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08/11/2012

US Partiality Causes Chaos and Risk in the South China Sea

US Partiality Causes Chaos and Risk in the South China Sea

Recent American intervention in the South China Sea territorial disputes may produce more harm than good. US involvement may cause regional countries to miscalculate when dealing with one another and further enflame tensions in the South China Sea.

08/08/2012

China has no Shortage of Strategic Opportunities

China has no Shortage of Strategic Opportunities

Despite a chaotic and often pessimistic international and peripheral strategic environment for China, there are still potential positive opportunities available. China must refrain from rash, ill-advised reactions to a rapidly changing world and focus on a thoughtful international policy both near and abroad.

07/25/2012

Japan and the United States Need to Learn Some History and Jurisprudence

Japan and the United States Need to  Learn Some History and Jurisprudence

On July 9, a high-ranking US State Department official said that Article 5 of the Treaty of Security and Safeguard Between Japan and United States applies to the Diaoyu Islands. When it comes to the issue of the Diaoyu Islands, Japan grows grumpy the moment the United States begins to make any utterance.

07/14/2012

Growing Ties with Hanoi May Draw U.S. Deeper into South China Sea Dispute

Growing Ties with Hanoi May Draw U.S. Deeper into South China Sea Dispute

During his visit to Vietnam in early June, U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta displayed eagerness to have the U.S. military return to the bases it once occupied at Cam Ranh Bay.  The Pentagon lost its foothold there when South Vietnam fell to communist forces in the mid-1970s, and military officials have longed to regain [...]

05/30/2012

Will the China-Philippine Standoff over Huangyan Island Lead to Cooperation?

Will the China-Philippine Standoff over Huangyan Island Lead to Cooperation?

Over one month has passed since the China-Philippines standoff over Huangyan Island (Scarborough shoal) started on 10 April 2012. The Philippines’ biggest naval vessel BRP Gregorio Del Pilar attempted to intercept Chinese fishing boats which were reported to take shelter from a storm in the lagoon of Huangyan Island. Although diplomatic negotiations resumed on 9 [...]

05/15/2012

Interpreting the U-shape Line in the South China Sea

Interpreting the U-shape Line in the South China Sea

It has been almost one month since the standoff started on April 10, 2012 between the Philippines and China at the waters around at Huangyan Island (Scarborough Shoal). This standoff raises a new round of debate on the dispute between China and other claimant states on both the sovereignty and maritime jurisdiction.

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