People's daily on the United States freedom of navigation operations: is a right or a power
I confused received a letter by mail. Letter ridiculed United States on the pretext of freedom of navigation in the South China Sea dispute to show Chinese muscles move. The author of the letter is from Taipei Ou Beigong (actually author fictional characters--Editor's note) ladies. She intends to send a letter to Harris, Commander of the US Pacific headquarters and copied to United States Secretary of the Navy Lei·mabosi, and United States Defense Secretary Robert Carter and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
I do not know whether this European woman who, but I think she has a sharp angle. As far as I understand the situation, she wrote very accurately. In order to allow readers to make their own judgment, I here enclose the letter full text:
Dear Harris,
I am writing to express my respect. On May 10, "Lawrence" destroyer yongshu reef, China sailed into the 12-nautical mile territorial sea, you did a "brave".
It has been suggested that this is a one-way pass, the United Nations Convention on the law of "innocent passage" provision was made. These people mean, to counter the danger of China did not in fact exist, to sail in the region does not need courage, don't even need brains, only a single political master's command.
This, of course, is fraudulent. I am sure that your soldiers under risk "heroic act" must be "recognized". Don't forget, on April 1, 2001, the United States EP-3 spy plane collided with a Chinese f-8 fighter over the South China Sea. Now, when you put their soldiers ' lives at risk, without batting an eye. You're great!
Makes me hesitate: the United States is within sight of playing with fire in China. If the situation is out of control, the whole region will suffer. Why should we as United States bad behavior bear the costs? Any one who has independent thinking, see United States maritime disputes only in China for "bad boy" doesn't feel right?
You than anyone on the planet know that China has never turned anyone away freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, has not made any comment in this regard. United States cannot come up with any examples on this. Of course, Washington will try to avoid this--why let the facts ruin a good excuse? Instead, Washington will say, according to the South China Sea, China cannot let broken line to make claims not subject to challenge.
Don't you know that the Chinese Government took out with the South China Sea as early as 1948 discontinuous lines map? At that time no country, including the United States and the United Kingdom, and Australia, have any objection to that.
No doubt you will say, China building airport runways and other facilities is a "militarized" threatens all countries in the region. Sir, from your mouth these words can be a bit of hypocrisy! Your country operating in more than 60 countries worldwide with about 800 military bases or military facilities, some Al-Qaida even built directly in front of the national.
Although I am just a fisherman's daughter, but read let me know, with intentions to be a threat. United States has 11 carrier battle groups deployed around the world, each battle group has sufficient firepower to 4/5 countries in the world back to the stone age. The world's two largest air force, the first is the United States air force, the second is a United States naval aviation. In addition, the United States also made public his "intent": does not allow other countries to challenge the power of its first position. Under such circumstances, you also talk about a threat?!
Meanwhile, except for Brunei, but other Somali also build the reef in the South China Sea Island. This United States obviously deliberately overlooked. In the words of former Vice President Al Gore said that it was "troublesome" the truth.
Of course I do, United States did not admit the habit of making mistakes or admit he might make a mistake. When the Americans invaded Iraq and found no weapons of mass destruction, even without an apology. When Washington was wrong to accuse the Soviet Union in Viet Nam when the use of biological weapons, scientists of the International Panel of experts found that the yellow substance just be bee excrement.
United States what is the bottom line? Might is right. United States is frustrating China's rise, preventing the Chinese challenge United States hegemony. The truth we all know that, so the United States was not to talk about lofty principles and international law.
However, if you also want to get some respect from the people in the region, there is something you can do. In the name of freedom of navigation and of upholding international law, you may wish to send a destroyer to red bird reef.
Japan believe there are its territory. But red bird reef at low tide exposed surface area would still not your Office in Honolulu. In addition, red bird reef lies 1700 kilometres south of Tokyo, from Taiwan is less than 500 km away. Under the United Nations Convention on law of the sea, rocks are not Islands, cannot have the 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone. But Tokyo did not waiver, its red bird reef claims an exclusive economic zone and even than the whole of Japan was such a big area. Last month, Japan also at the red bird reef nearby seas aboard a Taiwan fishing vessel detained and asked for ransom.
So, dear Admiral, please put "Lawrence" was sent to red bird reef, let the crew where he caught a fish. If you did, you might have doubts about people of the so-called freedom of navigation in the South China Sea operations, might give you a round of applause.
(Author as Singapore Press Holdings Group, a former Senior Executive Vice President and former editor of the Straits Times, the original text published on May 29, the Straits Times)
(Editors: Biao Guo UN832)
2016-06-05 05:28:25
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人民日报谈美国航行自由行动：是公理还是强权
本人邮箱莫名其妙收到了一封信。这封信嘲讽美国以航行自由为借口在南海争端上向中国展示肌肉之举。信的作者是来自台北的欧贝龚（实为作者虚构的人物——编者注）女士。她打算把这封信寄给美军太平洋总部司令哈里斯，同时抄送给了美国海军部长雷·马伯斯、美国国防部长卡特以及日本首相安倍晋三。
我不知道这位欧女士究竟是谁，但我认为她的视角很犀利。就我了解的情况来看，她所写非常准确。为了让读者做出自己的判断，我在这里附上这封信全文：
尊敬的哈里斯上将，
我写信是向您表达敬意。5月10日，“劳伦斯”号驱逐舰驶入中国永暑礁12海里领海时，您表现得很“勇敢”。
有人提出，这只是一次单向通过，《联合国海洋法公约》也对“无害通过”做出了规定。这些人的意思是，中国进行反制的危险事实上并不存在，到这一区域航行不需要勇气，甚至不需要大脑，只需执行政治主人的命令即可。
这当然是诡辩。我确信，您让手下士兵承担风险的“英勇之举”必须得到“承认”。不要忘记了，2001年4月1日，美国EP—3侦察机与中国歼8战机在南海上空相撞。现在，您把自己士兵的生命置于危险境地时，眼睛都不眨一下。您可真棒！
让我正言相告：美国正在中国的视线内玩火。如果这种状况失去控制，整个地区都将遭受损失。我们为什么要为美国的错误行为承受代价？任何一个有独立思考能力的人，看到美国一再把中国塑造为海洋争端中唯一的“坏孩子”，难道不会感到不对劲？
您肯定比这个星球上的任何人都明白，中国从来没有拒绝过任何人在南海的航行自由，也没有做出过任何这方面的表态。美国对此拿不出任何例证。当然，华盛顿会尽量避开这一点——为什么要让事实毁了一个好借口呢？相反，华盛顿会说，不能让中国根据南海断续线做出的权利主张不受挑战。
您难道不知道中国政府早在1948年就拿出了带有南海断续线的地图？那时没有一个国家，包括美国、英国、澳大利亚，对此有任何异议。
毫无疑问，您会说，中国建设机场跑道和其他设施是在搞“军事化”，威胁到地区所有国家。先生，从您的嘴里冒出这些话还真有点虚伪啊！您的国家在全球60多个国家经营着约800个军事基地或军事设施，有些基地甚至直接建在中国家门口。
虽然我只是个渔民的女儿，但是阅读让我明白，能力加上意图才会构成威胁。美国有11个航母战斗群部署在全球各地，每一个战斗群都拥有足够火力将全球4/5的国家打回石器时代。当今世界最大的两支空中力量，第一是美国空军，第二是美国海军航空兵。此外，美国还公开了自己的“意图”：不允许别国挑战自身至上的权力地位。这样的情况下，您还谈论威胁？！
同时，除文莱外，其他声索国同样在南海岛礁上搞了建设。对于这点，美国显然有意识地忽视了。用贵国前副总统阿尔·戈尔的话说，这真是“麻烦”的真相。
我当然知道，美国没有承认自己犯错或者承认自己可能犯错的习惯。当美军入侵伊拉克后发现并无所谓的大规模杀伤性武器时，连个道歉都没有。当华盛顿错误地指责苏联在越南使用生物武器时，国际专家小组的科学家们发现，那些黄色物质仅仅是蜜蜂排泄物。
美国的底线是什么？强权即公理。美国是在阻挠中国崛起、防止中国挑战美国的霸主地位。这些实情我们都明白，所以请美国不要再大谈高尚原则和国际法了。
然而，如果您还希望从本地区的明眼人中获得一些尊重，有件事您倒是可做。在航行自由和维护国际法的名义下，您不妨派驱逐舰去冲之鸟礁。
日本认为那儿是它的领土。但是冲之鸟礁低潮时露出海面的面积恐怕还没有您在檀香山的办公室大。此外，冲之鸟礁位于东京以南1700公里，距离台湾却不足500公里。根据《联合国海洋法公约》，岩礁不是岛屿，不能拥有200海里专属经济区。但东京并没有因此而放弃主张，其就冲之鸟礁主张的专属经济区甚至比整个日本面积还大。上个月，日本还把在冲之鸟礁附近海域作业的一艘台湾渔船扣押并索要了赎金。
所以，尊敬的海军上将，请把“劳伦斯”号派去冲之鸟礁吧，顺便让船员们在那儿钓一钓鱼。如果您这么做了，对于您在南海搞所谓航行自由行动有所疑虑的人，或许会给您一点掌声。
（作者为新加坡报业控股集团前高级执行副总裁、《海峡时报》前总编，原文刊发于5月29日《海峡时报》）
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2016-06-05 05:28:25
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