China’s ambition to encroach on the South China Sea has intensified, prompting countries to fight back. In a reversal of Canada’s peacemaker stance, not only did the defense minister last month publicly accuse the Chinese Communist Party of wanton expansion in the South China Sea, some experts even called for the South China Sea to be a matter of Canadian interest, and should join the quadripartite talks or more actively deploy relevant resources in the South China Sea, and allies to jointly resist the Chinese Communist Party’s aggression.
Last month, Canada participated in an international conference on the South China Sea in Vietnam, where Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan spoke out against the threat of force, large-scale land reclamation and the establishment of military outposts by the Chinese Communist Party, causing tension in the South China Sea. He stressed that Canada considers stability in the Asia-Pacific region to be vital to Canada’s security and prosperity.
At a forum on “Security Challenges in the Indo-Pacific Region” held by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI), a Canadian think tank, on Friday, experts from Europe, the United States, Japan and Canada shared their views that even though Canada is distant from the South China Sea, it would be difficult for Canada to stay away from any unrest in the region; moreover, the South China Sea is the most important trade route in the world, and Canada relies heavily on trade, so if this route were blocked by war, the Canadian economy would be severely affected.
Eric Lerhe, a former commodore and currently a senior fellow at the University of Toronto’s School of Global Affairs, said Canada could expand its influence on the Indo-Pacific region in several ways, for example, by participating in important international meetings related to the Indo-Pacific military, even though Canada is not a member of the Quadripartite Talks: “The generals could The generals could be more involved in these meetings; we used to focus on the Atlantic Fleet, but now we should increase the Pacific Fleet’s capabilities. We should be more cooperative with the U.S. and actively deploy more resources in the Indo-Pacific region.” Canada has been bullied by China over the past two years and has continued to seek support from international allies, so Canada must not hesitate when allies want us to take a stand on the South China Sea and East China Sea, said Lery.
Eva Pejsova, a scholar at the Free University of Brussels who specializes in East Asian studies, said Europe and the South China Sea are also geographically distant, but when it was discovered that the Chinese Communist Party was constantly expanding in the region, it was alerted to the need to respond, so many countries launched the Indo-Pacific Strategic Policy one after another: “France fired the first shot, followed by Germany and the Netherlands both launched the The Indo-Pacific policy was launched by France, followed by Germany and the Netherlands. Other EU countries are now discussing strategies to respond to the Indo-Pacific region, and we should see more new developments next year.”
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Experts also mentioned that Taiwan is an important key to the South China Sea because it is the front line of resistance to the Chinese Communist Party, and once Taiwan is in danger it will seriously erode the interests of all countries.
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