South China sea issue is one of the world's most thorny territorial disputes
South China sea issue is one of the world's most thorny territorial disputes
Hong Kong medium review club on September 9, article, the original problem: south China sea issue is one of the world's most thorny territorial disputes south China sea issue still cling to the countries, many countries hope can through the establishment of "south China sea codes of practice" dispute resolution. Day medium "foreign scholars" article said that although there are countries have full of expectations, but at the same time, countries have questioned China would like to take this opportunity to delay the time. This article will all blame to China's body, said that as China does not wish change south China sea situation, so the dispute cannot be resolved.

There are many observers believe that the recent HuangYanDao and other island territory dispute is very worthy of concern, but Beijing is to disagree. This article claims that actually China's strategy is to maintain this can appear sometimes chaotic situation, but at the same time another foreign show intends to seek lasting solution cooperative attitude, to avoid being outside accused deliberately keep chaotic situation. This article refers to, Beijing knows the present tension is unlikely to be evolved into conflicts, and she also powerful bear loss caused by the south China sea dispute. At the same time, Beijing also don't want to run the risk of act and affect her status in southeast Asia (southeast Asia countries are close to China), and make the United States more actively involved in the asia-pacific affairs.

This article said, and Beijing has recently expressed "cooperative attitude", in 2011 is spent 3 billion yuan established the "China - asean maritime cooperation fund". Currently, the two sides are to discuss how to use the funds implement the 2002 years of the south China sea behavior declaration. In Singapore, southeast Asia research institute institute member stowe red (Ian Storey) that, the south China sea behavior declaration it is a failure of the agreement, China think some asean countries constantly violates the provisions of the declaration, and asean countries for China also have the same feeling.


Subsequently, Indonesia and asean in Jerusalem proposed "the south China sea issue six principle", and published the "joint declaration", stressed the need to carry out as soon as possible the south China sea codes of practice ". This paper expressed, although this than Cambodia what also don't do well, but as a result of Beijing now is in the change of time, in order to avoid controversial influence, so are not too actively participate in the talks. So the article believed that, the fastest to to 2014 years to have the opportunity to implement new south China sea code.

The article also says, the Philippines, Vietnam and the relevant countries have agreed that China doesn't intend to conclude a effective the code of conduct ". The Philippines earlier in Vietnam support and put forward under the south China sea codes of practice ", but was afraid of upsetting China other asean members against. In addition, July this year at the foreign minister meeting evolved into a farce, is because presidency Cambodia in order to maintain China's interests to discuss ban south China sea issue. This article claims that is Cambodia betrayed asean, make China can intervention southeast Asia main mechanism.

But in the end can implement rules, but ultimately didn't believe can gauge tube to any country's behavior. Australia national defense college Asian security experts plug "(Carlyle Thayer) that, China will not accept any mandatory regulation.