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( SEKUTU BARU PAMAN SAM ) Malaysia Offers to Host U.S. Navy Aircraft
Malaysia Offers to Host U.S. Navy Aircraft
U.S. Says Malaysia's Offer Covers Flights From Base on Edge of Waters Claimed by China
Sept. 12, 2014 8:23 a.m. ET
Malaysia has offered to host U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft at a base on the edge of a disputed part of the South China Sea, a move likely to heighten Chinese sensitivities about U.S. involvement in the region.
With the Philippines and Singapore having already agreed to host rotations of U.S. forces, Malaysian support marks a further boost to the Obama administration's policy of rebalancing toward the Asian-Pacific region as anxiety persists in Southeast Asia about China's assertiveness over its territorial claims.
Adm. Jonathan Greenert, the U.S. Navy's chief of naval operations, said that "the Malaysians have offered us to fly detachments of P-8s out of East Malaysia" in a speech delivered Monday at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a think tank based in Washington.
The P-8 is capable of long-range surveillance and anti-submarine missions.
Adm. Greenert emphasized the Malaysian base's "closeness to the South China Sea" and identified Malaysia, along with Indonesia and Singapore, as "the key" to the U.S. Navy successfully increasing its regional presence.
The facility in question is likely to be the Royal Malaysian Air Force base on the island of Labuan, off the coast of Borneo, which U.S. forces have used for exercises in the past, according to a U.S. Navy officer who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to discuss the matter.
While the ownership of Labuan itself isn't disputed by China, it lies close to the southern end of the Spratly Islands chain, which Malaysia and China both contest.
Lt. Rebekah Johnson, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet, said that no formal agreement had yet been signed between Kuala Lumpur and Washington, but she confirmed that an offer was on the table for P-8 aircraft to use the air base "on a case-by-case basis."
Malaysian officials didn't respond to questions about the arrangement. China's foreign and defense ministries didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.
While other South China Sea claimants—notably the Philippines and Vietnam—have objected vociferously to what they regard as aggressive Chinese behavior, Malaysia has kept a lower profile in the disputes, generally refraining from openly criticizing China.
Malaysia's view of how to handle China seemed to shift, however, during the bruising experience after the loss of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in March, said Tim Huxley, executive director of the IISS-Asia, a Singapore-based think tank. Mr. Huxley said the incident not only exposed serious weaknesses in Malaysia's air defense system, which failed to track the lost airliner effectively, but also left the country feeling bullied by China. Beijing took a keen interest in the search operation because of the 153 Chinese passengers on board and at times disparaged Malaysia's efforts.
That episode, combined with Chinese pressure in the South China Sea, may finally have led Kuala Lumpur to see "a confluence of interest" with the U.S. and "may have provided sufficient incentives for Malaysia to further intensify defense and security relations," Mr. Huxley said.
President Barack Obama visited the country in April and agreed to upgrade bilateral relations with Malaysia to the level of "comprehensive partnership,'' signaling a broad commitment to increase collaboration in a wide range of areas, including defense.
China has repeatedly opposed the U.S.'s monitoring of its activities in the South China Sea—especially with aircraft, like the P-8, capable of tracking submarines. On Tuesday, Gen. Fan Changlong, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, told U.S. national security adviser Susan Rice, who was visiting Beijing, that the U.S. should scale back or completely halt monitoring near the Chinese coast.
Last month, a Chinese fighter jet intercepted a U.S. Navy P-8 off the coast of Hainan. The incident sparked fears that there could be a repeat of the 2001 collision between a U.S. surveillance plane and a Chinese fighter, also near Hainan, due to what the Pentagon described as dangerous maneuvers on the part of the Chinese pilot. China denied this, saying its fighter kept a safe distance during the encounter.
Write to Trefor Moss at trefor.moss@wsj.com
SUMURE: http://online.wsj.com/articles/malay...ays-1410524618
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berita 2 minggu lalu waktu lagi anget2ny ujicoba misil TUDM, moga2 ga repost yah.
kata Amerika, sekutunya nambah lagi setelah Philipina dan Singapura, kini Malaysia.....ujung2nya Indonesia juga diincar ( " the key " katanya diatas )....
kalo di sebuah blog negeri jiran, mereka lebih nitikberatin ke pembangunan base TNI di Natuna. Apa Natuna ini yg bikin Indonesia akhirnya juga diincar masuk jaringan " the key " amerika?.......kayaknya kalo opini daku, justru pembangunan base di Natuna untuk nunjukin kemandirian kita agar ga ditarik2 kepusaran konflik LCS yg udah mulai nunjukin tabiat bawa2 beking....CMIIW
U.S. Says Malaysia's Offer Covers Flights From Base on Edge of Waters Claimed by China
Sept. 12, 2014 8:23 a.m. ET
Malaysia has offered to host U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft at a base on the edge of a disputed part of the South China Sea, a move likely to heighten Chinese sensitivities about U.S. involvement in the region.
With the Philippines and Singapore having already agreed to host rotations of U.S. forces, Malaysian support marks a further boost to the Obama administration's policy of rebalancing toward the Asian-Pacific region as anxiety persists in Southeast Asia about China's assertiveness over its territorial claims.
Adm. Jonathan Greenert, the U.S. Navy's chief of naval operations, said that "the Malaysians have offered us to fly detachments of P-8s out of East Malaysia" in a speech delivered Monday at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a think tank based in Washington.
The P-8 is capable of long-range surveillance and anti-submarine missions.
Adm. Greenert emphasized the Malaysian base's "closeness to the South China Sea" and identified Malaysia, along with Indonesia and Singapore, as "the key" to the U.S. Navy successfully increasing its regional presence.
The facility in question is likely to be the Royal Malaysian Air Force base on the island of Labuan, off the coast of Borneo, which U.S. forces have used for exercises in the past, according to a U.S. Navy officer who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to discuss the matter.
While the ownership of Labuan itself isn't disputed by China, it lies close to the southern end of the Spratly Islands chain, which Malaysia and China both contest.
Lt. Rebekah Johnson, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet, said that no formal agreement had yet been signed between Kuala Lumpur and Washington, but she confirmed that an offer was on the table for P-8 aircraft to use the air base "on a case-by-case basis."
Malaysian officials didn't respond to questions about the arrangement. China's foreign and defense ministries didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.
While other South China Sea claimants—notably the Philippines and Vietnam—have objected vociferously to what they regard as aggressive Chinese behavior, Malaysia has kept a lower profile in the disputes, generally refraining from openly criticizing China.
Malaysia's view of how to handle China seemed to shift, however, during the bruising experience after the loss of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in March, said Tim Huxley, executive director of the IISS-Asia, a Singapore-based think tank. Mr. Huxley said the incident not only exposed serious weaknesses in Malaysia's air defense system, which failed to track the lost airliner effectively, but also left the country feeling bullied by China. Beijing took a keen interest in the search operation because of the 153 Chinese passengers on board and at times disparaged Malaysia's efforts.
That episode, combined with Chinese pressure in the South China Sea, may finally have led Kuala Lumpur to see "a confluence of interest" with the U.S. and "may have provided sufficient incentives for Malaysia to further intensify defense and security relations," Mr. Huxley said.
President Barack Obama visited the country in April and agreed to upgrade bilateral relations with Malaysia to the level of "comprehensive partnership,'' signaling a broad commitment to increase collaboration in a wide range of areas, including defense.
China has repeatedly opposed the U.S.'s monitoring of its activities in the South China Sea—especially with aircraft, like the P-8, capable of tracking submarines. On Tuesday, Gen. Fan Changlong, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, told U.S. national security adviser Susan Rice, who was visiting Beijing, that the U.S. should scale back or completely halt monitoring near the Chinese coast.
Last month, a Chinese fighter jet intercepted a U.S. Navy P-8 off the coast of Hainan. The incident sparked fears that there could be a repeat of the 2001 collision between a U.S. surveillance plane and a Chinese fighter, also near Hainan, due to what the Pentagon described as dangerous maneuvers on the part of the Chinese pilot. China denied this, saying its fighter kept a safe distance during the encounter.
Write to Trefor Moss at trefor.moss@wsj.com
SUMURE: http://online.wsj.com/articles/malay...ays-1410524618
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berita 2 minggu lalu waktu lagi anget2ny ujicoba misil TUDM, moga2 ga repost yah.
kata Amerika, sekutunya nambah lagi setelah Philipina dan Singapura, kini Malaysia.....ujung2nya Indonesia juga diincar ( " the key " katanya diatas )....
kalo di sebuah blog negeri jiran, mereka lebih nitikberatin ke pembangunan base TNI di Natuna. Apa Natuna ini yg bikin Indonesia akhirnya juga diincar masuk jaringan " the key " amerika?.......kayaknya kalo opini daku, justru pembangunan base di Natuna untuk nunjukin kemandirian kita agar ga ditarik2 kepusaran konflik LCS yg udah mulai nunjukin tabiat bawa2 beking....CMIIW
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