... defiance reflects the urgency with which nations are pursuing their share of these resources.
For
China
, controlling the South China Sea is not just about territorial dominance, but also about securing energy. With its growing demand for oil and gas, China views the South China Sea’s energy reserves as critical to its long-term energy security. Its aggressive stance in the region through foreign oil rigs, deploying naval assets, and constructing artificial islands demonstrates how deeply intertwined energy interests ...
... Crucial energy and economic deals have been signed between the two parties—not only within the Eurasian Economic Union.
Lukoil, Gazprom and Rosneft have been deeply involved in the development of oil and gas fields also within the disputed waters of the South China Sea, much at China’s discontent. In 2018, the Russian state oil company, Rosneft, initiated drilling in
the Lan Do “Red Orchid” offshore gas field
. The Chinese Foreign Ministry harshly replied by condemning this act.
The reminiscence of the Cold War has become ...
... so-called median line of the Taiwan Strait that is regarded as Taiwanese territory.
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Vita Spivak:
The Chinese Guardians of International Lawа
On May 6, 2019, two U.S. Navy warships conducted a freedom of navigation operation near features held by China in the South China Sea (Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers, USS
Preble
and USS
Chung Hoon
),
sailing
within 12 nautical miles of Gaven and Johnson Reefs. China is trying to turn these "formations" into island by adding soil to them. The ...
... an economically beneficial move for the country. Now China actively uses these courts to solve economic problems. However, delicate territorial disagreements are harder to solve, as they involve more of China’s “face” and “vital interests”. China’s
claims
on the South China Sea have caused
tension
with Washington as well as close neighbors. This sea, rich with both fish and oil, is an
enticing morsel
for local governments, and China claims a large part of it. The Philippines brought the case to the
Permanent ...
... has the upper hand in its dealings with the United States," Maavak believes.
"If the intention was to intimidate China over North Korea's nuclear sabre-rattling, then Beijing will likely raise the stakes by providing an additional ... ... suggested.
"Even if Trump had promised a quid pro quo in terms of tacit US recognition over Chinese territorial claims in the South China Sea, it won't go down well with US-friendly nations in ASEAN. Furthermore, no one would trust a US president ...
... ASEAN countries. Its greatest success was achieved in deepening its influence in the ASEAN’s poorest countries – Laos and Cambodia – and their stance, in particular, nullified all attempts to ensure the bloc’s unified position regarding the South China Sea. But China did not stop there. Its influence in the region continues to grow, and is based not only on the leading role of the Chinese economy and China’s well-thought-through dollar diplomacy, but also on the internal political processes taking place in ...
Permanent Court’s of Arbitration in The Hague resolution that ruled in favor of the Philippines, which successfully challenged China’s claims to the South China Sea waters, will definitely complicate China’s stance in Southeast Asia. It will bring about additional pressure on China by the United States and Japan on the pretext of “compliance with international law.” Such outcome ...
... clean up chemically contaminated parts of the country some 40 years after the Vietnam War ended. Presumably, both the offer of weapons and nationwide decontamination is subject to strict Vietnamese compliance over the United States’ glaring anti-China stance in the South China Sea.
Yesterday’s bitter enemies are today’s strategic partners whenever history is reinterpreted with facile sleaze.
But history cannot be easily brushed aside, even if the UN Court of Arbitration in The Hague rules in favour ...
... combined made for an unfortunate background for the Russian foreign minister’s statement, as it got mixed up in the crossfire in the war of words between China and the rest of the claimants. Bad timing aside, does this mean Russia is siding with China on the South China Sea?
Though both Moscow and Beijing oppose internationalization of the territorial disputes, they are doing so for different reasons. China wants to be the strongest party in the dispute, preferably one-on-one with any other claimant. For ...
... ASEAN have rarely, if ever, escalated beyond legal wrangling and diplomatic rhetoric. It took decades for Malaysia to resolve a territorial dispute with both Indonesia (Ligatan and Sipadan Islands) and Singapore (Pedra Branca).
It's not just China that is laying claim to contested waters or islands in the South China Sea. Many ASEAN nations have similar disputes among themselves. But again, the Western media mendaciously depicts these disputes as a China vs ASEAN affair.
Panview: Can we expect ASEAN to play a larger diplomatic role in the Asia-Pacific ...
