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Every month China deploy coast guard vessels to Diaoyu Islands.
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As told and revealed by a former Japanese diplomat, USA has her hidden hand in every aspect of Japanese politics. Japanese politicians who disagreed with the US administration will soon find themselves in scandal after scandals.This former returnee from USA, former Philippines President BS Aquino was not really serving the Filipino people, he was just an obedient servant to US Administration.
The new independence of the new Philippines President is alarming to the current USA.
So how many nations has the CIA infiltrated in ASIA so far? Vietnam???
We are know what Victoria Nurland did in Ukraine and brought it to a brink of war.
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Japan: 7 Chinese Coast Guard Ships, 230 Fishing Boats in Disputed East China Sea Waters
Chinese Coast Guard accompanied scores of fishermen to the waters around the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands.
By Ankit Panda
August 08, 2016
Starting Friday, Chinese Coast Guard ships, accompanied by more than two hundred fishing vessels, entered disputed waters around the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea.
According to the Japanese Foreign Ministry on Friday, Chinese Coast Guard vessels entered the 12 nautical mile territorial sea around the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands at 1:30 p.m., “navigating around” Chinese fishing vessels.
A release by the Japanese government Saturday noted that six Chinese Coast Guard vessels were accompanying “approximately 230 fishing vessels.” The statement notes that the fishing vessels were “in the surrounding waters” while the Chinese Coast Guard ships remained in the contiguous zone.
On Saturday, the Japanese government noted that instead of the situation deescalating after initial Japanese protests, a seventh Chinese Coast Guard ship entered the contiguous zone.
The Japanese Foreign Ministry protested strongly on Saturday evening, telling the Chinese embassy in Japan that “Japan cannot accept China’s activities as they are unilateral escalation that raise tensions on the ground, and requested to have the Chinese Coast Guard vessels leave the contiguous zone immediately.”
Japan released a follow-up press release on Sunday, noting that despite “repeated protests” to China, “seven Chinese Coast Guard vessels have not exited Japan’s contiguous zone surrounding the Senkaku Islands.”
Sunday’s statement notes that “two additional Chinese government vessels entered the contiguous zone,” and that “two vessels intruded into Japan’s territorial waters.” Japan has not specified which “Chinese government vessels” entered the contiguous waters around the disputed islets.
On Sunday, Japan reiterated its concern to China, noting that “the series of China’s activities are unilateral escalations that significantly raise tensions on the ground.”
When asked to comment on the incident, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying reiterated China’s position on the islands: “China has indisputable sovereignty over them and the adjacent waters.”
She added, "The Chinese side is working to properly manage situation in the relevant waters. We strongly hope that the Japanese side will honor its principled agreement with us, deal with the current situation with a cool head instead of taking actions that may raise tension or make things complicated, and make constructive efforts for stability in relevant waters together with us."
Earlier this summer, in a move that was perceived as highly provocative in Japan, China, for the first time, sent a naval vessel into the contiguous zone of the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands.
The contiguous zone is a 12 nautical mile area immediately adjacent to a territorial sea. Under international law, states are able to enforce certain immigration, customs, and other laws in the contiguous zone.
Japan controls and administers the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands, which are also claimed by China.
Outside of the East China Sea dispute with Japan, China has also deployed its coast guard alongside fishing vessels in disputed waters in the South China Sea.
Chinese Coast Guard accompanied scores of fishermen to the waters around the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands.
By Ankit Panda
August 08, 2016
Starting Friday, Chinese Coast Guard ships, accompanied by more than two hundred fishing vessels, entered disputed waters around the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea.
According to the Japanese Foreign Ministry on Friday, Chinese Coast Guard vessels entered the 12 nautical mile territorial sea around the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands at 1:30 p.m., “navigating around” Chinese fishing vessels.
A release by the Japanese government Saturday noted that six Chinese Coast Guard vessels were accompanying “approximately 230 fishing vessels.” The statement notes that the fishing vessels were “in the surrounding waters” while the Chinese Coast Guard ships remained in the contiguous zone.
On Saturday, the Japanese government noted that instead of the situation deescalating after initial Japanese protests, a seventh Chinese Coast Guard ship entered the contiguous zone.
The Japanese Foreign Ministry protested strongly on Saturday evening, telling the Chinese embassy in Japan that “Japan cannot accept China’s activities as they are unilateral escalation that raise tensions on the ground, and requested to have the Chinese Coast Guard vessels leave the contiguous zone immediately.”
Japan released a follow-up press release on Sunday, noting that despite “repeated protests” to China, “seven Chinese Coast Guard vessels have not exited Japan’s contiguous zone surrounding the Senkaku Islands.”
Sunday’s statement notes that “two additional Chinese government vessels entered the contiguous zone,” and that “two vessels intruded into Japan’s territorial waters.” Japan has not specified which “Chinese government vessels” entered the contiguous waters around the disputed islets.
On Sunday, Japan reiterated its concern to China, noting that “the series of China’s activities are unilateral escalations that significantly raise tensions on the ground.”
When asked to comment on the incident, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying reiterated China’s position on the islands: “China has indisputable sovereignty over them and the adjacent waters.”
She added, "The Chinese side is working to properly manage situation in the relevant waters. We strongly hope that the Japanese side will honor its principled agreement with us, deal with the current situation with a cool head instead of taking actions that may raise tension or make things complicated, and make constructive efforts for stability in relevant waters together with us."
Earlier this summer, in a move that was perceived as highly provocative in Japan, China, for the first time, sent a naval vessel into the contiguous zone of the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands.
The contiguous zone is a 12 nautical mile area immediately adjacent to a territorial sea. Under international law, states are able to enforce certain immigration, customs, and other laws in the contiguous zone.
Japan controls and administers the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands, which are also claimed by China.
Outside of the East China Sea dispute with Japan, China has also deployed its coast guard alongside fishing vessels in disputed waters in the South China Sea.
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Patrols intensify around Diaoyu
2016-08-08 08:26 | Global Times | Editor: Li Yan
Japan lodges multiple protests over 'intrusion'
China's top oceanic agency announced Sunday that two more Coast Guard ships are patrolling the waters near the Diaoyu Islands, a day after over 200 fishing boats and seven Coast Guard vessels were reportedly sailing in the region.
Analysts said the patrols are a routine measure to demonstrate China's sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands, as ties between China and Japan have been further deteriorating in the past months due to Japan's meddling in the South China Sea disputes.
Although the State Oceanic Administration admitted sending only two more ships as of press time, Japan's Kyodo News reported on Sunday that 13 Chinese government vessels, an unprecedented number, are now patrolling the waters of the Diaoyu Islands - two joined Sunday morning and four in the afternoon.
"It's normal for China to send Coast Guard vessels to the Diaoyu area to safeguard China's fishing boats, as the Diaoyu Islands are an inherent part of Chinese territory," Lü Yaodong, director of the Institute of Japanese Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times.
On Saturday, 230 Chinese fishing boats and seven China Coast Guard vessels were spotted near the Diaoyu Islands, according to Kyodo News. Some of the vessels appeared to be equipped with guns, Kyodo News cited the Japan Coast Guard as saying.
China has sent Coast Guard vessels to patrol the disputed area at least 20 times this year, according to the State Oceanic Administration's website. But experts say it's rare that hundreds of fishing boats would sail through the area at the same time.
Zhou Yongsheng, a professor at the Institute of International Relations of China Foreign Affairs University, said the act was meant to demonstrate China's sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands and adjacent waters.
From Friday to Sunday, Japan lodged multiple protests to the Chinese Embassy in Japan as well as China's foreign ministry against the Chinese Coast Guard vessels' "intrusion," urging them to leave the waters immediately, according to the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.
Responding to Japan's protests, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said in a statement on Saturday that "the Chinese side is working to properly manage the situation in the relevant waters."
"We strongly hope that the Japanese side will honor its principled agreement with us, and deal with the current situation with a cool head instead of taking actions that may raise tensions or complicate things," she was quoted as saying.
Deliberate protests
Japan on Sunday also protested to China over a surface radar which they say was found to have been installed on one of China's gas drilling platforms in the East China Sea area, Kyodo News reported, citing a Japanese government source.
The source told Kyodo News that the radar is for detecting ships and not powerful enough for military purposes, although concerns remain that China may use it as a military outpost in the future.
"[Installing the radar] is completely normal for China. Japan has no right to interfere with what China is doing on its own drilling platform in Chinese territory," Zhou said.
China has drilling platforms and foundations near the "median line" between China's coastline and that of Japan in the East China Sea.
Japan drew the "median line" as a demarcation between the two countries. China doesn't recognize the demarcation, and has proposed applying the principle of the natural prolongation of a continental shelf.
This is not the first time that Japan has protested against China's activities on the East China Sea. Earlier this month, Japan issued its annual defense white paper, and devoted over 30 pages to "irresponsible remarks" on China's national defense and China's normal and legal maritime activities in the East and South China Seas, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
China's defense ministry expressed strong opposition to the report, calling the annual document hostile to the Chinese military and deceptive to the international community.
Lü said Japan is intentionally bringing up several issues on the East China Sea at the same time. "By hyping issues involving the Diaoyu islands, Japan is escalating tensions that are already engulfing Northeast Asia and impairing the region's security environment," he told the Global Times.
"It's becoming a pattern. Whenever Japan has domestic political needs, it will bring up the East China Sea issue to serve its interests," he said.
2016-08-08 08:26 | Global Times | Editor: Li Yan
Japan lodges multiple protests over 'intrusion'
China's top oceanic agency announced Sunday that two more Coast Guard ships are patrolling the waters near the Diaoyu Islands, a day after over 200 fishing boats and seven Coast Guard vessels were reportedly sailing in the region.
Analysts said the patrols are a routine measure to demonstrate China's sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands, as ties between China and Japan have been further deteriorating in the past months due to Japan's meddling in the South China Sea disputes.
Although the State Oceanic Administration admitted sending only two more ships as of press time, Japan's Kyodo News reported on Sunday that 13 Chinese government vessels, an unprecedented number, are now patrolling the waters of the Diaoyu Islands - two joined Sunday morning and four in the afternoon.
"It's normal for China to send Coast Guard vessels to the Diaoyu area to safeguard China's fishing boats, as the Diaoyu Islands are an inherent part of Chinese territory," Lü Yaodong, director of the Institute of Japanese Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times.
On Saturday, 230 Chinese fishing boats and seven China Coast Guard vessels were spotted near the Diaoyu Islands, according to Kyodo News. Some of the vessels appeared to be equipped with guns, Kyodo News cited the Japan Coast Guard as saying.
China has sent Coast Guard vessels to patrol the disputed area at least 20 times this year, according to the State Oceanic Administration's website. But experts say it's rare that hundreds of fishing boats would sail through the area at the same time.
Zhou Yongsheng, a professor at the Institute of International Relations of China Foreign Affairs University, said the act was meant to demonstrate China's sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands and adjacent waters.
From Friday to Sunday, Japan lodged multiple protests to the Chinese Embassy in Japan as well as China's foreign ministry against the Chinese Coast Guard vessels' "intrusion," urging them to leave the waters immediately, according to the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.
Responding to Japan's protests, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said in a statement on Saturday that "the Chinese side is working to properly manage the situation in the relevant waters."
"We strongly hope that the Japanese side will honor its principled agreement with us, and deal with the current situation with a cool head instead of taking actions that may raise tensions or complicate things," she was quoted as saying.
Deliberate protests
Japan on Sunday also protested to China over a surface radar which they say was found to have been installed on one of China's gas drilling platforms in the East China Sea area, Kyodo News reported, citing a Japanese government source.
The source told Kyodo News that the radar is for detecting ships and not powerful enough for military purposes, although concerns remain that China may use it as a military outpost in the future.
"[Installing the radar] is completely normal for China. Japan has no right to interfere with what China is doing on its own drilling platform in Chinese territory," Zhou said.
China has drilling platforms and foundations near the "median line" between China's coastline and that of Japan in the East China Sea.
Japan drew the "median line" as a demarcation between the two countries. China doesn't recognize the demarcation, and has proposed applying the principle of the natural prolongation of a continental shelf.
This is not the first time that Japan has protested against China's activities on the East China Sea. Earlier this month, Japan issued its annual defense white paper, and devoted over 30 pages to "irresponsible remarks" on China's national defense and China's normal and legal maritime activities in the East and South China Seas, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
China's defense ministry expressed strong opposition to the report, calling the annual document hostile to the Chinese military and deceptive to the international community.
Lü said Japan is intentionally bringing up several issues on the East China Sea at the same time. "By hyping issues involving the Diaoyu islands, Japan is escalating tensions that are already engulfing Northeast Asia and impairing the region's security environment," he told the Global Times.
"It's becoming a pattern. Whenever Japan has domestic political needs, it will bring up the East China Sea issue to serve its interests," he said.
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Look at the picture of the 2 diplomats. I can feel the coldness, lol.
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Japan, China engage in war of words over disputed East China sea
Tue Aug 9, 2016 6:13AM
Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) meets Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua in Tokyo, in this photo taken by Kyodo August 9, 2016. ©Reuters
China and Japan have stepped up a war of words in their long-running row over the sovereignty of East China Sea islands after Tokyo summoned Beijing’s ambassador to protest China’s activities in the disputed waters.
The Japanese Foreign Ministry said in a Tuesday statement that it had summoned Chinese Ambassador to Tokyo Cheng Yonghua, urging Beijing to withdraw its vessels from the waters as a measure to reduce tensions there.
Japan’s coastguard said recently that it spotted Chinese vessels swarming around the contested islets, claiming that some of the ships appeared to be armed.
China, which claims the uninhabited East China Sea islets-- known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China-- occasionally sends its coastguard vessels close to them.
Following the meeting, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said he told the Chinese envoy that the relations between the two countries were “deteriorating markedly,” reiterating that Beijing was not allowed to send its ships into what Tokyo considers its territorial waters around disputed East China Sea islets.
Kishida also accused China of “unilaterally” increasing tensions in the region.
In turn, the Chinese diplomat said he told Kishida that the islands were an “integral part of Chinese territory and that it is natural that Chinese ships conduct activity in the waters in question.”
Cheng also asserted that the dispute between the two sides should be resolved through diplomacy and dialogue.
The Chinese envoy was also called in by Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama on Friday.
China’s Foreign Ministry said last week that the country had indisputable sovereignty over the islands and nearby waters, urging Japan to make “constructive efforts for stability” and avoid taking actions that might complicate the situation.
In its annual defense review released last week, Japan claimed that China’s activities in the East China Sea caused Tokyo to scramble warplanes to the area more than 570 times last year.
Japan has also sided with Beijing’s rivals in a separate maritime dispute between China and a number of its neighbors in the South China Sea.
Tokyo says Beijing should respect a recent international arbitration ruling, which dismissed China’s sweeping claims in the sea.
The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled last month that China’s claims to sovereignty over the disputed areas in the sea or its resources “had no legal basis,” in a case brought by the Philippines.
However, Beijing rejects the verdict, arguing that the tribunal has no jurisdiction over the issue.
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Japan, China engage in war of words over disputed East China sea
Tue Aug 9, 2016 6:13AM
Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) meets Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua in Tokyo, in this photo taken by Kyodo August 9, 2016. ©Reuters
China and Japan have stepped up a war of words in their long-running row over the sovereignty of East China Sea islands after Tokyo summoned Beijing’s ambassador to protest China’s activities in the disputed waters.
The Japanese Foreign Ministry said in a Tuesday statement that it had summoned Chinese Ambassador to Tokyo Cheng Yonghua, urging Beijing to withdraw its vessels from the waters as a measure to reduce tensions there.
Japan’s coastguard said recently that it spotted Chinese vessels swarming around the contested islets, claiming that some of the ships appeared to be armed.
China, which claims the uninhabited East China Sea islets-- known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China-- occasionally sends its coastguard vessels close to them.
Following the meeting, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said he told the Chinese envoy that the relations between the two countries were “deteriorating markedly,” reiterating that Beijing was not allowed to send its ships into what Tokyo considers its territorial waters around disputed East China Sea islets.
Kishida also accused China of “unilaterally” increasing tensions in the region.
In turn, the Chinese diplomat said he told Kishida that the islands were an “integral part of Chinese territory and that it is natural that Chinese ships conduct activity in the waters in question.”
Cheng also asserted that the dispute between the two sides should be resolved through diplomacy and dialogue.
The Chinese envoy was also called in by Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama on Friday.
China’s Foreign Ministry said last week that the country had indisputable sovereignty over the islands and nearby waters, urging Japan to make “constructive efforts for stability” and avoid taking actions that might complicate the situation.
In its annual defense review released last week, Japan claimed that China’s activities in the East China Sea caused Tokyo to scramble warplanes to the area more than 570 times last year.
Japan has also sided with Beijing’s rivals in a separate maritime dispute between China and a number of its neighbors in the South China Sea.
Tokyo says Beijing should respect a recent international arbitration ruling, which dismissed China’s sweeping claims in the sea.
The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled last month that China’s claims to sovereignty over the disputed areas in the sea or its resources “had no legal basis,” in a case brought by the Philippines.
However, Beijing rejects the verdict, arguing that the tribunal has no jurisdiction over the issue.
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An assessment from an Indian diplomat. He is spot on.
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China’s red line on South China Sea
By M K Bhadrakumar – August 9, 2016
From all indications, after warning Japan repeatedly not to interfere in the South China Sea disputes, Beijing decided enough is enough and to signal its displeasure.
Tokyo took it upon itself to go the extra league to needle Beijing by not only expressing solidarity in words (and actions) with the Southeast Asian countries on the South China Sea, but also inciting them.
Tokyo’s statement on the recent Arbitration Tribunal award was perhaps the most strongly worded, out of all countries who voiced opinions on the issue.
Only last week, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the U.S., Japan and Australia were “fanning the flames” of regional tensions after they released a joint statement urging China not to construct military outposts or reclaim land in the disputed waters in the South China Sea.
After successfully weathering the diplomatic fallout of the Arbitration Tribunal award – recent ASEAN meet and ASEM summit didn’t say a word about it – Beijing has turned to Japan to give Tokyo a taste of how it feels to be provoked.
Hundreds of Chinese fishing boats with over a dozen coast guard vessels flanking them have been spotted in the weekend around the islands in the East China Sea, disputed by China and Japan, which are in the latter’s possession.
Japan also came to know about the installation of a Chinese military-grade radar on a gas platform near the median line between the two nations in the area.
Tokyo is hopping mad, of course. The Japanese foreign minister Fumio Kishida called in the Chinese ambassador Cheng Yonghua twice and is on record as conveying that Sino-Japanese ties are “significantly deteriorating”.
Ambassador Cheng insisted, however, that the islands are an integral part of China. “I told him … it is natural that Chinese ships conduct activity in the waters,” Cheng told reporters. (BBC)
China’s sense of timing is curious. On Monday a U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Benford arrived in the Chinese port of Qingdao, the home port of China’s northern fleet, to hold a signal exercise with the Chinese navy.
Again, on Monday, Fidel Ramos, former Philippine President, whom President Rodrigo Duterte has designated as special envoy to China, flew into Hong Kong for talks aimed at rekindling ties with China. Ramos said, “I am just the ice breaker, as they say, to rekindle, to warm up, again, our good, friendly, neighbourly relations with China and that’s all that I have to do”. (Xinhua)
What a coincidence! Indeed, some useful conclusions can be drawn. First, Beijing will not take lightly unnecessary entanglement over its disputes in the South China Sea by outside parties such as Japan.
Second, meddlesome third parties can expect “unnecessary side-effects” – to borrow an expression from a commentary in the Global Times on August 9, titled India should focus on preserving good economic ties with China, rather than on the S. China Sea.
Third, it is up to countries such as Japan (or India) to do cost-benefit analysis and get rid of notions that they may have a role to play in the South China Sea disputes.
Fourth, Tokyo went out on a limb and must now face the music on its own. It is improbable that the US or Australia is looking for a piece of action in the East China Sea where the Chinese boats have assembled.
Finally, China is not losing sleep over the G20 summit in Hangzhou (September 4-5). Of course, China worked hard on the G20 agenda. But then, territorial dispute is a “core issue”. They’re like chalk and cheese.
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China’s red line on South China Sea
By M K Bhadrakumar – August 9, 2016
From all indications, after warning Japan repeatedly not to interfere in the South China Sea disputes, Beijing decided enough is enough and to signal its displeasure.
Tokyo took it upon itself to go the extra league to needle Beijing by not only expressing solidarity in words (and actions) with the Southeast Asian countries on the South China Sea, but also inciting them.
Tokyo’s statement on the recent Arbitration Tribunal award was perhaps the most strongly worded, out of all countries who voiced opinions on the issue.
Only last week, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the U.S., Japan and Australia were “fanning the flames” of regional tensions after they released a joint statement urging China not to construct military outposts or reclaim land in the disputed waters in the South China Sea.
After successfully weathering the diplomatic fallout of the Arbitration Tribunal award – recent ASEAN meet and ASEM summit didn’t say a word about it – Beijing has turned to Japan to give Tokyo a taste of how it feels to be provoked.
Hundreds of Chinese fishing boats with over a dozen coast guard vessels flanking them have been spotted in the weekend around the islands in the East China Sea, disputed by China and Japan, which are in the latter’s possession.
Japan also came to know about the installation of a Chinese military-grade radar on a gas platform near the median line between the two nations in the area.
Tokyo is hopping mad, of course. The Japanese foreign minister Fumio Kishida called in the Chinese ambassador Cheng Yonghua twice and is on record as conveying that Sino-Japanese ties are “significantly deteriorating”.
Ambassador Cheng insisted, however, that the islands are an integral part of China. “I told him … it is natural that Chinese ships conduct activity in the waters,” Cheng told reporters. (BBC)
China’s sense of timing is curious. On Monday a U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Benford arrived in the Chinese port of Qingdao, the home port of China’s northern fleet, to hold a signal exercise with the Chinese navy.
Again, on Monday, Fidel Ramos, former Philippine President, whom President Rodrigo Duterte has designated as special envoy to China, flew into Hong Kong for talks aimed at rekindling ties with China. Ramos said, “I am just the ice breaker, as they say, to rekindle, to warm up, again, our good, friendly, neighbourly relations with China and that’s all that I have to do”. (Xinhua)
What a coincidence! Indeed, some useful conclusions can be drawn. First, Beijing will not take lightly unnecessary entanglement over its disputes in the South China Sea by outside parties such as Japan.
Second, meddlesome third parties can expect “unnecessary side-effects” – to borrow an expression from a commentary in the Global Times on August 9, titled India should focus on preserving good economic ties with China, rather than on the S. China Sea.
Third, it is up to countries such as Japan (or India) to do cost-benefit analysis and get rid of notions that they may have a role to play in the South China Sea disputes.
Fourth, Tokyo went out on a limb and must now face the music on its own. It is improbable that the US or Australia is looking for a piece of action in the East China Sea where the Chinese boats have assembled.
Finally, China is not losing sleep over the G20 summit in Hangzhou (September 4-5). Of course, China worked hard on the G20 agenda. But then, territorial dispute is a “core issue”. They’re like chalk and cheese.
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China ‘builds pier for warships’ near disputed Diaoyu Islands: sources
Sovereignty of the territory a source of increasing tension between Japan and China
PUBLISHED : Friday, 19 August, 2016, 1:46pm
UPDATED : Friday, 19 August, 2016, 1:46pm
China has built a new pier for warships at a site under development as a military base near the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea, sources close to the matter said on Friday.
By building the pier on one of the islands in the Nanji chain off the port of Wenzhou, Beijing is apparently aiming to improve its preparedness to counter Japan and the United States, both critical of China’s growing maritime assertiveness, the sources said.
The island chain is about 100km closer to the disputed islets than the main island of Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture, home to a large portion of US military bases in Japan.
The disputed small islands are controlled by Japan, which calls them the Senkaku.
China also appears keen to enhance monitoring of the air defence identification zone it declared over the sea in 2013 to fortify its territorial claims. Neither Japan nor the United States have recognised the zone.
The sources said the pier was constructed on Nanji Island, the largest in the chain, and several warships have already been seen docking there. The 70 to 80-metre long pier can also accommodate landing craft.
The islands already have an advanced radar system in place and a heliport for use by aircraft carrier-based helicopters.
Plans are under way to build a runway for military use on the island, but construction does not appear to have started, the sources said. Exercises by military aircraft were held in the area in the spring, they said.
Tensions remain high between Japan and China over theDiaoyu Islands.
Japan is increasingly concerned about Chinese government vessels’ repeated entry into Japanese waters near the chain.
A plan for the China Coastguard to build a large-scale base at Wenzhou is underway to boost support for vessels monitoring the Diaoyus.
A Japanese citizen was detained in Wenzhou in May last year and later indicted. Before his detention, the man was allegedly investigating a military facility.
Sovereignty of the territory a source of increasing tension between Japan and China
PUBLISHED : Friday, 19 August, 2016, 1:46pm
UPDATED : Friday, 19 August, 2016, 1:46pm
China has built a new pier for warships at a site under development as a military base near the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea, sources close to the matter said on Friday.
By building the pier on one of the islands in the Nanji chain off the port of Wenzhou, Beijing is apparently aiming to improve its preparedness to counter Japan and the United States, both critical of China’s growing maritime assertiveness, the sources said.
The island chain is about 100km closer to the disputed islets than the main island of Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture, home to a large portion of US military bases in Japan.
The disputed small islands are controlled by Japan, which calls them the Senkaku.
China also appears keen to enhance monitoring of the air defence identification zone it declared over the sea in 2013 to fortify its territorial claims. Neither Japan nor the United States have recognised the zone.
The sources said the pier was constructed on Nanji Island, the largest in the chain, and several warships have already been seen docking there. The 70 to 80-metre long pier can also accommodate landing craft.
The islands already have an advanced radar system in place and a heliport for use by aircraft carrier-based helicopters.
Plans are under way to build a runway for military use on the island, but construction does not appear to have started, the sources said. Exercises by military aircraft were held in the area in the spring, they said.
Tensions remain high between Japan and China over theDiaoyu Islands.
Japan is increasingly concerned about Chinese government vessels’ repeated entry into Japanese waters near the chain.
A plan for the China Coastguard to build a large-scale base at Wenzhou is underway to boost support for vessels monitoring the Diaoyus.
A Japanese citizen was detained in Wenzhou in May last year and later indicted. Before his detention, the man was allegedly investigating a military facility.
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"The island chain is about 100km closer to the disputed islets than the main island of Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture, home to a large portion of US military bases in Japan."
The new base is about 170 km off the Diaoyu islands, aircraft needs about 10 mintues to get there.
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dave Archibald already wrote an article about how china is using the base in nanji to attack japan.
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2015/01/more_evidence_china_preparing_to_attack_japan.html
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2015/01/more_evidence_china_preparing_to_attack_japan.html
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