Thursday
Jun142012
China Feature: Beijing Disputes Territorial Waters with Its Neighbours
Chinese television reports on South Korea's detention of China's fishermen
One clash with a foreign neighbour might be an accident. Two might be an unfortunate coincidence. Three, and even four, starts to look like a pattern.
In the last two months, the Chinese regime has been in disputes over territorial waters with Palau, the Philippines, and both North and South Korea after Chinese fishermen were challenged by foreign navies and Coast Guards. So, is this just a case of a series of clashes and misunderstanding because of the fishing or is Beijing pursuing a policy which could raise tensions in the Pacific?
tagged China, North Korea, Palau, Philippines, Scarborough Shoal, South Korea