Conquer Club

The US 7th Fleet Commander Robert Thomas recently stated that the United States would welcome a Japanese extension of air patrols into the South China Sea. The Pentagon subsequently expressed support for this statement and said this would help to maintain stability in the South China Sea.

We all know the South China Sea is not peaceful. In recent decades, several countries surrounding the region have been eroding Chinese territory and violating China's economic rights and interests in the region.

Meanwhile, the United States pushes its 'rebalancing'strategy in the Asia-Pacific region and expands its military presence in the region . For some time, the Unites States has not only conducted close surveillance over China, but also expanded its alliances and partnerships in the region.

The Unites States is an obvious agitator in the South China Sea disputes, which would be resolved through direct negotiation without US interference.

Senior US military officials and officials of the Department of Defense are now encouraging Japan to get involved in South China Sea affairs. Their objectives are as follows:

First, by expanding the internationalization of the South China Sea, to exert more international pressure on China; second, through a joint show of force by the United States and Japan, to upgrade the deterrent to China; third, sending a signal to the other parties involved that they have no need to rely on diplomatic means to seek mutual benefits; they can depend on the interference of the United States.

The United States has nothing more to offer than continued dominance in East Asia. It appears to take the view that neither China nor any of the other countries which are actually located in this region are entitled to develop rules that apply there. China only seeks to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests of national sovereignty, and does not seek any special entitlements. The South China Sea has historically belonged to China, and its neighboring countries have accepted that as a fact in the past.

The United States has repeatedly encouraged Japan to patrol in the region, an indication that it hopes to take advantage of the Sino-Japanese conflict to hinder independent consultations between China and the ASEAN countries.

In the name of regional stability, the United States is sowing discord in the South China Sea. It will not succeed in its attempts to dominate the region, and the East Asian countries should realize that achieving regional development and security depend on cooperation.

DoomYoshi wrote:Why is the CCP laying claim to 7 other countries waters and building false islands solely to challenge for naval rights?

nietzsche wrote:

notyou2 wrote:Why is the US constantly sowing discord in South China Sea?

Because they have resources to spend.

muy_thaiguy wrote:

DoomYoshi wrote:Why is the CCP laying claim to 7 other countries waters and building false islands solely to challenge for naval rights?

The United States has nothing more to offer than continued dominance in East Asia. It appears to take the view that neither China nor any of the other countries which are actually located in this region are entitled to develop rules that apply there. China only seeks to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests of national sovereignty, and does not seek any special entitlements. The South China Sea has historically belonged to China, and its neighboring countries have accepted that as a fact in the past.

The Philippines filed on March 30 its 4,000-page memorial, a pleading that details the merits of its case against China, angering China, which issued strongly worded statements condemning the action.

China has refused to take part in the proceedings.

Beijing has long been opposed to international litigation, insisting on bilateral negotiations that it again pressed on the Philippines last week, saying the arbitration bid “seriously damaged” relations between the two sides.

Cuisia made an indirect response to this in his remarks, saying: “It is my view that by taking the legal route, the Philippines is setting an international precedent whereby states have other viable options to resolving maritime cases other than in an asymmetrical negotiation, where the big and militarily strong nation would dominate the smaller nation at the negotiating table.”

He said the legal action was a win-win solution to the dispute, serving to set straight China’s maritime entitlements, clarify the Philippines’ rights to fishing, resources and law enforcement in the West Philippine Sea, and, for the international community, “assure peace, security, stability and freedom of navigation in the South China Sea.”

AndyDufresne wrote:I don't have any opinion on the West Philippine Sea.


--Andy

waauw wrote:The chinese seek to claim all land that was theirs, when their empire was at their biggest.

DoomYoshi wrote:Why is the CCP laying claim to 7 other countries waters and building false islands solely to challenge for naval rights?

mrswdk wrote:Guam and American Samoa

GoranZ wrote:

DoomYoshi wrote:Why is the CCP laying claim to 7 other countries waters and building false islands solely to challenge for naval rights?

Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California,

mrswdk wrote:Guam and American Samoa

Many examples from where Chinese to learn how Democratic nations do it. After all isn't US main goal to spread Democracy to the world? I presume Chinese accepted few lessons

DaGip wrote:American Indians stand with China because we came from China.

Look at the Native American and those within Central Asia

mrswdk wrote:

waauw wrote:The chinese seek to claim all land that was theirs, when their empire was at their biggest.

Right before they were repeatedly attacked by the colonial powers and a lot of that territory was snatched from them. SE Asia, much like the Middle East, Africa or Indian subcontinent, is still marred by the borders imposed by Western imperialism. The current changes are just equilibrium slowly restoring itself.

GoranZ wrote:

DaGip wrote:American Indians stand with China because we came from China.

Look at the Native American and those within Central Asia

I'm curious did you guys identified with Japanese in WW2? You look similar to them also

muy_thaiguy wrote:Not sure if DaGip is trolling, or really is that ignorant of Asian relations throughout history (and claiming boats built by the very much NON-sea going Chinese thousands of years ago could have ever made it to North America). Considering throughout history, not only Japan, but nearly all East Asian countries fought each other. Some like China itself, even had Civil Wars that lasted generations (era of the Three Kingdoms being the most well known due to the book and various other incarnations).

Knowing DaGip's past on here, he's kind of "eccentric" when it comes to certain things, so...

waauw wrote:After so many decades those country borders, imposed by western imperialism, have become embedded in culture.

mrswdk wrote:

waauw wrote:After so many decades those country borders, imposed by western imperialism, have become embedded in culture.

Guys, guys. We were going to allow you to agree on your own borders, but since waauw says he really enjoyed Hotel Rwanda we've decided to stick with the status quo after all.

_sabotage_ wrote:Wauw, do you think the Chinese would be where they are today if not for the opium wars? Do you think China should ignore other foreign policies when constructing their own?