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Another Case of Plagiarism

The Left-Side:
Plagiarist: Prof. AA. Banyu Perwita
“Rising China and the implications for SE Asia”
Published in The Jakarta Post, 4 Februari 2008
Link: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/02/04/rising-china-and-
implications-se-asia.html

The Right-Side:
Victim #1: Prof. Rommel C. Banlaoi
“Southeast Asian perspectives on the rise of China:
regional security after 9/11”
Published in Parameters Journal, Summer, 2003
Link: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0IBR/is_2_33/ai_102835193/?
tag=content;col1

The Right-Side:
Victim #2: Dr. Aileen San Pablo-Baviera
“China as a Rising Power:
Implications for the Asia-Pacific Region”
Published in PASCN Discussion Paper No. 99-06
Link: http://pascn.pids.gov.ph/DiscList/d99/s99-06.PDF

PLEASE NOTICE
THE HIGHLIGHTED PHRASES
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Prof. Anak Agung Banyu
Perwita’s Article
China started to focus on economic and
military modernization programs in the
late 1970s. This modernization has
elevated China's profile at both the
regional and global levels.
The rise of China can be seen since the
launch of the Fourth Modernization
program in 1978, and specifically in the
late 1980s and 1990s. The rise of China
has also become one of the major issues
in the new dynamics of contemporary
international relations.
There are of course many questions
that can be raised in determining and
assessing the scope, significance and
implication of this development in the
near future. Will China continue its
peaceful rise and to what extent will
this have any impact on the region?
Many countries have paid much
attention to the rise of China and its
possible impacts both at the regional
and global levels.
The United States has particularly
expressed its concern by saying the rise
of China will "pose the greatest
uncertainty" at the global level. While
the Council of Foreign Relations has
stated that "China poses significant
economic, military and political
challenges for the U.S. and for the
nations of Southeast Asia".
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Prof. Rommel C.
Banlaoi’s Article
Napoleon Bonaparte once described
China as a sleeping dragon and warned
not to wake it up. Now that China has
awakened, it causes many nations to
tremble—including the United States,
the sole global power and the world’s
preeminent policeman.
The unprecedented rise of the People’s
Republic of China (PRC) is a global
reality. […] Because of the burgeoning
economic and military power of China,
there are enormous worries about the
idea of a “China threat.”
The United States has particularly
expressed strong apprehensions
regarding the ascension of China. The
US Commission on National
Security/21st Century warns that “the
potential for competition between the
United States and China may increase
as China grows stronger.”4 Even
the Global Trends 2015 prepared under
the direction of the US National
Intelligence Council argues that the
implications of the rise of China “pose
the greatest uncertainty” in the
world.5 The Commission on America’s
National Interests describes China as
“America’s major potential strategic
adversary in East Asia,”6 while the
Council on Foreign Relations has stated
that “China poses significant economic,
military, and political challenges for the
United States and for the nations of
Southeast Asia.”7 This theme is
supported by a RAND study describing
China as a potential military threat to
the United States and Southeast Asia.8
Prof. Anak Agung Banyu
Perwita’s Article
The above statements clearly show that
the U.S. perceives China as a potential
threat to its national security. Further,
the U.S. is very concerned about the
possible challenge from China to its
regional hegemony. However, is it
correct that China is a potential threat
to Southeast Asian countries?
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Prof. Rommel C.
Banlaoi’s Article
While the United States views China as
a potential threat to its national
security, how do Southeast Asian
countries view the rise of China? What
are the implications of the growth of
China for regional security, especially
in the aftermath of 9/11? This article
aims to present Southeast Asian
perspectives on the rise of China and its
regional security implications since
9/11.
Prof. Anak Agung Banyu
Perwita’s Article
Taken individually, Southeast Asian
countries have varying perceptions of
the possibility of China as a threat in
the region. Yet, China still has existing
territorial disputes with several
countries in the region, namely Brunei
Darussalam, Malaysia, the Philippines
and Vietnam over the South China Sea.
China also has overlapping territorial
claims with Indonesia in the Natuna
Islands. The South China Sea disputes
continue to serve as a potential major
flash-point in China-Southeast Asian
relations.
However, Southeast Asian countries,
taken as a whole, perceive the rise of
China as a great opportunity rather
than as a serious threat. In economic
relations, China and ASEAN can
become "partners in competition".
There is also a widespread perception
in the region that "China will be the
new engine of growth for the entire
region". Trade between ASEAN
countries and China will be more
significant and it will see ASEAN trade
more with China than with the U.S. or
the EU. In other words, Southeast Asia
will become more dependent on China.
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Prof. Rommel C.
Banlaoi’s Article
Southeast Asian Perspectives
Taken individually, Southeast Asian
countries have varying perspectives on
the many ramifications of strategic
issues in the region.9 Unlike some
Western countries, however, Southeast
Asian nations, taken as a whole,
consider the rise of China as a great
opportunity, with concomitant security
challenges, rather than as a serious
threat. From an economic standpoint,
Rodolfo Severino, former Secretary
General of the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN), candidly
describes China and ASEAN as
“partners in competition.”10 There is
also a widespread perception in
Southeast Asia that “China will be the
new engine of growth for the entire
region.”11 In a report submitted by the
ASEAN-China Expert Group on
Economic Cooperation in October
2001, Southeast Asia optimistically
views China as an economic
opportunity. The Expert Group has, in
fact, proposed the forging of closer
ASEAN-China economic relations in
the 21st century to integrate their
economies.12 […]
China has existing territorial disputes
with a few countries in Southeast Asia,
namely Brunei, Malaysia, the
Philippines, and Vietnam. […] The
South China Sea disputes continue to
serve as major irritants in China-
Southeast Asia relations. […]
Prof. Anak Agung Banyu
Perwita’s Article
There are of course some options that
ASEAN has in dealing with China. In
short, ASEAN must take some issues
into consideration in further engaging
China in the region, as follows:
Southeast Asia must learn to see China
as a rich source of opportunity rather
than merely as a potential threat. One
of the possible opportunities is to boost
the level of defense cooperation with
China. This was quite obviously the
main topic of discussion during the
recent visit of China's defense minister
to Indonesia.
There is also a need to create a stable
balance in the Asia-Pacific region. This
is no longer a balance of power in the
traditional sense, but a balance of
legitimate interests more in keeping
with realities of interdependence.
China must be comprehensively
engaged, not militarily but in
diplomatic, political, economic,
functional, social, cultural intercourse;
and not just by the U.S., but more
importantly by Southeast Asian
countries.
The creation of a new post-Cold War
architecture or arrangements for
international, economic and political
relations must involve China, without
necessarily revolving around it.
By engaging China in many aspects of
regional cooperation, we can at least be
sure that we can reduce the level of
uncertainty in the region, which can be
useful for further regional cooperation
in this new era of international
relations.
Dr. Aileen San Pablo-
Baviera’s Article
Off-hand, some premises and pointers
we may wish to consider are the
following:
(1) Southeast Asia, the Philippines
included, must learn to see China as a
rich source of opportunity rather than
merely as a potential threat;
(2) There is a need to create a stable
balance in the Asia-Pacific region – no
longer a balance of power in the
traditional sense, but a balance of
legitimate interests more in keeping
with the realities of interdependence;
(3) China must be comprehensively
engaged, not militarily but in
diplomatic, political, economic,
functional, social, cultural intercourse;
and not just by the United States, but
more importantly by those of us who
live close by;
(4) China's "big-power" mentality -- its
"Middle Kingdom" complex -- must be
neutralized, and China must be made
sensitive to the effects, intended or
otherwise, of its size and growing power
on other countries of the region;
(5) It is to the benefit of all that China
should develop an even greater stake in
the security and prosperity of its
neighbors and potential adversaries;
and
(6) The creation of a new post-Cold
War architecture or arrangements for
international economic and political
relations must involve China, without
necessarily revolving around it.
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 Acknowledgment

Compiler:
Kompasianer Hireka Eric

Informants:
Kompasianer Limantina Sihaloho
Kompasianer Nora Hanindita

This report is copyleft, anyway…..