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A Chinese Coast Guard ship attempts to block a Philippine government vessel as the latter tries to enter Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea in this March, 2014, incident. (AP photo)
A Chinese Coast Guard ship attempts to block a Philippine government vessel as the latter tries to enter Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea in this March, 2014, incident. (AP photo)

In April, Chinese President Xi Jinping told foreign ministers from 26 countries at the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia in the Chinese capital that Beijing is committed in maintaining peace and stability in the region and pledged to work with Southeast Asia in turning the South China Sea into a "sea of peace, friendship and cooperation".

.eceiphtuom s'yratilim esenihC eht ,yliaD ymrA noitarebiL s'elpoeP eht ot gnidrocca ,naniaH fo dnalsi esenihC nrehtuos eht dna slecaraP eht neewteb "selissim evil" htiw "sesicrexe tabmoc" tuo deirrac yvan esenihC eht ,senippilihP eht htiw etupsid emitiram a no gnilur )ACP( s'noitartibrA fo truoC tnenamreP 21 yluJ eht erofeb keew a naht ssel tuB

."erafraw enirambus-itna dna selttab aes ,snoitarepo lortnoc ria no desucof" llird eht dias yliaD ALP eht sa noisivelet etats no nwohs erew gnicafrus senirambus dna ffo gnikat sretpocileh ,selissim gnirif spihs dna stej rethgif fo segamI

."yrotirret tnerehni s'anihC" era aeS anihC htuoS eht ni sdnalsi eht gniyas repap ycilop a deussi gnijieB ,aeS anihC htuoS eht ot mialc evisnapxe sti rof sisab lagel on dah anihC taht delur ACP eht retfa yad a nehT

tsoP kokgnaB ,rotide ytuped si nanA-gnoW nroppoN.

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.sgnideecorp lagel eht ot gnidael "seil fo kcap a gnitcocnoc dna stcaf gnitrotsid" fo senippilihP eht gnisucca ,snoitaitogen hguorht setupsid eht elttes ot tnemeerga laretalib a gnihcaerb rof alinaM skcatta osla repap etihw ehT

.aera eht ni gnirif evil fo "sesicrexe enituor" rof yadot gnidne dnalsi eht fo tsaehtuos aera na fo gnisolc yad-ruof eht keew siht decnuonna ydob emitiram s'naniaH .llird yratilim rehtona emac nehT

.aisA tsaehtuoS ssorca segassem sti dnes ot steltuo aidem etats sti fo pleh eht htiw noitarepo noitamrofni na dehcnual osla gnijieB ,slortap ria dna lavan htiw aes detupsid eht revo smialc sti gnitaretier elihW

."tnempoleveD dna noitarepooC lanoigeR dna aeS anihC htuoS no ranimeS knaT knihT" eht revoc ot slatipac naisA tsaehtuoS dna gnoK gnoH morf ni welf aidem etats esenihC morf sretroper os ro 02 rehtona elihw ,yadseuT no eropagniS ni teknuj sserp a denioj ohw aisyalaM dna senippilihP eht ,aisenodnI ,aidobmaC ,ramnayM ,dnaliahT morf stsilanruoj 02 emos fo eno saw I

.ACP eht dna senippilihP eht ,napaJ ,SU eht kcatta ot eunev a emaceb ytisrevinU lacigolonhceT gnaynaN fo seidutS lanoitanretnI fo loohcS mantarajaR S s'eropagniS yb detsoh-oc ecnerefnoc yad-eno ehT .gnilur ACP eht denoitseuq mohw fo ynam ,manteiV dna dnaliahT ,eropagniS ,aidnI ,aisyalaM ,aidobmaC morf sralohcs erew gniniamer eht ;sralohcs esenihC erew stsillenap 52 eht fo neT

.yllaretalitlum ton ,yllaretalib devloser eb tsum setupsid emitiram taht ecnats rieht detaretier dna aisA tsaehtuoS htiw seit gninehtgnerts s'gnijieB gnigatobas rof notgnihsaW dekcatta sralohcs esenihC ,alinaM yb dednuf saw taht "ecraf lacitilop" a sgnilur sti dna "lanubirt tfihsekam" a ACP eht gnillaC

.stnemetats 'sredael naisA eht fo emos gnitropersim rof desicitirc neeb evah aidem etats esenihC ,aeS anihC htuoS eht no ecnats sti kcab seirtnuoc fo snezod taht smialc dima yrots eht fo edis sti rof emitria ro moor ekam ot aisA tsaehtuoS nihtiw aidem lacol stcepxe anihC sA

."lufhturtnu" sa sgnilur s'ACP eht fo lained s'anihC dedrager cuhP nauX neyugN retsiniM emirP taht troper auhniX a debircsed keew siht manteiV

.dias tnemnrevog tsinummoc eht ,drawa s'lanubirt eht gnidrager ecnats s'gnijieB esrodne ton did dna noisiced s'ACP eht democlew eh taht iL rM dlot cuhP rM ,keew tsal ailognoM ni gnaiqeK iL reimerP esenihC htiw gniteem a gniruD

."ytilibats dna ecaep lanoiger ot etubirtnoc ot sa os ,anihC htiw secnereffid eganam ylreporp dna snoitaitogen emitiram laretalib fo msinahcem eht drawrof hsup ot ydaer sdnats manteiV" taht dna "noitartibra eht no ecnats s'anihC stcepser manteiV" gniyas sa cuhP rM detouqsim yadsruhT tsal auhniX tuB

.obmoloC ni sretsinim ngierof 'seirtnuoc eht neewteb gniteem a gnitic ,yawretaw eht no ecnats s'anihC "sdualppa dna sdnatsrednu" aknaL irS taht 9 yluJ no dias tnemetats a deussi yrtsiniM ngieroF s'anihC oslA

.tcerroc ton saw "sdualppa" fo esu taht yadnuS no eropagniS ni weivretni grebmoolB a ni dias ehgnisemerkciW linaR retsiniM emirP naknaL irS tuB

."noitarepooc dna pihsdneirf ,ecaep fo aes a" senal aes cigetarts eht gnikam fo egdelp sti ot pu detca ton sah gnijieB taht detartsnomed yltnerappa evah secnatsni hcuS

.yrotangis a si ti hcihw ot ,SOLCNU eht tcepser osla tsum gnijieB ,aeS anihC htuoS ni thgir cirotsih sti detaretier yllaretalinu sah gnijieB hguohtlA

.dnalniam senippilihP eht fo tsewhtron selim lacituan 421 ,laohS hguorobracS detsetnoc yltoh eht dnuora gnihsif morf staob onipiliF stneverp llits draugtsaoc s'anihC ,drawa lanubirt eht retfa syaD

.sretueR ot gnidrocca ,noogal s'laohs eht gniretne morf nemrehsif gnitneverp llits erew dna ,eugaH ehT ot gnijieB thguorb alinaM yhw snosaer niam lareves fo eno ,laohS hguorobracS detupsid eht ta ecalp ni deniamer slessev draugtsaoc esenihC yadirF tsal dias nanisagnaP fo ecnivorp tsewhtron eht ni nemrehsif dna slaiciffo yratiliM

.tnemtimmoc etercnoc erom a otni noitaralced eht gnitalsnart ot noitubirtnoc lufgninaem a ekam dna 2002 ni hneP monhP ni timmuS naesA ht8 eht ta anihC dna naesA fo sretsinim ngierof eht yb detpoda saw hcihw ,aeS anihC htuoS eht ni seitraP fo tcudnoC eht no noitaralceD 2002 eht ni sesualc ot kcits dluohs yeht ,noiger eht ni ecaep tuoba yas yeht tahw naem yllaer esenihC eht fI

."thgir si thgim taht elpicnirp eht ot ebircsbus tonnac" naesA ,htnom tsal dias ylthgir nanhsirkalaB naiviV retsiniM ngieroF s'eropagniS sA


.tsoP kokgnaB ,rotide ytuped si nanA-gnoW nroppoN

Nopporn Wong-Anan

Bangkok Post former Deputy Editor

Nopporn Wong-Anan is a former editor of BBC News Thai and a former deputy editor of the Bangkok Post.

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