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| South
China Sea Disputes and Other Regional Issues
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China's New Passive Assertiveness in Asian Maritime
Security (2016-04-29)
(Lowy
Institute, By Ashley Townshend and Rory Medcalf) Beijing now advocates
confidence-building measures that until recently it had refused to consider.
These developments are helping to lower the risks of maritime incidents,
miscalculations, and accidental conflict. However, they are also facilitating
China’s increasingly ‘passive assertive’ challenges to Asia’s maritime status
quo — notably, its creation and militarisation of disputed islands, its
establishment of new zones of military authority, and its conduct of expansive
patrols in the East and South China Seas.
The Shifting Contours of China's Maritime
Strategy (2016-05-06)
(The
Interpreter, By Abhijit Singh) Beijing realises that while it operates from a
position of strength in the region, it must not harm its interests by displaying
needless aggression. All it must do is ensure a quiet and efficient
assertiveness to make sure it protects its strategic interests without indulging
in an act that could provide the spark for its own tactical
containment.
South China Sea: How We Got to This Stage (2016-05-09)
(The
National Interest, By Fu Ying and Wu Shicun) It must be admitted that despite a
continuing tug-of-war in the South China Sea, the general situation was under
control before 2009. Soon thereafter, things became more complicated, mostly due
to an official deadline set by the UN Commission on the Limits of the
Continental Shelf, according to which relevant states should submit claims over
a continental shelf extending the 200 nautical miles from its territorial sea by
May 15, 2009. An even greater factor is the introduction of the American
Asia-Pacific rebalancing strategy.
A U.S. Admiral's Bluntness Rattles China, and
Washington (2016-05-07)
(New
York Times, By Jane Perlez) For the Chinese, Admiral Harris, 59, is not only a
tough talker. He was born in Japan, the son of a Japanese mother and an American
father who was a chief petty officer in the American Navy. The Chinese have
zeroed in on his ethnicity as a mode of attack.
No Plans to Deploy Missiles on Taiping:
MND (2016-05-03)
(CNA)
The Ministry of National Defense said that it has adhered to the country's
policy and has no plans to deploy air-defense missile systems on
Taiwan-controlled Taiping Island, the largest of the disputed Spratly Islands in
the South China Sea.
2 US F-18s Approach ROC C-130 Returning from Visit to
Taiping (2016-05-06)
(CNA)
A C-130 transport plane carrying a group of 20 former senior government
officials from Taiwan proper to Taiping Island was apparently approached by two
U.S. jet fighters on its return trip, a local newspaper reported.
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| East
China Sea Disputes and Japan Policy
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ROC Patrol Ships to Go Within 200km of Atoll (2016-05-04)
(China
Post, By Yuan-Ming Chiao) The head of Taiwan's coast guard said that its vessels
would enter waters within 200 kilometers of the Okinotori atoll, the area where
a Japanese official ship seized a Taiwanese boat and its captain a week
before.
Japan Coast Guard Blocks Taiwanese Research Ship (2016-05-06)
(Taipei
Times, By Chen Wei-han) A Taiwanese research vessel operating in waters near
Okinawa was blocked by the Japan Coast Guard on Wednesday, the latest maritime
dispute between the two nations following the seizure of a Taiwanese fishing by
boat Japanese authorities last week.
Chances of Standoff Near Atoll Rise (2016-05-06)
(China
Post, By Yuan-Ming Chiao) Taiwan and Japan are headed toward a possible maritime
showdown as ships from both countries are likely to overlap in the waters
surrounding Okinotori atoll Friday, the area where a Taiwanese vessel was seized
by Japanese authorities late last month.
Taiwan Won't Back Down on Fishing Rights: Ma (2016-05-07)
(China
Post, By Yuan-Ming Chiao) The Democratic Progressive Party denied local media
reports that "a tacit understanding" had been reached with Japan on fishing in
disputed waters under the presidency of Chen Shui-bian.
Taiwan-Japan Fishing Dispute Heats Up (2016-05-03)
(The
Diplomat, By Shannon Tiezzi) Taiwan and Japan are in the midst of a diplomatic
spat over the Okinotori Islands – or perhaps more properly the Okinotori atoll.
In fact, the question of whether or not Okinotori is an island or simply a rock
is central to the current tensions.
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| U.S.
“Pivot” to Asia and Sino-U.S. Engagement
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Can the United States and China De-conflict in
Cyberspace? (2016-04-27)
(War
on the Rocks, By Adam Segal and Tang Lan) In spite of significant differences in
views, Beijing and Washington appear committed to not letting cyber issues
derail the U.S.-China relationship or interfere with cooperation on other
high-profile issues. U.S.-China Relations in
Strategic Domains (NBR)
Spooked by Beijing, India Embraces Closer U.S.
Ties (2016-05-02)
(Foreign
Policy, By Keith Johnson and Dan de Luce) With a still-unresolved border dispute
simmering between the two countries, and with recent Chinese moves in the South
China Sea providing an alarming glimpse of what a rejuvenated Beijing is really
after, India seems closer than it has in years to embracing closer ties with the
United States by jettisoning decades of non-aligned foreign
policy.
Rebalance to Asia Led to Drop in Security Assistance for Southeast
Asia (2016-05-08)
(Council
on Foreign Relations) An analysis of U.S. security assistance to Southeast Asian
nations shows that, in nominal dollars, overall security aid to Southeast Asia
fell by 19 percent since 2010, the year before the rebalance was launched.
Accounting for inflation, the overall decline in U.S. security assistance to the
region would have been even steeper.
Key Findings on How Americans View the U.S. Role in the
World (2016-05-05)
(Pew,
By Bruce Drake and Carroll Doherty) A new Pew Research Center survey finds that
the American public is uncertain and divided over America’s place in the world,
ranging from differences on the greatest threats to the U.S. to the measures the
country should take to deal with them. Americans also have mixed views about how
assertive a role the U.S. should play internationally.
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| DPP
Searches for New China Stance; Cross-Strait Issues
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DPP Accepts 1992 Meet, Not Consensus (2016-05-05)
(China
Post, By Stephanie Chao) Tsai vows to abide by the current R.O.C. constitutional
system to further cross-strait relations, DPP heavyweight Frank Hsieh said in
the interview. "I think she has already made herself extremely clear. Based on
this logic, it doesn't seem to violate the spirit of the 1992 meeting
either."
ROC to Attend WHA Meeting As an Observer (2016-05-07)
(China
Post) MOFA confirmed on Friday evening that the World Health Organization has
sent a long-anticipated official invitation to Taiwan to attend the year's
annual session of the World Health Assembly as an observer under the title of
"Chinese Taipei."
WHA Invitation Cites ‘One China’ (2016-05-08)
(CNA)
China’s Taiwan Affairs Office said that Taiwan is able to attend the WHA under
the political basis of the so-called ‘1992 consensus.’
WHA Invitation 'Carries Warning to Tsai' (2016-05-08)
(China
Post) Beijing has sent a warning to Taipei by having a United Nations'
resolution concerning the "one China" principle included in an invitation to
Taiwan to attend the World Health Assembly (WHA) annual meet, a senior diplomat
was cited by the Central News Agency as saying.
U.S. Hopes
Tsai Will Articulate Vision for Cross-Strait Ties: Official (2016-05-04)
(CNA)
In an exclusive interview with CNA at the State Department, Susan A. Thornton,
U.S. principal deputy assistant secretary of state in the Bureau of East Asian
and Pacific Affairs, said in response to a question about the United States'
expectations of the inaugural speech that while she would not presume to tell
Tsai what to say, there were certain hopes.
Cross-Strait Tension Could Cost Taiwan's Dignity: Ex-NSC
Official (2016-05-01)
(CNA)
If cross-strait relations are not on good terms, Taiwan will have to rely on the
United States and Japan more, even if both countries do not necessarily attach
importance to Taiwan, Su Chi observed.
Here's Why Tsai Must Endorse 1992 Consensus (2016-05-04)
(China
Daily, By Dennis V. Hickey) The election campaign is now over and Tsai will
assume the island's leadership on May 20. She could use the opportunity to
explicitly endorse the 1992 Consensus. And she has five reasons to do
so.
Majority of Taiwanese
Want Cross-Strait Consultations and Replacement for "1992
Consensus" (2016-04-28)
(TISR)
More than two-thirds (68.2 percent) of Taiwanese think that Taiwan's new
government and China's Communist Party leadership should negotiate and consult
with one another regarding their respective positions on the future of
cross-Strait relations, and find a replacement for the "1992 Consensus,"
according to the latest Taiwan Mood
Barometer Survey (in
Chinese).
60 Percent of
Taiwanese Say Cross-Strait Relations Are State-to-State Relations, TISR
Survey (2016-04-28)
(TISR)
According to the latest Taiwan Mood
Barometer Survey (in
Chinese), 60 percent of Taiwanese consider Taiwan's relations with mainland
China to be state-to-state relations.
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| Military
Balance and Arms Sales
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Fighter Deployment to Penghu Continues (2016-05-02)
(China
Post) The Air Force continues its annual deployment of its "Sky Colt" wing to
Penghu's Magong Airport as part of the nation's first line of defense, according
to the Central News Agency.
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| Taiwan's
Domestic Issues and Foreign Relations
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Taiwan Mood Barometer
Survey, Second Half of April 2016 (2016-04-28)
(TISR)
President Ma Ying-jeou's approval rating dropped 1.5 percentage points over the
latter half of April, according to the latestTaiwan Mood
Barometer Survey (in
Chinese).
Legislative Committee Demands US Pork Ban (2016-05-03)
(Taipei
Times, By Lee I-chia) The legislature’s Social Welfare and Environmental Hygiene
Committee passed a motion demanding that the incoming Cabinet prohibit imports
of US pork with ractopamine.
Pork 'Just One of Many Issues' in ROC-US Trade Talks: US
Official (2016-05-06)
(CNA)
Taiwan should not lose sight of the big picture in its trade relations with the
United States, and the importance of American pork is only one of the many trade
matters being discussed between the two sides, a U.S. State Department official
has said.
AIT Announces US Attendees to Inauguration (2016-05-08)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) Some Taiwanese Americans were disappointed with the
AIT’s list, saying the US should have sent higher-ranking officials to boost
relations.
Foreign Minister Claims Economic Relations with China Not
Replaceable (2016-05-02)
(China
Post) As President-elect Tsai Ing-wen ponders a "new southward" foreign policy
to establish closer ties with Southeast Asian nations, Foreign Minster David Lin
noted that Taiwan's trade relations with China cannot be
replaced.
Tsai Urged to Improve Ties with Japan, ASEAN (2016-05-03)
(Taipei
Times, Chen Yu-hsuan and Jonathan Chin) President-elect Tsai Ing-wen’s
administration should improve relations with Japan, India and ASEAN to boost
Taiwan’s diplomatic standing and economic growth, academics said.
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| China's
Rise and Its Domestic Issues
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Q. and A.: Arthur R. Kroeber on ‘China’s Economy’ (2016-05-06)
(Sinosphere,
By Ian Johnson) Xi belongs to the group of stability-oriented people. In many
other areas as well, the desire to control things has won out over the desire to
reform and liberalize.
China Puts a Tycoon, Ren Zhiqiang, on Probation for
Criticizing Policies (2016-05-03)
(New
York Times, By Edward Wong) Some analysts said the attack by censors and the
Internet agency on Mr. Ren might have been a swipe by Liu Yunshan and his allies
at Wang Qishan.
The Asian Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment
Bank: Conditional Collaboration? (2016-05-03)
(Council
of American Ambassadors, By Robert M. Orr) Will collaboration between the ADB
and AIIB be driven by governance conditionality? In the beginning, at least, my
sense is yes, as both institutions develop a better sense of how the AIIB’s
governance model will uphold adequate safeguards that are vital to the ADB and,
for that matter, the World Bank.
China's Most Dangerous Enemy Is Global Public
Opinon (2016-05-03)
(The
National Interest, By Yukon Huang) The majority of Americans see China’s
economic rise as a threat to their country’s global stature. Europeans are less
preoccupied with power politics, but share America’s worries that Beijing may
try to propagate its own style of development and values. There is generally
less apprehension in the rest of the world, but views vary significantly,
influenced by proximity and colored by history.
Contact:
Dalton Lin, Executive Editor
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