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Washington’s Muddled Message in the South China Sea

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    TĐH: I totally disagree with this article and the experts it quotes as support.

    China has a policy of requiring any foreign vessel to (1) inform Chinese authorities of its intention to make an innocent passage through Chinese territorial sea, and (2) have Chinese permission prior to making such innocent passage.

    USS Lassen did not inform Chinese authorities and did not have a Chinese permission, so that was not an innocent passage according to Chinese standards, and that explaines why China was so upset at USS Lassen passage.

    That was a US Freedom of Navigation at the lowest level, which was a very good strategy. You don’t want to shock China so much with your first FON sail. Just enough to get China noticed. Then you can increase intensity in later sails.

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The Obama administration deployed a destroyer to the South China Sea to send a signal to Beijing. But what signal did it send?

Washington’s Muddled Message in the South China Sea

After months of internal debate, the Obama administration last week finally decided to dispatch a warship to challenge China’s far-reaching territorial claims in the South China Sea. But in the days since, U.S. officials have offered conflicting accounts of the operation, potentially undermining the whole point of the symbolic mission and raising doubts about whether Washington is ready to test Beijing’s claims at all. Tiếp tục đọc “Washington’s Muddled Message in the South China Sea” →

CSIS: AMTI Brief – November 2, 2015

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A Freedom of Navigation Primer for the Spratly Islands

The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Lassen passed through the Spratly Islands on October 26 in the first freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) in the area since 2012. The operation included sailing within 12 nautical miles of Subi Reef, a feature that was previously submerged at high-tide and on which China constructed an artificial island over the last two years. The Lassen was asserting that, as a low-tide elevation and not a legal rock or island, Subi Reef is not entitled to a 12-nautical-mile territorial sea. The ship also passed within 12 nautical miles of features occupied by the Philippines and Vietnam. Tiếp tục đọc “CSIS: AMTI Brief – November 2, 2015” →

China condemns U.S. warship’s route in South China Sea

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Navy destroyer to sail near disputed Chinese islands

Beijing said it tracked and warned the U.S. vessel when it passed through the waters Tuesday local time.

A U.S. Defense Department official who was not authorized to speak publicly about the movement of the ship said the Lassen moved through the area without incident. Tiếp tục đọc “China condemns U.S. warship’s route in South China Sea” →

Trang bị trên khu trục hạm Mỹ triển khai ở Trường Sa

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VE – Khu trục hạm, được Washington điều tới sát đảo nhân tạo mà Bắc Kinh xây dựng trái phép trên Biển Đông, thuộc biên chế hạm đội lớn nhất của hải quân Mỹ, thường nhận nhiệm vụ tuần tra trong khu vực châu Á – Thái Bình Dương.
 

Một quan chức quốc phòng Mỹ hôm nay cho biết tàu USS Lassen đang đến gần đá Subi và Vành Khăn ở quần đảo Trường Sa, nơi Trung Quốc tiến hành hoạt động nạo vét, bồi đắp lớn để biến chúng thành các đảo nhân tạo từ năm 2014. Tàu Lassen có thể ở trong khu vực khoảng vài giờ. Tiếp tục đọc “Trang bị trên khu trục hạm Mỹ triển khai ở Trường Sa” →

Chiến hạm Mỹ vào vùng 12 hải lý quanh đá Subi

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VE – Một quan chức quốc phòng Mỹ giấu tên xác nhận tàu USS Lassen đã vào trong phạm vi 12 hải lý quanh đá Subi, nơi Trung Quốc bồi đắp trái phép ở Biển Đông.

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Tàu khu trục tên lửa dẫn đường USS Lassen của Mỹ. Ảnh: US Navy

Tàu USS Lassen đã di chuyển bên trong phạm vi 12 hải lý quanh đá Subi, USA Today dẫn lời một quan chức Bộ Quốc phòng Mỹ không tiết lộ danh tính nói. Tàu đi cùng các máy bay trinh sát của hải quân Mỹ. Nhiệm vụ “hoàn thành mà không gặp sự cố nào”, Washington Post dẫn lời quan chức giấu tên nói.

Hải quân Mỹ làm vậy để duy trì lợi ích của Mỹ với tự do đi lại trên không, trên biển và hoạt động ở bất cứ nơi nào trên thế giới luật quốc tế cho phép, quan chức nói.

Tiếp tục đọc “Chiến hạm Mỹ vào vùng 12 hải lý quanh đá Subi” →

U.S. warship sails close to Chinese artificial island in South China Sea

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By Jim Sciutto and Barbara Starr, CNN

U.S. sends warship within 12 nautical miles of one of China’s artificial islands
Move viewed as potential challenges to China in South China Sea

Washington (CNN): The United States sent a warship very close to one of China’s artificial islands in the South China Sea on Tuesday, a potential challenge to Beijing’s territorial claims in the contested waters.

A U.S. defense official told CNN that the destroyer USS Lassen “conducted a transit” within 12 nautical miles of Subi Reef in the Spratly Islands on Tuesday morning local time. Tiếp tục đọc “U.S. warship sails close to Chinese artificial island in South China Sea” →

Xi, Obama go tieless to untie various issues at private dinner

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(chinadaily.com.cn/Xinhua) Updated: 2015-09-25 09:43

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US President Barack Obama hosts a private dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping at Blair House in Washington DC, September 24, 2015. [Photo by Lan Hongguang/Xinhua]

Xi, Obama go tieless to untie various issues at private dinner

President Xi Jinping and President Barack Obama held a three-hour private dinner Thursday night, investing more time in building personal ties.

The private dinner, scheduled for two hours, extended to about three hours, with people around the event saying the two leaders explored many issues.

The two presidents walked shoulder to shoulder through the Pennsylvania Avenue before arriving at the Blair House, reminding audience of their talks during the past two years.

State Councilor Yang Jiechi, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and Xi’s presidential office head and chief aid Ding Xuexiang joined the dinner.

On the US side, Secretary of State John Kerry and National Security Adviser Susan Rice were on hand for the informal dinner. Tiếp tục đọc “Xi, Obama go tieless to untie various issues at private dinner” →

CSIS Pacific Forum – China wins the gray zone by default

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PacNet #60 – China wins the gray zone by default

By Denny Roy
Sep 17, 2015

China is beating the United States in the “gray zone,” where a state attempts to make gains at the expense of a strategic competitor by using tactics that, while aggressive, remain below the level that usually triggers conventional military retaliation. Tiếp tục đọc “CSIS Pacific Forum – China wins the gray zone by default” →

The South China Sea Problem Has Been Militarized and Internationalized: What Now?

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Piin-Fen Kok, EWI Director of the China, East Asia and United States Program, sheds light on current efforts to contain South China Sea tensions.

August 24, 2015
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Despite China’s protestations against discussing the issue, the South China Sea was front and center at this month’s meetings between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and other regional players in Kuala Lumpur. Amid criticisms of China’s island-reclamation activities, the U.S. and China continued to trade accusations that the other is militarizing the South China Sea. Meanwhile, China maintained its objection, to no avail, to internationalizing the South China Sea issue through the involvement of non-ASEAN members. Tiếp tục đọc “The South China Sea Problem Has Been Militarized and Internationalized: What Now?” →

China ‘extremely concerned’ by proposed U.S. challenge to claims

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Fri Sep 18, 2015 4:48am EDT

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China ‘extremely concerned’ by proposed U.S. challenge to claims

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China said on Friday it was “extremely concerned” about a suggestion from a top U.S. commander that U.S. ships and aircraft should challenge China’s claims in the South China Sea by patrolling close to artificial islands it has built.

China’s increasingly assertive action to back up its sovereignty claims in the South China Sea have included land reclamation and the construction of ports and air facilities on several reefs in the Spratly Islands. Tiếp tục đọc “China ‘extremely concerned’ by proposed U.S. challenge to claims” →

Malaysia and U.S. in Talks to Ramp Up China Spying

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Malaysia and U.S. in Talks to Ramp Up China Spying

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The U.S. and Malaysia have been secretly discussing expanded use of Malaysian territory for hosting U.S. spy planes to patrol the South China Sea, in response to increased Chinese activity in the disputed territory.

Following a series of incursions into Malaysian waters by Chinese vessels in recent months, talks between the U.S. government and the office of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak have intensified, two senior U.S. defense officials said. The U.S. side has been pressing Najib’s government to allow the U.S. Navy to fly both P-8 Poseidon and P-3 Orion maritime surveillance planes from Malaysian airstrips over South China Sea areas where the Chinese government has been rapidly building artificial islands. Tiếp tục đọc “Malaysia and U.S. in Talks to Ramp Up China Spying” →

US Plans More Anti-China Drills in Asia-Pacific

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22:15 26.08.2015(updated 05:33 27.08.2015)

The United States will increase the number of drills it conducts in the Asia-Pacific as part of its new strategy to counter to China’s expansion in the South China Sea, the Philippine military said on Wednesday.

 Admiral Harry Harris, commander of the US Pacific Command, discussed the Pentagon’s recently drafted Asia Pacific Maritime Security Strategy with his Filipino counterpart, General Hernando Iriberri, during a visit to Manila, Reuters reported.
China's amphibious ship Jinggangshan is seen during a coordination training with a hovercraft in waters near south China's Hainan Province in the South China Sea.
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China Starts 10-Day Navy Drills in Disputed Waters of South China Sea

The talks outlined Washington’s actions in the disputed South China Sea and East China Sea, focusing on the protection of “freedom of seas,” deterring conflict and coercion, and promoting adherence to international law, according to Colonel Restituto Padilla, a military spokesman. Tiếp tục đọc “US Plans More Anti-China Drills in Asia-Pacific” →

Patrolling international skies: Understanding joint air patrols

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July 29, 2015

In examining recent suggestions for joint patrolling of the South China Sea, analysts have tended to focus on the surface vessels of various nations’ coast guards and navies. Yet the flight of a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon hosting a CNN film crew over disputed waters in the South China Sea in May highlighted the potential of air power – specifically maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) – in executing the possible missions of joint patrols. To explore the potential effectiveness of South China Sea joint air patrols it is important to first be clear about the often overlooked distinctions in missions, locations, and concepts. Tiếp tục đọc “Patrolling international skies: Understanding joint air patrols” →

U.S. naval vessel on patrol meets Chinese military vessels in South China Sea

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Southeast Asia from Scott Circle – May 28, 2015

The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth on May 13 completed a weeklong patrol of the South China Sea, including near the disputed Spratly Islands, during which the U.S. Navy said it encountered several Chinese warships and was trailed at least once by a Chinese frigate. The Fort Worth, which is on a rotational deployment to Singapore, used agreed-upon codes for unplanned encounters with the Chinese vessels.