Japan made plans for China to make the U.S. "shut up"

July 2009, the U.S. and Malaysian armed forces in joint exercises held in the coastal areas of the South China Sea.

People's Liberation Army exercises the South China Sea: Modern Ship Launching Missile

Japanese magazine "Diplomat" on August 2 to comment, saying the Chinese as long as cool, calm and maintain its influence in Southeast Asia can deal with the United States to intervene in this issue.

"Diplomat" in the article entitled "China to make the United States" shut up "," the article pointed out that the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the July 23 Association of Southeast Asian Nations forum in remarks on the South China Sea issue, China and the U.S. relations have entered a more awkward time, while the U.S. wants to interfere in this issue is the attitude angered China.


Reported that the reason why China expressed anger Hillary's remarks, on the one hand because the United States suddenly referred to the South China Sea, "surprise", on the other hand also because some members of the United States and between ASEAN closer than China. Nevertheless, Beijing should not interfere with its own sense of anger, because the United States never actually made it clear that he would intervene in the South China Sea, so the relevant policy will not change substantially.


Report commented that the best response on the matter of China, is the expansion of the U.S. government's diplomatic counterattack, to ensure its influence in Southeast Asia. In the past decade, the Chinese in the area to maintain high economic status, and its national image has been due to government diplomacy has improved significantly. On this basis, if China and ASEAN to maintain a "code of conduct for the South China Sea", you can defuse the United States launched a "diplomatic storm."

Posted in: South China Sea