https://www.policyforum.net/china-in-the-south-china-sea-back-to-the-future/ The APPS Policy Forum a public policy website devoted to Asia and the Pacific. Fri, 29 Jul 2016 01:05:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.7 https://www.policyforum.net/china-in-the-south-china-sea-back-to-the-future/#comment-7158 Thu, 26 May 2016 07:48:34 +0000 http://www.policyforum.net/?p=9381#comment-7158 At this point in time, China is now busy lobbying support from mostly African States and in Asean (eg.,Cambodia & Laos) to show that a lot of nations supports their case (Nine Dash Lie). Ironically, these countries are indebted to China.

]]> https://www.policyforum.net/china-in-the-south-china-sea-back-to-the-future/#comment-6602 Sun, 06 Mar 2016 07:11:18 +0000 http://www.policyforum.net/?p=9381#comment-6602 Your statement ‘The freedom of navigation patrols should be continued and expanded, and repeated visibly by other states, to ensure that there is no acquiescence in China’s claims’ is the best and suitable action that all nations in the area should resort to at this stage before it is too late. But the main question is that which country in the are would spearhead the move. Even Australia has a huge economic and trade interest in China would not want to head the action

]]> https://www.policyforum.net/china-in-the-south-china-sea-back-to-the-future/#comment-6580 Thu, 03 Mar 2016 13:32:18 +0000 http://www.policyforum.net/?p=9381#comment-6580 China being China,they have had no respect for their own people let alone their neighbours.Their role in the Security Councilis an insult to the United Nations Charter as is the antics of USSR.
But Australia’s & New Zealand’s policys of allowing them to buy up farms,properties & businesses shows a complete lack of support to the UN & it’s mandates. A very sad state of affairs.
Many thanks for writing such a concise picture of how China & Russia are using their positions to bully less powerful nations

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