Lessons from the disturbed waters : the Diaoyu/Diaoyutai/Senkaku Islands disputes / Hui-Yi Katherine Tseng, East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
2015
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Title
Lessons from the disturbed waters : the Diaoyu/Diaoyutai/Senkaku Islands disputes / Hui-Yi Katherine Tseng, East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Published
Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, [2015]
Call Number
KZ3881.S46 T74 2015
ISBN
9789814632836
981463283X
981463283X
Description
x, 228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)898158959
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
1
Section One: China's Positions
3
ch. 1
China's Positions
5
Overview
5
1.
China's Position in the Historical Archives - Before the 1970s
5
2.
The 1970s to 1990s - Two Decade's with Promising Beginning and Ominous Ending
10
2.1.
The Understanding Not Carved Out in Words
14
3.
Entering the 1990s: The Critical Timing
15
3.1.
Joint Development Attempts in Early 21St Century
17
4.
Recent Rounds of Tensions - 2008 to the Present
19
4.1.
The 2012 Nationalisation Plan - Inflammatory Origin
19
4.2.
Chinese Reciprocity in Countermeasures
21
4.3.
Challenges to the Chinese Perspective - The Wild Nationalistic Sentiments
23
ch. 2
Historical Arguments
29
Overview
29
1.
A General Perspective of Historical Arguments
29
2.
Historical Arguments in China's Claims
31
2.1.
China's Claims in the Diaoyu Islands Dispute
31
2.2.
Implications
35
2.3.
China's Claims in the South China Sea Dispute
37
2.4.
The Nine-Dotted Line
39
3.
Reconsidering "Historical Rights"
40
3.1.
The Diaoyu Islands Dispute
40
3.2.
A Legal Explanation of China's "Historical Arguments"
44
4.
Concluding Observations
46
4.1.
Structural Issues and Challenges
46
ch. 3
Issue-Linkage with Taiwan
49
Overview
49
1.
Transformation of the Taiwan Issue
50
1.1.
The Taiwan Issue under Transformation
50
1.2.
Growing Taiwan Identity Overshadowing the Diaoyu/Diaoyutai/Senkaku Islands Disputes
51
2.
The Beginning of Issue-Linkage with the Taiwan Issue
55
2.1.
The Initiation
55
2.2.
Nuances: Names
57
3.
The "Taiwan Dilemma" of China in the Diaoyu Islands Dispute
60
3.1.
China's "Taiwan Dilemma"
61
3.2.
China's Taiwan Dilemma in Contemporary Regional Context
62
4.
The "Taiwan Dilemma" in China's Claim: A Legal Perspective
63
4.1.
The Legal Vacuum in China's Claims
63
4.2.
Reasons and Ramifications of Chinese Resistance to the SFPT
66
4.3.
The Political Considerations of China's Claims
69
5.
Conclusion
72
ch. 4
Challenges to Fishing in the East China Sea
75
Overview
75
1.
Fishing in East Asia
75
1.1.
Quickly Depleted Fishing Resources
75
1.2.
Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
78
1.3.
Fishing: Transformation of an Old Concept: "Sovereignty" and "Security"?
80
2.
China's Fishing Industry
83
2.1.
Rapid Developments after the 1980s
83
2.2.
Challenges in Chinese Fishery Industry Development
86
2.3.
Overcapacity of Fishing
87
2.4.
Depletion of Coastal Marine Environment
89
2.5.
Fishery Legislation and Implementation Issue
92
3.
Fishing Activities in East China Sea Disputes: A New Dimension
97
3.1.
"Fishing" as a Historical Right in the East China Sea
97
3.2.
Emerging Challenges in the Safety of Fishermen in the East China Sea
100
4.
Conclusion
104
Section Two: Issues with Other Claimants' Positions
107
ch. 5
The Sovereignty Myth
109
Overview
109
1.
"Sovereignty" Reconsidered in the Context of Globalisation
110
1.1.
Sovereignty under Transformation
110
1.1.1.
Sovereignty on the Sea
113
2.
Territoriality and Territorial Rights
117
2.1.
"Territory" as an Unsatisfactory Criterion
117
2.2.
Transformation of Territory: From a Constituent to a Derivative Factor
119
3.
Issues and Challenges of Transformed Sovereignty and Territorial Rights: Reassessing the Resource Factor
122
3.1.
Reassessing the Resource Factor
122
3.2.
The Resource Link: Exclusiveness v. Inclusiveness
125
4.
Conclusion
128
ch. 6
Japan's Positions
131
Overview
131
1.
Japan's Position
131
1.1.
A Brief History
132
1.1.1.
The First Inquiry
133
1.1.2.
The Second Inquiry
136
2.
The Issue-Linkage with the Okinawa Islands Issue
138
2.1.
Recent Escalating Tensions
138
2.2.
The Okinawa Issue Revisited
140
3.
Okinawa v. Ryukyu: What's at Stake and What's Misleading?
144
3.1.
Issues at Stake
144
3.2.
The Media Reports
147
4.
Conclusion
151
Section Three: Issues and Challenges on the Sea
153
ch. 7
China's Law Enforcement Agency on the Sea
155
Overview
155
1.
The Law Enforcement Agency: A General View
156
2.
The China Story
156
2.1.
Marine Affairs Administration Structure before 2013 and Its Dilemma
156
2.1.1.
Maritime Affairs Administration
157
2.1.2.
Marine Law Enforcement Agencies - To Pull Apart the System Limb from Limb?
159
2.1.3.
The Two Major Organs
160
2.2.
Institutional Challenges in Current Political Environment
161
2.3.
Implications - The Blurring of Legal and Civil Boundaries
163
3.
The Reform in 2013: What Triggered the Reform?
166
3.1.
A Sequence of Maritime Territorial Scraps
166
3.2.
New Initiative of Marine Affairs Administration Reform
170
4.
The Restructuring of Current Marine Affairs Administration
171
4.1.
Prelude of the Reform - A New Task Force Established in the Second Half of 2012
171
4.2.
Act Two - Intra-Ministerial Restructuring
173
4.3.
The Finale or the Beginning of a New Theatre?
174
4.3.1.
The Official Launch of the New State Oceanic Administration
174
5.
Prospect: A Ministry of Oceanic Affairs and a Basic Law?
178
5.1.
The Horizontal and Vertical Structural Shortcomings
179
5.2.
Challenges to a New Marine Affairs Administration - A Basic Law or Rising of a New Super Bureaucracy?
181
ch. 8
Re-Contemplation from the View of Conflict Management
185
Overview
185
1.
The Role of Law in Claimants' Positions
185
1.1.
Applicable Law: Domestic and International
186
1.1.1.
Conformity and Incongruence
187
2.
Joint Development: How Far Can It Go?
190
2.1.
Joint Development in East Asia: A Good Idea in an Immature Environment
190
2.2.
Joint Development: Mere Negotiation Tactics?
192
2.2.1.
Chinese Proposal - "Joint Development"
192
2.2.2.
Japanese Positions: A Narrow Gate to Joint Development
197
3.
Marine Resources: Sovereignty, EEZs and Resource Rights
201
3.1.
Sovereignty and Resource Rights
201
3.1.1.
A Resource Perspective to Accommodate Taiwan's Participation
202
3.2.
A Green Right Emerging to Exclude in the EEZ?
203
4.
Conclusion
207
Section Four: Other Emerging Challenges
209
ch. 9
Epilogue
211
Overview
211
1.
Aviation Freedom in the Diaoyu Islands/ East China Sea
211
1.1.
China's Air Defence Identification Zone in East China Sea
211
1.2.
Implications
213
1.2.1.
Observations - The Initiative and Intention
213
1.2.2.
Observations - The Receiving Ends
214
2.
Taiwan and Its Real Pursuit: The East China Sea Peace Initiative
217
2.1.
Taiwan's Real Pursuit: Peace v. Sovereignty
217
2.2.
The Fishery Agreement: Realistic Interests v. Inviolable Sovereignty
220
3.
Concluding Observations
222
Index
227