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关键词:South China Sea
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CHINA, SHINZO ABE, U.S., SOUTH CHINA SEA, ASEAN, DONALD TRUMP, EAST ASIA SUMMIT, ROBERT O"BRIEN, LE YUCHENG
MOST RECENTLY, THAT DEVELOPMENT WAS “ABOMINABLE,” A HOLLYWOOD MOVIE AND AN APPROPRIATE ADJECTIVE FOR VIETNAM’S REACTION TO IT. THE ANIMATED MOVIE INCLUDES A MAP THAT SHOWS THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AS IF IT WERE THE TERRITORY OF BEIJING. VIETNAM REMOVED THE MOVIE FROM THEATERS LAST MONTH. THE PHILIPPINES SOON FOLLOWED ITS EXAMPLE. THIS WAS A NOTABLE DECISION FOR MANILA BECAUSE IN THE PAST, PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE HAS BEEN MORE ACCOMMODATING OF BEIJING AND LESS INTERESTED IN PROSECUTING PHILIPPINE CLAIMS TO THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
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.
ASEAN’S ABILITY TO SPEAK IN ONE COMMON VOICE ON IMPORTANT ISSUES SUCH AS SOVEREIGNTY AND TERRITORIAL ISSUES HAS BEEN UNDER SCRUTINY IN RECENT YEARS, WITH THE ORGANIZATION WORKING ON THE BASIS OF CONSENSUS AND HAVING TO ACCOMMODATE VIEWS OF COUNTRIES LIKE CAMBODIA. THE SOUTH CHINA SEA ISSUE IS NO EXCEPTION TO THIS. WHILE CHINESE BEHAVIOR IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA HAS BEEN CONCERNING, THERE ARE WORRIES THAT ASEAN WILL EVENTUALLY SETTLE FOR A CODE OF CONDUCT THAT WILL AVOID MARITIME INCIDENTS. THERE ARE BROADER REALITIES TOO: THE ECONOMIC DEPENDENCY ON CHINA FOR MANY OF THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES IS A REALITY THAT THESE COUNTRIES CANNOT AFFORD TO IGNORE.
BEIJING, NOV. 5 (XINHUA) -- THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TSUNAMI ADVISORY CENTER (SCSTAC) STARTED FULL OPERATION ON TUESDAY, PROVIDING SERVICE FOR NINE NATIONS.
“BOTH LEADERS LIKEWISE TOUCHED ON SUBJECTS OF REGIONAL ANDINTERNATIONAL CONCERN, SUCH AS THE ISSUE SURROUNDING THE SOUTH CHINA SEA ANDTHE SITUATION IN THE KOREAN PENINSULA. ON THE SOUTH CHINA SEA ISSUE, BOTHLEADERS DISCUSSED THE DRAFTING OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT TO ADDRESS TENSIONS INTHE AFFECTED REGION…,” PANELO SAID IN A STATEMENT ON TUESDAY.
ACCORDING TO US STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON MORGAN ORTAGUS, THE ACTIONS OF THE SURVEY VESSEL ARE ‘AN ESCALATION BY BEIJING IN ITS EFFORTS TO INTIMIDATE OTHER CLAIMANTS OUT OF DEVELOPING RESOURCES IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA’. HAVING COAST GUARD AND PURPORTED ‘MARITIME MILITIA’ VESSELS ACCOMPANY THE GOVERNMENT RESEARCH SHIP GIVES THE IMPRESSION THAT CHINA IS USING THREATS OF USE OF FORCE TO BACK UP ITS ILLEGAL INCURSION. AUSTRALIA’S PRIME MINISTER SCOTT MORRISON JOINED THE CHORUS, URGING CHINA’S NEIGHBOURS TO RESIST ‘COERCION’.
IT IS ALSO REFERRED TO BY SOME AS THE "10-DASH LINE" OR "11-DASH LINE", AND SERVES AS A DEMARCATION FOR WHAT BEIJING BELIEVE TO BE THEIR WATERS. THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IS HOTLY CONTESTED BECAUSE OF ITS LUCRATIVE SHIPPING LANES, CAPACITY FOR MILITARY STRATEGIC ADVANTAGES AND WEALTH OF NATURAL RESOURCES SUCH AS OIL AND MINERALS. AT THE CENTRE OF THIS DISAGREEMENT ARE VARIOUS ISLAND CLUSTERS SUCH AS THE SPRATLY ISLANDS AND THE PARACEL ISLANDS. CHINA HAS HAD PARTICULARLY TENSE RELATIONS WITH VIETNAM AND THE PHILIPPINES OVER ISLANDS IN THE REGION.
CHINESE SURVEY SHIP INVOLVED IN SOUTH CHINA SEA STAND-OFF WITH VIETNAM BACK HOME, TRACKER SAYS
VIETNAM CALLS FOR RESTRAINT IN SOUTH CHINA SEA AFTER MONTHS OF TENSIONS WITH BEIJING
‘GREY ZONE’ TACTICS ARE RAISING RISK OF MILITARY CONFLICT IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, OBSERVERS SAY
“THE CODE SHOULD NOT BE A VEHICLE TO ALLOW CHINA TO RECOVER WHAT IT HAD ALREADY LOST UNDER THE ARBITRAL RULING IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA ARBITRATION AT THE HAGUE.”
A CHINESE WARSHIP TRIED TO DRIVE AWAY A FILIPINO-CREWED COMMERCIAL VESSEL THAT SAILED NEAR SCARBOROUGH SHOAL IN LATE SEPTEMBER. BUT THE FILIPINO CAPTAIN OF THE LIBERIA-FLAGGED OIL TANKER STOOD HIS GROUND, INSISTING ON THE VESSEL'S RIGHT TO PASSAGE. THE INCIDENT CAME AS SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS WERE NEGOTIATING A CODE OF CONDUCT WITH BEIJING TO MANAGE TENSIONS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. THE TARGET IS TO FINISH THE DEAL BY 2021. BUT HOW WILL CHINA'S ACTIONS AFFECT NEGOTIATIONS? RETIRED AMBASSADOR WILFRIDO VILLACORTA, FORMER PHILIPPINE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE ASEAN, SHARES HIS THOUGHTS.
CHINA’S DEPLOYMENT OF INCREASINGLY SOPHISTICATED NAVAL FORCES TO THE SOUTH CHINA SEA HAS DRIVEN THE US TO REASSESS ITS STRATEGY, A RECALIBRATION OF FORCE THAT COULD TILT THE CONTESTED MARITIME REGION TOWARDS MORE NEAR-TERM INSTABILITY.
CHINA’S CLAIM TO SOVEREIGNTY OVER ABOUT 80 PER CENT OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA RELIES IN PART ON THE CONTROVERSIAL NINE-DASH LINE
US FACES SUB DILEMMA IN SOUTH CHINA SEA
BANGKOK (REUTERS) - A U.S. ENVOY TO A LEADERS" SUMMIT IN SOUTHEAST ASIA CRITICIZED CHINA"S ACTIONS IN THE DISPUTED SOUTH CHINA SEA AS AKIN TO "CONQUEST".
VIETNAM DEMANDS CHINESE OIL EXPLORATION SHIP IMMEDIATELY LEAVE ITS WATERS IN SOUTH CHINA SEA

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