The Northeast Asian Seas have so many potential sources of conflict: many of the world's foremost naval powers are deployed in those waters, there are vast illicit fisheries operating in overlapping jurisdictions, a...The Northeast Asian Seas have so many potential sources of conflict: many of the world's foremost naval powers are deployed in those waters, there are vast illicit fisheries operating in overlapping jurisdictions, and there are vicious recurrent maritime territorial disputes. One of the most problematic challenges with Maritime Confidence Building Measures (MCBMs) is a lack of practical communication channels dedicated to regional maritime security. There is, therefore, an urgent need to establish cooperative Maritime Crisis Management Systems (MCMSs) so that maritime crises and contingencies can be avoided, thus providing the opportunity for MCBMs to fulfill their promise.展开更多
China's new grand strategy, the Belt and Road (B&R) Initiative, has two primary components: Chinese President Xi Jinping announced the Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB) in September 2013 during a visit to Kazakhst...China's new grand strategy, the Belt and Road (B&R) Initiative, has two primary components: Chinese President Xi Jinping announced the Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB) in September 2013 during a visit to Kazakhstan, and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Route Economic Belt (MSR) in a speech to the Indonesian parliament the following month.展开更多
文摘The Northeast Asian Seas have so many potential sources of conflict: many of the world's foremost naval powers are deployed in those waters, there are vast illicit fisheries operating in overlapping jurisdictions, and there are vicious recurrent maritime territorial disputes. One of the most problematic challenges with Maritime Confidence Building Measures (MCBMs) is a lack of practical communication channels dedicated to regional maritime security. There is, therefore, an urgent need to establish cooperative Maritime Crisis Management Systems (MCMSs) so that maritime crises and contingencies can be avoided, thus providing the opportunity for MCBMs to fulfill their promise.
文摘China's new grand strategy, the Belt and Road (B&R) Initiative, has two primary components: Chinese President Xi Jinping announced the Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB) in September 2013 during a visit to Kazakhstan, and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Route Economic Belt (MSR) in a speech to the Indonesian parliament the following month.