China has done it again. Neighbors all peeved....The Philippines and Vietnam condemned Chinese passports containing a map of China's disputed maritime claims on Thursday, branding the new design a violation of their sovereignty.The Peaceful Rise© in action! According to other news sources, the pages contain photos of Sun Moon Lake in Taiwan, that reservoir built by the Japanese, and another site in Taiwan. Winning those hearts and minds.....
The map means countries disputing the Chinese claims will have to stamp microchip-equipped passports of countless visitors, in effect acquiescing to the Chinese point of view.
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ReplyDeleteif those other countries were smart (including Taiwan) they would refuse to admit Chinese citizens with those passports, stating that their documentation is "irregular." it's about time to start standing up to The Peaceful Riser and give back to them on their own terms.
ReplyDeleteIt's a warning. If the other Asian countries won't take this opportunity to get together and oppose Chinese expansionism, they shouldn't be surprised when it continues.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/china-maps-path-to-new-conflicts-in-its-passports-20121123-29x7m.html
ReplyDeleteThe maps in China's new passports didn't include islands in the East China Sea that are claimed by China and Japan
Why didn't China include Senkaku?
USA doesn't look like it will stop China if it takes these islands. They let China take Tibet and they wont fight to save any of these islands.
Thanks! I was wondering if the Senkakus were included. What about Arunachal Pradesh?
ReplyDeleteUS and Japan have a formal defense treaty and US has said it would defend the islands several times. The two have also conducted military exercises there.
I was wondering if the Senkakus were included. What about Arunachal Pradesh?
ReplyDeleteMichael, I thought you can read Chinese?
I seem to recall some years back that China was saying it wouldn't accept American passports that listed the birth place of the holder as "Taiwan" (I can't remember if "Republic of China" was ok or if it had to be just "China"). Anybody remember if and how that was resolved?
ReplyDeleteMichael, I thought you can read Chinese?
ReplyDeleteWouldn't it have been simpler just to write "Yes, they are" or "No, they are not?"
Michael
Anyone found a photo of the map? Saw the landscape photos from Michael's link, but no map...
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts: Arunachal Pradesh and the South China Sea are included on every map that comes out of China. On the other hand, while the Senkakus are labeled as Diaoyu and might have some marker that identifies them as Chinese, the location of the islands would require the addition of a tenth dash which would throw the whole international community into a tizzy. This would also reduce the detail from the outlines in the passport image, since a map that included the Senkakus would have to show a smaller China. In other words, territorial disputes aside, the decision to include the SCS is actually in line with current Chinese mapping conventions, while the inclusion of the Senkakus would not be and might open a whole new can of worms for that reason. It's a theory, but I think it is a good one.
ReplyDeleteThat seems pretty observant and useful, Tommy.
ReplyDeleteWhat Vietnam should do to counter this new passport design...is to create a new passport stamp
ReplyDeletejust for Chinese...with the map of China in 1904 that did not include South China as its territory.
http://wp.me/p28mLX-t7
MJ has it right. Use China's own tactics against it. China can and does bar entry to maps that they don't agree with. Why should any country stamp what is effectively an official map stating that their territory has become China's? You think China would stamp a passport from Vietnam or the Philippines that showed those islands as theirs?
ReplyDeleteIndia has responded to this passport by overstamping the offending page with a correct map of India
ReplyDeleteVietnam has also responded, they are issuing separate visa pages instead of stamping the passports:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=28241&icid=4&d_str=
I like the statement from the Chinese: "The passport is not designed to target any specific country."
I suppose they have a point, they are targeting a number of countries, not just specifically one ...
pic here
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