The Abstracts of Vol.1,2016
Releasing Time：01.16.2016Source：
Forecast on Taiwan Democratic Progressive Party’s
Policy Alternation of the South China Sea in 2016
Wang Zhipeng
During the presidency of Ma Ying-Jeou from 2008 so far，he have insisted that China has sovereignty over South China Sea and proposed South China Sea Peace Initiative；besides，he also advanced the maintenance of steady and peaceful cross-Straits relations Although the mainland has kept calling for the joint efforts of both sides to maintain the sovereignty over South China Sea，the progress is tiny The situation may have changed in 2016 if the Democratic Progressive Party has the presidency The reason is that inside the Party，some hold the opinion that China should give up the U-shape Line as well as Itu Aba Island It is still unclear whether the opinion will be prevailing in 2016 after the Democratic Progressive Party has the presidency Once it became the majority view，efforts made before would be meaningless，and would have great effects on the future cross-Straits relations
Unilateral Implementation and Conflict
ManagementParsing America’s Freedom of
Navigation Operation
Qi Haotian
Enforcement of unilateral rules of hegemony outside mechanism may trigger possible conflicts While the enforcement of Freedom of Navigation Operations of America has not cause any conflicts The main factor is its selfrestraint during the enforcement The sunk cost and cultural internalization forms its longrange selfmaintenance Besides，the enforcement of Freedom of Navigation Operations of America becoming normalizing and long persisting may bring America the right of agendasetting Although this will keep reducing the possibility of conflicts，it will also violating the rights and benefits of the coastal states
Central Asia under Impacts of “Islamic State”
Movement：Assessing its Domestic and
International Environmental Evolution
Liao ChengmeiYang Hang
The development trend of domestic terrorist extremism and severe instability in the northern Afghanistan，is the internal and external environmental background factors with Central Asia facing higher “Islamic State”threat“Islamic State”threat in Central Asia mainly include，More and more central Asian join the “Islamic State”，high positions of military and political figures affected by the“Islamic State”，social networking sites is the main way for“Islamic State”to promote and recruit staff Currently，Central Asia is facing the reality of the threat from“Islamic State”mainly from two aspects，one is In Syria and Iraq to participate in the“Islamic State”of military operations in Central Asia membership staff is returning，second is“Islamic State”forces in northern Afghanistan infiltrate the southern region of Central Asia Which the neighboring countries of Afghanistan，especially Tajikistan，Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan，facing the high risk with“Islamic State”
Freedom of the Seas Revisiting：the Connotation，
Main Body and the Driving Power
——Based on the History of Ocean Politics
Cao WenzhenLi Wenbin
Freedom of the seas，which includes some freedoms defined by UNCLOS and the right of neutral ships to trade during the war，is one of the principles of the Modern Marine order Throughout the history of the ocean politics，four parts came into the process of improving freedom of the seas：bringing up principles on freedom of the seas，defining boundary of the freedom of the seas，denying privateers and pirates and improving freedom of the seas at war time Freedom of the seas in peacetime has usually been distorted and utilized，while freedom of the seas in wartime is often subjected to misinterpretation and fading out after the World War II Historically，maritime powers have played a major role in completing the process of freedom of the seas Specifically，when power struggle does not result in power transition，it will lead maritime superpower to correct the extant system，or improve the system by denying naval powers’misconducts As a result of power transition，the hegemony transition between maritime powers will constantly promote the reasonable parts of freedom of seas to be introduced，accumulated and solidified
Acquiescence in the Settlement of Territorial Disputes
Song Yan
When it comes to the settlement of territorial disputes，international tribunals not only take the claim of the Parties into consideration，but also the response to such claims Faced with the competing claim from another State，the State possessing or asserting sovereignty shows no protest or keeps silent，under this circumstance，acquiescence is formed As for the question whether a State acquiesces in such claim，it must be satisfied with the following three requirements：firstly，the State knows or should be aware of the existence of a competing claim；secondly，the State should possess the ability to make responses and shall react in order to maintain its title；thirdly，the State keeps silent or makes no response within reasonable period of time Acquiescence is not an independent legal title for the attribution of territorial sovereignty Nevertheless，it can support and strengthen the conclusion reached upon other legal basis In exceptional cases，the acquiescence of one State in activities à titre de souverain conducted by another State may cause the transfer of sovereignty However，the determining factor of such transfer lies in finding out whether the Parties have reached a new agreement by their conduct
India’s Domestic Debate over China’s
Engagement in the Indian Ocean
Rajdeep Pakanati
This paper seeks to capture the domestic debate over China’s activities in the Indian Ocean The paper first looks at how India perceives the Indian Ocean Region （IOR） and how China perceives the IOR This is crucial to understand how the Indian Ocean is framed in the public conscience in India This is followed by looking at the debates over China in the Indian Parliament specifically focused on the debates and questions raised by various Members of Parliament （MPs） and the response of the government The next section will analyze the largest circulated newspaper in English，The Times of India，during the last few years to discern any domestic discourse in the public sphere The paper will conclude by looking at domestic discourse created by think tanks and research organizations which pay close attention to China
Japan as a Rising Sea Power and Its
Strategic Implications to International System：
Historical Appraisal
Sun Wenzhu
The international system established by the Washington Conference in 1921-22 embodied a common endeavor to build up an international structure of collective security in the Far East or Asia-Pacific region It is the first time that Japan participated in an international system as one of the major powers However，in 1934，Japan withdrew from the treaties it had signed in Washington and caused the Washington System to collapse eventually in 1936The Imperial Japanese Navy had an essential influence on Japanese national strategy and diplomatic approach，especially on the attitude and policy towards the Washington System This article discussed the background and process of Japan’s joining the Washington System，highlighted the conflicts about perception on international affairs，strategic goal and decision-making mechanism between the Imperial Japanese Navy and the requirement of the Washington System，and retrospect the controversy centered around the Washington System between the civilian government and the navy Such a historical research would provide a few lessons for the Chinese naval development today