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Beijing last to block passage in South China Sea, Chinese envoy says amid reported bullying on oil explorations @ 2019-07-31T00: Back Hot News
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FILE - IN THIS JULY 4, 2019, FILE PHOTO, MAGAZINES WITH FRONT COVERS FEATURING CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING WITH SOUTH CHINA SEA AND XI AGAINST U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ARE PLACED ON SALE AT A ROADSIDE BOOKSTAND IN HONG KONG. CHINA HAS ASSERTED ITS RIGHT TO INSTALL DEFENSES ON ISLANDS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AS PART OF A WIDE-RANGING REPORT ON MILITARY POLICY IN WHICH IT ACCUSED THE UNITED STATES OF UNDERMINING GLOBAL STABILITY. (AP PHOTO/ANDY WONG, FILE)
THE INCLUDING THE SURVEY SHIP HAIYANG DIZHI 8 TO EXPLORE UNDERSEA OIL WELLS WHERE INDIA HAS ITS OWN EXPLORATION INTERESTS. A VIETNAMESE OFFICIAL SAID: ”WE HAVE BRIEFED INDIA ABOUT THE CURRENT SITUATION IN SOUTH CHINA SEA AS IT IS A MAJOR STAKEHOLDER AND A KEY PLAYER IN THE REGION. CHINA"S ACTIVITIES UNDOUBTEDLY CONSTITUTE A CLEAR VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AND SERIOUSLY INFRINGE UPON VIETNAM"S SOVEREIGN RIGHTS AND JURISDICTION OVER ITS WATERS IN THE AREA AS PROVIDED IN THE UN CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA.”
WHY CHINA』S 『MILITIASATION』 OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA NEEDS A REVIEW BY THE PHILIPPINES-US ALLIANCE
THAT NEWS WAS LARGELY OVERSHADOWED BY ANOTHER REPORT OF A SOUTH KOREAN-REGISTERED DRY BULK VESSEL CK BLUEBELL BEING ATTACKED BY PIRATES, REPORTEDLY NEAR THE STRAIT OF SINGAPORE WHEN IT WAS EN ROUTE TO INCHEON, THOUGH THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE ATTACK HAS SINCE BEEN CLARIFIED BY SINGAPORE AUTHORITIES TO 100 MILES EAST OF THE SINGAPORE STRAIT, IN THE ANAMBAS ISLANDS IN THE SOUTHERN RIM OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
WHY A FIRST US AIRCRAFT CARRIER VIETNAM VISIT MATTERSNIXED CHINA-VIETNAM MEETING HIGHLIGHTS ILLUSION OF SOUTH CHINA SEA CALMBEWARE THE ILLUSION OF CHINA-ASEAN SOUTH CHINA SEA BREAKTHROUGHSJOKO LOOKS TO JAPAN TO BOOST INDONESIA』S REGIONAL INFLUENCEVIETNAM EXTENDS OIL RIG OPERATIONS AMID VANGUARD BANK STANDOFF WITH CHINA
NO REPLY FROM BEIJING TO US CALL FOR SOUTH CHINA SEA CRISIS TALKS
GIVEN OTHER RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, INCLUDING CHINA』S FIRING OF MISSILES INTO THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, IT IS LITTLE SURPRISE THAT THE DEVELOPMENT HAS GOTTEN MORE INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION THAN USUAL. IT ALSO CAME AMID A SERIES OF OTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, INCLUDING RENEWED CHINA-VIETNAM TENSIONS AND THE COMMEMORATION OF THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THE JULY 2016 ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL RULING.
THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE CONSIDERS A CONTINUAL DISPLAY OF AUTHORITY OVER A LAND FEATURE AS AN EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE USE OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. OTHER SOUTH CHINA SEA CLAIMANTS HAVE BUILT UP ISLETS UNDER THEIR CONTROL WITH THIS PURPOSE.
KEEN TO KEEP CHINESE MONEY ROLLING INTO HIS COUNTRY DESPITE DOMESTIC PRESSURE OVER HIS OVERTURES TOWARD BEIJING, DUTERTE SAID MONDAY HE IS PERFORMING A "DELICATE BALANCING ACT" ON THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TERRITORIAL DISPUTE WITH CHINA.
BY CONTRAST, VIETNAM DOESN』T SHARE BEIJING』S VIEW THAT THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IS CHINA』S OWN SEA. PART OF IT BELONGS TO VIETNAM, AND IT HAS A STRATEGY TO DEFEND EVERY INCH OF IT, AS EVIDENCED BY THE RECENT NAVAL STAND-OFF BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES.
"THE APPROACH OF THE BEIDAIHE MEETING AFTER LATE JULY IS RELATED TO THE VARIOUS MOVES TAKING PLACE NOW," A CHINESE POLITICAL SOURCE SAID. "THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WATERS CONNECT WITH THOSE AT BEIDAIHE," THE SOURCE ADDED, REFERRING TO THE SEASIDE RESORT WHERE COMMUNIST PARTY LEADERS PAST AND PRESENT GATHER FOR AN ANNUAL SUMMER RETREAT.
AS THE WORLD』S SECOND-BIGGEST ECONOMY, CHINA UPHOLDS FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION AND OVERFLIGHT BECAUSE NEARLY 75 PER CENT OF ITS IMPORTED AND EXPORTED GOODS AND NEARLY 80 PER CENT OF ITS IMPORTED OIL AND GAS TRANSIT THROUGH THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, ZHAO SAID. BLOCKING THE SEA LANES WOULD BADLY HIT CHINA』S ECONOMY, HE ADDED.
CHINA AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES COMPLETED A FIRST READING OF THE DRAFT CODE OF CONDUCT (COC) ON THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AHEAD OF THE JULY 29-AUGUST 3 ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN) FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING IN BANGKOK, PROMPTING CHINESE EXPERTS TO HAIL THIS AS AN IMPORTANT STEP TOWARD CONSENSUS AND LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR FURTHER TALKS.

 

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