China takes umbrage at plan for ISRO station in Vietnam

[INDIAPOSITIVE]

Sees it as an attempt by India to stir up trouble in the South China Sea.
India’s plan to activate a new data reception and tracking station in Vietnam has been criticised by a Chinese think-tank, terming it an attempt by India to “stir up trouble” in the disputed South China Sea region to serve its own ends.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has set up a Data Reception and Tracking and Telemetry Station in Ho Chi Minh City, which will be activated soon and linked with another station in Biakin, Indonesia, state-runGlobal Timesquoted reports from India as saying.

India also has a satellite tracking station in Brunei.

Reacting to the report, Gu Xiaosong, a researcher of the Southeast Asian studies at the Guangxi Academy of Social Sciences told the daily that “India has no territorial disputes with China in the South China Sea. It wants to stir up trouble in the region to serve its own ends, which is to counterbalance China’s influence.”

Complicating surf war

It clearly indicates India’s attempt to complicate the regional dispute, the researcher has said.

The news comes close on the heels of the Foreign Ministry’s criticism of Vietnam’s protest over China landing its first flight on a newly build artificial island.

“India toeing U.S., Japan line”

India has been calling for freedom of navigation and over-flight in the South China Sea which Chinese officials say echo with the stand of the United States and Japan.

China, which has objected to U.S. naval ships and planes going close the waters of its artificial island in the South China Sea, has no problem with freedom of navigation.

Peaceful resolution mooted

India has also been advocating peaceful resolution of the dispute.

China states that the dispute over South China Sea with Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan should be resolved through direct consultations between parties concerned.

China takes umbrage at plan for ISRO station in Vietnam - The Hindu

 

[wiseone2]

Sees it as an attempt by India to stir up trouble in the South China Sea.
India’s plan to activate a new data reception and tracking station in Vietnam has been criticised by a Chinese think-tank, terming it an attempt by India to “stir up trouble” in the disputed South China Sea region to serve its own ends.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has set up a Data Reception and Tracking and Telemetry Station in Ho Chi Minh City, which will be activated soon and linked with another station in Biakin, Indonesia, state-runGlobal Timesquoted reports from India as saying.

India also has a satellite tracking station in Brunei.

Reacting to the report, Gu Xiaosong, a researcher of the Southeast Asian studies at the Guangxi Academy of Social Sciences told the daily that “India has no territorial disputes with China in the South China Sea. It wants to stir up trouble in the region to serve its own ends, which is to counterbalance China’s influence.”

Complicating surf war

It clearly indicates India’s attempt to complicate the regional dispute, the researcher has said.

The news comes close on the heels of the Foreign Ministry’s criticism of Vietnam’s protest over China landing its first flight on a newly build artificial island.

“India toeing U.S., Japan line”

India has been calling for freedom of navigation and over-flight in the South China Sea which Chinese officials say echo with the stand of the United States and Japan.

China, which has objected to U.S. naval ships and planes going close the waters of its artificial island in the South China Sea, has no problem with freedom of navigation.

Peaceful resolution mooted

India has also been advocating peaceful resolution of the dispute.

China states that the dispute over South China Sea with Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan should be resolved through direct consultations between parties concerned.

China takes umbrage at plan for ISRO station in Vietnam - The Hindu

who is this researcher ?

 

[deckingraj]

can someone please help understand why is this problem for china??

 

[NIA]

What vietnam said?
did they accept this proposal by Isro?
@Viet

 

[Genesis]

can someone please help understand why is this problem for china??

who is this researcher ?

It's not. I must say, the Hindu is really working over time I mean I never even heard of this academy much less this dude.

Even the most nationalistic forums are not talking about this, I mean those places talk about everything.

 

[ANPP]

It's not. I must say, the Hindu is really working over time I mean I never even heard of this academy much less this dude.

Even the most nationalistic forums are not talking about this, I mean those places talk about everything.

Another muslim in Buddhist clothings!

 

[PARIKRAMA]

I fail to understand when officially Chinese government has not made any statements, why the media wants to drag "china" name in this.. If you get statements from government or say from Want China quoting officials then i can understand. IF not why always drag China in every matter and sensationalize every issue..

I think media needs to act more responsibly.. Such articles are thriving on the issues of mistrust between India and China..

There is no need of such articles where China name gets dragged for catching eyeball attention and for selling more views/print papers.

 

[Echo_419]

I fail to understand when officially Chinese government has not made any statements, why the media wants to drag "china" name in this.. If you get statements from government or say from Want China quoting officials then i can understand. IF not why always drag China in every matter and sensationalize every issue..

I think media needs to act more responsibly.. Such articles are thriving on the issues of mistrust between India and China..

There is no need of such articles where China name gets dragged for catching eyeball attention and for selling more views/print papers.

Fully agree such articles create an environment of distrust

 

[Chanakyaa]

I fail to understand when officially Chinese government has not made any statements, why the media wants to drag "china" name in this.. If you get statements from government or say from Want China quoting officials then i can understand. IF not why always drag China in every matter and sensationalize every issue..

I think media needs to act more responsibly.. Such articles are thriving on the issues of mistrust between India and China..

There is no need of such articles where China name gets dragged for catching eyeball attention and for selling more views/print papers.

"sources"
"unnamed sources"
"condition of anonymity"
"think tank"
"observations"

one of the above can be ued to simply publish any story in India.

 

[Cyberian]

I fail to understand when officially Chinese government has not made any statements, why the media wants to drag "china" name in this.. If you get statements from government or say from Want China quoting officials then i can understand. IF not why always drag China in every matter and sensationalize every issue..

I think media needs to act more responsibly.. Such articles are thriving on the issues of mistrust between India and China..

There is no need of such articles where China name gets dragged for catching eyeball attention and for selling more views/print papers.

Anti-China sentiments in India is quite popular and profitable it would appear.

 

[Chanakyaa]

Anti-China sentiments in India is quite popular and profitable it would appear.

Media in India is BS.
I can hardly find a good nes paper when it comes to defence/strategic issues. Never Quote :

The Hindu
Times of India
India TV
Times Now

The best is India Today ( Magazine ).

 

[Viet]

What vietnam said?
did they accept this proposal by Isro?
@Viet

Why shouldn't Vietnam accept?
It is agreed on building this $23 million ground station since 2012 by India and Vietnam.

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

I fail to understand when officially Chinese government has not made any statements, why the media wants to drag "china" name in this.. If you get statements from government or say from Want China quoting officials then i can understand. IF not why always drag China in every matter and sensationalize every issue..

I think media needs to act more responsibly.. Such articles are thriving on the issues of mistrust between India and China..

There is no need of such articles where China name gets dragged for catching eyeball attention and for selling more views/print papers.

These opinions appeared in Chinese nationalistic media source Global times

Chinese newspapers ( with exception of SCMP) are considered unacknowledged views of Chinese Govt as Chinese media is censored.

This think tank Gu Xiaosong's opinions are paid attention to by USA diplomats in wikileaks cables, Indicating he has some minor role/influence in Chinese policy

Cable: 09GUANGZHOU504_a




Here is the original article from Global times

Countries outside region play up test flights in South China Sea - Global Times

Some countries outside of the South China Sea region are playing up China's test flights to the newly built airport at Yongshu reef of Nansha Islands and heightening tensions, observers said.

Test flights were used by some countries as an excuse to complicate the situation in the South China Sea, Chen Xiangmiao, a research fellow at the National Institute for the South China Sea, told the Global Times Tuesday.

The Chinese government conducted a test flight on Saturday to the newly-built airport on the Yongshu reef of China's Nansha Islands with a civilian aircraft in order to test whether or not the facilities on it meet the standards for civil aviation, which sparked criticism from countries in and out of the region, including Vietnam, the Philippines, the US and Japan.

China's foreign ministry said the US should avoid creating regional tensions.

"The US should say things conducive to regional peace and stability in a responsible, objective and just manner, rather than making remarks that mislead the public and disrupt regional peace and stability," Hua Chunying, foreign ministry spokeswoman said on Tuesday.

Hua's remarks come after Senator John McCain, the chairman of the influential US Senate Armed Services Committee, criticized the Obama administration for delaying further "freedom of navigation" patrols within 12 nautical miles of China's artificial islands.

"The test flight shows China's sovereignty over the South China Sea. It's unfair for the US and its allies to point fingers at China's justifiable actions on its own territory," Gu Xiaosong, an expert on Southeast Asian studies at the Guangxi Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times.

Regional reactionSome countries outside the region have been meddling in the South China Sea disputes and profiting from the situation, Gu said.

Aside from warnings from the US and Japan, India has set up a Data Reception and Tracking and Telemetry Station in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, while the India Space Research Organization (ISRO) will soon be activated and will be linked with another station in Biakin, Indonesia, which will prove to be an important strategic asset for India in the region, The Economist Times, an India-based newspaper, reported on Monday.

The news comes on the heels of the Chinese foreign ministry's response to Vietnam's protest, which clearly indicates India's attempt to complicate the regional dispute, Gu said.

"India has no territorial disputes with China in the South China Sea. It wants to stir up trouble in the region to serve its own ends, which is to counterbalance China's influence," Gu said.

Pooja Jhunjhunwala, a US State Department spokeswoman, said the US is concerned that these test flights have "exacerbated tensions and are inconsistent with the region's commitments to exercise restraint from actions that could complicate or escalate disputes," the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.

China has been exercising great restraint in the disputes over the Nansha Islands, so the US should stop uttering groundless accusations and pay more attention to its allies' ulterior motives in the region, Gu said.

"The region may consider exacerbating tensions if the US and its allies continue being hostile to China's legitimate right to protect its own territory and efforts to promote regional security," Chen added.

Vietnam filed a diplomatic protest on Saturday, while Philippine Foreign Ministry spokesman Charles Jose said Manila was planning to do the same, Reuters reported Monday.

"The Philippines insists that the US project its military power in the region, while Vietnam dragged India into its oil business in the South China Sea," Gu said.

"The two countries have no basis to accuse China of escalating the situation, since they are the ones which ignored China's proposition of regional cooperation and complicated the situation," Chen added.

Civilian useChinese authorities have repeatedly stressed that the new islands would be for civilian use, such as coast guard activity and fishing research.

Chinese President Xi Jinping clarified during his state visit to the US in October that relevant construction activities China is undertaking on the Nansha Islands do not target or impact other countries, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

Moreover, China does not intend to militarize the islands, the report added.

"China has no reason to flex its military muscles in the region, since its military is strong enough to protect its own territory. Civilian use of the islands shows China's desire to deepen cooperation with other countries and promote regional stability," Chen said.

"The establishment of the airport in Yongshu reef will significantly promote China's ability to exploit the South China Sea. Though it might be hard for some countries to accept it, they should expect more civilian flights to the islands," Gu said.