第八天！俄军对基辅“围而不攻” 或以打促谈？20220303 |《今日关注》CCTV中文国际
Mar 4, 2022
Mar 4, 2022
SOUTH CHINA SEA: COUNTERING HUN SEN’S COWBOY DIPLOMACY
Mar. 3 - ...By and large, the Cambodian leader is also expected to push for a divergent approach to the other major regional crisis: the South China Sea disputes. The last time Hun Sen was in charge of ASEAN, he tried to block even the mere discussion of the high-stakes disputes in a nod to his strategic patrons in Beijing. The upshot was a diplomatic meltdown, which saw ASEAN failing to issue a joint communique for the first time in its history. History doesn’t repeat itself, but it may rhyme.
To avoid a similar debacle, key ASEAN members should move on three fronts simultaneously: (i) openly censure any real or potential abuse of chairman’s prerogatives at the expense of regional principles and shared interests; (ii) step up “minilateral” cooperation on maritime security, especially among frontline states confronting China’s maritime assertiveness; and (iii) coordinate diplomatic efforts with likeminded external powers such as the United States, which have emphasized the need for a legally-binding Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)... quoted from Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative
note: ASEAN means Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam into one organisation.
Subi Reef, also known as Zamora Reef (Tagalog: Bahura ng Zamora, lit. 'Reef of Zamora'); Zhubi Reef (Mandarin Chinese: 渚碧礁; pinyin: Zhǔbì Jiāo); Vietnamese: đá Xu Bi, is a reef in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea located 26 km (16 mi) southwest of Philippines' Pag-asa island Thitu Island under the municipality of the Kalayaan Island Group, Palawan province. It is illegally-occupied by China (PRC), and claimed by Taiwan (ROC) and Vietnam. According to the claims of the PRC, it currently falls under the de facto jurisdiction of Nansha islands, Sansha city, Hainan province, China. But under the clauses of the UNCLOS, which the PRC is also a signatory, the international law (if applied) only the Philippines has the maritime rights to exploit its resources or build structures, as it is within the continental shelf ("Extended Continental Shelf") of the coastal country. from Wikipedia
渚碧礁位于南沙群岛的中业群礁西南部，由天然环礁填海而成的人工岛。目前由中華人民共和國實際控制，行政上隶属于海南省三沙市。2015年开始填海工程，截止2015年6月12日，渚碧礁面积达4平方公里，成為南沙群島中仅次于美济礁的第二大岛，目前其面积仍在进一步增大中。渚碧礁东部和东南部的礁坪没有計畫被填，並設置航道，畅通交流海水又可保持湖水清洁，以利保持內部生態以及潟湖内外海水交换。
中華民國、菲律宾、越南亦宣称对渚碧礁拥有主权[1]。
渚碧礁位于南沙群岛的中业群礁西南部，由天然环礁填海而成的人工岛。目前由中華人民共和國實際控制，行政上隶属于海南省三沙市。2015年开始填海工程，截止2015年6月12日，渚碧礁面积达4平方公里，成為南沙群島中仅次于美济礁的第二大岛，目前其面积仍在进一步增大中。渚碧礁东部和东南部的礁坪没有計畫被填，並設置航道，畅通交流海水又可保持湖水清洁，以利保持內部生態以及潟湖内外海水交换。
中華民國、菲律宾、越南亦宣称对渚碧礁拥有主权[1]。
China Airlift Mission Shows Off Capabilities in Disputed Sea
A recent air transport maneuver in the South China Sea shows Beijing’s bases on disputed reefs can handle large aircraft, unsettling a neighbor
Date Published on Sep. 24, 2021
An air transport mission by China’s military to island bases in the South China Sea has drawn a rebuke from Vietnam and raised concerns among security experts that Beijing is trying to normalize its activities in the disputed waters.
The Chinese navy’s South Sea Fleet publicized the maneuver—which used three airstrips on artificial islands that China built atop small reefs in recent years—on an official social-media account last week.
The navy’s disclosure of the mission marks China’s first known public acknowledgment that the bases on the islands have been used to accommodate large aircraft. Last December, satellite images appeared to show one of China’s newly developed Y-20 aircraft on an airstrip at Fiery Cross, which is one of the airstrips used last week. The authenticity of the images, shared online by Ken Joyce, director of product management at the U.S.-based imaging firm Maxar Technologies, hasn’t been confirmed by Chinese officials.
“Surely, this announced feat is aimed at demonstrating the PLA’s force projection capability over vast maritime distances across the South China Sea,” said Collin Koh, a research fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore, referring to China’s armed forces, the People’s Liberation Army. “And definitely it’s aimed also to demonstrate that the airstrips constructed on the artificial islands are capable of supporting flight operations by large aircraft”,,, more
BrahMos to Philippines, geopolitics, deterrence and regional narrative
Date Published on Feb. 18, 2022
“ASEAN nations want India to take and play a leadership role in improving commerce, connectivity and security in the region, amidst the aggressive behaviour of China”, was a clear and categoric message at the Delhi Dialogue ended on 6th July 2017 as reported by the Economic Times.
India's EAM Jaishankar's first three-day visit to the Philippines, which concluded on 15th February 2022, marks the beginning of this new era of shared priorities and concerns of the two democracies in the Indo-Pacific region.. more
Date Published on Feb. 18, 2022
“ASEAN nations want India to take and play a leadership role in improving commerce, connectivity and security in the region, amidst the aggressive behaviour of China”, was a clear and categoric message at the Delhi Dialogue ended on 6th July 2017 as reported by the Economic Times.
India's EAM Jaishankar's first three-day visit to the Philippines, which concluded on 15th February 2022, marks the beginning of this new era of shared priorities and concerns of the two democracies in the Indo-Pacific region.. more
To counter China, invest in regional deterrence
Date Published on Feb. 16
... India’s strong response and the position taken in the standoff with China at the Galwan Valley and subsequent build-up, have reassured the country and smaller regional nations of our resolve to challenge China’s territorial ambitions and our willingness to share our capabilities with them. India’s resolve adds immensely to the global message that China’s coercive diplomacy or strategy against fragile, weak or failed states in the region will not work. And that a credible regional stand against China is possible ... quoted from Hindustan Times
Over 200 Chinese ships spread out in West Philippine Sea reefs
Date Published on March 21, 2021
...“The Philippines calls on China to immediately withdraw these vessels flying its flag. NTF-WPS stands by its observation that these so-called ‘fishing’ vessels are maritime militia. Their build-up and massing formation from Julian Felipe Reef to other areas of the Kalayaan Island Group is hazardous to navigation and safety of life at sea,” the task force said.
The task force expressed “deep concern over the continuing unlawful presence (swarming) of the Chinese maritime militia, which did not pull out.”
“Neither the Philippines nor the international community will ever accept China’s assertion of its so-called ‘indisputable integrated sovereignty’ over almost all of the South China Sea,” it said... quoted from Rappler
