{"id":1610,"date":"2017-08-13T12:32:54","date_gmt":"2017-08-13T10:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/east-sea.de\/?p=1610"},"modified":"2017-08-26T11:27:56","modified_gmt":"2017-08-26T09:27:56","slug":"english-australia-japan-and-u-s-the-south-china-sea-isnt-chinas-own-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.east-sea.de\/en\/2017\/08\/13\/english-australia-japan-and-u-s-the-south-china-sea-isnt-chinas-own-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia, Japan And U.S.: The South China Sea Isn&#8217;t China&#8217;s Own Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Australia, Japan and the U.S. have a clear and loud message for China: The South China Sea isn&#8217;t China&#8217;s own sea. It&#8217;s an international sea. That\u2019s why the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Beijing must\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-asean-philippines-southchinasea-idUSKBN1AN0TU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">establish<\/a>\u00a0a set of rules that were &#8220;legally binding, meaningful, effective, and consistent with international law.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The message, which came at a recent gathering of the foreign ministers of the three countries in Manila, echoes a similar message America and its naval allies, France, Japan and Britain sent to Beijing six months ago stating that the South China Sea should be open to all military vessels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">That\u2019s according to a recent\u00a0Chinatopix.com report. &#8220;Japan and the United States are worried by China&#8217;s efforts to exercise unilateral control over the South China Sea, a concern shared by France, which controls several Pacific islands, including New Caledonia and French Polynesia.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Financial markets in the region do not seem\u00a0that concerned, at least for now, focusing on the economic fundamentals rather than the geopolitics of the region.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1608\" src=\"http:\/\/east-sea.de\/datei\/uploads\/2017\/08\/my-dua-chien-ham-manh-nhat-den-bien-dong_31633982-300x191.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"394\" height=\"251\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">US &#8211;\u00a0Destroyer<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Meanwhile, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/philippines-duterte-tillerson-i-am-your-humble-friend-n790161\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">called<\/a>himself a \u201chumble\u201d friend of America in Southeast Asia, suggesting that he is getting ready for another in a series of flip-flops in the South China Sea dispute.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">China considers the waterway its own sea, and is building artificial islands, defying international tribunal rulings, though Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte isn&#8217;t prepared to stop Beijing &#8212; Philippines is the country that won an international tribunal ruling against China.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/panosmourdoukoutas\/2017\/08\/09\/australia-japan-and-us-the-south-china-sea-isnt-chinas-own-sea\/#229133f56332<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_1610\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"1610\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/test.east-sea.de\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p>Views: 0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia, Japan and the U.S. have a clear and loud message for China: The South China Sea isn&#8217;t China&#8217;s own sea. 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