Indonesia, which was held after a similar summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).
Also in photo are (from left) South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Sultan of Brunei Haji Hassanal Bolkiah and Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein. MALACAÑANG PHOTO. Pac1137. PacNet #37 - The Chinese Okhotsk: The Nuclear Dimension of South China Sea Disputes. Pac1135A. PacNet #35A - China’s Fishing Ban in the South China Sea: Implications for Territorial Disputes. US, Indonesia, Urge Further Action on South China Sea. PHL to seek int'l arbitration in Spratlys dispute - Nation. Philippines, China agree to keep peace in West Philippine Sea. The spat over the Spratlys.
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