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Indonesia protests to China over border intrusion near South China Sea @ 2019-12-31T16: Back Hot News
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INDONESIA PROTESTS TO CHINA OVER BORDER INTRUSION NEAR SOUTH CHINA SEA
ON DECEMBER 12, 2019, MALAYSIA WARMED UP ANOTHER ROUND OF THE DIPLOMATIC ROW IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA (SCS) BY MAKING A NEW SUBMISSION ON AN EXTENDED CONTINENTAL SHELF (ECS) BEYOND 200 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE BASELINES FROM WHICH THE BREADTH OF THE TERRITORIAL SEA IS MEASURED TO THE UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON THE LIMITS OF THE CONTINENTAL SHELF (CLCS). IT WAS AN INDIVIDUAL PARTIAL SUBMISSION AFTER THE VIETNAM-MALAYSIA JOINT SUBMISSION OF AN ECS BEYOND 200 NM IN 2009.
THE PEOPLE’S ARMED FORCES MARITIME MILITIA (PAFMM) ARE LINKED TO AND BACKED BY THE CHINESE PEOPLE"S LIBERATION ARMY AND NAVY, AND HAVE PROVED TO BE AN AGGRAVATING PRESENCE IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. THE MILITIA GROUP USES THE STATUS OF "CIVILIAN VESSEL" TO VENTURE INTO CONTESTED AREAS AND MOUNT CHALLENGES TO RIVAL NAVIES, INCLUDING VIETNAM AND THE PHILIPPINES. THE GROUP TARGET COUNTRIES WHO HAVE RIVAL SOVEREIGNTY CLAIMS OVER ISLAND CLUSTERS AND SHIPPING LANES IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
JAPAN SHOULD BEWARE OF THE DEEP US-CHINA UNDERCURRENTS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
AT TIMES, RECENTLY, THE CURRENT SOUTH CHINA SEA SITUATION HAS SEEMED MUCH CALMER THAN BEFORE, GIVEN THE NOISIER AND MORE VISIBLE U.S.-CHINA TRADE WAR, TENSIONS WITH NORTH KOREA AND THE PROTESTS IN HONG KONG. IN FACT, THE REALITY IS DIFFERENT. CHINA HAS BEEN TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE SMOKE-SCREEN EFFECT OF THE NOISIER ISSUES AND QUIETLY PUSHING ITS MILITARIZATION ATTEMPT THROUGHOUT THE SCS REGION.
CHINA』S NEW AIRCRAFT CARRIER THE SHANDONG COULD CONFRONT OTHER NATIONS IN DISPUTED SOUTH CHINA SEA, STATE MEDIA SAYS
THE NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL CENTER ISSUED BLUE WARNING OF TYPHOON AT 6 A.M. ON DECEMBER 26.THE 29TH TYPHOON PHANFONE HAS BEEN WEAKENED BE TYPHOON FROM SEVERE TYPHOON. IN THIS 5:00 A.M., IT LOCATED ON SOUTHEASTERN SEA AREAS OF SOUTH CHINA SEA WHICH ABOUT 820 KILOMETERS FROM EAST BY SOUTH OF YONGXING ISLAND OF HAINAN.
UNDER THE CURRENT SECURITY SITUATION, CHINA SEEMS TO ENJOY AN ADVANTAGE OVER THE U.S. AND TODAY’S STALEMATE IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA COMPLICATES WASHINGTON’S POLICIES AND STRATEGIES TOWARD CHINA’S DIPLOMATIC AND MILITARY ACTIONS. AT THE SAME TIME, HOWEVER, THE STANDSTILL DOES CONSTRAIN CHINA’S SCOPE FOR POLITICAL AND MILITARY MANEUVERING. AS SUCH, THERE IS STILL CONSIDERABLE ROOM LEFT FOR THE U.S., JAPAN AND OTHER COUNTRIES TO RESPOND TO CHINA’S CHALLENGE IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
IN THE CONTEXT OF CHINA』S INCREASING PRESSURE ON THE OTHER SOUTH CHINA SEA CLAIMANTS, HOWEVER, ROSNEFT』S ACTIVITIES HAVE RECENTLY DRAWN THE ATTENTION OF BEIJING. BLOCK 06.1, WHICH LIES WITHIN VIETNAM』S EEZ, ALSO FALLS WITHIN CHINA』S SELF-PROCLAIMED NINE-DASH LINE. BEIJING』S POLICY ON RESOURCE PROJECTS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA HAS BEEN CLEAR AND CONSISTENT: 『NO COUNTRY, ORGANIZATION, COMPANY OR INDIVIDUAL CAN, WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT, CARRY OUT OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION ACTIVITIES IN WATERS UNDER CHINESE JURISDICTION』. YET, DESPITE CONTINUED WARNINGS, ROSNEFT HAS NOT STOPPED ITS OPERATIONS.
MINNIE CHAN IS AN AWARD-WINNING JOURNALIST, SPECIALISING IN REPORTING ON DEFENCE AND DIPLOMACY IN CHINA. HER COVERAGE OF THE US EP-3 SPY PLANE CRASH WITH A PLA J-8 IN 2001 NEAR THE SOUTH CHINA SEA OPENED HER DOOR TO THE MILITARY WORLD. SINCE THEN, SHE HAS HAD SEVERAL SCOOPS RELATING TO CHINA"S MILITARY DEVELOPMENT. SHE HAS BEEN AT THE POST SINCE 2005 AND HAS A MASTER"S IN INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC AFFAIRS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.
US WARPLANES ON BEIJING』S RADAR IN SOUTH CHINA SEA, AMERICAN AIR FORCE CHIEFS SAY
EVEN WITH CHINA AND RUSSIA BECOMING CLOSER ALLIES SINCE WESTERN SANCTIONS HIT RUSSIA AND US TRADE WAR CHAOS IMPACTED CHINA, DIFFERING OUTLOOKS ON THE SOUTH CHINA SEA COULD CAUSE POLITICAL UPROAR.
「SO, WE HAVE QUITE A BIT OF ACTIVITY — AIR ACTIVITY — WITHIN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA,」 HE SAID. 「IT DOESN』T PROBABLY GET AS MUCH PRESS AS WHAT YOU HEAR ABOUT WITH THE FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION AND THE MARITIME ENVIRONMENT, BUT WE DO HEAR ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE DO GET … CALLS FROM [CHINA].」
BUT IT IS ALSO A BATTLEGROUND AMONG THE GREAT POWERS. THE WHITE PAPER SPECIFICALLY NAMES SEVERAL FOREIGN INITIATIVES, INCLUDING CHINA』S BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE, THE U.S. FREE AND OPEN INDO-PACIFIC STRATEGY, AND INDIA』S LOOK EAST POLICY. AMONG THE DESTABILIZING ELEMENTS THAT THREATEN REGIONAL STABILITY, PEACE, AND PROSPERITY ARE THE DISPUTES IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, REFERRED TO IN VIETNAM AS THE EAST SEA. THE 2019 PAPER, WHILE AVOIDING, AS ALWAYS, CALLING OUT ANY NATION BY NAME, IS MORE EXPLICIT THAN ITS 2009 COUNTERPART IN REFERRING TO THE CHALLENGES THAT HAVE WORSENED OVER THE LAST DECADE:
TAGS: CHINASOUTH CHINA SEAMILITARYTECHNOLOGYWORLD
THEY ARE PROMOTING NEGOTIATIONS WITH CHINA FOR A CODE OF CONDUCT (COC) IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA (COC), WHICH WOULD STEM FROM THE DECLARATION ON THE CONDUCT OF PARTIES IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA (DOC) SIGNED BETWEEN CHINA AND ASEAN IN 2002 AND COMMIT CHINA TO A SET OF NORMS OF BEHAVIOR; AND

 

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