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China's November 2013 ADIZ declaration in the East China Sea - Significance, Strategic Motivations, and the Implications for Regional Security.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K13425
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 06020:International relations-related
Research InstitutionKanazawa University

Principal Investigator

Fox Senan  金沢大学, 国際学系, 准教授 (10708564)

Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
KeywordsADIZ / China / Japan / South Korea / East China Sea / Aerial Defense / USA / Taiwan / Senkaku Shouto Islands / International Relations / Maritime Disputes
Outline of Research at the Start

China’s ADIZ declaration over the East China Sea in November
2013 represented a worrying type of escalation and a potential issue of confrontation for both
Japan and South Korea over freedom of aviation and over-flight. Whether or not China will physically assert
its claims in the air is a major question for peace and security in East Asia. This
research therefore addresses this ADIZ issue. At present, China’s aerial intrusion activities have been confined to Japan’s and South Korea’s ADIZs but this research has repercussions for conflict prevention throughout the world.

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The final draft of the research document incorporated roughly sixty pages which it is hoped can be submitted for publication as a possible short book over the coming year. Based on the results, I was able to propose some new theories and new scientific viewpoints that contribute to knowledge and a greater understanding of these central issues for regional security. Also, the wide-scope collection of objective quantitative data presented a reliable and structured cause-and-effect relationship, and these were displayed in tables, charts, and graphs, as well as in written form. Using data from Chinese, Japanese, South Korean, (as well as US sources), the data showed co-relations, mismatches, or contradictions between the various data sources in order to discern the actual facts and to evaluate the possible reasons behind actions and counter-actions in the air above the East China Sea.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

This research project represented new ground in that the ADIZ issue in the East China Sea had only mostly been discussed in media articles and a small number of academic publications. It is hoped that these perspectives may also provide underexplored insights into the South China Sea disputes.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2023 Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All 2022 2021

All Presentation (1 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Presentation] Invited Panel Discussant, Reviewer, and Commentator2022

    • Author(s)
      Senan Fox
    • Organizer
      East Asian Maritime Conflicts Seminar (Meiji University)(September 15-16 2022)
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Mischief Reef: China, the Philippines, and a Disputed Atoll in the South China Sea2021

    • Author(s)
      Senan Fox
    • Total Pages
      246
    • Publisher
      Palgrave Macmillan
    • ISBN
      9811638837
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report

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Published: 2020-04-28   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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