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Locations
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Events
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Summary
This document is a scanned copy of an article titled 'South China Sea: making sense of nonsense' by Mark Valencia, published in The Japan Times on June 29. The text analyzes contradictory actions by the Chinese government, contrasting diplomatic assurances given by Defense Minister Liang Guanglie with aggressive maritime incidents against Vietnamese vessels. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029950' stamp, indicating it is part of a larger congressional investigation file.
People (2)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Mark Valencia | Author |
Writer of The Japan Times article 'South China Sea: making sense of nonsense'
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| Liang Guanglie | Chinese Defense Minister General |
Quoted regarding China's commitment to peace at the Shangri-la Dialogue
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Organizations (7)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| The Japan Times |
Publisher of the article
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| Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) |
Target of China's 'charm offensive' and U.S. strategy
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| China's government |
Entity giving mixed signals regarding foreign policy
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| U.S. government |
Mentioned regarding strategy to protect ASEAN nations
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| Shangri-la Dialogue |
Conference where Liang Guanglie spoke
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| Central Military Commission |
Chinese military organization that sent vice chairmen to Southeast Asia
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the footer stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'
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Timeline (3 events)
May 26
A Vietnamese survey ship had its seismic cables cut by a Chinese patrol boat
South China Sea (claimed continental shelf)
Vietnamese survey ship
Chinese patrol boat
Locations (5)
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Region of conflict and subject of the article
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Country involved in the conflict
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Location of the Shangri-la Dialogue
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Implied location/origin of the survey ship involved in the incident
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Region visited by Central Military Commission vice chairmen
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Key Quotes (4)
"China is committed to maintaining peace and stability in the South China Sea"Source
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"China stood by the DOC"Source
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"making sense of nonsense"Source
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Quote #3
"blatant violations of the solemnly agreed Declaration on Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC)"Source
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Quote #4
Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (1,610 characters)
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Article 5.
The Japan Times
South China Sea: making sense of
nonsense
Mark Valencia
The Japan Times
South China Sea: making sense of
nonsense
Mark Valencia
June 29 — After a series of aggressive incidents involving Chinese
patrol boats and subsequent soothing official statements, many
analysts are trying to figure out what is really going on.
More specifically, why have different sections of China's government
given mixed signals and chosen in nearly one fell swoop to embarrass
their own leaders, undermine China's carefully nurtured and
reasonably successful "charm offensive" toward the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and play right into the U.S.
strategy of convincing ASEAN nations that they need its protection
from a bullying China?
In China, has the political train left the station and are ASEAN
nations thus just changing seats or cars on the train?
We are talking here not just about blatant violations of the solemnly
agreed Declaration on Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea
(DOC) — all parties are guilty of that — but also of contradicting, by
poorly timed actions, the words of leaders. When Chinese Defense
Minister General Liang Guanglie was telling the Shangri-la Dialogue
on June 3 in Singapore that "China is committed to maintaining
peace and stability in the South China Sea" and that "China stood by"
the DOC, news media were reporting that on May 26 a Vietnamese
survey ship operating on its claimed continental shelf had its seismic
cables cut by a Chinese patrol boat.
Shortly after that event China sent two vice chairmen of the Central
Military Commission to Southeast Asia to try to reassure other
patrol boats and subsequent soothing official statements, many
analysts are trying to figure out what is really going on.
More specifically, why have different sections of China's government
given mixed signals and chosen in nearly one fell swoop to embarrass
their own leaders, undermine China's carefully nurtured and
reasonably successful "charm offensive" toward the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and play right into the U.S.
strategy of convincing ASEAN nations that they need its protection
from a bullying China?
In China, has the political train left the station and are ASEAN
nations thus just changing seats or cars on the train?
We are talking here not just about blatant violations of the solemnly
agreed Declaration on Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea
(DOC) — all parties are guilty of that — but also of contradicting, by
poorly timed actions, the words of leaders. When Chinese Defense
Minister General Liang Guanglie was telling the Shangri-la Dialogue
on June 3 in Singapore that "China is committed to maintaining
peace and stability in the South China Sea" and that "China stood by"
the DOC, news media were reporting that on May 26 a Vietnamese
survey ship operating on its claimed continental shelf had its seismic
cables cut by a Chinese patrol boat.
Shortly after that event China sent two vice chairmen of the Central
Military Commission to Southeast Asia to try to reassure other
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