Thẻ: Biển Đông (SCS)

Pentagon debates freedom of navigation operations near reclaimed features

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Southeast Asia from Scott Circle – May 28, 2015

The Pentagon is considering “freedom of navigation” operations near some of China’s reclaimed features in the South China Sea, according to unnamed officials cited in a May 12 Wall Street Journal article. Assistant Secretary of Defense David Shear said during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing the next day that he could not discuss potential operations. The proposed operations would likely involve a Navy ship transiting within 12 nautical miles of reclaimed features that were originally submerged, such as Mischief Reef and Subi Reef, to assert that as artificial islands they are not entitled to a territorial sea.

South China Sea: Senior U.S. officials urge China to reduce tensions, clarify reclamation

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Southeast Asia from Scott Circle – May 28, 2015

Secretary of State John Kerry on May 16 expressed concern during a meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in Beijing that China should do more to reduce tensions in the South China Sea and seek diplomatic solutions to the disputes.

Kerry also raised the South China Sea in discussions with Chinese president Xi Jinping.

Three days later, Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michelle Howard in a visit to Singapore called on China to clarify the purpose of its reclamation activities and offered U.S. support for Southeast Asian states taking a unified stance on the disputes.

The Fifth Annual South China Sea Conference at CSIS

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Southeast Asia from Scott Circle – May 28

The Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies will host CSIS’s fifth annual, full-day South China Sea conference on July 21. The conference will provide opportunities for in-depth discussion and analysis of U.S. and Asian policy options and feature speakers from throughout the region. Topics of discussion include China’s massive reclamation work in the Spratly Islands and the pending hearing in the Philippine’s arbitration case against China. The event will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 1616 Rhode Island Ave., NW, 2nd floor conference center. To RSVP, e-mail the Sumitro Chair.

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.

The Impact of Artificial Islands on Territorial Disputes Over The Sparatly Islands

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by Zou Keyuan

Thursday, 21 July 2011 

Abstract: The issue of artificial islands in the South China Sea has little been detailed discussed in the context of territorial and maritime disputes. Even in international law, the term “artificial islands” remains controversial and there is no universally accepted definition of it, though several provisions of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea mention “artificial islands”.

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With the development of science and technology and the increasing endeavors of nations States to creep over to occupy more space from the oceans, the issue of artificial islands becomes more salient. This paper attempts to discuss this issue in an international law perspective with special reference to the Spratly Islands and to provoke more discussions about it in future.

 

Introduction

It is difficult to find a clear answer to the question on how and to what extent artificial islands will have impacts on the disputes over the Spratly Islands. There might also be some doubts as to whether there are artificial islands really existing in the South China Sea. If yes, what are these artificial islands? This paper attempts to discuss the issue of artificial islands in an international law perspective. Although the term artificial islands also includes artificial installations and structures such as oil platforms or fishing breeding constructions (for example, abandoned or obsolete oil platforms sometimes can be used as artificial reefs for fishery habitat construction),[1]this paper mainly focuses on artificial islands per se. Tiếp tục đọc “The Impact of Artificial Islands on Territorial Disputes Over The Sparatly Islands” →

China’s Military Strategy White Paper

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Document: China’s Military Strategy

May 26, 2015 6:54 AM • Updated: May 26, 2015 12:13 PM

A naval honor guard at the in 2012 on board the Liaoning. Xinhua News Agency Photo

The following is the first public Chinese Military Strategy white paper outlining a new policy of “active defense,” released by the Chinese Ministry of National Defense on May 26, 2015.

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China’s Military Strategy
The State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China

May 2015, Beijing
Contents

Preface

I. National Security Situation

II. Missions and Strategic Tasks of China’s Armed Forces

III. Strategic Guideline of Active Defense

IV. Building and Development of China’s Armed Forces

V. Preparation for Military Struggle

VI. Military and Security Cooperation

Preface

The world today is undergoing unprecedented changes, and China is at a critical stage of reform and development. In their endeavor to realize the Chinese Dream of great national rejuvenation, the Chinese people aspire to join hands with the rest of the world to maintain peace, pursue development and share prosperity. Tiếp tục đọc “China’s Military Strategy White Paper” →

China to extend military reach, build lighthouses in disputed waters

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Tue May 26, 2015 4:32pm EDT

BEIJING | By Megha Rajagopalan
 
Chinese navy sailors stand in formation as they attend a send-off ceremony before departing for the Rim of the Pacific exercise (RIMPAC), at a military port in Sanya, Hainan province June 9, 2014.
Reuters/Stringer

China outlined a strategy to boost its naval reach on Tuesday and announced plans for the construction of two lighthouses in disputed waters, developments likely to escalate tensions in a region already jittery about Beijing’s maritime ambitions. Tiếp tục đọc “China to extend military reach, build lighthouses in disputed waters” →

China issues first white paper on military strategy

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By LI XIAOKUN (chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2015-05-26 10:31

China issues first white paper on military strategy

The white paper on China’s military strategy is seen at a press conference of the Ministry of National Defense on Tuesday. [Photo by Zhang Wei/Asianewsphoto]

On Tuesday, Beijing issued its first white paper on military strategy, ushering in greater military transparency by giving details of the direction of its military buildup to other nations.

The document of about 9,000 Chinese characters revealed a list of new expressions that have never before appeared in Chinese white papers.

In the preface it reaffirmed China’s adherence to peaceful development and its “active defense” military strategy. Tiếp tục đọc “China issues first white paper on military strategy” →

Người phát ngôn nói về va chạm Mỹ-Trung trên Biển Đông

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21/05/2015 17:39

(NLĐO)- Trước việc CNN công bố video các máy bay Mỹ bị tàu hải quân Trung Quốc đuổi trên Biển Đông, Người Phát ngôn Bộ Ngoại giao Việt Nam kêu gọi không làm phức tạp thêm tình hình Biển Đông.

Ông Lê Hải Bình cho biết Việt Nam yêu cầu cứu chữa ngay lập tức bằng mọi giá cho 2 người bị thương và sớm điều tra vụ việc

Người phát ngôn Bộ Ngoại giao Lê Hải Bình đã trả lời câu hỏi về việc tàu Trung Quốc nhiều lần đuổi máy bay Mỹ trên Biển Đông

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Commentary from Guangdong Research Institute for International Strategies in Guangzhou, China

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Dear Friends

This professor from  Guangdong Research Institute for International Strategies in Guangzhou, China, is saying that the US activities to protect international freedom of navigation in the East Sea will prompt China to toughen its position, not very good for the US.

Well, China has already treated the US, ASEAN countries, and the world like a bunch of wimps, and the world as a lawless place.  The world simply has to put China to its place and tell China that this world is NOT a lawless place for bullies.

And this is not the US v. China, stupid!  This is the world of law against lawless China.

Hoanh
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FOREIGN POLICY

When China declares an Air Defense Identification Zone in the South China Sea, the United States will have only itself to blame.

CNN: China navy warns U.S. spy plane in disputed South China Sea

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May 21, 2015

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The Chinese navy warned a U.S. surveillance plane flying over artificial islands that Beijing is creating in the disputed South China Sea to leave the area eight times, according to CNN, which was on board the flight on May 20.

At one stage, after the American pilots responded by saying the plane was flying through international airspace, a Chinese radio operator said with exasperation: “This is the Chinese navy … You go!”

The P8-A Poseidon, the U.S. military’s most advanced surveillance aircraft, flew at 4,500 meters at its lowest point, CNN said. Tiếp tục đọc “CNN: China navy warns U.S. spy plane in disputed South China Sea” →

Việt Nam hoan nghênh Hoa Kỳ duy trì hòa bình ở biển Đông

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14/05/2015 18:17 GMT+7

TTO – Việt Nam hoan nghênh mọi nỗ lực của cộng đồng quốc tế, trong đó có Hoa Kỳ, trong việc duy trì hòa bình, ổn định, hợp tác và phát triển ở khu vực biển Đông. Việt Nam cũng đang theo dõi sát sao giàn khoan Hải Dương 981.

Người phát ngôn Bộ Ngoại giao Việt Nam Lê Hải Bình tại cuộc họp báo thường kỳ ngày 14-5 –  Ảnh: Quỳnh Trung

* Đang theo dõi sát sao giàn khoan Hải Dương 981

Đó là khẳng định của ông Lê Hải Bình – người phát ngôn Bộ Ngoại giao Việt Nam tại cuộc họp báo thường kỳ ngày 14-5.

Trả lời câu hỏi của phóng viên về phiên điều trần của Ủy ban Đối ngoại Thượng viện Mỹ về biển Đông tại thủ đô Washington ngày 13-5, ông Lê Hải Bình nhấn mạnh: “Việc duy trì hòa bình, ổn định, an ninh, và an toàn hàng hải là nguyện vọng cũng như là lợi ích chung của những nước trong và ngoài khu vực”. Tiếp tục đọc “Việt Nam hoan nghênh Hoa Kỳ duy trì hòa bình ở biển Đông” →

U.S. Admiral Calls on China to Explain South China Sea Land Reclamation

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The U.S. Navy’s second-most senior commander also offered to support Southeast Asian countries if they choose to adopt a unified stance against Beijing

An aerial photo taken from a military plane of land reclamation by China in the Spratly group of islands in the South China Sea, west of Palawan, Philippines, on May 11. ENLARGE
An aerial photo taken from a military plane of land reclamation by China in the Spratly group of islands in the South China Sea, west of Palawan, Philippines, on May 11. Photo: European Pressphoto Agency
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Jake Maxwell Watts

May 19, 2015 7:03 a.m. ET

SINGAPORE—The U.S.Navy’s second-most senior commander called on China to explain its land-reclamation works in the South China Sea and offered to support Southeast Asian countries if they choose to adopt a unified stance against Beijing. Tiếp tục đọc “U.S. Admiral Calls on China to Explain South China Sea Land Reclamation” →