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Diaoyu Islands

[World Wide Web reports intern reporter Xu Ye Wall Street Journal, “July 10 issue of a Singapore Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Senior Fellow Ian – Stowe (Ian Storey), review articles, the article said that the Japanese consider their own interests and prevention will directly interfere in this issue.

article points out that, although the Japanese in the South China Sea and China and there is no direct interest in Japan has been of great concern to the South China Sea. Unlike in the past, Japan’s recent move from behind the scenes to the stage, choose direct confrontation with China. This week, the ASEAN Regional Forum will be held in Phnom Penh, It is reported that Japanese Foreign Minister intends to express the serious concerns of the South China Sea situation, and urges all parties to put forward a diplomatic solution as soon as possible in the forum. This will usher in some Southeast Asian countries welcome, but will inevitably lead to dissatisfaction in China, caused by the friction of the Sino-Japanese relations.

article analyzes two of the reasons of the Japanese move.

First, low-level tensions may develop over time to upgrade, which is bound to destroy the marine traffic in Southeast Asia, while Japan’s economic security, this would be bad news. According to statistics, 90% of Japan’s crude oil imports are transported through the South China Sea waterway, while Japan’s exports to Southeast Asia and European markets for goods, but also through the waterway.

Second, China’s success to the “threat” to solve territorial disputes in the South China Sea, Japan is worried that China will this strategy is used on the Diaoyu Islands issue. Southeast Asian neighbors to accept China’s territorial waters and sovereignty “historic rights” advocates, Japan on the Diaoyu Islands issue would be at a disadvantage.

for this reason, Japan has vowed to strengthen military cooperation with Southeast Asian countries at sea. At present, Japan has agreed in principle to transfer to the Philippines, 10 patrol boats, in order to enhance the Coast Guard’s maritime surveillance capability, and the Philippines to carry out regular military dialogue. In addition, Japan is also trying to pull the other partners of ASEAN into the ASEAN Maritime Forum, such as Australia, India and the United States, thereby enhancing the power to compete with China.

Japanese abacus does not seem too satisfactory. Storey researcher in the article pointed out that intra-ASEAN towards the attitude of the South China Sea issue is not as Japanese imagination, unity, and some Southeast Asian countries do not want to annoy the Chinese in the South China Sea issue, which is Japan’s quite a headache.

reports,:

former U.S. officials said ospreys in Japanese fighters will defend the Diaoyu Islands

senior U.S. official said the Diaoyu Islands belong to the US-Japan Security Treaty applies to the object

Chinese Diaoyu Islands President: the two sides back Diaoyu Islands is the Chinese people proud of

Department of State: never allow any unilateral action on the Diaoyu Islands

Luo Yuan: You can set up exercise area if necessary, near the Diaoyu Islands for range

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