Recently, the U.S. set off a climax strive to join the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (hereinafter referred to as the "Convention on the Law of the Sea". This is the 2012 U.S. new military strategy and a concrete manifestation: by acceding to the Convention on the Law of the Sea to multilateral means to participate in marine rules formulation, to control the key node in the waters, to deter potential opponents, to expand the purpose of maritime rights and interests.
23, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Defense Panetta, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Deng Puxi "Troika" to attend the Senate hearing, behind the United States to join the Convention on the Law of the Sea, hoping to persuade lawmakers to ratify the Convention. The three of them behind President Obama. Perhaps this will be the last major strategic decision for the United States to make Obama this term.
At the hearing, Clinton said a profound words: "(United States joined the Convention on the Law of the Sea) have not so urgent as it is today."
Seems very easy to link up these words and continued the Huangyan Island, the Philippines, more than a month standoff. As the allies of the Philippines, "Background Boss" during the confrontation in the Huangyan Island and the Philippines, the United States has been sidelined, at least superficially. Now, the United States to recognize the Convention on the Law of the Sea. It is said that the United States is finally shot to the backing of the Philippines in the South China Sea "containment of China".
U.S. shot is not false. The United States, however, by no means only in order to contain China in the South China Sea, but not for the benefit of the Huangyan Island corner of the Philippines and his money are soon parted. It's hand, is a move to focus on the U.S. global strategic situation.
Why, then, Clinton said "now is the most urgent? This sentence is in the end mean?
First of all, the understanding from the U.S. global strategy. To join the Convention on the Law of the Sea, the original is not in Obama's agenda. He announced shortly after taking office 17 pending the ratification of international conventions and the Convention on the Law of the Sea. The United States last month or two sizzling Convention on the Law of the Sea, from a macro perspective, is adjusted in order to adapt the U.S. military strategy.
In January of this year, the United States announced 2012 new military strategy. This is the highest U.S. military strategy, many of the specific policy around it, including the recent push to join the Convention on the Law of the Sea.
One of the core of the new U.S. strategy is to shrink the military, including the withdrawal of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. The new strategy also did not mention Central Asia. This means that U.S. military forces will withdraw from the heartland of Eurasia.
So, after the withdrawal of Eurasia, "World Island", but also how it is to retain influence? The answer is to control a key node in the ocean - sea control and Eurasia closely linked, such as the South China Sea, the Persian Gulf, Western Pacific island chain, impose deterrent for Eurasia. The more critical the waters, the more disputes such as the Sino-Japanese dispute over the Diaoyu Islands, Iran - United Arab Emirates, the Persian Gulf islands dispute, the dispute of ownership of the Kuril Islands, Russia Nichinan and the South China Sea. With the dispute will involve the currently prevailing, the Convention on the Law of the Sea of ​​the Parties to the more than 160 countries. The United States joined the Convention on the Law of the Sea, there is a legal excuse involved in key waters. This is the logical chain of the United States seeks to join.
Looking around the Eurasian continent, island, sea dispute the parties are often the United States as potential rivals, including China, Russia and Iran - this is probably not a coincidence. If the United States joined the Convention on the Law of the Sea, there are legal means to win over its neighbors in Russia and Iran also have the ability to inflame. If the United States joined the Convention on the Law of the Sea, will generate more "Huangyan Island confrontation.
Contraction of military power, in order to re-strike the target of the hinterland of Eurasia, the battle will be elongated. To this end, the United States to speed up the speed of power projection from the rear base for the implementation of a rapid strike on target. This need to "smooth" waters and airspace, the military in order to facilitate rapid mobilization of official words "freedom of navigation on the high seas. However, the United States not Parties to the Convention on the Law of the Sea, in theory, protected from the Convention on the Law of the Sea. Although, in fact, the U.S. military mobilization has never been beyond what international law restraint; However, with this body coat of the Law of the Sea is undoubtedly better.[img]http://www.50centloseweight.com[/img]
88 of the Law of the Sea Convention expressly provides that: "the high seas should be used only for peaceful purposes". This is one of the reasons the United States has not been added. However, the Convention defines no specific provisions for "peaceful purposes". If the United States to join, will certainly superior to the American Bar pull the details of the spirit, the development of the United States, especially for the favorable U.S. military rules.
Another focus of the new U.S. strategy for the eastward shift of strategy ", including the military center of gravity towards the Asia-Pacific region, to win over allies in Asia, with China as a potential rival. To this end, the United States will make use of relevant countries in Southeast Asia (ie, "sound cable State" and the contradictions of China, a big fuss in the South China Sea issue, play the "marine police" role involved in the South China Sea issue, in order to contain China.
However, it is embarrassing that relevant countries in Southeast Asia is to find a favorable interpretation of the Convention on the Law of the Sea, the United States has not joined the Convention on the Law of the Sea, often been attacked are not eligible for "uniformed". Now, the United States want to wear the uniforms of this body. While this still does not mean that the United States are eligible to involvement in the South China Sea issue, but after all, think a little more emboldened.
In addition, the new U.S. strategy also focused on the future of the commanding heights. While one of the commanding heights of deep-sea exploration. Convention on the Law of the Sea, a subsidiary of the International Seabed Authority, some of the council member has the right to exploration and exploitation of seabed resources on the high seas. "China and Russia are a large number of mining in the deep non-ferrous metals and rare earth" Clinton said at the hearing. Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, said: "China has entered the ball, the U.S. is still sidelined." I interpret the deep-sea exploration within the two means are the framework of the Convention on the Law of the Sea. In deep-sea exploration interest groups, driven by "jealousy envy hate" I also hope to legitimately compete for this emerging industry high ground in the deep sea.

Purpose may be control key sea areas

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Lisa1: Purpose may be control key sea areas

I very much agree with your point of view