银川六盘山高级中学:US self-love syndrome in Asia's watery flashpoint

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US self-love syndrome in Asia's watery flashpoint




China’s agreement concluded with ASEAN might put US under the illusion that China appears to have backed down and agreed to work multilaterally on resolving the South China Sea disputes, and a strong US stance probably helped.

The following report is from WS Journal, which sounds much like Self-love syndrome. The regional disputes can only be solved by the regional countries through their own efforts.



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The task of keeping the peace in Asia has largely fallen to the United States – for decades. Now the reluctant superpower can claim some success again in helping quell – for now – another potential military clash. This time it is in the South China Sea, the region’s central waterway and a flash point for war.

China, ASEAN reach South China Sea agreement China rejects US involvement in South China Sea disputes Vietnam-China Islands dispute threatens to escalate Tensions between China and Philippines rise over Nansha (Spratly) maritime borders US-Vietnam ties strengthen with military exercises, to China's chagrin.

Politics Chinese Politics Asia-Pacific Politics World Politics Political Policy International Relations Diplomacy Most of the nations that claim the small islands in this mineral-rich sea agreed this week on the first guidelines for settling disputes. The effort took more than eight years of negotiations, with much more that needs to be done.

But China, which had long insisted on dealing individually with each territorial rival, may finally be relenting to a multilateral approach.

Hillary Rodham Clinton can be thanked for that.

A year ago, America’s chief diplomat stood up to the tactics of the Chinese Navy, warning against the “use or threat of force by any claimant.” She asserted a US “national interest” in the strategic South China Sea and encouraged a multilateral solution. Her words brought a sharp rebuke from Chinese officials, who likewise claimed a “core interest” in the sea.

On Saturday, she meets with officials from China and the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Bali. With Vietnam and the Philippines now seeking closer military ties with the US.

Last month, Cui Tiankai, China’s vice foreign minister, warned the US that “individual countries [in Southeast Asia] are playing with fire,” and then added that he hoped the fire “doesn’t reach the United States.”

Heated rhetoric and minor incidents in the South China Sea need a cooling off period. (From WS Journal)
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