Report: North Korean boat hijacks 3 Chinese fishing boats, demands payment

**hanswu25** · 21 May 12,, 16:42

Originally Posted by xinhui

Your will have a stronger argument if those fishermen have broken laws of a jurisdiction. One can not arrest people just because they are far far far away.

Is thieving not breaking laws?

**hanswu25** · 21 May 12,, 16:57

Official Chinese media confirms it was an border dispute issue.

http://www.globaltimes.cn/NEWS/tabid...aily-life.aspx

The case should be a turning point for China in its handling of border disputes between China and North Korea.

Currently there are rumors about misbehavior from North Koreans in the border areas between the two countries. China does not seem to be taking a tough attitude toward them. Both should take effective measures to eliminate such rumors.

**xinhui** · 22 May 12,, 04:25

Originally Posted by hanswu25

Is thieving not breaking laws?

I don't know, why don't you tell me.

Taiwan will not work with China on South China Sea issues: official - CNA ENGLISH NEWS

Taiwan will not work with China on South China Sea issues: official
2012/05/21 15:32:32

Taipei, May 21 (CNA) It is impossible that Taiwan will cooperate with China on issues related to the disputed South China Sea region at present, an official told lawmakers Monday.

"We will not cooperate with China on such issues at present," National Security Bureau Director-General Tsai De-sheng said, when asked on the possibility of Taiwan-China collaboration to address disputes in the region, which is seeing growing tensions.

How Taiwan should respond to any flare-up in the South China Sea was the focus at the Legislature's Foreign and National Defense Committee meeting, during which Tsai fielded many questions from lawmakers across party lines.

Recent confrontations in the region include an ongoing standoff between China and the Philippines that erupted on April 10 over the Scarborough Shoal off the coast of the Philippines.

Asked by opposition Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Chen Ming-wen on whether Taiwan would help China in the event of conflict in the region, Tsai dismissed such a possibility.

"It is impossible at the moment," Tsai said, adding that Taiwan has advocated that disputes over islands in the South China Sea should be resolved peacefully.

Tsai added that countries such as Vietnam and the Philippines have also asked Taiwan not to cooperate with China on South China Sea issues.

Tsai also said the bureau is aware of the recent visit by Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Fu Ying to the South China Sea area.

Meanwhile, ruling Kuomintang Legislator Lin Yu-fang said there was a trend of more and more Vietnamese ships entering the restricted waters near Taiwan-controlled Taiping Island recently.

Citing it as a sign of Vietnam's growing aggression amid competing claims in the region, Lin urged the government to establish permanent infrastructure on Ban Than Reef, which is near Taiping, to further defend Taiwan's sovereignty.

In response, Tsai said he backed any measure to safeguard Taiwan's territory.

The bureau has also been closely monitoring situations near Taiping recently by taking more satellite images, he added.

Taiping Island is the largest of the Spratly Islands, which lie about 1,600 kilometers southwest of Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan.

Taiwan also controls Pratas Island, which is located 450 km off Taiwan's southwestern coastline.

The South China Sea region, thought to be rich in oil deposits and marine biodiversity, is claimed either entirely or in part by Brunei, China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam and the Philippines.

(By Elaine Hou)
ENDITEM/npw

I really don't want to turn this into a nationalistic pissing contest as you clearly have your agenda.

Here is where I stand and I stated many times in WAB before
1. Follow the code of conduct of 2002
2. Any law breakers should be arrested by the country origin and should be prosecuted by the law of the sea. No unilateral arrest without informing other parties in the disputed sea.
3. No new oil drilling in the disputed sea without agreements from all disputed parties. This is agreed upon in the 2002 code of conduct.
4. Join patrol should be encouraged and enlarged to eliminate misunderstandings. Similar to the join patrol China and Vietnam is doing.

**hanswu25** · 22 May 12,, 15:43

Look who is pointing finger right now.

You seem don't know much about the dispute in South China Sea as you think you do. You can not differentiate between the situation in Beibu Bay and around the Spratlys.

Back to the very first point, I used China arresting Vietnamese fishermen as example because there were no court nor sentence neither, only ransom. I was to use the South Korea arresting Chinese fishermen instead but I know you would bring up the court thing.

But you throw in some cheap personal attack with me not complaining about Philippines.

So who has the agenda here?

**tbm3fan** · 22 May 12,, 22:53

I actually found it amusing that the North Koreans arrested/detained some Chinese fishermen. Nothing like a taste of one's own medicine and showed that North Korea is not going to bow to China's wishes like the Philippines seems to. It would be nice if the 2002 accord was adhered to but I believe China simply signed it to shut people up and get them off their backs for awhile. She never wanted to go to the World Court or any other international venue where she would have to put up or shut up. Never wanted to sit down with all the parties at the same time either. She, of course, feels magnanimous in saying she is willing to sit with each country individually and discuss the issues. Of course, she is also holding a .45 magnum pointed at your head at the same time. A .45 she didn't have in 2002 but does now and seems locked and loaded...