Critiquing Lin Chun-hsien's Remark 'Taiping Island is too far away to defend': When Allies in Sovereign Proclamations Are Scarier Than Adversaries

This article strongly criticizes the controversial statement made by then-DPP Legislator Lin Chun-hsien: 'Taiping Island is too far away to defend,' uttered while President Ma Ying-jeou flew to the island to assert sovereignty. The author argues that at a sensitive time when the Philippines submitted the Taiping Island dispute to the Hague, such remarks betray national interests and only embolden South China Sea claimants like Vietnam and the Philippines. The piece sarcastically labels Lin as a 'teammate' more terrifying than any opponent.

2016年1月29日

The Massive Crisis Behind the South China Sea Arbitration: If Taiping Island Becomes a 'Rock,' China Will Lose Billions in Economic Waters!

This article discusses the strategic intent of the Philippines in submitting the South China Sea dispute to international arbitration at The Hague, with Taiping Island as a primary target. The Philippines aims to prove Taiping Island is a 'rock' rather than an 'island,' thereby shrinking sovereign claims from a 200-nautical-mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) to a 12-nautical-mile territorial sea. This would cause the Republic of China to lose vast marine resources and fishing interests. The article also strongly condemns DPP Legislator Lin Chun-hsien for his remarks that 'Taiping Island is impossible to defend,' viewing it as an absurd abandonment of sovereignty.

2016年1月28日