Chuyên mục: China military

China’s land reclamation announcement: A change in message, not in policy

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June 17, 2015

Q1: What has China announced about its land reclamation activities in the Spratly Islands?

A1: On June 16, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang announcedthat “as planned, the land reclamation project of China’s construction on some stationed islands and reefs of the Nansha (Spratly) Islands will be completed in the upcoming days.” He noted that after land reclamation was complete, China would continue to construct facilities on its islands.

Kang indicated that China’s position on its island building remained largely consistent. He reiterated that “the construction activities on the Nansha islands and reefs fall within the scope of China’s sovereignty, and are lawful, reasonable, and justified.” Kang also restated that the artificial islands have defense purposes, as well as civilian purposes, including search and rescue, scientific research, ecological conservation, and fishing. Kang declined to offerspecific details on which islands were close to complete. Tiếp tục đọc “China’s land reclamation announcement: A change in message, not in policy” →

Tàu Trung Quốc dùng vòi rồng truy sát ngư dân

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16/06/2015 22:31

NLD – Đưa tàu đi quấy rối thường xuyên và tấn công ngư dân Việt Nam bằng cả vòi rồng, Trung Quốc đang thể hiện dã tâm bành trướng biển Đông

Mấy ngày nay, sự bức xúc bao trùm các làng chài ven biển xã Bình Châu, huyện Bình Sơn, tỉnh Quảng Ngãi. Chỉ trong vòng 6 ngày (từ ngày 9 đến 14-6), 3 tàu cá của ngư dân xã Bình Châu đã bị tàu Trung Quốc tấn công khi đang đánh bắt ở vùng biển Hoàng Sa của Việt Nam. Trong trạm đài Icom được đặt ở xã Bình Châu luôn túc trực những người vợ, người mẹ ngóng chờ thông tin từ khơi xa.

 

Nhiều thiết bị và ngư lưới cụ trên tàu QNg 90657 TS của ngư dân Nguyễn Văn Phú bị Trung Quốc chặt đứt, phá hỏng
Nhiều thiết bị và ngư lưới cụ trên tàu QNg 90657 TS của ngư dân Nguyễn Văn Phú bị Trung Quốc chặt đứt, phá hỏng

 
Liên tục cướp phá, tấn công

Ông Nguyễn Thanh Hùng, Phó Chủ tịch UBND xã kiêm Chủ tịch Nghiệp đoàn Nghề cá xã Bình Châu, cho biết Tiếp tục đọc “Tàu Trung Quốc dùng vòi rồng truy sát ngư dân” →

Malaysia phản đối Trung Quốc xâm phạm lãnh hải

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09/06/2015 10:46 GMT+7

TTO – Malaysia đã có sự thay đổi thái độ quan trọng khi ngày 8-6 tuyên bố sẽ phản đối những hoạt động xâm phạm của một tàu tuần duyên Trung Quốc vào lãnh hải nước này ở phía bắc Borneo.

Tàu Malaysia tiếp cận một tàu tuần duyên của Trung Quốc ngoài khơi Borneo - Ảnh: Getty Images
Tàu Malaysia tiếp cận một tàu tuần duyên của Trung Quốc ngoài khơi Borneo – Ảnh:Getty Images

“Đó không phải là vùng chồng lấn. Chúng tôi sẽ phản đối qua đường ngoại giao”, Bộ trưởng An ninh quốc gia Malaysia Shahidan Kassim cho biết trong một cuộc phỏng vấn được tờ The Street Journal đăng ngày 8-6. Tiếp tục đọc “Malaysia phản đối Trung Quốc xâm phạm lãnh hải” →

In defense of facts in the South China Sea

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  I June 2, 2015

AMTI – Secretary of Defense Ash Carter’s address at this weekend’s Shangri-La Dialogue was generally well received by conference attendees and Asia-security watchers. A few critics have argued that Carter was “just talk.” What none have noted, however, is the fact that the Secretary’s remarks were the latest installation in a series of moves by the administration to articulate a fact-based approach to the South China Sea. This approach is a nuanced one and does not necessarily constitute a “strategy” for countering China’s recent moves. It is, however, a wise way to engage two key audiences to whom Carter was speaking at Shangri-La: other states in the region and China itself. Let me explain.

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Riding the Tiger of Anti-U.S. Sentiment in the South China Sea

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Beijing’s tough rhetoric over maritime disputes has inflamed nationalist fervor online. That’s not necessarily a good thing for China.

Riding the Tiger of Anti-U.S. Sentiment in the South China Sea

The South China Sea has long been the focus of simmering maritime disputes between China, which claims sovereignty over almost all of the sea, and its neighbors in the Asia-Pacific, each with smaller overlapping claims. But strains between China and the United States have increased since February, when satellite images revealed that Chinese vessels are engaging in a massive reclamation project to turn submerged reefs into small islands capable of supporting airstrips. Now a small but vocal group of nationalist Web users are seizing on what they view as the latest provocations in the region – and with its own harsh rhetoric, Beijing risks painting itself into a corner to appease its strongly nationalist citizenry. Tiếp tục đọc “Riding the Tiger of Anti-U.S. Sentiment in the South China Sea” →

US commends China for transparency on military affairs: Duowei

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China Times

  • Staff Reporter
  • 2015-05-30
  • 09:50 (GMT+8)
China's carrier battle group visits Sarayburnu in Istanbul, Turkey, for five days, from May 24. This is the third time for China's military have visited the country. (Photo/Xinhua)

China’s carrier battle group visits Sarayburnu in Istanbul, Turkey, for five days, from May 24. This is the third time for China’s military have visited the country. (Photo/Xinhua)

The US has affirmed the relative transparency of China after the country laid out its military strategy in a white paper, according to Duowei News, a media outlet run by overseas Chinese.

The white paper focuses on territorial disputes in the South China Sea, countermeasures for the US Asia Pivot and efforts to work together with the militaries of other countries in the region, as well as with the US. Tiếp tục đọc “US commends China for transparency on military affairs: Duowei” →

White Paper Outlines China’s Ambitions

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By Wendell Minnick 1:15 a.m. EDT May 27, 2015

TAIPEI, Taiwan — China released its first white paper on military strategy Tuesday, just two weeks after the release of the Pentagon’s annual report to the US Congress on China’s military and security developments.

Neither report appears to take blame for the rising tensions in the South China and East China seas. The Chinese report, “China’s Military Strategy,” indicates “some of its offshore neighbors” have taken “provocative actions” and reinforced their military presence on China’s reefs and islands “illegally.” Tiếp tục đọc “White Paper Outlines China’s Ambitions” →

Chinese long-range drones, artillery on artificial islands

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FP Situation Report
Friday, May 29, 2015

One of the biggest bits of news has been the first sighting of a massive new Chinese long-range drone that is thought to be able to pick up and track stealthy aircraft at long range. The drone, first reported Thursday by Popular Mechanics’ Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer, had its maiden flight in February, and “could change the brewing arms race in the Asia Pacific.”

The double-bodied behemoth, with an estimated 40-meter wingspan, is packed with seven different radar systems and a variety of surveillance equipment to help it detect U.S. stealth aircraft like the F-35 fighter, B-2 bombers, and ships at long distances.

And to no one’s surprise, Beijing has been placing offensive weaponry on the artificial islands it’s been building in the South China Sea. We’ve already seen what look like air strips on some of the clumps of dirt hastily dumped on top of coral reefs, but the mobile artillery pieces that American intelligence have detected is something new.

While hardly a threat to any naval or air assets in the region, the guns are within range of nearby islands claimed by Vietnam, according to the Wall Street Journal’s Julian Barnes and Gordon Lubold, and their sheer symbolism carries some significant weight. With American surveillance planes flying nearby and U.S. Navy ships insisting on the right to transit close to the makeshift bits of land, the artillery pieces represent a small, but real, escalation of the game.