Thread by @GeringTuvia

Very 👀 comments on the #SouthChinaSea by Jia Qingguo, a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and professor and former dean of the School of International Studies at PKU:
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2/ "A few years ago, a student and I did a study on how the US disposed of maritime rights and territorial disputes after World War II, and we found that the United States accepted four approaches: first, international arbitration; second, reach an agreement through negotiations;

3/ "third, give up individual islands that are not vital; and fourth, drop the dispute. The question is, why didn't the US use force to defend what it thought were its legitimate rights and interests?

4/ "Is it because its strength was too weak compared to the strength of the neighboring countries? It was not. Was it because it would require the intervention of an extraterritorial power? Also not. Then why?

5/ "In the final analysis, the US did not think that a forceful resolution of territorial and maritime disputes is the best way to safeguard its national interests.

6/ "The US derives its control over the world by opening its doors, so that it can utilize the talents, resources, markets, capital and technology of other countries to serve its interests.

7/ "I think in the future, China could also consider accepting this idea to resolve its territorial and maritime rights disputes... The South China Sea issue would be relatively easy to control if China began to consider its interests through this lens more often."
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Link to the interview: article.xingxingpark.com/news/yingduime…