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关键词:South China Sea
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EARLIER THIS WEEK DURING HIGH-LEVEL TALKS, CHINA CALLED ON THE U.S. MILITARY TO STOP FLEXING ITS MUSCLES IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND ADDING “NEW UNCERTAINTIES” OVER DEMOCRATIC TAIWAN, WHICH IS CLAIMED BY CHINA AS A WAYWARD PROVINCE.
BEIJING (REUTERS) - CHINA LODGED STERN REPRESENTATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES AFTER US NAVY SHIPS SAILED IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA NEAR ISLANDS CLAIMED BY BEIJING, FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN GENG SHUANG TOLD A DAILY BRIEFING ON FRIDAY (NOV 22).
THE US NAVY REGULARLY CONDUCTS "FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION OPERATIONS" IN THE DISPUTED SOUTH CHINA SEA, WHERE CHINA, VIETNAM, THE PHILIPPINES, MALAYSIA, BRUNEI AND TAIWAN HAVE COMPETING CLAIMS.
CHINA’S NAVY ACKNOWLEDGED MONDAY THAT ITS FIRST DOMESTICALLY BUILT AIRCRAFT CARRIER SAILED THROUGH THE TAIWAN STRAIT A DAY EARLIER BUT SAID THE MOVE WAS NOT DIRECTED AT ANY “SPECIFIC TARGET” AND WAS INSTEAD PART OF “EQUIPMENT TESTS AND ROUTINE TRAINING” AS IT HEADED INTO THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
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THE POLITICAL SITUATION WITH CHINA HAS BEEN DETERIORATING FOR QUITE SOME TIME AS EVEN A PARTIAL TRADE DEAL CANNOT BE AGREED UPON BY THE U.S. AND CHINA. VARIOUS COUNTRIES IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION WITH COMPETING TERRITORIAL CLAIMS HAVE RESPONDED VARIOUSLY TO CHINA"S STRONG-ARM TACTICS: VIETNAM HAS BEEN THE MOST AGGRESSIVE, DEPLOYING ITS COAST GUARD SHIPS AGAINST CHINESE ONES, LEADING TO TENSE MONTHS-LONG STANDOFFS; PHILIPPINES HAS SWUNG BETWEEN ANGRY WORDS AND TACIT AGREEMENT TO CHINESE CLAIMS, EVEN AGREEING TO SHARED OIL EXPLORATION DEALS WITH THE ASIAN GIANT.
HOWEVER, LITTORAL COMBAT SHIPS ARE UNIQUELY SUITED TO THE SOUTH CHINA SEA ACCORDING TO A REPORT BY THE SOUTH CHINA SEA STRATEGIC SITUATION PROBING INITIATIVE, A THINK TANK AFFILIATED WITH PEKING UNIVERSITY’S INSTITUTE OF OCEAN RESEARCH.
AS TENSIONS CONTINUE TO RISE, HANOI HAS FLIRTED WITH THE IDEA OF FOLLOWING THE INTERNATIONAL LAW ROUTE TO TRY AND LEGALLY RESTRICT CHINA’S ABILITY TO SEND VESSELS INTO VIETNAM’S ECONOMIC EXCLUSION ZONE. VIETNAM’S DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER LE HOAI TRUNG RECENTLY SAID THEIR DISPUTES, INCLUDING OVER THE OIL AND MINERALS HOTSPOT IN THE VANGUARD BANK, SHOULD BE RESOLVED ACCORDING TO THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION.
IN WHAT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A QUIETER, MORE SUBTLE APPROACH THAN US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP"S INTERVENTION, MR MACRON HAS SENT FRENCH SHIPS TO THE REGION THREE TO FOUR TIMES A YEAR, A STATEMENT OF INTENT AS EUROPE WADES IN TO THE EFFORT TO HALT CHINESE DOMINANCE. IN JUNE 2018, FRANCE WERE JOINED BY BRITAIN IN PATROLLING THE WATERS OF THE CONTESTED SEAS, SAILING WARSHIPS TO TRY AND INSPIRE RESISTANCE AGAINST CHINESE MILITARISATION.
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.
BEIJING: CHINA ON FRIDAY URGED THE UNITED STATES TO STOP PROVOCATIVE ACTS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AFTER TWO US NAVY SHIPS SAILED NEAR ISLANDS CLAIMED BY BEIJING THERE.
WHERE THE NEW “TRUMP DOCTRINE” BEGINS IS NOT AS IMPORTANT AS THAT IT MUST BEGIN NOW. IF NOT BY ENGAGING CAMBODIA’S ASCENDANT MILITARY LEADERS TO STOP CHINA FROM GAINING A MILITARY FOOTHOLD IN THEIR COUNTRY, IT CAN BEGIN IN VIETNAM BY ENTERING A BILATERAL SECURITY ALLIANCE TO STOP CHINA FROM ATTACKING VIETNAM AS IN THE ABOVE HYPOTHETICAL. OR, IT CAN BEGIN IN THE PHILIPPINES BY RE-LEASING THE SUBIC BAY PORT FOR THE SUPPORT THE US NAVY WILL NEED TO UNDERTAKE ITS FUTURE MISSION IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
BIG LIZZIE, AS SHE IS KNOWN, WILL REPLACE A US CARRIER ON THE TOUR AND PLANS TO TAKE AROUND 24 F-35B FIGHTER JETS PLUS HELICOPTERS ON THE DEPLOYMENT. HALF OF THESE WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE US MARINE CORPS, SIGNALLING AN EVER CLOSER MILITARY PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE US AND UK. BRITAIN’S BIGGEST WARSHIP WAS ORIGINALLY SET TO SAIL THROUGH THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AS PART OF A SHOW OF STRENGTH TO CHINA, BUT THIS HAS NOT BEEN CONFIRMED BY THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE.
A US PRESENCE ON THE SOUTH CHINA SEA DEPLOYMENT WILL BE A USEFUL POLITICAL TOOL FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AS A SHOW OF STRENGTH TO CHINA AS WELL AS ASSERTING THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION IN THE SEA. IN ADDITION, IT REINFORCES THE IDEA THAT THE UK SUPPORTS US FOREIGN POLICY – QUEEN ELIZABETH IS EFFECTIVELY REPLACING A US CARRIER ON HER FAR EASTERN TOUR AS PART OF THE SUPERPOWER"S STANDING NAVAL PRESENCE.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE END OF THE COLD WAR THAT THE USCG HAS BEEN DEPLOYED IN THIS CAPACITY. AS PART OF ITS DEPLOYMENT THE USCG WILL CARRY OUT JOINT EXERCISES WITH REGIONAL PARTNERS. ADMIRAL KARL LEO SCHULTZ, COMMANDANT OF THE USCG, TOLD ASIA TIMES IN A RECENT INTERVIEW THAT: “THERE ARE ONGOING DISCUSSIONS, ONGOING PLANNING EFFORTS” TO SUPPORT THE US INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND’S (INDO-PACOM) OPERATIONS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

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