Use of military force for economic development

Question 1

Peacekeeping

Answer 1

• 1,771 police officers deployed in 11 mission, e.g. Kosovo, Sudan
• 20 fold increase in officer contributions (less than 100 pre-2000)
• May 2010, deployed 25 more officers to East Timor, where they’ve sent 15 teams
• training centre established in Huairou in 2009

Question 2

Senkaku islands use of military

Answer 2

• resource-rich in oil and natural gas, also access to shipping lanes and fishing
• Dec 2012, government aircraft entered Japanese airspace
• Feb 2013 China moved DF-16 ballistic missiles (with 800-1000 km range) closer to coast
• Japan has invested $69 billion of FDI in China since 1996
• Japan is China’s 2nd largest trade partner
• 9% of China’s trade

Question 3

South China Sea use of military

Answer 3

• Scarborough Shoal standoff April 8, 2012
• Phillipino Navy Surveillance spotted 8 Chinese fishing vessels docked, found illegally caught clams, sharks, attempted to arrest Chinese fishermen, but were stopped by two Chinese maritime surveillance ships
• Military exercises near coast in May 2012
• July 2012, China erected a barrier at the entrance to the shoal, was turning Phillipino vessels away
• Philippine National Defence Secretary Voltaire Gazmin called China “the oppressive neighbour” and “the bully at our doorstep”

Question 4

Military growth

Answer 4

military spending will reach $238.2 billion in 2015 = double 2012