Keywords: South China Sea issues, solutions and the future of the South China Sea
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As many countries around the South China Sea are expanding their demands for sovereignty and interests, the contradictions and conflicts caused by the overlapping of exclusive economic zones are expanding, the competition centered on maritime rights and interests is expanding, and the trend of extraterritorial countries headed by the United States to intervene in the South China Sea issue is expanding, and peace and stability in the South China Sea are facing great challenges. The China government has been committed to the peaceful settlement of the Nansha dispute through diplomatic channels. Put forward the principle of "sovereignty lies with me, put aside disputes and jointly develop", which ensures the basic stability of the situation in the South China Sea and brings it under control.
Recently, the friction between neighboring countries and China revolved around the South China Sea issue. Regarding the South China Sea dispute, China has repeatedly stressed that China adheres to the position of peaceful settlement. The South China Sea issue has surpassed the general territorial disputes and become a strategic issue related to peace or war in the Asia-Pacific region and even the world. At present, there are several obstacles to solving the South China Sea issue:
1. The biggest obstacle is the strong nationalism in the sovereignty dispute. Nationalism may become a powerful stumbling block to dispute settlement and even functional cooperation. The public's nationalist rhetoric has destroyed political will and adversely affected cooperation and dialogue that may damage national sovereignty.
2. State-owned enterprises such as the United States and Japan tried to intervene in the South China Sea issue in an attempt to expand and internationalize it. In order to further contain China and safeguard its interests in the South China Sea, the United States, Japan, India and other extraterritorial powers have raised the South China Sea issue to the international level in an attempt to establish "vertical integration" to suppress China in order to safeguard and occupy its economic interests and hegemony in the South China Sea.
3. There is no effective environmental management mechanism in South China Sea. There is no effective and perfect management mechanism for a series of problems such as transportation security, marine environment maintenance and protection, and marine resources exploration and development. Because the country's jurisdiction over the South China Sea rarely reaches a * * * understanding. Effective ocean management usually requires agreement on national jurisdiction.
4. From the operational point of view, both the geographical position and the strategic preparation of the opponent pose a threat to us. The redeployment of the islands occupied by Vietnam and the Philippines poses a serious threat to our military equipment. The southern island of Nansha is farther away from China Hainan Air Force Base than from Vietnamese military base, and the environment of the southern island is not suitable for long-term stationing.
Faced with these obstacles to the peaceful settlement of the South China Sea issue, what effective measures should China take to safeguard the sovereignty integrity and peace of the South China Sea region?
1. Continue to do a good job in the South China Sea, especially Vietnam and the Philippines. Through peaceful negotiations, we will strive to shelve the issue of sovereignty, shift our focus to how to maintain the stability and development of the South China Sea, strive for opportunities for project cooperation, reduce national sentiment, and truly consider the sustained and stable development of the South China Sea. By signing relevant agreements, violators can use non-peaceful means to destroy their relevant infrastructure. On the contrary, it may provide a real opportunity for dispute settlement and common development.
2. By reaching an agreement, prevent the interference of countries such as the United States, Japan and India and increase contradictions. Resolutely oppose countries unrelated to the South China Sea issue to intervene in the South China Sea dispute and oppose the internationalization, multilateralization and expansion of the South China Sea issue. The Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea emphasizes the peaceful settlement of disputes in the South China Sea through friendly consultation and negotiation. Before the dispute is settled, all parties promise to exercise restraint, not to take actions that complicate and enlarge the dispute, and to seek ways to build mutual trust in the spirit of cooperation and understanding, including cooperation in marine environmental protection, search and assistance, and combating transnational crimes.
3. Do a good job in routine cruise, surveillance and monitoring, and strengthen the law enforcement of cruise in the South China Sea. Especially today, when the South China Sea issue is so sensitive, it is necessary to strengthen the cruise and monitoring of this sea area and strengthen the patrol of coastal defense and island reefs; Strengthen maritime air defense patrols, expand operations, and maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea. Always be vigilant and provide security for safeguarding Nansha's sovereignty.
4. China must constantly strengthen the modernization of its navy and enhance its marine military strength. Strengthen strategic deployment and military strength. Although we do not advocate force, we will never promise to give up it. Strengthen coordination and support between the navy and the air force. As long as the military is hard enough, it will bring deterrence to the other side to a certain extent. Although the ultimate goal of Vietnam and the Philippines is to claim and carve up the sovereignty of the South China Sea, they can't ignore the asymmetry of their strength with China and the unchangeable reality of their neighbors. Even if they temporarily rely on external forces to gain some temporary advantages, it will not last long.
5. Strengthen effective management and control of disputed areas. Integrate various resources and forces at sea, unify leadership and command, and establish and improve a comprehensive maritime security guarantee mechanism integrating emergency and response. Unified management of marine law enforcement and administrative jurisdiction, integration of marine information, establishment of unified laws and regulations, unified deployment and rational use of various maritime forces. Acting in accordance with the declaration will never give the countries led by the United States the opportunity to criticize and provoke. Proceeding from the peaceful development of the South China Sea, China's friendly consultation policy is expressed with practical actions.
6. All the territorial areas of China should locate coordinates and submit their own territorial sea baseline claims to the United Nations as soon as possible. Positioning as soon as possible, clarifying China's sovereignty to the world, and further establishing the reasonable and legal status of sovereignty in the South China Sea, so as to resolve sovereignty disputes with Vietnam, the Philippines and other countries and restore stability in the South China Sea as soon as possible.
Based on the current form of the South China Sea, the positions and behaviors of various countries, where will the sovereignty dispute in the South China Sea go?
1. Vietnam and the Philippines are "vertically integrated" with overseas countries such as the United States, Japan, India and Australia. Regarding the sovereignty dispute between China, the Philippines, Viet Nam and other countries in the South China Sea, the United States and European Union countries adopted the same statement, reaffirming "the principle of peaceful settlement of disputes in accordance with international law and the importance of maintaining peace and stability in the South China Sea". The United States once again made a gesture of "active intervention" on this issue. Not only is it more difficult to solve the South China Sea issue peacefully, but it may also lead to an escalation and confrontation in the Asia-Pacific region, increase the danger of war and directly endanger the future of China's peaceful rise.
2. The South China Sea issue will become the focus of global attention, and it cannot be solved only through consultations among China, Vietnam and the Philippines. Robert, a member of the National Defense Policy Committee of the US Department of Defense? Kaplan said in an article published in Foreign Policy a few days ago: "The battlefield in the 2 1 century is the ocean. Just like Germany during the Cold War, the South China Sea in China will become the forefront in the coming decades. " Due to the involvement of several big countries, the international community is bound to be turbulent. The global economy will also be affected.
It is becoming more and more important to solve these problems through more dialogues. Possible measures to build mutual trust include mutual understanding of the rights and responsibilities of the exclusive economic zone, formulating a more comprehensive code of conduct for all parties in the South China Sea, and reaching a maritime conflict resolution agreement to ensure that the conflict will not escalate. The danger of conflict increases with the expansion of navies of various countries, not just China.
The South China Sea is the South China Sea of China, not the South China Sea of the world. At a new historical starting point, we will carry out research on the development strategy of the South China Sea with a broad world vision, future vision and innovative vision, and lead the development and construction direction of the South China Sea. As the "blue land" of China, we insist that sovereignty belongs to China, never compromise, never advocate the use of force, and never promise not to use force. It is the duty of every citizen of China to defend the territorial and sovereign integrity of the motherland. I believe that in the near future, the South China Sea will no longer be controversial, and it will fully embrace the great Chinese nation.
I remember Liang Qichao's On young chinese said: "Those who are in young chinese are also responsible for those who are in young chinese. Therefore, today's responsibility lies not with others, but with my youth. Teenagers are smart, rich, strong, independent, free and progressive, better than Europe and better than the earth. Therefore, we should study hard, study our professional knowledge assiduously, contribute our strength to China's socialist modernization and strive for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation!