Re: A distinguished vietnamese scholar on "chinese strategic miscalculations in the s
That is the disputed area. You can call it vietnamese EEZ and we can call it ours. So, from our side, it was vietnamese ship violated Chinese law in Chinese EEZ.
Do you have a little knowledge about what is called EEZ?
EEZ stretches from the seaward edge of the state's territorial sea out to 200 nautical miles from its coast. It's not territorial waters, therefore all ships from any countries have the right to travel freely in it. Additionally, a ship from a country travelling in its EEZ is still counted as sovereign ship travelling in sovereign area.
Then what kind of chinese EEZ is that in this area where the incident happened?
I don't know if china has 1,000 nautical miles EEZ or not. Correct me if there is some kinds of "1,000 miles EEZ".
Also, Vietnamese ship was travelling in its EEZ therefore chinese pirates (PLA) had attacked a sovereign ship in its sovereign zone. Even if you argue that it was "chinese EEZ" (if you can prove that there is some kind of 1,000 miles EEZ), china was still wrong because they had no right to attack a foreign ship in that area.
Conclusion, china is a irresponsible member of the world who don't care about International Laws, always go around and bully other nations.
China has settled its border with Russia. While in South China Sea, there is no treay to indicate that. As long as no one droping the bomb on others head, we will be fine.
We are imagining!
Imagine that suddenly Russia need some lands and they invade some of your provinces in your Northern border (yeah it's their "suddenly need" so they don't give a damn care about that treaty)... What will you do?
So, have you seen that your "country's need" idea is ridiculous?
That depends how to defines your "legal" rights. Claimed by yourselves or accepted by others? It seems to me that your "legal" rights are not accepted by China, Taiwan, Phillipines, Malaysia, etc.
We have already solved with Malaysia. We are solving with Philippines. Yeah, we respect their point of views and their reliable evidences and claims.
But china (and taiwan) is another story, because they suddenly jumped in and attacked everyone else, violates International Laws, despite the lack of any base for their claim, just for their "country's need". Or should I say their "country's greed"?
Your national interests must not harm other's legal rights, so you have to follow some kind of international rules. It's the different between Modern Era and Middle Age.
Well, I'm so sorry that china hasn't passed the Middle Age...
When you send in your armed ships to harass others fish boats in an disputed area, you really cannot blame others doing the same thing.
China is well-known for using state pirates to harass, attack, robe, steal and kidnap others' fishing boats.
http://en.baomoi.com/Home/travel/en...ticizes-Chinas-attack-on-fishermen/238727.epi
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/5887/vietnam-chinese-soldiers-attack-fishermen
http://digitaljournal.com/article/309108
http://www.thanhniennews.com/index/...pensations-for-china-attack-on-fishermen.aspx