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China tightening grip on Spratlys; merge threads, updates
Topic Started: Jun 25 2012, 06:46 PM (30,250 Views)
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China has set up a new “prefecture level” city called Sansha to administer three disputed islands in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), according to Chinese state-owned Xinhua news agency.

The development has tightened China’s grip on islands that it calls its own in the West Philippine Sea, particularly the Spratlys.

On Thursday, Xinhua reported that Xisha (Paracels), Zhongsha (Macclesfield bank), and Nansha (Spratlys) islands have been collectively elevated to prefecture status under Sansha city from their previous county-level status.

Sansha means “city of three sands” in Chinese.

A statement from the Ministry of Civil Affairs said the State Council or China’s Cabinet has approved the establishment of Sansha, with its seat of government on Yongxing Island, which is part of the Paracels.

The county-level “administration office” for the three islands was also based on Yongxing Island.

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DFA protests establishment of Sansha City that covers Kalayaan Island Group, Panatag Shoal
The Department of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday formally protested the establishment of Sansha City "as the extent of the jurisdiction of the city violates Philippine territorial sovereignty over both the Kalayaan Island Group in the Spratlys and the Bajo de Masinloc."

In a note verbale handed to the Chinese ambassador here, the DFA also said this declaration infringes on Philippine sovereign rights over the waters and the continental shelf of the West Philippine Sea, which the Chinese call the South China Sea.
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"The declaration on the establishment of Sansha City contradits the spirit of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea between China and the ASEAN," the DFA said.

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"The Philippines reiterates that the Kalayaan Island Group and the Bajo de Masinloc and the waters and the continental shelf around tem form an integral part of the Philippine territory and maritime jurisdiction," the DFA added.

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PH files protest on China’s creation of Sansha City in disputed islands
By Fat Reyes
INQUIRER.net
3:27 pm | Thursday, July 5th, 2012


MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs on Monday said that it has filed a protest over China’s declaration of Sansha City, saying that the extent of the jurisdiction of the city violates Philippine sovereign rights over the West Philippine Sea.

“The DFA sent a note verbale [on June 28] and handed [this] to Ambassador Ma [Keqing] [to protest] the establishment of Sansha city as the extent of the jurisdiction of the city violates Philippine territorial sovereignty over the Kalayaan Group and Bajo de Masinloc…,” Raul Hernandez, DFA spokesperson, said in a press briefing Thursday.

Hernandez said the establishment of the city “infringes on Philippine sovereign rights over the waters and continental shelves of the West Philippine Sea.”

Hernandez added that the declaration of the city contradicted the spirit of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea.

He said that the note verbale also reiterated the Philippine claims that Kalayaan Island Group and Scarborough Shoal and the waters and the continental shelves around them formed an integral part of the Philippine territory and maritime jurisdiction.

The Chinese government raised the administrative status of Spratlys, the Paracels, and the Macclesfield Bank, known in Chinese as Nansha, Xinsha, and Zhongsha islands, in the South China Sea from county-level to prefectural-level, establishing the pre-fectural level city of Sansha to govern the three island groups and their surrounding waters.

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The Philippines claims parts of the Spratlys and Macclesfield Bank, a huge group of reefs and shoals in the middle of the West Philippine Sea.

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"To secure peace is to prepare for war." - Carl Von Clausewitz
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'China's behavior in West Phl Sea pushing region in wrong direction'
MANILA, Philippines - China’s behavior in the West Philippine Sea is pushing the region in the wrong direction as Beijing’s overly broad scope and basis of its claims are fostering a climate of anxiety among countries in the region to fortify their own claims, according to a US lawmaker.

Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman expressed concern over China’s behavior in the region, saying the way in which the conflicts there are responded to is a “test” of whether the geopolitics of a rising Asia are going to be defined by win-win cooperation or zero-sum competition.
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“The way we handle these conflicts is going to be a test of whether the countries of the region can resolve these differences peacefully according to international law or through coercion and force,” Lieberman said.

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“And most important of all, I think, in the larger picture to the United States and the region and the world, the South China Sea really and the conflicts that are ongoing there now are going to provide a special and very important test for China itself, which is to say how will Beijing relate to its neighbors as it grows more powerful, and in a larger sense, what kind of great power will China be in this century,” Lieberman said during the second annual conference on Maritime Security in the South China Sea last Thursday in Washington hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

When China pursues policies in the South China Sea that are heavy-handed or lack a clear basis in international law, Lieberman said, “it naturally creates distrust, increases the danger of miscalculation and leaves China... more isolated in the region and in the world.”

“That’s not an outcome that any of us should want, least of all the United States,” he said.


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With some of the claims of national sovereignty literally overlapping each other, bilateral negotiations simply will not resolve all the outstanding differences, he said.

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China Orders Foreign Fishing Vessels Out of Most of the South China Sea
January 7, 2014 (freebeacon.com)

New rules issued prior to near collision between U.S. warship and Chinese naval vessel

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The new orders went into effect Jan. 1 after they were issued late November by Hainan island provincial government authorities.

Under the new regulations, all foreign fishing boats that transit into a new Hainan’s administrative zone in the sea—an area covering two-thirds of the 1.5 million square mile South China Sea—must be approved by Chinese authorities.

The new measures were imposed Nov. 29 and announced Dec. 3 in state media as part of a policy of enforcing Chinese fisheries law.

Chinese law states that any ships that violate the fishing regulations will be forced out of the zone, have their catch confiscated, and face fines of up to $82,600. In some cases, fishing boats could be confiscated and their crew prosecuted under Chinese law.
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Beijing Shows Resolve in South China Sea Claims
BEIJING January 8, 2014 (AP)
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press



In a broadening campaign to enforce its territorial claims, China says it's beefing up its police powers in the disputed South China Sea and requiring foreign fishermen to ask Beijing's permission to operate within most of the vast, strategic waterway.

Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs spokesman Raul Hernandez said Wednesday that the country's diplomats were seeking more information on the new South China Sea rules. There was no immediate response from Vietnam.

The new rules demand that foreign vessels seek permission to fish or survey within waters administered by Hainan, China's southernmost island province, which looks out over the South China Sea.

"Rampant infringement by foreign fishing vessels" was among the activities targeted in the practice scenarios, law enforcement official Wang Shizhen was quoted as saying by the official China News Service.

Passed by Hainan's provincial legislature in late November, the new rules say only that permission must be obtained from unnamed "relevant departments" under China's Cabinet. Chinese law allows for the confiscation of catches and fishing equipment and fines of up to 500,000 yuan ($83,000) for violators.

While it would be nearly impossible to enforce the rule over such a vast area, the requirement seems to emphasize China's determination to compel foreign nations to take its sovereignty claims seriously.

Beijing has moved systematically to put teeth behind its island claims, setting up the Sansha city administration in 2012 to administer the scattered, lightly populated region of island groups and reefs.

China has also combined its civilian maritime agencies into a single coast guard to increase effectiveness, and even has cracked down on activity in the area by foreign maritime archeologists.



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I wonder if the US will immediately challenge China's new "SeaDIZ" like they sent two B-52 in the East China Sea? Although, they are more specific this time, just "fishing boats". But this is just the initial step. This is a continuation of last year's announcement that they may board ships and enforce their law in the WPS. Testing the waters again how it's going to be accepted.

Our Pag-Asa Island needs to go full throttle in its upgrading (airstrip, port+landing etc.). New programs need to be implemented so that these Chicoms will know that we are taking care of our island. Make it into a tourist destination, set up a basketball gym, fiesta celebration, and enhance the school program. This way we can legitimize our existence in the Spratlys. No amount of armed ships can stop them but we will solidify our foothold in these islands if we develop them. They know that world opinion also matters. Also let us pray for a positive conclusion on our filing in the world court.
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Bought by China

They have taken a stand...

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Taiwan does not recognize Beijing's South China Sea rules: MAC
CNA 2014-01-09 17:13 (GMT+8)



Taiwan does not recognize regulations unilaterally announced by China over territories it claims in the South China Sea, the Mainland Affairs Council said Wednesday.

The comment follows an announcement the same day that China will reinforce its policing powers in the disputed sea, claiming the right to board, inspect and detain any foreign vessels that do not follow its rules. That includes boats that enter or stop in the area without permission.

The council said that Taiwan does not accept China's regulations and views the major island groups and waters of the region as the long-standing territory of the Republic of China (Taiwan).

The council called on China and "other relevant countries" in the region to respect Taiwanese ships operating in the area.

The South China Sea is claimed by several countries in the region and consists of several island groups: the Spratly (Nansha) islands, Paracel (Xisha) islands, Pratas (Dongsha) islands and Macclesfield Bank (Zhongsha islands).

The ROC government in Taiwan controls Taiping island, also called Itu Aba, the largest island in the Spratly chain.



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At the very least, Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia should follow Taiwan. The US should also do the same.
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Imagine if you are a vietnamese fisherman and the EAST Sea will be Littered by Pirates(chinese), where would you go to fish?
The philippines can afford not to fish over spratlys for the reason our country is being surrounded by big bodies of water in all direction not mentioning its vast internal water(sulu sea).
This latest stu#id act of arrogance is not directed to us but time comes our new navy and CG assets started patrolling our EEZ, it would be a feast for us shooing and apprehending those bastards.
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