The fourth annual conference on the East Sea has brought togetherleading scholars from the US, China, India, Japan, Australia,Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam to seek measures to easetensions in the region.
The July 10-11 conferencein Washington DC, the US, hosted by the Centre for Strategic andInternational Studies (CSIS), highlighted recent trends in the EastSea and US policy to the issue.
Participantsanalysed the recent developments in the East Sea, especially China’s illegal placement of its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 deep insideVietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf and thePhilippines’ lawsuit against China at the International Tribunalfor the Law of the Sea.
They put forthrecommendations, particularly for the US, on measures against China’s increasingly aggressive acts, contributing to maintaining stabilityin the region.
At the event, Vietnamese researchersTran Truong Thuy from the Foundation for East Sea Studies and Vu HaiDang from the Vietnam Lawyers Association recommended the US and theAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) take the lead in buildinga Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) and support peaceful solutionsto the disputes, including the use of an international arbitralmechanism.
According to US congressman Mike Rogers, Chairmanof the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the moreconfrontations in the East Sea last, the more likely armedconflicts occur.
He urged the US administration to raise its direct and stronger voice towards China.
Meanwhile,Dr. Patrick Cronin from the Centre for a New American Security saidWashington should continue maintaining its presence in the region andclosely coordinate with countries concerned in seeking ways to changeChina’s coercive calculations.
China will continue ignoreconcerns raised by its neighbouring countries in the East Sea andcan use its economic strength as a leverage in relations with them, saidChristopher K. Johnson from the CSIS.
Beijing will also seek to prevent ASEAN consensus through economic dependence, he added.
On July 11, the conference is to discuss perspectives on US policytowards the East Sea as well as habits of cooperation and confidencebuilding in addressing this burning issue.-VNA
The July 10-11 conferencein Washington DC, the US, hosted by the Centre for Strategic andInternational Studies (CSIS), highlighted recent trends in the EastSea and US policy to the issue.
Participantsanalysed the recent developments in the East Sea, especially China’s illegal placement of its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 deep insideVietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf and thePhilippines’ lawsuit against China at the International Tribunalfor the Law of the Sea.
They put forthrecommendations, particularly for the US, on measures against China’s increasingly aggressive acts, contributing to maintaining stabilityin the region.
At the event, Vietnamese researchersTran Truong Thuy from the Foundation for East Sea Studies and Vu HaiDang from the Vietnam Lawyers Association recommended the US and theAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) take the lead in buildinga Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) and support peaceful solutionsto the disputes, including the use of an international arbitralmechanism.
According to US congressman Mike Rogers, Chairmanof the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the moreconfrontations in the East Sea last, the more likely armedconflicts occur.
He urged the US administration to raise its direct and stronger voice towards China.
Meanwhile,Dr. Patrick Cronin from the Centre for a New American Security saidWashington should continue maintaining its presence in the region andclosely coordinate with countries concerned in seeking ways to changeChina’s coercive calculations.
China will continue ignoreconcerns raised by its neighbouring countries in the East Sea andcan use its economic strength as a leverage in relations with them, saidChristopher K. Johnson from the CSIS.
Beijing will also seek to prevent ASEAN consensus through economic dependence, he added.
On July 11, the conference is to discuss perspectives on US policytowards the East Sea as well as habits of cooperation and confidencebuilding in addressing this burning issue.-VNA
