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our alliance responsibilities,” quoted <strong>in</strong> Peter Lee, “High Stakes<br />
Gamble as Japan, <strong>Ch<strong>in</strong>a</strong> <strong>and</strong> the U.S. Spar <strong>in</strong> the East <strong>and</strong> South<br />
<strong>Ch<strong>in</strong>a</strong> Seas,” <strong>The</strong> Asia-Pacific Journal, 43-1-10, October 25, 2010.<br />
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates also echoed the Secretary of<br />
State by say<strong>in</strong>g that the <strong>United</strong> <strong>States</strong> would honor its military<br />
obligation <strong>in</strong> such a clash.<br />
153. Gao Jianjun (高健军), “从新海洋法看中日东海划界问题”<br />
(“<strong>Ch<strong>in</strong>a</strong>-Japan East <strong>Ch<strong>in</strong>a</strong> Sea Delimitation <strong>in</strong> the Context of the<br />
New International Law of the Sea”), 太平洋学报 (Pacific Journal),<br />
No. 8, 2005.<br />
154. <strong>Ch<strong>in</strong>a</strong> first <strong>in</strong>troduced its policy of “shelv<strong>in</strong>g disputes”<br />
on these isl<strong>and</strong>s <strong>in</strong> 1972 by the then Ch<strong>in</strong>ese Prime M<strong>in</strong>ister Zhou<br />
En-lai dur<strong>in</strong>g the negotiation for resumption of diplomatic relations<br />
between <strong>Ch<strong>in</strong>a</strong> <strong>and</strong> Japan. <strong>Ch<strong>in</strong>a</strong>’s second take on this policy<br />
was by the then Vice Prime M<strong>in</strong>ister Deng Xiaop<strong>in</strong>g dur<strong>in</strong>g his<br />
visit to Japan <strong>in</strong> 1978. See footnote 199 for the references.<br />
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by M<strong>in</strong>ister for Foreign Affairs Seiji Maehara,” October 15, 2010,<br />
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管辖” (“<strong>Ch<strong>in</strong>a</strong>’s Ocean Monitor<strong>in</strong>g Comm<strong>and</strong>: Will Strengthen<br />
Control <strong>and</strong> Management on Disputed Maritime Territories”), 新<br />
京报 (New Capital Daily), October 18, 2008, available from military.<br />
people.com.cn/GB/8221/51755/141011/141012/8510843.html.<br />
157. Hai Tao (海涛), “中国巡航钓鱼岛细节: 日方企图 ‘碰撞’<br />
中国海监船” (“Detail Account of <strong>Ch<strong>in</strong>a</strong>’s Maritime Surveillance<br />
Vessels to Diaoyu Dao: Japan Attempted to ‘Hit’ Ch<strong>in</strong>ese Vessels”),<br />
国际先驱导报 (International Herald), December 12, 2008.<br />
158. X<strong>in</strong>huanet, “M<strong>in</strong>istry of Foreign Affairs Spokesman: <strong>Ch<strong>in</strong>a</strong><br />
Will Decide When to Send Monitor<strong>in</strong>g Vessels to Diaoyu Dao,”<br />
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159. Qi Lu (齐鲁), “中国海监装备世界先进舰船在全海域定期<br />
巡航” (“<strong>Ch<strong>in</strong>a</strong>’s Mar<strong>in</strong>e Surveillance Fleet Gets World Lead<strong>in</strong>g-<br />
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