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US NAVY SENDS LITTORAL COMBAT SHIPS TO 『BOLSTER ATTACK STRENGTH IN SOUTH CHINA SEA』
WATERS AT THE SOUTH CHINA SEA DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE IN HANOI ON JUNE 5, 2014 HELD BY VIETNAMESE FOREIGN MINISTRY ACCUSING CHINESE SHIPS OF ATTACKING VIETNAMESE VESSELS NEAR TO THE SITE OF THE OIL RIG OFF VIETNAM"S CENTRAL COAST. CHINA FIRED WATER CANNON AT A VIETNAMESE VESSEL AND DAMAGED ANOTHER OF HANOI"S SHIPS, CHINESE STATE MEDIA SAID ON JUNE 3, IN THE LATEST CONFRONTATION OVER DISPUTED WATERS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. AFP PHOTO/HOANG DINH NAM (PHOTO CREDIT SHOULD READ HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)
CHINA SAYS AIRCRAFT CARRIER ON WAY TO SOUTH CHINA SEA AFTER TAIWAN PASSAGE
RI TO BUILD MILITARY HQ NEAR SOUTH CHINA SEA
CHINA AND VIETNAM HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF DISPUTES AND THE TROUBLED RELATIONSHIP IS POCK-MARKED WITH VIOLENCE. CURRENT DISAGREEMENTS FOCUS ON THE OIL AND MINERAL RICH WATERS AND ISLANDS THAT MAKE UP THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, AND IS IN ONE ASIAN GEOPOLITICS EXPERT’S VIEW, THE MOST LIKELY FLASHPOINT. PROFESSOR KERRY BROWN TOLD EXPRESS.CO.UK: “I THINK VIETNAM ARE DEFINITELY THE ONES TO WATCH, THE VIETNAMESE FORCES ARE NOT A SOFT MILITARY AND THEY ARE EXTREMELY AWARE OF THE THREAT THAT THEY FEEL FROM CHINA.
HIS SILENCE ON THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, HOWEVER, DOES NOT MEAN FRANCE WILL STOP TRYING TO CURB CHINA』S INFLUENCE OR END ARMS SALES TO ITS RIVALS
BEIJING』S SOUTH CHINA SEA STANCE AND US 『TRUANCY』 SET TO HEADLINE ASEAN DEFENCE MEETING
BEIJING SAID ON SUNDAY IT IS “READY TO WORK” WITH SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS ON A CODE OF CONDUCT IN THE FLASHPOINT SOUTH CHINA SEA, WHERE IT IS ACCUSED OF BUILDING UP MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AND BULLYING FELLOW CLAIMANTS.
ACCORDING TO THAT LANDMARK RULING, CHINA』S SO-CALLED 「NINE-DASH LINE」 MAP, WHICH DELINEATES CLAIMS THAT ENCOMPASS NEARLY 90% OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, HAS NO VALIDITY UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW, INCLUDING UNCLOS. CHINA IGNORED THE FACT THAT IT HAS SIGNED AND RATIFIED UNCLOS, AND FLATLY REJECTED THE RULING.
TAKING NOTE OF THE START OF NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH EAST ASIANS NATIONS (ASEAN) AND CHINA FOR A CODE OF CONDUCT ON THE SOUTH CHINA SEA (SCS), DEFENCE MINISTER RAJNATH SINGH SAID ON MONDAY THAT INDIA 「EMPHASISES THE NEED TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF STATES THAT ARE NOT PARTY TO THESE NEGOTIATIONS.」
BEIJING PLEDGES 『LONG TERM PEACE』 IN SOUTH CHINA SEA WHERE ITS ASEAN NEIGHBOURS ALSO STAKE CLAIMS
WHILE THE CHINESE NAVY CONTINUES TO AGGRESSIVELY ASSERT ITS AUTHORITY UPON OTHER SMALLER NATIONS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, MILITARY COMBAT IS SOMETHING THAT BEIJING IS DESPERATELY TRYING TO AVOID AS BEIJING LOOKS TO BUILD THE EVER-GROWING CHINESE ECONOMY. ASIAN POLITICS EXPERT PROFESSOR KERRY BROWN TOLD EXPRESS.CO.UK: “CHINA DOESN’T WANT AN ESCALATION WITH THE US, THEY DO NOT WANT ANY MILITARY FIGHT.”
BEIJING INSISTS THE ENTIRE SOUTH CHINA SEA UP TO THE COASTS OF THE PHILIPPINES, MALAYSIA AND TAIWAN BELONGS TO CHINA - A CLAIM REJECTED BY AN INTERNATIONAL COURT OF ARBITRATION IN 2016.
THE SLOCS THAT TRAVERSE THE SOUTH CHINA SEA SPLIT INTO TWO MAIN ROUTES IN ORDER TO AVOID THE 「DANGEROUS WATERS」 COMPRISING REEFS AND ROCKS IN THE MIDDLE; ONE ROUTE RUNS PARALLEL TO THE WEST COAST OF THE PHILIPPINES, WHILE THE OTHER ROUTE RUNS WEST PARALLELING VIETNAM』S COAST. THESE SLOCS CARRY OIL AND LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) THAT ARE ABSOLUTELY VITAL FOR THE ECONOMIES OF NORTHEAST ASIA. FIFTY PERCENT OF CHINA』S OIL IMPORTS AND 65 PERCENT OF PETROLEUM IMPORTS TO JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND TAIWAN TRAVERSE THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. THE SLOCS AND AIRWAYS ABOVE THE SOUTH CHINA SEA ARE ALSO A VITAL MILITARY ARTERY FOR MARITIME POWERS, PARTICULARLY THE UNITED STATES.

 

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