Even at the year end, talk of China is still buzzing. According to Canadian media reports,China has secretly established an air defense identification zone (ADIZ) in the South ChinaSea. And the Kyodo News Agency’s "exclusive news" has reported that China is building upa military base on Nanji Island in the East China Sea.
Such hyperbole is nothing new in the western media. Developed countries all criticizedChina for establishing the ADIZ in the East China Sea in November 2013. Since then,speculation on the possibility of an ADIZ in the South China Sea has never stopped.Japan's media always enjoy their "military topics", and the "China threat" is an eternaltheme.
The ADIZ system originated from the US and Canada. Canada requires aircraft whichtransit its ADIZ but do not enter its territorial space to notify their flight information,which is no different from China. Meanwhile, Japan has caused provocation by first"nationalizing" the Diaoyu Islands, and then openly intensifying its military deploymentaround the islands. The Diaoyu Islands are Chinese territory, so we have every reason tobuild up a military base on Nanji Island which is 300 kilometers from the Diaoyu Islands.Is it proper that Japan should intensify its military deployment on Yonaguni Island whichis only 170 kilometers from a Chinese island?
There are reasons why Canada and Japan keep a close watch on China. Canada has nodirect security issues with China due to the long distance between the two countries, so weare naturally led to think about the US, Canada’s most important ally. The Canadiangovernment has always regarded its relationship with the US as the cornerstone ofCanadian foreign policies.
Japan has two objectives. On the one hand, the Japanese government is trying to get rid ofthe constraints imposed by the post-war order. Japan needs reasons to amend theconstitution and enhance its military power, and the "China threat" is a perfect excuse. Onthe other hand, by overstating the danger of "losing" the Diaoyu Islands to China, Japansecured confirmation from the US that the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Securitybetween the United States of America and Japan is applicable to the Diaoyu Islands, soJapan can carry out joint military exercises with the US, with the eventual goal of seizingthe Diaoyu Islands.
The accuracy and objectivity of the reports of Western media have yet to be verified. Butmore importantly, Canada, Japan and even the US all forget one unshakable rule: theADIZ and the military base are the internal affairs of China. China is a sovereign state,with the right to built up military bases on its territory, establish ADIZ according tointernational laws, or take other measures. Other countries have no right to point a finger.
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