US CHALLENGES TAIWAN AND 21 OTHER COUNTRIES ON MARITIME CLAIMS|"過度聲索海權" 台列入美國防部名單

The U.S. Department of Defense released the newest list of 22 countries that have made excessive maritime claims, which it had challenged and exercised its freedom of navigation against. The list of countries includes China, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and also Taiwan. Scholars believe that as the United States increases military spending, it will also begin to take stronger stances on such issues. The U.S. President Trump increased the budget for national defense and made his deployment in the South China Sea. The relations between the U.S. and China have been heating up. However, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated, it seeks for more maritime cooperation over the South China Sea. ==WANG YI Chinese Foreign Minister== We hope to have more maritime cooperation with a little more mutual trust. The relationship between China and the U.S., it only takes to change your mind a little, vast ocean can be a wide area for cooperation. Minister Wang pointed out, the controversy on South China Sea issue has cooled down. However, the U.S. Department of Defense released the 2016 Freedom of Navigation Report. The report documented navigation freedom of 22 countries. China, Japan, Korea and other seven countries have excessively claimed straight baselines which are exceeding ranges permitted by the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea. But a Chinese scholar said the U.S. hasn't been consistent with its policies. ==XIN QIANG Chair, Fudan Univ. Center for Taiwan Studies== The U.S. used her naval vessels and entered to other nation's claiming sea jurisdictions, in order to exercise regulated rights by the Convention on the Law of the Sea which the U.S. did not even participate within. This behavior is contradictory and funny. A Taiwanese scholar said the U.S. President Trump is to show a tougher policy. ==YEN CHEN-SHENG Researcher, Nat'l Chengchi Univ. Institute of Int'l Relations== Because the U.S. raised up the national defense budget, especially during Trump Administration. Trump especially emphasized the U.S. Navy to have more new and modern machinery. Therefore I believe this is a proclamation for the naval development in the U.S. China has never given up her sovereignty over the South China Sea. As the U.S. increased the national defense budget, the bilateral relations shall be observed. TRANSLATED BY：ANTHONY LIN 美國國防部公布「2016年自由航行報告」，對全球22個過度聲索海事主權的國家海域，行使自由航行權，涉及南海的中國、台灣、菲律賓等6國，再度被列入，五角大廈強調，行使對象沒有針對性，但學者認為，美國國防預算增加，政策勢必會更強勢。 美國總統川普增加國防預算，也加大在南海的軍事部署，美中不斷在南海角力衝突升溫，不過.上午中國外交部表示，希望在南海議題上,與美國增加海上合作。 ==中國外交部長 王毅== 我們希望海上合作 更多一些 各方的信任更增幾分 即使中美之間 只要轉變觀念 浩瀚的海洋也完全可以 成為兩國合作的廣闊天地 王毅指出，過去一年，南海局勢潮起潮落，但最後趨於平靜，已明顯降溫，而就在南海問題爭端不斷的同時，美國國防部公布「2016年自由航行報告」，指出美軍在過去一年，對全球22國行使自由航行權，而聲索最多的主張，是直線基線範圍過大，超過聯合國海洋法允許範疇，被點名的國家有中國、日韓等7國，對此，中國學者認為美國自相矛盾。 ==復旦大學台灣研究中心主任 信強== 美國以一種派出軍艦進入 其他國家所主張的海洋區域 來維護一個它自己本身 沒有加入的 海洋法公約所規定的權利 本身而言其實是很自相矛盾 甚至說是很可笑的行為 台灣學者認為，美國總統川普上台，勢必會有更強勢的政策宣示。 ==政大國關中心研究員 嚴震生== 因為美國在國防軍費的增加 特別是川普上來　 他有特別強調要在海軍上面 要有更多的更新 現代化 所以我相信這個也配合 它的軍事發展的情形 有做一些政策的宣示 中國在南海主權的主張從未鬆動，隨著美國提升國防預算，雙方的後續發展，值得關注。 記者 綜合報導