By MATTHEW PENNINGTON
Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- The United States should condemn China's use of force and push for multilateral negotiations to resolve territorial disputes in the South China Sea that have raised tensions in the region, Sen. Jim Webb said Monday.
Vietnam fired live artillery rounds Monday off its central coast in naval drills staged after accusing Chinese boats of disrupting oil and gas exploration. A similar dispute flared last week between China and the Philippines.
The United States irked China last year by asserting that Washington had a national security interest in the peaceful resolution of disputes in the South China Sea, resource-rich waters where China has competing claims with several nations and territories and rejects outside interference. It maintains that the disputes should be handled bilaterally.
Webb, a Virginia Democrat who chairs the Senate subcommittee overseeing American policy toward east Asia, said Vietnam and other countries were watching whether "we are going to back up those words with substantive action."
"That does not mean military confrontation, per se, but we have to make a clear signal," he told a Washington seminar organized by the Council on Foreign Relations.
Webb and Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma, ranking Republican on the subcommittee, introduced a Senate resolution Monday condemning China's actions. It supports continued operations by U.S. forces to defend freedom of navigation in the South China Sea and urges the United States to facilitate a multilateral process to settle the territorial disputes.
The U.S. diplomatic intervention last year was welcomed by countries in the region, most notably Vietnam, which has a historic rivalry with China. Vietnam and China fought a bloody border war in 1979.
The latest spat between the communist-led countries has prompted rare protests in Vietnam, which says Chinese boats cut a cable attached to a vessel conducting a seismic survey off its coast May 26 and hindered operations of another vessel June 9. China accuses Vietnam of illegally entering its waters and putting fishermen's lives at risk. It has not commented on Vietnam's naval drills.
Webb described China's actions as a clear interference in "proper activities by Vietnam."
U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said Friday that the recent incidents in the South China Sea had raised concerns about maritime security. He urged a collaborative diplomatic process to resolve the territorial disputes, saying that shows of force only served to raise tensions further.
35 comments:
KI team, please post this if you can!
To Lok Prothean Sam Rainsy:
Have you spent a few minutes to think over and re-assess your progressive performance in the political arena so far? SWOT analysis from different perspectives will help!
- What defines Leadership to you?
- MPs Mu Sochua, Son Chhay & Mao Monivann and a few more are the core pillars of SRP. Ms. Mu has shown her great leadership skills. Everyday, she spends her time helping the poor Khmer victims. She refused to run away from the Kangaroo's court when come to injustice. You should not be afraid and stay in Cambodia. What can Hun Xen do to you? Instead, you will be gaining more popularity by showing your bravery/lealership. Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar dared to stay in the country even though she well knew that she risked her life. Nelson Mandela of S. Africa stayed in the prison for 27 years in exchange for true justice & freedom. That's the true leader.
- Stop painting the same Khmers. This is a lose-lose strategy. Speculation would lead to nowhere besides destroying our country.
The thing is not about CPP is stronger than SRP or HRP, but the opposition parties never learnt its past failure and refused to accept new ideas.
If SRP continues to run on the same status-quo platform with obsolete leadership skills, you will never ever be able to win the CPP/Youn Hun Xen.
Hope KI could help post this in your blog.
Best Regards,
SRP+HRP+All True Khmers > CPP/Youns!
condemn China but behind sleeping with China.
1) Hello Prez Hu Jintao, I'm Obama.
2) Oh ah misseur Obam heh? You call pay my money heh?
3) No I call because Dung was crying on the phone saying you took their islands?
Both laugh hahahahah...
4) Don't worry because I'll codemn you to make Dung happy ok?
5( seeee seeee.. both laugh.....
Hey, those islands belong to the U.S.Stay out of there.
8:49 AM
If so then those islands were sold to China. Because the US owed China for more than 14 trillion of dollars. May be more.
8:24 AM
You are dead wrong. Lok Prothean Sam Rainsy need to keep the leadership for himself, cause he can collect the money from Khmer oversea and live up to his standard. He doesn't need the salary of as a member of parliament, which is nothing compared to millions of dollars he can get from oversea Khmers. So please do not talk about merger with HRP any more. That cannot interest him. Money, money, money and good life ....
8:24, your "so-called" SWOT analysis is pathetic; it's not even an analysis; it's just your opinion. To do it correctly, a "SWOT" analysis requires brainstorming, analysis etc. performed in a team setting in a very disciplined process; it's a systemic, disciplines, and objective approach to analyze a situation; and it's not one person's opinion.
The following is NOT an opinion. We all heard it on the taped phone conversation between Hun Sen and Kem Sokha. Kem Sokha.."bat samdech ..bat..bat...samdech.."
9:03AM,
You're dead wrong too.People oversea may help him pay for airfare or places to stay while he's traveling abroad ,but i don't think anybody gave him that much to make him rich.Don't overstate yourself .BTW,HRP is history now.It's obvious that party was created for one reason and one reason only that is to weaken the opposition for the sake of CPP.KEM SOKHA is a jerk.
THE U.S.S SHOULD FUCK OFF PEOPLE'S BUSINESS! THEY HAVEN'T EVEN FINISH THEIR WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST YET! WHY THEY WANNA POKE THEIR NOSE INTO CHINA'S AFFAIR! STUPID AMERICANS! GOOOOOOOOOOOOO CHINA!
Ye, go China, we have bunch all dark Khmers going to sell their children to support you with money, go China. we wanna lick your balls
9:26 AM
Oh come on now. There million of dark Viets I saw. You should learn the history and ask why the South east Asian nations hate you Vietnamese.
8:24 AM
You have to write a formal letter and convert it to PDF if you want to post in any Blog.
If KI still refuses to post it for you then find another Blog.
Keep in mind that the Blogger has the right to reject your letter and don't be upset.
If I have a Blog I would reject this kind of letter too.
Oh God Almighty,please help the Chinese and the Vietnamese go at each other throat.The world will be at peace if those two countries cease to exist.
Since China and Vietnam are both communists and evils Khmers have nothing to lose if they fight each other.
Ye, Khmer dogs? got enough food for today? FUCK YOU
Evil vietcong ideology is growing like mushrooms in Asia.
VietNam VietCong must be stopped from having market dominant in Cambodia, Lao, Thailand, Myanmar.
-VietNam is one of most corrupted and human rights abuser in Asia.
-Communist VietNam hates America, yet it wants the US to support it with Spratly island
-VietCOng you can't have it both ways
-Vietcong is sneaky and trickery
-VietCong is aggressor and terrorist in Lao, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Khmer Krom
ពីបាកចិត្រចុយម្រាយហើយអញ។បើកាន់ជើងយួនខ្លាចចិនខឹង បើជួយចិនខ្លាចយួនវ៉ៃក្បាល។គិតធ្វើម៉េចចេះ ?
ហ៊ុន សែន
យួនវាយកបានខ្មែរវាសប្បាយចិត្តណាស់ ដល់ពេលចិនចង់ យកកូនកោះពីរបី វាស្រែកយុំឧ្យគេជួយ តើវាសមទេ? វាដូចពាលស៊ីពាលហើយ
Go China go. Kick viet ass and kill them all. They're the worst one in the South East Asia. They're trouble makers. They brought French, American and russia in the region. They're cause the South East Asia region unsafe.
Cambodia brought beggars and prostitution into the region, fuck Scambodians, LOL
10:53 AM
you soumd just like i always do to your mom....fucking ah youn du ma may thang ngu doc.....
khmer krom
For those Khmers who wish to see the big n mid size dragons fight each other,are you ready to receive waves of refugees?
Khmer guys might have 2 or 3 vietnamese wifes and the 1st(Khmer)one will become a divorcee with her small kid crying. Don't ask me why I have this kind of picture in my mind.
10:53 AM
Don't be stupid, ass hole. There're more prostitution's and beggars Vietnamese than Cambodian. I bet you I can fine many vietnamese prostitution in the South East Asia countries, even-though in the Middle East countries.
Go China go, kill all viet. They are the worst ones in the region.
Those Islands and its surround will belong to who that is stronger .The reaction of US senator which they has urged US Gvt to intervene into this conflict that is typically a human nature . Because since China has its economic in progress ,in USA there are so many Americans begin to have the sentiment anti-China everywhere. Today there are two countries where
Americans hate to dead are China ,and France .This is the fact ,just look at Dominique Strauss Kahn`s affair ,it seem the judges have enforced a sanction too severe against him .If Dominique Strauss Kahn is being a nation other than France ,I thing
there isn't any big deal like this .
Sen. Jim Webb know nothing about that region. let him sent his son and daughter to died for the US old enemy Vietnam.
Thank you 8:24 am for this open letter to Lok Pramthean Sam rainsy.I hope tonite,he have a dream of what happen to his father.Why & how he died?.Son walk on the same step of his father.Ask some old generation who raised at the same of Sam Sary,they will tell you what's his father behave.
Finally he get none and gone with the wind.
Hold on now! Every time the Vietcong government screams about China in violation of their territory and American has to get involve? What is this? So the Vietcong government can order American to do anything they want?
As the name imply it is called South China Sea and it belong to China! And China want the disputed to be solved bilaterally! So good luck in dealing with China and this is no different from Cambodia in dealing bilaterally with Thailand! Cambodia had been there and done that regarding dealing with their bigger neighbors such Thailand and Vietnam! Thailand currently has border disputed with Cambodia and Thailand want to solved the border conflict bilaterally which lead to military confrontation! As for Vietnam and it carve out large chunk of Cambodian land and sea boundary with the help of their puppet government and no Cambodian people dare to voice or talk publicly about Vietnam in violation of Cambodian sovereignty! Tell me which is more painful for Cambodian in dealing with Thailand or Vietnam!
I believe any American policy toward East Asia must not cater to particular country but as whole East Asian community! Otherwise there is no check and balance in the region which can lead to more conflict!
I am a Khmer girl and I am feeling horny for big White dicks inside my vagina
There are so many Viet sluts in Cambodia and abroad. Now they pretend to be Cambodian girls just like this Viet slut post 1:21PM lol
Every time I visited Cambodia, all I see was Viet girls traveling from their own country to work as a whore in Cambodia so sad but sooo true. Because they like Cambodian dicks lol
Why the U.S. have to involed with Yuon. I thought Vietcong, used to be these enemies before. I think I, know why they wanted to helps the Vietcong, because alot of Vietcong, in the U.S. they sucking the White men dicks. I saw alot of White men they married with the Vietcong bitch, your guys should know about this useless races. They're always sales these women for money and land don't your guys, still remember Champa and Khmer Krom are your example. In Westminister their alot of Vietcong coffee shop those Vietcong bitch walking naked, I been there, I told your Vietcong, women they're all fucking Whores.
Let the China kill all Yuonese / Vietnamese by this year 2011, so the Yuonese can't take over Cambodia & Laos, why the Chinese not kill all last few days ago? China should tell American Government must not involving about this matter, I am very happy when all Yuonese / Vietnamese dies the Cambodians Victim not become Vampire, after year 1975 during Khmer Rough / Pol Pot regime under a cruel Yuonese / Vietnamese hidden faces behind the killing fields my Cambodians peoples more worse than Vampire.
1:21 PM
Faked!!!
ចិន និង យួន ឈ្លោះគ្នាព្រោះទឹកដីនិងប្រេង។
ជាតិពីរនេះវង្វែង មកពីរឿងសេដ្ធកិច្ច របស់គេ
កើតថារបស់ខ្លួនរៀងៗខ្លួន។
បើដោះស្រាយមិនបានដោយសន្តិភាព សង្គ្រាម
សេដ្ថកិច្ចត្រូវកើតមានឡើងរវាងចិន និង យួន។
No freedom country Youns...suck
Just the names of the islands alone (paracel& Spratley) proved that those islands does not belong to yuon or CHEN.They belong to the U.S
now viet/youn see how khmer people feel when viet/youn invade, steal or rob khmer islands, lands, etc from cambodia, you see! that's exactly how khmer people feel, you know! viet/youn tastes its own medicine from china!
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