“The Chinese population is going to be looking to see that the government is actually not buckling under worldwide pressure and is continuing to do what it said it would do, which is exercise presence and be in the South China Sea independent of what any global tribunal or external party says”.
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He said two Chinese Su-30 fighter jets executing routine patrol over the East China Sea ADIZ on June 17 were approached by two JSDF F-15 fighter jets at high speed.
He said the Xisha Islands and Nansha Islands, illegally occupied by Japan during World War II, were restored to China after the war in accordance with the Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Proclamation.
China has refused to take part in the arbitration proceedings or accept the ruling, saying the tribunal has no jurisdiction over the case initiated by the Philippines in 2013 over the legality of Beijing’s claims.
Japan is concerned that China is escalating its activity in the East China Sea in response to Tokyo’s pledge to support countries in Southeast Asia, including the Philippines and Vietnam, that oppose China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea.
“China will work with ASEAN countries to safeguard the peace and stability of the South China Sea”, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei told a news briefing Tuesday.
Bateman wrote in a recent article that the brinkmanship in the South China Sea is risky, and that “the countries that are taking China to the brink are extra-regional players with often overstated interests in the South China Sea”. “Even though China can not keep up with the U.S. militarily in the short-term, it should be able to let the United States pay a cost it can not stand if it intervenes in the South China Sea dispute by force”.
The court, based in The Hague, is due to give its ruling on Tuesday, raising fears of confrontation in the region.
Beijing should accelerate the development of its strategic deterrence capabilities to contain the USA, the newspaper added.
Professor Tzanakopoulos said the dispute between Philippines and China is one of these instances.
Secondly, the Philippines wants the court to rule on exactly what territorial claims in the South China Sea their country is owed under UNCLOS.
Wang also said that relations between China and the United States were generally on a sound track and that the two sides should further focus on cooperation while properly managing their differences.
China has already begun naval exercises in the disputed area from today which will end on July 11 a day before the judgement to be delivered by the tribunal.
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China has built a runway on Woody Island, the site of the largest Chinese presence on the Paracels, and placed surface-to-air missiles there, according to US officials.
