The Military Confidence Building Measures across the Taiwan Strait Based on the Maritime Security Cooperation

• Main Authors: Chi-Cheng Fong, 馮志成
• Other Authors: Ming-Shih Shen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/61587124210144109373

碩士 === 國防大學 === 戰略研究所 === 98 === Abstract Some popular conceptions about security, such as cooperative security, common security and comprehensive security, have contributed to the development of CBMs. In the future, maritime security cooperation related to CBMs across the Strait has to be guided by the integrated maritime strategy for ocean policies of the ROC so as to assure the national security of the island republic. The PRC does not have consistent modes for CBMs. The CBMs between the PRC and Russia have proceeded so well that a strategic partnership has grown out of the original design of CBMs; nowadays, both countries are conducting combined operations. However, the CBMs between the PRC and the US, Japan, ASEAN and India respectively are limited to maritime communication and disaster relief. Such low-class CBMs indicate that there is still some sense of alert between each other. The so-called 1992 consensus has ushered in a new page for cross-Strait relations. Even though bilateral relations has improved after the 2008 presidential election, Taipei and Beijing still have to cross many hurdles before unleashing security cooperation in conventional military field. However, with the opening of the window of opportunity for the establishment of CBMs, both sides may start with easier operations in nonconventional security cooperation such as joint counter-terrorism, prevention of crimes, fishery issues, disaster relief and humanitarian assistance. Maybe it is still premature to negotiate for the establishment of CBMs across the Taiwan Strait; yet, conditions are improving. So far Beijing and Taipei have acquiesced in taking the “middle line” as the demarcation of jurisdiction. But this is inadequate and unreliable. Both sides may consider the establishment of a demilitarized zone and the installation of a maritime security mechanism similar to the one between the US and USSR in 1972 to regulate the activities of aircrafts and ships of their own, so that chances for conflicts as a result of misunderstanding can be reduced effectively.