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Subject: [CLBcSVVNtNB] JP Govt eyes sea security forum / Plan to be proposed at East Asia Summit as warning to China
JP Govt eyes sea security forum / Plan to be proposed at East Asia Summit as warning to China
The government is likely to call for establishing a forum to deal with maritime security during the East Asia Summit (EAS) to be held in mid-November in Indonesia, sources said Tuesday.
The government will seek the understanding of EAS participating countries, hoping to stipulate the formation of a provisionally designated "East Asia maritime forum" in the summit's joint declaration.
The forum would be meant as a warning to China, whose expanding maritime activities are creating friction with its neighbors on the South China Sea, as well as the East China Sea, which includes the Senkaku Islands.
When Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda spoke with Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Tuesday, the two agreed that maritime safety is a "common strategic interest."
They also agreed to cooperate on the formation of a network that will contribute to creating appropriate rules.
Japan, Australia, China, India, South Korea and members of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations participate in the EAS. For the upcoming event, U.S. and Russian leaders will join in the talks for the first time, strengthening the impact of the EAS worldwide.
According to the Foreign Ministry, the maritime forum will be established as a subordinate of EAS, comprising senior government officials and experts.
The forum will discuss rules regarding maritime safety, such as international laws and regulations, as well as freedom of navigation, and will urge China to behave with restraint.
The Japanese government aims to further gain the understanding of other countries during Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's visit to Japan in late October, and also the maritime discussions to be held for the first time between Japan and Singapore in November.
Japan has had strategies for dealing with the rise of China in cooperation with ASEAN. However, Japan's reputation among ASEAN members suffered when its relationship with the United States deteriorated during the 2009-10 administration of former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.
Japan is once again in step with the United States, while China insists that territorial disputes in the South China Sea should be solved separately between each pair of counties involved.
(Sep. 29, 2011)
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