South China Sea Forum

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Spratly Island, Vietnam.

 

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Japan-China Spat: Beijing Plans To Tap Oil Field Near Disputed Waters, Tokyo Says

TOKYO — Japan released aerial photos of Chinese oil and gas exploration platforms Wednesday it said were close to disputed waters and proved that Beijing was planning to tap into an oil field that straddles both countries' territory.

"While the objects may be on the Chinese side of the dividing line, for China to unilaterally develop the natural resources there is extremely regrettable," Japan's main government's main spokesman Yoshihide Suga told reporters during a press conference.

In 2008, Japan and China agreed to jointly develop resources in the area, which is claimed by both countries.

Image: Aerial photo
Aerial photos of Chinese oil and gas exploration platforms in the East China Sea. Japanese Foreign Ministry Website / Japanese Defense Ministry
The new aerial photographs showed 16 Chinese platforms in the area, 12 of which have been built since 2013, Suga said.

"We decided to disclose what we can show, as there's been increasing interest home and abroad over China's unilateral efforts to change the status quo," Suga said, referring to a territorial dispute involving Vietnam and the Philippines over the Spratly Islands in South China Sea.

Related: China Has Some News About Disputed-Islands Project

On Tuesday, Japan's defense minister Gen Nakatani called on China to stop building the platforms, adding that Beijing's activities "were also of international concern."

China pushed back after Nakatani's statement.

"This kind of action completely lays bare the two-faced nature of Japan's foreign policy and has a detrimental impact on peace and stability in the Asia Pacific region," China's defense ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

 

[NiceGuy]

Japan-China Spat: Beijing Plans To Tap Oil Field Near Disputed Waters, Tokyo Says

TOKYO — Japan released aerial photos of Chinese oil and gas exploration platforms Wednesday it said were close to disputed waters and proved that Beijing was planning to tap into an oil field that straddles both countries' territory.

"While the objects may be on the Chinese side of the dividing line, for China to unilaterally develop the natural resources there is extremely regrettable," Japan's main government's main spokesman Yoshihide Suga told reporters during a press conference.

In 2008, Japan and China agreed to jointly develop resources in the area, which is claimed by both countries.

Image: Aerial photo
Aerial photos of Chinese oil and gas exploration platforms in the East China Sea. Japanese Foreign Ministry Website / Japanese Defense Ministry
The new aerial photographs showed 16 Chinese platforms in the area, 12 of which have been built since 2013, Suga said.

"We decided to disclose what we can show, as there's been increasing interest home and abroad over China's unilateral efforts to change the status quo," Suga said, referring to a territorial dispute involving Vietnam and the Philippines over the Spratly Islands in South China Sea.

Related: China Has Some News About Disputed-Islands Project

On Tuesday, Japan's defense minister Gen Nakatani called on China to stop building the platforms, adding that Beijing's activities "were also of international concern."

China pushed back after Nakatani's statement.

"This kind of action completely lays bare the two-faced nature of Japan's foreign policy and has a detrimental impact on peace and stability in the Asia Pacific region," China's defense ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

JP need a closer tie wt VN and other sub-Mekong nations to stop CN there. USA wont come to help

 

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Japan changed the status quo in East China Sea few years ago, now they use the excuse to get involve In SCS.

"We decided to disclose what we can show, as there's been increasing interest home and abroad over China's unilateral efforts to change the status quo," Suga said, referring to a territorial dispute involving Vietnam and the Philippines over the Spratly Islands in South China Sea.

 

[NiceGuy]

Japan changed the status quo in East China Sea few years ago, now they use the excuse to get involve In SCS.

Whoever can control SCS(east sea) will control JP-TWan-Korea

 

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Wow!

 

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Nan Hua Reef(Cornwallis South Reef), China.

 

[ahojunk]

China's youngest city Sansha turns three
2015-07-24 13:39 | Ecns.cn | Editor:Yao Lan

A flag-raising ceremony held on a square in front of Sansha city government's main building on Yongxing Island, a part of the Xisha Islands, July 24, 2015. Nine islands and islets simultaneously held a flag-raising ceremony to celebrate the third anniversary of establishing Sansha city. Sansha, on Yongxing, one of the Xisha islands, was officially established in July in 2012 to administer the Xisha, Zhongsha and Nansha island groups and their surrounding waters in the South China Sea. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

 

[cirr]

Wow!

Rumours are rife that underwater missile launch platform being developed by CAS to counter US' CBGs will be “hidden” in the lagoon。

Simply loving it。

 

[ahojunk]

The daily life of residents on Zhaoshu Island in Xisha Islands. Zhaoshu is the northern most island in Xisha.
IMHO, the following pictures give an indication of life on the island.

 

[Elkanah]

Cirr underwater missle and anti submarine platforms in the SCS will be key to China being able to resist the USA belief that only they have the right to dictate the rules that China must abide by in perpetuity. China is rather unfortunately the only nation that has the potential to ensure that the world does not continue to be oppressed by the current Eurocentric order established by the white nations of the earth through the naked subjugation and enslavement of the worlds non white peoples during their brief era of technological superiority. I pray China is able the challenge the Eurocentric oppressive order and indeed eventually establish a new world order in which the white populations of this planet are no longer able to enforce rules that by and large are in place to ensure their hegemony over their formerly enslaved and colonized fellow inhabitants of the third planet form the sun

 

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Aggressor has big mouth. Paracel, Spratly belong to Vietnam for ever.

If it helps you sleep, go ahead and believe in your day dream.

 

[Elkanah]

That Vietnam is now an Uncle Tom nation is not in doubt

 

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