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RE-BALANCE TO ASIA:PROSPECTS FOR MARITIME
SECURITY IN THE INDO-PACIFIC
6 March 2013
Prof. K. L. [email protected]
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AGENDA
1. Strategic Overview: Maritime Security in the Indo-Pacific
2. What does an increased role for the United States look like?
3. Challenges & Opportunities in S&T engagement
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65% of World’s Navies Over $100B committed until
2015 for new submarines Up to 21 Large Deck units in
build or planned2 Large Deck12 Subs
3 + 7 Subs?
6 Subs2 Subs
4 Large Deck12 Subs
3 Large Deck15 Subs
48 Subs 2 Large Deck
NAVAL UNITS RECENT AND PLANNED
8 Subs?
2 Subs
2 Subs
2 + 6 Subs?
30 Subs3 Large Deck
4 Large Deck?
3 Large Deck
33 subs?
6 Subs
1 Sub
Proliferation of Blue-Water Middle Powers
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Asian Dominance of Trade
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Asian Dominance of Trade
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52%
22%
20%6%
World Seaborne Trade,value, 2010, %
Containers
Tankers
General Cargo
Dry Bulk
Lloyd’s Maritime Intelligence Unit, 2010
Asian Dominance of Trade
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High trade volume, low trade density
Asian Dominance of Trade
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1 Shanghai, China 29.07 31.74
2 Singapore, Singapore 28.43 29.94
3 Hong Kong, China 23.70 24.384 Shenzhen, China 22.51 22.575 Busan, South Korea 14.18 16.17
6 Ningbo-Zhoushan, China 13.14 14.72
7 Guangzhou Harbor, China 12.55 14.26
8 Qingdao, China 12.01 13.02
9 Jebel Ali, Dubai 11.60 13.01
10 Rotterdam 11.14 11.88
11 Tianjin, China 10.08 11.59
12 Kaohsiung, Taiwan 9.18 9.64
13 Port Kelang, Malaysia 8.87 9.60
14 Hamburg, Germany 7.91 9.04
15 Antwerp, Belgium 8.47 8.66
16 Los Angeles, U.S.A. 7.83 7.94
17 Keihin Ports, Japan* 7.48 7.64
18 Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia 6.47 7.50
19 Xiamen, China 5.82 6.47
20 Dalian, China 5.24 6.40
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1 Shanghai, China 29.07 31.74
2 Singapore, Singapore 28.43 29.94
3 Hong Kong, China 23.70 24.384 Shenzhen, China 22.51 22.575 Busan, South Korea 14.18 16.17
6 Ningbo-Zhoushan, China 13.14 14.72
7 Guangzhou Harbor, China 12.55 14.26
8 Qingdao, Chin 12.01 13.02
9 Jebel Ali, Dubai 11.60 13.01
10 Rotterdam 11.14 11.88
11 Tianjin, China 10.08 11.59
12 Kaohsiung, Taiwan 9.18 9.64
13 Port Kelang, Malaysia 8.87 9.60
14 Hamburg, Germany 7.91 9.04
15 Antwerp, Belgium 8.47 8.66
16 Los Angeles, U.S.A. 7.83 7.94
17 Keihin Ports, Japan* 7.48 7.64
18 Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia 6.47 7.50
19 Xiamen, China 5.82 6.47
20 Dalian, China 5.24 6.40
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NWP 1-14M, U.S. Navy
Contested Concept of the Commons
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Taiwan
Macclesfield Bank(PRC, Vietnam, Philippines, Taiwan)
Senkaku/Diaoyu Dispute(Japan, PRC, Taiwan)
Take-shima/Dokdo Issue(Japan, ROK)
Northern 4 Isls Issue(Japan, Russia)
SOVEREIGNTY DISPUTES IN
EAST ASIA
Spratly Isls(Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei,Philippines, Taiwan, PRC)
Paracel Isls(PRC, Vietnam, Taiwan)
‘International Boundary’ announced by China
EEZ Line (Japan)
Map source: the University of Texas at Austin
Northern Limit Line (UN)
Thai-Cambodia Dispute
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1. Who owns the land features?
2. Where are the boundaries of EEZs and int’l waters?
3. What rights and responsibilities does jurisdiction confer? (What activities are legal)?
1. Territorial2. Maritime3. Jurisdictional
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Contested Concept of the Commons:
The SCS Disputes
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What Does an Increased Role for the United States look
like?
Underwriting the Status Quo:
PresencePersistence
Partners & AlliesParameters
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Building partner capacity without remaking the partner
Preparing for asymmetry of adversaries
Resourcing the Back-Office for the long run
Building partner capacity without remaking the partner
Focus on shared interests, share-able technologies, easy-access platforms (real & virtual)
Gray Hulls White Hulls
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Challenges & Opportunities:S&T Engagement
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THE QUEST FOR RESOURCES
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Ladd Reef,Vietnam OccupiedSpratly Islands2007
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20Mischief Reef, 2007PRC Occupied
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TERRITORIAL SOVEREIGNTY DISPUTES
UNCLOS has no provisions on how to resolve disputes over which State has sovereignty over off-shore islands
Territorial sovereignty disputes governed by principles of customary international law
No dispute on territorial sovereignty can be referred to a Court or Tribunal without the CONSENT of all the parties to the dispute
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CHINA’S CURRENT POSITION ? ?
Three-Pronged Argument ? Sovereignty over all features (not just islands) and their
adjacent territorial sea Sovereign Rights and Jurisdiction in the EEZ and
Continental Shelf measured from the features Historical Rights and Jurisdiction (and control) over the
natural resources in and under the waters within the 9-dased line, even within the EEZ of the coastal States
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- In relation to EEZ movements by military and scientific vessels
- The following are not clear on their legal position – or require consent for military uses in the EEZ:
- India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Maldives, Philippines, Portugal, Uruguay, Malaysia, Vietnam, Kenya, (Thailand)…and others
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SOVEREIGNTY DISPUTES IN SOUTH ASIA
As adjudicated by ITLOS
14 Mar 2012
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Unfriendly Neighbors:Beaufort Sea
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