Article 3

Title of Article:

South China Sea tensions at boiling point with region

poised for military conflict
Date of Article:
2016
Source of Article: HRM Asia
Topic Concept: Conflict Management Potential Causes of conflict
Conflict Management Conflict Management Styles
http://www.news.com.au/world/asia/south-china-sea-tensions-at-boiling-point-with-region-poised-for-militaryconflict/news-story/d23151924e5adcecef79ed228fdd6289

Potential Causes of conflict

Objective Interference :
Ownership / rulership of the sea, land, air, oxygen
Difference in perspective :
China traces back to the past etc while the other countries sees no legal / official evidence
Ambiguity over Jurisdiction
Uncertainty exist over who has the authority.
Unclear ownership of land

Conflict Management Styles

China: Competition

The Chinese have been determinedly building runways, ports, observation posts
and other installations on artificially enlarged islets to strengthen its claim to the
vital trading route.
Last weekend China announced it would seal-off an large swath of the contested
sea for military exercises in the seven days leading up to the announcement.
And Chinese media on Tuesday said Beijing is ready for a military confrontation
with the United States in the region.
China has meanwhile expressed outrage at the Freedom of Navigation missions
that the US and others have been conducting in the South China Sea and says
America has no business intervening.

Indonesia : Competition
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has instructed the military to increase maritime
patrols over the waters off Natuna Islands in response to increasing tensions with
China, which it claims has up to 20,000 militia fishermen in the region.
Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan are all involved in the territorial disputes,
and

United States: Collaboration

The United States yesterday urged respect for the tribunals decision and
recommended all claimants to avoid provocative actions or statements.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi told a joint news conference with UN Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon that China also wants a peaceful resolution, but the arbitration
ruling would only escalate the disputes and tensions.