Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, a military analyst, said a modern face of China’s growing military power in Southeast Asian countries have increased investment in national defense and procurement. Compared with the past five years, Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia are imported weapons between 2005 and 2009 respectively, growth rate increased by 84%, 146% and 722%.
A report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s report on the security situation in South Asia, causing the relevant foreign media reports. British “Financial Times” reported that China’s military rise, the South Asian countries have increased their armaments, large-scale imports of modern weapons. The Reuters news agency predicts that due to recently discovered in the South Hey marine resources, making the conflict broke out between the countries concerned the possibility of greatly increased dramatically in some countries to buy modern weapons, but also neighboring countries and even caused a chain reaction throughout the region.
Britain’s “Financial Times” published on March 15 article said that the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Arms Transfers Project senior research fellow Simon – Weizmann Institute (Siemon Wezeman) Military analysts have warned that China is growing modernization of military forces, neighboring Southeast Asian countries have increased investment in national defense and procurement. In recent years, some Southeast Asian countries in recent years, “substantial” to buy advanced submarines, fighter jets and long-range missiles, its aim is to possible future rainy day conflict in the South China Sea, the region’s territorial disputes are likely to evolve into a war. He said: “Although the Southeast Asian countries have not publicly expressed concerns about China’s military buildup, but they are thought to this issue, and are used to purchase advanced weapons and ways to express their position. 15 years ago, in the South China Sea, the same conflicting time, these countries do not have the ability to compete. Now, if someone in the area and attack these fields, things will become very dangerous. ”
Many Southeast Asian countries because of the armed forces resigned to the 1997 Asian financial crisis led to the situation of military equipment behind the building, in the recent economic upturn began to have to buy arms. According to the article, although these countries to buy advanced weapons from the driving force is the domestic, regional and more strategic considerations, most national governments, and not directly by name China as a direct target.
News from the Reuters news agency that, among countries in Southeast Asia during the past five years, a substantial increase in imports of arms movements that may threaten the security and stability in the region. Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia was more intensified arms imports surge in the surrounding countries and even an arms race in the entire region.
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, the article quoted cloth reported that compared with the past five years, Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia are imported weapons between 2005 and 2009 respectively, growth rate increased by 84%, 146% and 722%. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Asia expert Simon – Weizmann Institute in the report, said: “The current wave of Southeast Asian countries, procurement of weapons, may endanger stability in the region, undermining decades of peaceful situation.”
In the Republic of Singapore Navy, recently revealed that there are indications that terrorist organizations are planning attacks on oil tankers in the past, after the intelligence, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia this month, strengthened its presence in major shipping channels maritime patrols of Malacca. The think-tank, said the three countries to increase procurement of long-range fighter jets and warships, but also on neighboring countries had an impact on arms procurement plan. The International Institute for Strategic Studies in Singapore, Tim – Aldous Huxley (Tim Huxley) that Singapore is concerned about the changes in regional balance of power caused by the impact.
It is reported that Vietnam last year to buy more modern long-range fighter jets and submarines. Singapore, the ASEAN member countries since the Vietnam War after the end of the first member of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute has also been included in top ten arms importing nations. As international security, arms control and disarmament to conduct independent research body, the Swedish study said the global arms transfers, five years, an increase of 22%, with Asia and Oceania accounted for 41% of the total.
The article said that the United States remains the world’s largest exporter of military equipment during this period of overseas arms sales accounted for 30%. The United States nearly 40% of arms exports to Asia and Oceania, the proportion of exports to the Middle East is close to 40%.
