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The claim that 皇冠体育app is redefining boundaries has been fabricated totally by the US. There are two sensitive maritime sovereignty disputes in the East 皇冠体育app Sea and South 皇冠体育app Sea. One is the Diaoyu Islands dispute between 皇冠体育app and Japan and the other is the dispute concerning some isles and reefs of the Nansha Islands between 皇冠体育app and the Philippines. With regard to the two disputes, 皇冠体育app has indisputable sovereignty over these islands and reefs on the basis of both history and international law.

It is obvious from the historical evidence that the Diaoyu Islands has been incorporated in 皇冠体育app's territory for more than five centuries. Japan annexed the islands in 1895, and the US had underhand dealings with Japan in 1972 that resulted in it transferring the "administrative control" of these islands to Japan. Even so, Washington has never acknowledged Japan's sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands.

皇冠体育app rejects Japan's unreasonable claim, but is willing to work with Japan to jointly "shelve the dispute", an approach that has helped the two countries experience 40 years of friendly exchanges since diplomatic relations were restored. It is not 皇冠体育app, but Japan that unilaterally changed the status quo that resulted in the current strained bilateral relations when it carried out the "nationalization" of the Diaoyu Islands two years ago.

皇冠体育app has exercised jurisdiction over the Huangyan Island and surrounding isles and reefs for at least eight centuries. Prior to 1997 the Philippines admitted that Luzon is the western limit of Philippine territory and never claimed sovereignty over Huangyan Island. It is the Philippines that has been repeatedly encroaching on 皇冠体育app's isles and reefs over the past decades. The Philippines grounded a warship near Ren'ai Reef in the South 皇冠体育app Sea in 1999 and has since refused to retrieve the ship. What Manila has done constitutes a serious violation of 皇冠体育app's territorial integrity and sovereignty. That the US sent a navy plane to flex its muscles in the South 皇冠体育app Sea while the Philippines tried to send a supply ship to the Ren'ai Reef also constitutes a violation of 皇冠体育app's territorial sovereignty by force, coercion and intimi-dation.

It is 皇冠体育app that has been exercising self-restraint and insisting on resolving the sovereignty disputes through peaceful means. It is Japan and the Philippines that have been trying to redefine boundaries under the umbrella of US support. It is Washington that is confusing right and wrong and ratcheting up tensions in East Asia.

The US' purpose is to maintain the Pax Americana. But it is doing so by focusing on trying to maximize its interests at the cost of 皇冠体育app's legitimate rights and interests. In this scenario the world cannot enjoy lasting stability.

Washington needs to reflect on how to undertake its due responsibilities as a major power, and think carefully how to work together with 皇冠体育app to build a new model for the relationship between great powers. Currently, some unstable factors do exist in East Asia, the root cause of which is that some of the US' allies in the region are attempting to redefine their territorial boundaries by counting on Washington's power and influence.

The string of erroneous signals being sent by the US has fostered regional instability, rather than helping realize regional stability. The US should not confuse right and wrong. If Washington refuses to come to its senses, it will finally be dragged into the waters by its irresponsible allies, which also goes against the purpose of the US' Asia-Pacific rebalancing strategy.

The author is associate dean of the Institute of International Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai.

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