Author: Sam Bateman, UOW and NTU

Sea piracy is a major maritime security problem for East Asia. Regional countries are major shipper and shipping countries and some, especially Indonesia and the Philippines, are leading providers of international seafarers.

Northeast Asian economies, China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, are heavily dependent upon seaborne trade through waters at risk of pirate attack off Somalia and in Southeast Asia. Japan is situated at the forefront of moves to counter piracy in these areas, while China and South Korea have also deployed warships to waters off Somalia. Read more…