Singapore concerned over China’s South China Sea rule
Posted: December 5, 2012 | Author: chankaiyee2 | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: China, free navigation, maritime territorial disputes, Singapore, South China Sea disputes, the Philippines | Comments Off on Singapore concerned over China’s South China Sea ruleReuters reports: “Singapore expressed concern on Monday over China’s plan to board and search ships sailing in what it considers its territory in the South China Sea, as tension grows over Beijing’s sovereignty claims in busy Southeast Asian waters.
“‘Singapore is concerned about this recent turn of events,’ the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in response to a recent Chinese media report on new rules that will allow police in the southern Chinese province of Hainan to board and seize control of foreign ships which ‘illegally enter’ its waters from January 1.
“Wealthy Singapore, home to the world’s second-busiest container port, is the second Southeast Asian country to publicly express concern over the new rules after the Philippines on Saturday condemned the Chinese plan as illegal.
“The issue divided Southeast Asian leaders at a summit last month in Phnom Penh, where host Cambodia, a staunch China ally, sought to limit discussion on the mineral-rich sea, where China’s claims overlap in places with those of four Southeast Asian countries and of Taiwan.”
Tension over the South China Sea, home to a third of the world’s shipping activity, is entering a new and more contentious chapter, as claimant nations build up their navies and alliances with other nations, particularly with the United States.
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US Pacific Commander: Not take side in South China Sea disputes
Posted: May 18, 2012 | Author: chankaiyee2 | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: America, China, free navigation, mutual trust, not take side, peaceful solution, politics, Sino-US military relations, South China Sea disputes | Comments Off on US Pacific Commander: Not take side in South China Sea disputesRadio and Television Hong Kong reports today, Commander of US Pacific Command Samuel Locklear said that theUnited Stateswould not take side in the disputes over sovereignty inSouth China Sea. He also said that he would strive to promote and build up satisfactory and undisrupted relations between American and Chinese troops.
He described China as a rising power and America as mature power. How China rises and howAmerica encourages China’s rise are very important for both sides. He said that satisfactory communications between American and Chinese troops may enhance mutual understanding between the two countries and facilitate world security. Contacts between militaries are a channel for establishment of mutual trust between countries.
Locklear who has recently visited China, said that development in the relations between the militaries of the two countries is encouraging and that he hoped the dialogue would continue.
Regarding the disputes between China and the surrounding countries over sovereignty in South China Sea, Locklear reiterated that the United States would not take side and encourage the parties concerned to resolve the disputes by peaceful means. He also said that American troops would continue to ensure free navigation by all countries in the South China Sea.
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