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Data Figure: Taiwan Navy Reserve Rear Admiral Yin Sheng data for: Nansha Pacific Island

World – June 20, 2007, the South China Sea dispute breaks out, Taiwan’s navy reserve major general in the first interview with Hong Kong Sheng Yin “in the assessment community “interview that if the warships sent by the mainland and the Philippines conflict,” is currently stationed in the Pacific island of Taiwan will stand, will not help the Philippines fight the PLA. ” However, the Philippines should attempted takeover of the Pacific islands, the mainland may be shot to help form another “KMT-CPC cooperation,” “time for the Philippines, whether troops or Taiwan are Chinese military.”

Yin Sheng China is now the first concentric seas will Whampoa managing supervisor. He believes that to solve the South China Sea or the Diaoyu Islands dispute, the key is in China’s attitude, he observed, the mainland of South China Sea is not enough strong. He said that on this issue, the mainland is now the slogan that the two sides should jointly defend the “patrimony,” but of course, is to maintain patrimony “national army” of responsibility, the mainland’s People’s Liberation Army have a responsibility.

In Taiwan, Yin Sheng, said first, Hsu Shui-teh as in Taiwan, “interior minister” when there was a time to stand in the Pratas “National boundary markers”, which is a very absurd thing, because really say “borders” should be in the territorial waters, how the island. Through him to the then Taiwan, “Defense Ministry” high-level recommendations, establish the “National boundary markers” regarding this cancellation, but a trip or to go, also established on the East Sand Island “Pratas’ names monument.

many times had been to East Sand Island, Nansha first three times that of Yin Sheng, Taiwan’s navy was just a trip to the Nansha Islands have spend three weeks at least 20 days, the fear is that fresh water control, which is open daily limit use of fresh water. He also remember that the voyage to the Nansha freshwater control to the last person one day only about 1,000 cc, finally to the Nansha islands in Xuan Wei soldiers, officers and soldiers were stationed in the island to the feedback is that they can comfortably take a bath .

Yin Sheng said before, although Chen Shui-term withdrawal of the East, Nansha garrison, but in the Pacific islands are Taiwan’s Fourth Army, which is Taiwan, “Coast Guard” of the army stationed. Once the real war, “the mainland really was grateful for Taiwan” as troops or Xu Taiping Island in Taiwan, the PLA will also provide fresh water supplies, to form another “KMT-CPC cooperation.”

Further reading: the two sides should jointly declared the South China Sea territorial waters fulfill our duty to stick to China

World Wide Web on June 9 news, Taiwan, “Wang reported that” 9 Japanese editorial, “the two sides should declare the boundaries inherent in the South China Sea”, the paper said, “standing in the safety of the common position of the South China Sea territory, should the two sides through negotiations and dialogue, trying to defend the territory may seek cooperation of course, the two sides at this stage political trust is still insufficient, both military defense mechanisms at this time to establish a greater degree of difficulty, can only be the best part, fulfill the duties stick to Chinese territorial waters. ”

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Singapore on the 10th Asian Security Conference (commonly known as “Shangri-La Dialogue”), the focus around the South China Sea dispute over sovereignty issues. East Asian countries in recent years been coveted by the South China Sea marine resources, and has been stepping up arms to counterbalance China’s military rise, the security situation in East Asia seems to have been negative towards the development trend of China. Since both sides have insisted on the South China Sea is the common existing boundaries, it should have an opportunity to try to find the possibility of cooperation.

5 月 26 – Vietnamese oil exploration ship “flat out II” Block operations in the South China Sea No. 148, by the Chinese patrol boats cut off the cable incident, accident. In fact, Vietnam in March last year and March this year, all other blocks in the South China Sea for the first 125,126,148,149 similar exploration, have been expelled from the mainland Navy. Similarly, following the official June 1, Vietnam accused China of vessels fishing on the South China Sea in Vietnam, after firing warning shots, the Philippines, also allegedly for three months in China since 6 degrees “violation” of the Philippine sea and air fields.

Asian security meeting in the day, “flat out II”, he returned to the South China Sea oil exploration operations, showing Vietnam’s insistence on sovereignty over the South China Sea, there is no sign of the slightest concession. Vietnam and the Philippines between the two countries continue to challenge China’s insistence on sovereignty over the South China Sea, South China Sea, not only adds the variable of military conflict, also led to increasingly complex security situation in East Asia.

China is now faced with a sinister external security environment. Area of ??the South China Sea islands stretching 1800 km north-south east-west distribution of 900 kilometers. In this 3 million square km’s size, the half area of ??existence of a sovereignty dispute. In recent years, Vietnam and the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and other countries, accounted for the vast majority of the Nansha islands and reefs of the South China Sea resources development approach to eating swallowed. Developed two years ago, the Philippine Congress, “the territorial sea baseline Act,” in the Huangyan Island and Sand Islands, Nansha Islands and included as part of Philippine territory. Vietnam also use the means of international tenders in the development of a significant number of the South China Sea oil and gas. In China, although now starting to accelerate development of the South China Sea resources, but in the past limited the sovereignty of the South China Sea dispute, CNOOC and Sinopec’s relatively late start, against the interests of the South China Sea resources pre-empted by the Vietnamese.

growing Chinese naval power, the equipment is also updated in July 2006 have started the regular rights of the South China Sea cruise, but the face of the vast South China Sea territorial waters, continental territory of the South China Sea when the Navy to perform maintenance, there is still no power arrest of the Department. Moreover, in the 1980s advocated by Deng Xiaoping for the South China Sea dispute, “putting aside disputes and seeking common development” so many important South China Sea islands neighboring countries to seize opportunities. In other words, if China can not maintain troops in the South China Sea Islands, by naval ships regularly patrol, maintenance of sovereignty over the South China Sea can only play a limited function.

peaceful settlement of the South China Sea dispute, clearly remains the policy of the mainland axis. Defense Minister Liang The Asia Security Conference in Singapore, and reiterates its opposition to the internationalization of the South China Sea, advocated by the neighboring countries through bilateral consultations and negotiations to resolve their differences. In fact, the mainland insist on “putting aside disputes” or “joint development”, is China has sovereignty over the South China Sea as prerequisites. Further interpretation, the Chinese emphasis on consultation, negotiation and cooperation in dispute settlement statement, is not the same on the mainland of Vietnam or the Philippines would give up hard-line stance.

early date, time, show the mainland United States to improve military relations with sincerity. Liang made again in Singapore, “China’s adherence to peaceful development”, “China pursues a defensive national defense policy” and “China will never seek hegemony,” the declaration and commitment to the starting point is obviously to avoid China as the Western powers and neighboring countries with hand against the target.

the development of modern international relations, history has proven that military means or power to defend territory and always maintain the national sovereignty of the final and necessary choice. The current security situation in East Asia, has indeed been caught in a dilemma for China’s predicament. How to choose a can take into account the sovereignty and avoid conflicts of diplomatic channels, leaders need to rely on mainland China’s diplomatic and political wisdom.

Taiwan’s neighboring countries to face the South China Sea conflict, the more awkward position. Taiwan and the Taiping Island in Nansha the northernmost atoll of the East have Coast Guard personnel stationed in Taiwan, “Defense Ministry” in addition to maintaining periodic deliveries and patrol ships, but also for the Nansha area set war plan, but Taiwan’s sovereignty dispute with the South China Sea resources development, is still without too much say over space.

standing on the safety of the common position of the South China Sea territory, should the two sides through negotiations and dialogue, trying to defend the territory may seek cooperation. Of course, the two sides are still insufficient at this stage of political mutual trust, both military defense mechanisms at this time to establish a greater degree of difficulty, can only be the best part, “fulfill our duty to stick to Chinese territorial waters.”

both sides of the political differences and misunderstandings, no matter how deep, are not affecting the two sides adhere to the maintenance of existing boundaries. Taiwan to cover the need for timely construction of the East Sand and Nansha (Pacific Island) and real-time display area to maintain the safety of sea lanes mobile force, and should show the appropriate time according to the law of Taiwan’s determination to maintain sovereignty over the South China Sea. The mainland side will need to consider how to deepen cross-strait political identity, and gradually promote the establishment of cross-strait military mutual trust mechanism.

hand guard with the current cross boundaries of time or the South China Sea is still not mature, but at least you can make the first joint declaration of the South China Sea natural territory.

Further reading: Taiwan called on the media: the mainland in the South China Sea, both sides should face up to very unfavorable position

World Wide Web on June 5 message, Taiwan, “Wang reported that” on the 4th entitled “both sides should face the South China Sea situation,” the editorial, the paper said, recently the situation is very calm South China Sea, Philippines, Vietnam and other neighboring countries, frequent moves, the United States and Japan also poured oil sidelines. South China Sea on the mainland national development, national security and national strategy and that is the key to future economic interests of the region, rich in oil, natural gas, rare earth and other valuable resources, is necessary for future economic development will also be a new food important source of its strategic location is a big country China transformed after the geopolitical area must be mastered, so the interests of mainland South China Sea has been classified as “core interests.”

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important South China Sea to China, the neighboring countries is also important, so the mainland and Southeast Asian countries and the United States of friction and conflict in the South China Sea, the original it is difficult to avoid. In November 2002, mainland China and ASEAN countries in order to avoid the conflict signed the “Declaration on Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea”, the parties pledged to maintain self-restraint on the South China Sea issue, not unilateral actions or disputes would complicate or escalate and affect regional peace and stability action. “Declaration” was signed, the overall security situation around the South China Sea towards relaxation, but Vietnam and the Philippines, Malaysia three countries for Xisha, Nansha economic development and military activities, but has greatly increased, especially in the most positive action in Vietnam. In contrast, mainland China is subject to the Navy behind, and the national interests of other higher priority choice, is basically not as in the South China Sea. In recent years, while China has been rising, the other in order to strengthen the trend of the rise of the mainland began to focus on the South China Sea issue, but this time the South China Sea situation is very complicated.

mainland scholars concluded the South China Sea situation is: “not to fight, could not agree, can not afford to delay,” “not fighting” can not start that war, or regardless of the outcome, “peaceful rise” will damage the image of difficult to make up for peace and development opportunities will be lost, so unless forced to, not the war lightly. “Unable to agree” means the countries in the territory, territorial disputes are often taken to “talk” position, and the territorial sea and land border negotiations, the negotiations on the nature of different marine enormous economic interests involved in the negotiations, more difficult. Negotiation is also controversial, with active involvement of the United States, the situation is more complex. Although the negotiations is a necessary means, but only by negotiating hard to safeguard their own interests, so in addition to actively seek negotiations, but also with other means must be used. “Can not afford to delay,” that is the current state, the mainland do not proceed with the next situation will be more negative, more complex.

continent occupies a position in the South China Sea is very detrimental to the status quo, the South China Sea islands, the Pacific island controlled by Taiwan, Vietnam, all the other islands have been occupied, the mainland only control 8 “reefs.” Second, the current total more than 1,000 wells in the South China Sea oil drilling, fully funded by the South China Sea, Vietnam and other countries to build the mainland an oil well at all. Third, the Chinese fishermen in the waters of other countries is often driven boat fishery.

Because of these factors, the mainland recently in the South China Sea region has become more positive attitude and as the mainland include the five major as:

first, reinforcing “U-shaped line” of legal basis: emphasis on the line in 1947 by the then “Republic of China government,” announced the time had no objection to the international community, neighboring Southeast Asian countries have never made diplomatic protests, the default is equivalent to “U-shaped line” presence. Before this, the Qing government in 1909 was sent to the islands visit the Navy and the Chinese national flag raised at Yongxing Island, the world declared its effective occupation. Fall of 1946 victory the following year, when the “Republic of China government,” Naval Command, sent a warship to the Paracel Islands, Spratly Islands, in November recovered Yongxing Island, the island put up “The Navy recovered Paracel Islands Monument,” December recover. ” Pacific Island “, and the eastern end of the island set.” Taiping Island, Spratly Islands, “monument. Then went to the reception staff in the industry, the island, on the West Island, South Island, were erected on the island as evidence, the position of international law firm.

Second, the friction reflects the urgency of the negotiations: the armed possession of the neighboring countries for the South China Sea, to accelerate development, resulting in the fact that the practice of the mainland in order to reflect the controversy continued friction, the negotiations become necessary, there are negotiations to find compromise of China, at least you can control losses.

Third, to control the strength of friction, ensuring the peaceful settlement: The Chinese mainland continued to strengthen the hard power in the South China Sea region, in addition to the imminent deployment of Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, but also greatly enhance the ship’s tonnage and sea armed political capacity, the armed forces of the South China Sea fishery ship naval enough to compete around the country to the Si on the Si, is the peaceful settlement of the guarantee.

Fourth, start the economy as to ensure that core interests: including the neighboring countries to promote South China Sea fisheries, tourism, and the future of energy exploration, development cooperation and economic means to deal with economic means.

Fifth, the difference contradictions, successive solutions, to set an example, the expansion effect: the South China Sea five countries related to the six-way overlap with the mainland have their own interests, to resolve the dispute can be taken the easier, first by the government after the model contradictions small, less conflict countries can be discussed, to find answers to form a demonstration, the accumulation of experience, and then extended to other larger areas of contradiction, to offset the U.S. involvement in the complex and adverse.

“The key now is how the face of Taiwan?” Article, Taiwan, the difficulty is not “small” and the “identity” embarrassment. To the current situation, instead of heating up the conflict may encourage the parties to begin negotiations as soon as possible to discuss a new Declaration on the Conduct. Then, if we can not participate in some capacity, Taiwan’s interests will be excluded, but as a responsible member of the international community, Taiwan must also comply with the new Declaration on the Conduct of Taiwan is absolutely unfair. To this end, the Taiwan elite should put down the blue-green in others, faith negotiations to form a government and a concerted response, in order to actively intervene to safeguard Taiwan’s interests.