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Analyzing Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s recent remarks on the South China Sea
On April 14, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gave
an interview
to Chinese, Japanese, and Mongolian media outlets, in which he outlined Russia’s position in the ongoing South China Sea territorial disputes. Lavrov reiterated Moscow’s traditional ...
... in the global development on the situation in the water area, legal aspects of territorial disputes, as well as ways to reduce conflict potential.
Anton Tsvetov, RIAC Media and Government Relations Manager, delivered a report on the possibilities of Russia's participation in the regional settlement at the section “Major Powers Interactions in the South China Sea.”
Section video
... Beijing does so much more intelligently than Moscow.
In May this year Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov announced that Russia will participate in joint naval drills with its Asia-Pacific allies (most likely China, among others) in the South China Sea in May 2016. How do you see Russia's potential participation playing into the overall dynamics of the region?
There always has been a Russian naval presence in Asia-Pacific, which Moscow now intends to strengthen. But this will not have a major impact on the overall evolution ...
... nationalism and wounded national pride, but even this does not fully explain the events. East Asian governments are generally pragmatic in their approach to territorial issues. China has repeatedly found compromise solutions to border disputes (including with Russia).
The true significance of the South China Sea lies in the fact that it is a major trade artery through which the bulk of Asian economies’ energy imports and the majority of its export cargo trade with Europe travel. The South China Sea is also strategically important in terms ...
... would use a combination of land-based missiles, new island bases, and an expanded PLA Navy to deny American and allied forces access to the South China Sea.
This sounds quite ominous in the abstract but quite silly in the specifics. China closing the South China Sea would be like Russia closing the Bosporus and the Baltic. It would be similar to cutting off your nose to spite your face. Pundits like to
point out
that billions of dollars of world trade pass through the South China Sea every year. They usually don't mention that ...
... Ivanov, State Duma Deputy Chairman Nikolay Levichev, RIAC Member Vitaly Naumkin, Director of RAS Institute for Oriental Studies, Director of Foreign Policy Planning Department at Russian Foreign Ministry Alexander Tokovinin, as well as by analysts from Russia, India, the USA, Australia, Italy and Belgium.
The participants expressed their concern over tensions in the South China Sea, which is emerging as a global confrontation arena between the United States and China. Many believe that the situation’s high conflict potential arises from the arms race in Southeast Asia and significance of the great powers’ ...
