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129. Chun-i Chen, ‘‘Legal Aspects of the ROC’s Position on the U-Shaped Line,’’
Prospect Journal 15 (April 2016): 13.
130. Chun-i Chen, ‘‘Legal Aspects of the ROC’s Position on the U-Shaped Line,’’
Prospect Journal 15 (April 2016): 13–15.
131. Taiwan’s Office of the President, ‘‘President Ma Attends Opening Ceremonies
of Exhibition of Historical Archives on the Southern Territories of the Republic
of China,’’ September 1, 2014.
132. Chung Li-hua, ‘‘Tsai to Avoid U-Shaped Line: Source,’’ Taipei Times, July 15,
2016.
133. Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ‘‘Taiwan and the Philippines Sign
Agreement on Law Enforcement Cooperation in Fisheries Matters,’’ November 19,
2015.
134. Tang Pei-chun and S.C. Chang, ‘‘Taiwan, Philippines to Cooperate in Striking
at Illegal Fishing,’’ Central News Agency (Taiwan), March 17, 2016.
135. Tsai Ing-wen, ‘‘Inaugural Address of ROC 14th-term President Tsai Ing-wen’’
(Taipei, Taiwan, May 20, 2016).
136. Joseph Yeh, ‘‘Taiwan-Japan Dialogue to Address Fishing Rights in Disputed
Seas: MOFA,’’ China Post (Taiwan), June 1, 2016.
137. U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, 2014 Annual Report
to Congress, November 2014, 487.
138. U.S. Department of Defense, Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security
Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2016, April 26, 2016, 25;
Senate Armed Services Committee, Hearing on Worldwide Threats, written testimony
of Vincent R. Stewart, February 26, 2015; and U.S. Department of Defense,
Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s
Republic of China 2012, May 2012, 29.
139. U.S. Department of Defense, Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security
Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2016, April 26, 2016, 25;
Senate Armed Services Committee, Hearing on Worldwide Threats, written testimony
of Vincent R. Stewart, February 26, 2015.
140. U.S. Department of Defense, Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security
Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2016, April 26, 2016, 72;
Andrew S. Erickson and Michael Chase, ‘‘China’s Strategic Rocket Force: Sharpening
the Sword,’’ Jamestown Foundation, July 3, 2014; and U.S.-China Economic
and Security Review Commission, Hearing on China’s Military Modernization and
Its Implications for the United States, written testimony of Lee Fuell, January 30,
2014.
141. U.S. Department of Defense, Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security
Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2016, April 26, 2016, 30,
109.
142. TASS (Russia), ‘‘Russia Inks Contract with China on Su-35 Deliveries,’’ November
19, 2015.
143. U.S. Department of Defense, Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security
Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2016, April 26, 2016, 30.
144. U.S. Department of Defense, Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security
Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2016, May 2016, 30, 108.
145. U.S. Department of Defense, Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security
Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2016, April 26, 2016, 108.
146. U.S. Department of Defense, Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security
Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2016, April 26, 2016, 26.
147. U.S. Department of Defense, Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security
Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2016, April 26, 2016, 92.
148. Ryan Maass, ‘‘New Tank-Landing Ship Joins Chinese Navy,’’ UPI, January
14, 2016; China Military Online, ‘‘Three New Tank Landing Ships Commissioned to
PLA Navy,’’ March 8, 2016.
149. U.S. Department of Defense, Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security
Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2016, April 26, 2016, 4,
92.
150. Chen Yun and Wu Keru, ‘‘The ‘Iron Fist’ of a Multi-Arm Battalion Strikes
with Great Power: The 31st Group Army Opens Multi-Arm Battalion Modular Landing
Assault Exercise,’’ PLA Daily, May 17, 2016. Staff translation.
151. U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, 2015 Annual Report
to Congress, November 2015, 508–509.
152. Craig Caffrey, ‘‘Taiwan Announces Modest Defense Spending Rise,’’ IHS
Jane’s, September 24, 2015.
153. Tom Mitchell, ‘‘China’s Military Budget Hit by Economic Slowdown, Says Xi
Jinping,’’ Financial Times, May 25, 2016.
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