Global experts converge at International Conference on Sea Lane Security
Global experts converge at International Conference on Sea Lane Security
2024-06-07
Scholars from around the world are in Taiwan for the 2024 International Conference on Sea Lane Security, hosted by the Ocean Affairs Council. The event aims to promote stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific, boost Taiwan’s international standing, and foster maritime security through collaboration projects. According to an American scholar, Taiwan should seek to strengthen its collaboration with democratic partners, and develop satellite technology for use in maritime surveillance.
Ocean affairs officials and experts from around the world attended the 2024 International Conference on Sea Lane Security, hosted by the Ocean Affairs Council. Ocean affairs minister Kuan Bi-ling gave a prerecorded speech at the opening ceremony.
Kuan Bi-ling
Ocean affairs minister
Peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait are indispensable for global security and prosperity. The mission of the International Conference on Sea Lane Security is to facilitate active collaboration among partners in the Indo-Pacific and deal with China’s military expansion and gray-zone tactics.
The conference is aimed at highlighting “maritime security issues” that exist between Taiwan and likeminded countries, fostering substantive cooperation. In recent years, China has posed an enormous threat to peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and the Taiwan Strait. Gregory Poling, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, emphasized the importance of Taiwan’s geostrategic position.
Gregory B. Poling
Center for Strategic and International Studies
It’s an important topic at a very important time. The PRC, not just in the Taiwan Strait, and around Taiwan, but across the Indo-Pacific, in the South China Sea and East China Sea, bringing together an international group of maritime security experts and lawyers to share lessons learned and figure out how best to respond to this threat to really the international law. It’s really important.
Poling said that in the face of China’s gray zone warfare, Taiwan should make full use of high technology, such as satellites, to promptly detect the suspicious movements of sea vessels.
Gregory B. Poling
Center for Strategic and International Studies
We share that information internally within the Taiwanese government and share it externally with partners. Setting off more cooperative mechanisms among likeminded states is really going to be the key.
Experts recommended that Taiwan strengthen the development of its space technology, integrating resources to enhance national maritime security awareness. This will enable Taiwan to cooperate with likeminded countries to defend freedom, democracy, and security in international navigation in the face of the threat from China.
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海委會辦海線安全國際會議 促進印太區域穩定
2024-06-07
海委會舉辦"2024海線安全國際會議"，邀請美日韓等多國專家學者來台參與論壇，目的要促進印太區域穩定繁榮，更要提升台灣的國際地位、及實質參與海上安全各項合作事務，美國智庫CSIS學者分析，台灣除了應加強跟民主盟友合作，更要發展衛星技術在海域安全意識方面的運用。
海委會官員及各國專家學者，參加由海委會主辦的"海線安全國際會議"，主委管碧玲更親自錄影片，為開幕式致詞。
[[海委會主委 管碧玲]]
“台灣的和平穩定，是全球安全與繁榮不可或缺的要素，今天辦理海線會議的宗旨，就是希望和印太地區的夥伴和國家，能夠展開積極的合作，共同面對中國的武力擴張與灰色脅迫”
海線安全國際會議，是要強化與我理念相近國家的"海洋安全議題"，展開實質合作。近年來中國對印太區域、台海和平穩定，構成極大威脅，而華府智庫戰略暨國際研究中心研究員Mr.Poling則不斷強調，台灣的戰略地理位置，至關重要。
[[美國華府智庫CSIS研究員 Gregory B.Poling]]
“這是一項非常重要的議題，在非常重要的時間點，中國的威脅不只在台灣海峽，更是橫跨整個太平洋地區，在南太在東太平洋，將國際間學者聚集再一起，共同試著建構國家的海域意識，分享彼此的經驗，更試著幫助我們在面對威脅時，做出適當回應，真的非常重要”
Mr. Poling也提到，面對中國灰色地帶戰術，更應該善加利入"科技技術"，像是衛星等等，才能在第一時間掌握可疑船隻動向。
[[美國華府智庫CSIS研究員 Gregory B. Poling]]
“彼此和同盟夥伴在內部，和台灣政府互相分享即時訊息，也更應該彼此加強合作，也是至關重要”
專家學者建議，台灣要加強發展太空技術，更要整合各方資源、提升國家海域安全意識。才能在面臨中國威脅的此刻，和理念相近國家合作、捍衛自由民主、國際航行安全的立場。
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