phillipines - taiwan row

[ecureilx]

Isn't this more about gas and oil than fish though?

You have fishermen going there often enough uncontested and that would qualify for "occupation" and hence will be considered part of the fishermen's country's territory.

Totally agree and that is my point, underneath the fishing dispute is the desire to own the rights to the gas and oil. It would be nice to think the respective governments care about over fishing but I somehow doubt it.

Fish ? what fish again ??

From what I know, the area is one of the highly fished parts of the world, and if I remember correctly, a lot of Large Taiwan / Chinese Fishing vessels do employ choppers to spot Tuna schools ... and go for upto 5 months at a go transferring the catch to factory vessels operating in sea.

Yes, Fishing does rake in a lot of money... and I wouldn't be surprised if the respective govts did worry about Fishing ..

[nakatago]

Isn't this more about gas and oil than fish though?

You have fishermen going there often enough uncontested and that would qualify for "occupation" and hence will be considered part of the fishermen's country's territory.

Totally agree and that is my point, underneath the fishing dispute is the desire to own the rights to the gas and oil. It would be nice to think the respective governments care about over fishing but I somehow doubt it.

As a tangent, if China successfully claims the whole of the South China Sea, say goodbye to international waters and shipping lanes.

[zzm9980]

As a tangent, if China successfully claims the whole of the South China Sea, say goodbye to international waters and shipping lanes.

Shipping lanes will remain open. Closing those would hurt China more than anyone else. They need to keep their supply of inbound oil and outbound manufactured crap going as efficiently as possible.

[nakatago]

As a tangent, if China successfully claims the whole of the South China Sea, say goodbye to international waters and shipping lanes.

Shipping lanes will remain open. Closing those would hurt China more than anyone else. They need to keep their supply of inbound oil and outbound manufactured crap going as efficiently as possible.

But China will control them. Lotsa ramifications.

[ecureilx]

As a tangent, if China successfully claims the whole of the South China Sea, say goodbye to international waters and shipping lanes.

Shipping lanes will remain open. Closing those would hurt China more than anyone else. They need to keep their supply of inbound oil and outbound manufactured crap going as efficiently as possible.

being a history buff, and having read about China's adventures in the region, I would safely be behind Nakatago on this .. They have nothing to loose by enforcing their rule over the wide vast ocean. And if China Wants it, they get it .. read up on the Indo China war and there was an analysis, as to why China stopped where they stopped, than grab more land in India - because they wanted only those parts, and while they didn't give a damn and took it, they weren't too greedy. Same for their limited skirmishes, and their latest adventure into Ladakh.

In the South China Sea context, I get the feeling 'they want it' .. end of story, and nobody can stop them when they decide to 'do it'

It may hurt China, but, there is a big possibility they may risk it and close it

For oil, well, China has been progressing on the Silk Route pipeline.

http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subc ... 3&cid=1502

[zzm9980]

As a tangent, if China successfully claims the whole of the South China Sea, say goodbye to international waters and shipping lanes.

Shipping lanes will remain open. Closing those would hurt China more than anyone else. They need to keep their supply of inbound oil and outbound manufactured crap going as efficiently as possible.

But China will control them. Lotsa ramifications.

Mostly just for the fishermen, oil exploration, and tariff attempts by their neighbors in the region.

With the exceptions of fishing rights and oil exploration, I trust China to keep it fair and open at least as much of not more so than the current status quo.

[zzm9980]

As a tangent, if China successfully claims the whole of the South China Sea, say goodbye to international waters and shipping lanes.

Shipping lanes will remain open. Closing those would hurt China more than anyone else. They need to keep their supply of inbound oil and outbound manufactured crap going as efficiently as possible.

being a history buff, and having read about China's adventures in the region, I would safely be behind Nakatago on this .. They have nothing to loose by enforcing their rule over the wide vast ocean. And if China Wants it, they get it .. read up on the Indo China war and there was an analysis, as to why China stopped where they stopped, than grab more land in India - because they wanted only those parts, and while they didn't give a damn and took it, they weren't too greedy. Same for their limited skirmishes, and their latest adventure into Ladakh.

In the South China Sea context, I get the feeling 'they want it' .. end of story, and nobody can stop them when they decide to 'do it'

It may hurt China, but, there is a big possibility they may risk it and close it

For oil, well, China has been progressing on the Silk Route pipeline.

http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subc ... 3&cid=1502

Read Kissinger's 'On China'. Pretty good insight and analysis too, since it includes a lot of the behind the scenes China/US diplomatic communications at the time too.

[ecureilx]

Read Kissinger's 'On China'. Pretty good insight and analysis too, since it includes a lot of the behind the scenes China/US diplomatic communications at the time too.

Love the book .. by reading the preview.

Just reserved a copy in the NLB ..

Thanks