Conversations on Vietnam Development
Map showing the location of Chinese bases in Hainan and reclaimed islands and infrastructure in the South China Sea.
Is China about to declare an Air-Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the South China Sea? And how effectively would it be able to enforce such a zone? Tiếp tục đọc “Analysis: Can China Enforce a South China Sea Air-Defense Identification Zone?”
VNY – Jul 14, 2016
Một số cư dân mạng lo ngại TQ có thể đánh liều chiếm Trường Sa tạo sự đã rồi sau khi bị phán thua kiện. Liệu khả năng này có xảy ra?
chathamhouse – Despite its dramatic rejection of the South China Sea arbitration case initiated by the Philippines, China is gearing up to play a much larger role in the evolution of the international legal system.
A vendor in Beijing stands behind a map including an insert depicting the ‘nine-dash line’ in the South China Sea. Photo by Getty Images.It is tempting to read China’s refusal in this case to acknowledge the jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal in The Hague as the defiance of an arrogant superpower that views itself as above international law. No doubt many in Manila, Washington and elsewhere are purveying this view. But there is more here than meets the eye.
For decades, Beijing has complained that the global order was forged in an era when China was weak and the rules of the game are rigged against it. Tiếp tục đọc “China’s Fury Over South China Sea Belies Its Legal Insecurities”
VNY – Jul 4, 2016
Một số nhà bình luận cho rằng khi hoàn thành các đảo nhân tạo, thế và lực của TQ ở Biển Đông sẽ hoàn toàn thay đổi. Liệu điều này có khả thi?
VNY – 16 thg 5, 2016
Sau chuyến tàu Mỹ tuần tra gần đá Xu Bi thuộc quần đảo Trường Sa năm ngoái, 8/4 vừa qua TQ liền cho tàu chiến ra gần đá Xu Bi tập trận. Gần 1 tháng sau khi TQ tập trận, Mỹ tiến hành cuộc tuần tra lần thứ 3 vào vùng lãnh hải 12 hải lý quanh đá Chữ Thập – nơi TQ xây dựng đảo nhân tạo rất lớn ở Biển Đông.
PERMANENT COURT OF ARBITRATION
| Case name | The Republic of Philippines v. The People’s Republic of China |
| Case description |
On 22 January 2013, the Republic of the Philippines instituted arbitral proceedings against the People’s Republic of China under Annex VII to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (the “Convention”), “with respect to the dispute with China over the maritime jurisdiction of the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea.” On 19 February 2013, China presented a Note Verbale to the Philippines in which it described “the Position of China on the South China Sea issues,” and rejected and returned the Philippines’ Notification. The Permanent Court of Arbitration acts as Registry in this arbitration. Tiếp tục đọc “PCA Case View – The Republic of Philippines v. The People’s Republic of China” |
Photo courtesy of a group of reporters visiting Itu Aba Island
As tensions rise in the South China Sea, President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) plans to send additional troops to reinforce the nation’s sole foothold in the Spratly Islands (Nansha Islands, 南沙群島), government officials said yesterday, adding that short-range anti-aircraft missiles could be positioned on the island for the first time. Tiếp tục đọc “(Taiwan) President plans more troops on Itu Aba”
| East China Sea Tensions: Approaching a Slow Boil
Mounting tensions over the disputed Senkaku Islands have been a constant in Sino-Japanese relations since Tokyo purchased three of the five islands in 2012. For the last four years, Chinese coast guard vessels have regularly patrolled in the vicinity of the East China Sea islands and have often entered within the 12-nautical-mile territorial sea around the Senkakus, engaging in a cat-and-mouse game with their Japanese counterparts tasked with maintaining Tokyo’s control over the features. Meanwhile, People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) patrols around the Senkakus and Japan’s southern islands have led to regular scrambles by the Japanese Air Self Defense Force. Tiếp tục đọc “CSIS – AMTI Brief – April 14, 2016” |
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Tiếp tục đọc “Is There Drinkable Water and Topsoil on Itu Aba?”
A confrontation between Indonesian and Chinese law enforcement vessels in the South China Sea over the weekend could mark a turning point in Indonesian foreign policy under President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, forcing him to choose between two of his top priorities: attracting foreign investment – particularly Chinese investment – to fund his ambitious infrastructure agenda; and a more assertive defense of Indonesian territorial integrity and sovereignty over its natural resources. That, in turn, could herald a significant shift in diplomacy over the South China Sea. Tiếp tục đọc “Will Indonesia, Provoked, Now Choose to Lead on the South China Sea?”
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