SOUTH CHINA SEA INSITITUE,XIAMEN UNIVERSITY
CENTER FOR OCEANS LAW AND THE CHINA SEAS
SOUTH CHINA SEA BULLETIN
NO.1, 1 January 2016
A South China Sea Community News Feeder
Contents
China Celebrates
Islands’ Recovery
70th
Year
of
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China Celebrates 70th Year of Islands’ Recovery
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EVENTS
The 2016 Deep Sea Energy Conference
was held in Haikou, Hainan Province,
China on November 24-25, 2016
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UPCOMING EVENTS
The 2016 Annual Meeting of China
Academy of Arbitration Law will be held
in Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province,
China during January 12-14, 2017
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SELECTED NEWS
China Calls for Concerted Efforts to
Strengthen Maritime Security
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SELECTED
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Top-notch Talents Recruitment Plan
Page 7
2017 Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Recruitment Announcement
Page 9
COLR Open Submission Contest
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China commemorated in Beijing on December 8, 2016 the
70th anniversary of the recovery of the Xisha and Nansha
islands, which experts said highlights China's resolve to
safeguard its indisputable sovereignty in the South China Sea
and willingness to cooperate with neighboring countries.
“Recovering these islands was an important achievement of
China's war against aggression, demonstrating that China was
firmly safeguarding the post-war international order and
affirming the nation as defending its rights and interests in the
South China Sea,” said PLA Navy Commander Wu Shengli at
the commemoration.
Based on the Cairo Declaration and Potsdam Declaration,
China sent four carriers to secure islands invaded and illegally
occupied by Japan in 1946, including the Dongsha Islands, the
Xisha Islands and the Nansha Islands in 1946, the Xinhua
News Agency reported.
Li Jingsen, a 95-year-old veteran who participated in the
recovery, recalled the moment and vowed to fight for the
motherland against anyone who tries to seize our land again.
Wu said that “We firmly oppose any unprofessional or
unsafe activities in or above the sea … China resolutely
opposes any infringement on its sovereignty and security or any
attempt to sabotage the stability of the South China Sea under
the guise of freedom of navigation.”
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“The recovery of the Nansha and Xisha islands was a great achievement during the Second World War.
And it is in accordance with international law and have become part of the maritime order in the
Asia-Pacific region,” Wang Xiaopeng, a maritime border expert at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences,
told the Global Times.
In December 1943, the Cairo Declaration stated in explicit terms that “all the territories Japan had
stolen from the Chinese” shall be restored to China. In July 1945, the Potsdam Declaration reaffirmed that
“the terms of the Cairo Declaration shall be carried out.”
“The commemoration shows once again China's consistent position on the South China Sea - China has
indisputable sovereignty over the islands. It also proves that the South China Sea issue is, in essence, a
dispute over islands sovereignty and maritime demarcation,” Chen Xiangmiao, a research fellow at the
National Institute for the South China Sea, told the Global Times.
In July, an international tribunal in The Hague ruled in favor of the Philippines on the South China Sea
dispute, denying most of China's maritime claims in the region. China dismissed the arbitration as illegal,
null and void.
Wu Haitao, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, told the UN General
Assembly on Wednesday that China called for efforts to promote the rule of law in the seas and oceans, and
to maintain a fair and reasonable maritime order.
For more information, please see http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1022714.shtml
EVENTS
Prof. Kuen-chen Fu, Dean of South China Sea Institute of Xiamen University, was invited to attend
“the First High-Level Forum on China’s Ocean Strategy” in Fudan University and to deliver a keynote
speech in the fourth section “the Law of the Sea, Maritime Rights and Interests Protection and China’s
Ocean Strategy” on December 19, 2016.
http://scsi.xmu.edu.cn/scsi_yoba_en/de/1e/c12530a253470/page.htm
Prof. Kuen-chen Fu attended the Commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of China's Recovery of the
Xisha and Nansha Islands on December 8, 2016.
http://scsi.xmu.edu.cn/aa/5e/c7404a240222/page.htm
Sino-British Maritime Justice and Arbitration Forum was held on November 16, 2016 in Xiamen,
Fujian Province, China.
http://www.chinacourt.org/article/detail/2016/11/id/2352799.shtml
The 2016 Deep Sea Energy Conference was held in Haikou, Hainan Province, China on November 24-25,
2016.
http://www.hellosea.net/news/focus/2016-11-25/34608.html
MIMA Talk 2016: "One Belt One Road: Enhancing Malaysia-China Maritime Cooperation" was held
on November 17, 2016 in Malaysia.
http://www.mima.gov.my/v2/?m=event&c=shw_details&id=58
The 2016 South China Sea Studies Forum was held in Nanjing, China during November7-18, 2016.
http://nanhai.nju.edu.cn/9d/96/c5327a171414/page.htm
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UPCOMING EVENTS
The 3rd China Marine Survey and the New Silk Road Summit will be held on January 6, 2017 in
Guangzhou, China.
http://www.chinaunsv.com/html/2016/news_1121/38582.html
The 2016 Annual Meeting of China Academy of Arbitration Law will be held in Changzhou City,
Jiangsu Province, China during January 12-14, 2017.
http://www.meeting.edu.cn/meeting/meeting/notice/meetingAction-80296!detail.action
The 19th International Conference on Port and Maritime Security will be held on July 9 - 10, 2017 in
Prague, Czech Republic.
http://www.waset.org/conference/2017/07/prague/ICPMS
CIL Working Conference on Conciliation will be held on January 17-18, 2017 in Singapore.
https://cil.nus.edu.sg/wp/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/CIL-Working-Conference-on-Conciliation-Programm
e-v3
“UNCLOS Compulsory Conciliation: The Timor-Leste v. Australia Maritime Boundary Dispute”
will be held on February 10, 2017, Singapore.
https://cil.nus.edu.sg/programmes-and-activities/upcoming-events/unclos-compulsory-conciliation/
SELECTED NEWS
Palace Thanks China for Rescuing 2 Pinoy Fishermen in Disputed Sea
ABS-CBN News, November 3, 2016
http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/02/16/palace-thanks-china-for-rescuing-2-pinoy-fishermen-in-disputed-se
a
Report on the Growing US Military Presence in the Asia-Pacific Region
China Daily, November 25, 2016
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/kindle/2016-11/25/content_27482374.htm
Medical Care Boosted in Nansha
China Daily, November 27, 2016
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china///2016-11/25/content_27481432.htm
China to Make Documentary on South China Sea Ecology
China Daily, November 27, 2016
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2016-11/27/content_27495392.htm
China Calls for Concerted Efforts to Strengthen Maritime Security
China Daily, November 29, 2016
http://africa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2016-11/29/content_27512285.htm
China to Set Unified Fishing-off Season to Prevent Overfishing
Global Times, November 30, 2016
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http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1021201.shtml
US Coast Guard Eager for Deployment to the Highly-Contested South China Sea
Daily Caller，December 1,2016
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/01/us-coast-guard-eager-for-deployment-to-the-highly-contested-south-china
-sea/
India, China, Russia Consult on Asia Pacific; Get Philippines Backing
The Jakarta Post, December 2, 2016
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/12/02/india-china-russia-consult-on-asia-pacific-get-philippinesbacking.html
China Says Has Defeated “Conspiracy” to Stir up South China Sea Trouble
Reuters, December 3, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-southchinasea-china-philippines-idUSKBN13S05C
Speech by Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Opening of the Symposium on International
Developments and China's Diplomacy in 2016
Fmprc，December 3, 2016
http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/zxxx_662805/t1421722.shtml
Wang Yi: China Argues for Firmly Safeguarding Sovereignty Rights and Interests over the South
China Sea in 2016 on Just Grounds
Fmprc，December 3, 2016
http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/zxxx_662805/t1421662.shtml
Exhibit Celebrates South China Sea Islands Anniversary
Taiwan Today, December 5, 2016
http://www.taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=2,6,10,15,18&post=105124
Trump Took a Tough Stance on South China Sea: Have Military Facilities Constructions been Agreed
on by the United States?
Huanqiu.com，December 5, 2016
http://mil.huanqiu.com/observation/2016-12/9770933.html
U.S.: No Change in China Policy
China Daily，December 6, 2016
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2016-12/06/content_27582693.htm
Japanese Media: Abe Plans to Visit Australia and Southeast Asian Countries in January Next Year to
Discuss the Issues of East and South China Seas
Huanqiu.com，December 8, 2016
http://world.huanqiu.com/exclusive/2016-12/9788000.html
Chinese Navy Marks 70th Anniversary of Recovering Xisha, Nansha Islands
Global Times, December 8, 2016
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1022656.shtml
China Asks for Halt of Illegal Construction in Nansha Islands
Global Times, December 9, 2016
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1022868.shtml
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Disputed Waters in South China Sea: Vietnam Began Dredging on Riji Reef
Zaobao.com，December 9, 2016
http://www.zaobao.com/special/report/politic/southchinasea/story20161209-699976
South China Sea: Vietnam Prepares for Dangerous Days Ahead as the Country's Fisheries Clash with
Chinese Authorities
ABC News，December 9, 2016
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-09/south-china-sea-vietnam-prepares-for-dangerous-days-ahead/81011
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Philippines Not To Allow US Ships as Springboard for South China Sea Patrols
DefenseWorld.net, December 13, 2016
http://www.defenseworld.net/news/17941/Philippines_Not_To_Allow_US_Ships_As_Springboard_For_So
uth_China_Sea_Patrols#.WFCV_tJ9670
US Media: TPP Would Face Failure and Vietnam's Goal in Free Trade Turns to China, Russia and
the EU
Cankaoxiaoxi.com，December 15, 2016
http://www.cankaoxiaoxi.com/world/20161215/1519448.shtml
The United States said China Captured Their Unmanned Submersible in the South China Sea
Huanqiu.com，December 16, 2016
http://world.huanqiu.com/exclusive/2016-12/9823373.html
Duterte Says He’ll “Set Aside” Arbitral Ruling on South China Sea
INQUIRER.net, December 17, 2016
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/150814/duterte-says-hell-set-aside-arbitral-ruling-on-south-china-sea
Duterte to US over Aid Issue: ‘Bye-bye America’
INQUIRER.net, December 17, 2016
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/150828/duterte-us-aid-issue-bye-bye-america
Duterte: Joint Oil Exploration with China Possible
INQUIRER.net, December 20, 2016
http://videos.inquirer.net/?vtnid=ODY1MzA4fHwyMzY4fHwwfHx8fHx8
China and the Philippines Held the First Preparatory Meeting for Joint Committee on Coast Guards
Cooperation
Oceanol.com，December 20, 2016
http://epaper.oceanol.com/shtml/zghyb/20161220/64330.shtml
China Offers Guns, Equipment Worth $14m for Drug War: Philippines
Global Times, December 20, 2016
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1024817.shtml
Air Force's Patrols to Continue over East, South China Seas
China Daily, December 26, 2016
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2016-12/16/content_27692224.htm
The Philippines President Sets aside SCS Award
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Baotintuc.vn, December 17, 2016
http://baotintuc.vn/the-gioi/tong-thong-philippines-gat-sang-mot-ben-phan-quyet-ve-bien-dong-2016121712
1119859.htm
[Jin XIE]
The U.S. and China Have Had Many Times of Military Conflicts in South China Sea
Danviet.vn, December 18, 2016
http://danviet.vn/the-gioi/nhung-lan-my-trung-dung-do-quan-su-o-bien-dong-731510.html
[Jin XIE]
Vietnam Mentions South China Sea Issue at UN General Assembly
Nld.com.vn, December 8, 2016
http://nld.com.vn/thoi-su-trong-nuoc/viet-nam-neu-van-de-bien-dong-ra-dai-hoi-dong-lhq-20161208131614
389.htm
[Jin XIE]
China Defends its Rights over Installing Weapons in South China Sea
Thairath.co.th, December 16, 2016
http://www.thairath.co.th/content/812737
[Zeping HUANG]
China Returns the Unmanned Underwater Vehicle to the U.S.
Thairath.co.th, December 20, 2016
http://www.thairath.co.th/content/816976
[Zeping HUANG]
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Yaqin WAN & Kun ZHENG, Comparative Analysis of the Marine Protected Zone Case and South China
Sea Arbitration Case and the Inspirations on China, Legality Vision, 2016 Issue No. 33, pp.24-25+23
Yan HUANG, Analysis on Legal Elements of Islands and Rocks in UNCLOS—Refuting the Standards in
Identifying the Islands and Rocks in Sino-Philippine South China Sea Arbitration, Academic Exploration,
Issue No.11, pp. 91-99
Haiyan ZHU, Japan’s Meddling in the South China Sea: Current Movements and Future Developments,
China International Studies, 2016, Issue No.2, pp.78-95
Scott, Shirley V., China's Nine-Dash Line, International Law, and the Monroe Doctrine Analogy, China
Information,Vol.30, Issue No.3, pp. 296-311, NOV 2016
You, Ji, The Sino-US 'Cat-and-Mouse' Game Concerning Freedom of Navigation and Flights: An Analysis
of Chinese Perspectives，Journal Of Strategic Studies，Vol.39, Issue No. 5-6 (SI), pp. 637-661, OCT 2016
Yee, Sienho，The South China Sea Arbitration Decisions on Jurisdiction and Rule of Law Concerns，
Chinese Journal Of International Law，Vol.15, Issue No.2, pp. 219-237, JUN 2016
Whomersley, Chris, The South China Sea: The Award of the Tribunal in the Case Brought by Philippines
against China-A Critique, Chinese Journal Of International Law,Vol.15, Issue No.2, pp. 239-264, JUN
2016
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Pemmaraju, Sreenivasa Rao，The South China Sea Arbitration (The Philippines v. China): Assessment of
the Award on Jurisdiction and Admissibility, Chinese Journal Of International Law, Vol.15, Issue No 2,
pp. 265-307，JUN 2016
Talmon, Stefan, The South China Sea Arbitration: Observations on the Award on Jurisdiction and
Admissibility，Chinese Journal Of International Law, Vol.15, Issue No.2, pp. 309-391，JUN 2016
Klein, Natalie，Expansions and Restrictions in the UNCLOS Dispute Settlement Regime: Lessons from
Recent Decisions，Chinese Journal Of International Law，Vol.15, Issue No.2, pp. 403-415, JUN 2016
Gau, Michael Sheng-ti，The Agreements and Disputes Crystalized by the 2009-2011 Sino-Philippine
Exchange of Notes Verbales and their Relevance to the Jurisdiction and Admissibility Phase of the South
China Sea Arbitration，Chinese Journal Of International Law，Vol.15, Issue No.2, pp. 417-430, JUN 2016
Chinese SocInt Law，The Tribunal's Award in the "South China Sea Arbitration" Initiated by the Philippines
Is Null and Void，Chinese Journal Of International Law，Vol.15, Issue No.2, pp. 457-487,
JUN 2016
Rolf, S. & Agnew, J., Sovereignty Regimes in the South China Sea: Assessing Contemporary Sino-US
Relations, Eurasian Geography And Economics, Vol.57, Issue No.3, pp. 482, JUN 2016
Top-notch Talents Recruitment Plan
Xiamen University launches its plan of soliciting around one hundred top-notch young talents who are
highly capable in innovation and show prominent potentials both at home and abroad. Those admitted will
be granted a five-year support.
I. Basic qualifications:
(I) Doctoral degree; healthy; able to work full time at the university; less than 45 years old (social
sciences candidates) and less than 40 years old (natural sciences candidates); and
(II)In addition to the qualifications as specified in item (I), the candidates shall also meet up to any of
the following conditions:
Those admitted into the "Young Overseas High-Level Talents Introduction Plan", National Plan for
"Young Top-notch Talents ", National Natural Sciences Foundation--Outstanding Youth Foundation, or
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Young Scholars Program of the Ministry of Education; or the young talents whose academic achievements
have well matched with the above; or
(III) Those who have made influential and acknowledged academic achievements, which have
surpassed the average level of the professors in corresponding fields in Xiamen University; or there is any of
the following circumstances in recent five years:
（1）Those who have published no less than three papers in widely-acknowledged top academic journals
in relevant fields (as first author or corresponding author);
（2）Those who have continuously obtained funding from national scientific research projects (only
limited to the persons in charge)
（3）Those who have won the Outstanding Awards for Humanities and Social Sciences for Colleges and
Universities granted by Chinese Ministry of Education: no less than Second Award ( only limited to three of
the most important participants in the First Award; the most important participant in the Second award); or
those who have won First Prize for Provincial or Ministry-Level Scientific Research ( only limited to the
most important participant).
II. Those admitted will be entitled to:
1. Remuneration as specially-invited professors in Xiamen University if they are employed as
professors by their former employers; or remuneration as professors in Xiamen University if they are
employed as associate professors by their former employers.
2. One-million-yuan housing subsidy.
3. Funding for initiating scientific research (for newly-introduced talents): 300,000 to 500,000 yuan for
humanities; 500,000 to 1,000,000 yuan for social sciences and mathematics; one million to three millions for
natural sciences, engineering technology and medical sciences.
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2017 Postdoctoral Research Fellow Recruitment Announcement—South
China Sea Institute, Xiamen University
I. Areas of Recruitment: International Law, Law of the Sea, Marine Policy, International Relations,
Maritime History, Marine Archaeology etc.
II. Requirements:
1. Doctoral degree, healthy, less than 35 years old.
2. Good educational backgrounds; strong academic capacities and high potentials in innovative research.
3. Good command of foreign language(s) and able to conduct international academic exchanges.
III. Benefits: Salary RMB 160,000 yuan per year; postdoctors will be bestowed the titles of Assistant
Research Fellow, Associate Research Fellow or Senior Research Fellow during their stay in Xiamen
University research centers;
IV. Application
Applicants should email their application materials to [email protected] with subjects as “name+ na
me of research center applying to + postdoctor”. The application materials should be sorted into thr
ee attachments:
Attachment 1:
Xiamen University Postdoctoral Research Centers Recruitment Verification Form.doc
Attachment 2: Scanned files that can prove applicants’ required qualifications (PDF file format, incl
uding certificates and diplomas, research achievements such as articles, research topics, patents etc.,
awards and others)
Attachment 3: Recommendation letters of two experts.
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COLR Open Submission Contest
The Philippine government initiated a compulsory arbitration against China by delivering a note
verbale to the Chinese embassy in Manila on January 22, 2013. Subsequently on July 12, 2016, the Arbitral
Tribunal constituted for the case released a final award favorable to the Philippines, destabilizing and
complicating the situation in the South China Sea (SCS). This contest mainly welcomes submissions
criticizing the SCS Arbitration.
1. Requirements on Submissions
Submissions are welcomed either in Chinese or English, which should not be less than 3,500 words (or
5,000 Chinese characters) in length. All submissions should be original, and conform to the academic norms.
And please email the submissions to [email protected] before 1 April 2017.
2. Eligible Participants
All college students home and abroad, including undergraduate and postgraduate students, are eligible
to participate in the contest.
3. Review and Selection Process
The editors of COLR will first review each submission to see if it meets the basic requirements listed
above. Submissions that meet such requirements will then be sent out for blind peer review by 3~5 experts
in the field of the law of the sea. And the award-winning submissions will be decided finally on the basis of
external reviews.
4. Awards
One (1) First Place – RMB 3,000, One (1) Second Place – RMB 2,000, and One (1) Third Place – RMB
1,000.
In addition to the certificate of award and cash prize, all winners will be entitled to admittance to 2017
Summer Program of Marco Polo – ZHENG He Academy for free.
COLR shall have first publication rights to all the submissions awarded in this contest and share the
copyright with the contributors.
COLR Editorial Office
December 30, 2016
XMU – SCSI South China Sea Bulletin
Vol.5 No.1, 1-1-2017
Chief Editor: Kuen-chen FU
Deputy Chief Editor: Kening ZHANG
Editors: Lin YE, Jingchang LI, Limin DONG, Wenping ZHAO
South China Sea Institute, Xiamen University
Area Studies Library, Xiamen University Libraries
Room 220, Nan An Building, Xiamen University, Fujian, China
Post code: 361005
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