Securing the Safety of Navigation in East Asia

<p>About the editors and contributors</p> <p>Part 1: Introduction</p> <p>Chapter 1: Safety of navigation in East Asia: seeking a cooperative mechanism</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Issues identified and discussed</p> <p>Prospects and conclusion</p> <p>Part 2: International legal framework: implications for East Asia</p> <p>Chapter 2: Navigating the currents of legal regimes and realpolitik in East Asia’s maritime domain</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>UNCLOS and freedom of navigation</p> <p>Safety of navigation in East Asia</p> <p>Military activities in EEZs</p> <p>Fishing activities in disputed waters</p> <p>Commercial activities in disputed waters</p> <p>Threats to US commercial interests</p> <p>Incidents involving Chinese ships and the Philippines</p> <p>China–Vietnam cable cutting incidents</p> <p>Current trends in military modernisation China</p> <p>United States</p> <p>The Philippines</p> <p>Vietnam</p> <p>Regional</p> <p>Political implications: the way ahead</p> <p>Piracy</p> <p>US military activities in China’s EEZ</p> <p>Fishing in disputed waters</p> <p>Commercial activities in disputed waters</p> <p>Chapter 3: Compulsory pilotage and the law of the sea: lessons learned from the Torres Strait</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>UNCLOS and regulation of navigation</p> <p>Compulsory pilotage, the IMO and the UNCLOS</p> <p>Torres Strait52</p> <p>Straits of Malacca and Singapore83</p> <p>Concluding remarks</p> <p>Chapter 4: Navigational rights and marine scientific research: a further clarification?</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Marine scientific research and the UNCLOS</p> <p>State practice</p> <p>Chinese regulations</p> <p>Hydrographic surveying and marine scientific research</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Part 3: Safety of navigation from national perspectives</p> <p>Chapter 5: South Korea and the safety of navigation: uncertainty derived from undefined fences</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>South Korea v. North Korea1</p> <p>South Korea v. China</p> <p>The way forward: from the lesson of EEZ negotiation cooperation with China and Japan</p> <p>Chapter 6: A Japanese researcher’s perspective on maritime navigation</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>A view on navigation in the EEZ</p> <p>The EEZ Group 21 on navigation in EEZs</p> <p>The guidelines drawn up by the EEZ Group 21</p> <p>Follow-up of the Guidelines</p> <p>Preamble</p> <p>1 Definitions</p> <p>2 Rights and Duties of the Coastal State</p> <p>3 Rights and Duties of Other States</p> <p>4 Maritime Surveillance</p> <p>5 Military Activities</p> <p>6 Non-Interference with Electronic Systems</p> <p>7 Suppression of Piracy and Other Unlawful Activities</p> <p>8 Marine Scientific Research</p> <p>9 Hydrographic Surveying</p> <p>10 Transparency of Legislation</p> <p>Chapter 7: Freedom of navigation and peaceful uses of the seas: UNCLOS, Chinese perspectives and personal thoughts</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>Purpose and structure</p> <p>“Freedom of navigation” and “navigational rights” under the UNCLOS</p> <p>Peaceful use of the seas and the use of force</p> <p>China’s perspectives</p> <p>Concluding remarks</p> <p>Chapter 8: Foreign military activities in the EEZ: preliminary views from Malaysia</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Why does Malaysia object to foreign states conducting military activities in its EEZ?</p> <p>Malaysian maritime laws</p> <p>Malaysia is not alone in opposing foreign military activities in EEZs</p> <p>Concluding remarks</p> <p>Chapter 9: Singapore’s South China Sea policy: implications for freedom and safety of navigation</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>A review of Singapore’s South China Sea statements</p> <p>Singapore’s South China Sea policy</p> <p>Determinants of Singapore’s South China Sea policy</p> <p>Singapore’s South China Sea policy: a continuation of its overall foreign policy</p> <p>Part 4: Navigational issues in the South China Sea</p> <p>Chapter 10: Cooperative mechanism for safety and security of navigation and ocean governance in the South China Sea</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Background to current South China Sea conflict situation</p> <p>Navigation and ocean governance as traditional security issues in the South China Sea: legal/political aspects</p> <p>Charting an institutionalised cooperative mechanism for non-traditional security issues</p> <p>Normative cooperation framework under UNCLOS for non-traditional security concerns in the South China Sea</p> <p>Parties to maritime governance cooperation for the South China Sea: cooperation structure</p> <p>Other major South China Sea cooperation issues</p> <p>Institutionalised regional cooperation</p> <p>Conclusions: the South China Sea situation – the real story</p> <p>Chapter 11: Rethinking the coastal states’ and user states’ interests in the South China Sea: bridging the perception gap and sharing the responsibilities</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Post-2002 development of the South China Sea dispute</p> <p>Perception gap between coastal states and user states</p> <p>Clash of interests: perception gap on the international navigation regime</p> <p>Clash of “freedom of navigation” and coastal states’ interests</p> <p>The way ahead</p> <p>Changing ways of thinking</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Chapter 12: Cross-strait cooperation on search and rescue in the Taiwan Strait and its implication for the South China Sea</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Potential causes of maritime accidents in the Taiwan Strait</p> <p>Mechanisms of maritime search and rescue in mainland China and Taiwan</p> <p>Methods and progress of cooperation on maritime search and rescue in the Taiwan Strait</p> <p>Experience over the years</p> <p>Implications for the South China Sea</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Chapter 13: The use of PSSAs in the South China Sea</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Regulation of ship-source pollution under UNCLOS</p> <p>Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSAs)</p> <p>Existing PSSAs and associated protective measures</p> <p>Sensitive sea areas in the South China Sea</p> <p>Shipping activities in the South China Sea</p> <p>Legal basis for cooperation among claimant states in proposing a PSSA</p> <p>Compliance with associated protective measures in PSSA</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Chapter 14: Towards a mandatory port state control system in the South China Sea</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Port state control under international law13</p> <p>China’s practice in the South China Sea</p> <p>Towards a mandatory regional port state control system in the South China Sea</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Selected bibliography</p> <p>Index</p>