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China is not similarly involved in Southeast Asia because the situation
in Malacca is different from that in the Gulf of Aden. Piracy
in the Malacca Strait is already controlled through the joint efforts
of the coastal states Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia.
In Somalia, by contrast, the problem is more rampant—with
10 times as many attacks in the past year—and sea conditions
around the Gulf of Aden are more complex. “出兵索马里海域护
航 国防部介绍情况” (“Dispatching Forces to Escort in the Somalia
Sea Area—The Ministry of National Defense Presents the Situation”),
中评社 (Zhongping News Agency), December 23, 2008.
See also Huang Li, pp. 175-76. For further MNDIO updates on the
missions, see “Chinese Naval Frigate Comes to Escort Released
Filipino Tanker in Somali Waters,” Xinhua, April 26, 2009; Central
People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China, January
20, 2009, available from www.gov.cn/wszb/zhibo300/; Jiao Wu
and Kuang Peng, “No Threat from Military Development,” China
Daily, January 16, 2009, available from www.chinadaily.com.cn/
china/2009-01/16/content_7403124.htm; “胡昌明: 护航行动是在联
合国框架下履行国际义务“ (“Hu Changming: Ship Escort Activities
Are Carried Out under United Nations Framework”), Renmin
Wang, December 25, 2008.
29. 黄立 (Huang Li), 剑指亚丁湾: 中国海军远洋亮剑 (Sword
Pointed at the Gulf of Aden: The Chinese Navy’s Bright Far Seas
Sword), Guangzhou, China: 中山大学出版社出 (Zhongshan University
Press), 2009, p. 174. Dr. Huang Li is a professor at South
China Normal University Law School, where he teaches international
criminal law to master’s students. He is a also a member
of the China branch of the International Criminal Law Association,
and Vice President of the Guangdong Province Criminal
Law Institute. Huang worked in China’s public security system
for twelve years, achieving the rank of third class police inspector.
He has conducted extensive research, and his reports have been
praised by the Ministry of Public Security leadership. Huang is
an influential expert in China on organized crime. His publications
include the 2008 monograph, “Crack Down on Speculation
and Profiteering, Eliminate the Loathsome Cancer Uprooting the
Harmonious Society.” While Huang acknowledges that he lacks
naval operational expertise, his book is a useful compilation of
open source information and displays incisive critical analysis.
30. Ibid., p. 168.
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