2022 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
China's November 2013 ADIZ declaration in the East China Sea - Significance, Strategic Motivations, and the Implications for Regional Security.
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20K13425
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| Research Institution | Kanazawa University |
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Principal Investigator |
フォックス セナンジェームス 金沢大学, 歴史言語文化学系, 准教授 (10708564)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Keywords | ADIZ / China / Japan / USA / South Korea / East China Sea / Taiwan / Senkaku Shouto Islands |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
I collected numerous academic articles and a small number of books related to ADIZs in general and more specifically to China's November 2013 ADIZ declaration in the East China Sea. I also retrieve international law articles pertaining to the legality of ADIZs and where states with ADIZs (for example not only China but also Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the United States etc.) stand in relation to international norms and protocols. The differences in the specifics of China's ADIZ guidelines versus the US' ADIZ (and where these are positioned or not vis-vis international law and treaties) is an important element of my investigation of China's 2013 ADIZ declaration. Another important aspect of my research has been surveying Chinese, Japanese, and South Korea language documents (governmental, academic, media etc.) (as well as smilier English language documents) in order to understand varying positions on the issue of ADIZ and particularly Chinese perspectives and justifications for their ADIZ declaration in the East China Sea. These documents have revealed a rich array of opinions on the question of how different China's East China Sea ADIZ is to other ADIZs elsewhere in the world. I placed all my readings and writing into a document of considerable volume and am currently editing and polishing this document (while included any new sources I find) so that it is more presentable and possibly ready for publication later.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.
Reason
I was able to extend my research period by one year due to travel and research restrictions caused the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic from 2019 until the present day. The political situation in China in recent years has also made research trips there less viable and fruitful for overseas researchers. This emphasis away from a research trip has provided me with more time to work on my research and to focus on putting all my documents and sources together and to focus on writing rather than on field research preparations. Numerous English language, Chinese language, Japanese language, and Korean language sources have also enriched the research's content and have assisted the writing process in terms of differing perspectives and positions on the issue of China's ADIZ and where it stands in relation to other ADIZs and international norms and customs.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
I am focusing now and editing and refining my research document. At present, it includes about 50 pages of information so I spend time each day refining and cleaning up the document so as to make it more presentable and ready for publication (hopefully in 2024). I am also continually finding new sources with which to add more content and perspectives to the issue of China's November 2013 ADIZ declaration. The non-English language sources are obviously more time-consuming to deal with in terms of translations and translation related costs and procedures. However they have been a valuable asset to the research in terms of shedding light on the research issue beyond English language and Western (esp. American) views on the ADIZ issue. I aim to finalise incorporating all of these non-English sources (their official translations) in the coming months and thus have a finalised and polished document within the next six months or so.
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| Causes of Carryover |
I plan to use a significant amount of my remaining research money on editing and translation costs aimed at making the final research draft as presentable as possible for publication in a peer-reviewed academic publication with a reputable publishing company. Translation costs can be considerable but if I have some remaining money then I may use it on publicising my research at a seminar or conference in Japan in order to forge possible future research collaborations or future research projects related to maritime disputes and the ADIZ issue. For example, a cause for concern is that China may declare an ADIZ in the South China Sea.
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