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| US must act now on China's excessive claims on WPS; West Philippine Sea dispute | |
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| Flipzi | Thu May 1, 2014 4:01 pm Post #1 |
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![]() photo: US President Obama in Manila (credit to photo owner) U.S. MUST CONFRONT CHINA'S EXCESSIVE CLAIM OVER THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA NOW, NOT LATER China’s intentions in the South China Sea are clear: a steady campaign to gain control of land features for the purpose of establishing a massive EEZ throughout the SCS in an attempt to justify its nine-dash-line claim. As it continues to expand its civilian police and military fleets, China will be in a strong position to harass and interfere with U.S. military activities in the SCS and destabilize the region by disrupting Vietnamese and Philippine commercial activities. The stakes for the United States on this issue go beyond the SCS. International law is universal in its application, and China’s challenge to it in the SCS, if not countered, may set a precedent for other nations to make similar challenges in other parts of the world. Such a development would further affect the ability to defend U.S. national interests in those areas and add momentum for a shift from a mare liberum world to a mare clausum world. China’s nine-dash line must therefore be met with U.S. red lines, sooner rather than later. The United States should act firmly while it can still exercise military superiority in the Asia–Pacific region in general and the SCS in particular. The momentum of events in the SCS needs to shift from one in which China persistently bullies its smaller neighbors into surrendering land features into one in which China must adapt its behavior to comply with international law. A National Strategy for the South China Sea would be an important first step in changing that momentum. FULL STORY: http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2014/04/a-national-strategy-for-the-south-china-sea photo: US President Obama in Manila (credit to photo owner) |
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