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来源类型 | Commentary and Analysis |
规范类型 | 评论 |
Murky waters: Maritime security in the East and South China Seas | |
Shaun Ee | |
发表日期 | 2018-04-05 |
出版年 | 2018 |
语种 | 英语 |
摘要 | What is the state of play in the East and South China Seas, and what might be the future of maritime rules and norms in the region? To answer these questions, the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security convened several experts for a public panel discussion on March 30, 2018. With panelists representing […] |
正文 | What is the state of play in the East and South China Seas, and what might be the future of maritime rules and norms in the region? To answer these questions, the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security convened several experts for a public panel discussion on March 30, 2018. With panelists representing Asian, European, and American perspectives, the panel reflected the mission of the Scowcroft Center’s burgeoning Asia program—bridging the Atlantic and Pacific policymaking communities to build trans-Atlantic-Pacific partnerships and confront common challenges. In his opening remarks, Admiral Dennis Blair delivered a critical assessment of China’s maritime strategy, arguing that though China’s aggression might have given it the tactical upper hand, it had compromised its strategic position. By acting so assertively, it has alarmed other nations, leading to the consolidation of an informal group of countries opposed to its activities. In his appraisal, this did not mean that conflict was inevitable—however, it reflected the deep rift between Chinese and American interests, one which was unlikely to be resolved without a transformation of either domestic politics or global power between one or both countries. Dr. Sarah Kirchberger, head of the Center for Asia-Pacific Strategy and Security within the Institute for Security Policy at Kiel University, underscored the three categories of threat perception underlying Chinese strategy: the political-ideological fear of the capitalist West; the geostrategic worry about China being “hemmed in” by a series of island chains; and the military-technological anxiety around other countries’ perceived efforts to counter their own capabilities. Mr. Tetsuo Kotani, senior fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs, emphasized the Japanese perspective and spoke on the concerns surrounding increased activity such as a change in Chinese aggression around the Senkaku Islands from a “3-3-2” pattern to a “3-4-2” pattern (3 times every month, 4 ships enter for 2 hours). Mr. John Watts, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, called for a need to think more broadly about maritime security—expanding it from a narrow focus on freedom of navigation operations to a discussion about the changing of international norms, such as seen in the cancellation of the Repsol deal in Vietnam. The panelists emphasized the need for countermeasures to balance against China’s actions, addressed emergent threats including space and cyber, and underscored the need to more viscerally communicate the nature of the challenges in the region. |
主题 | China ; International Norms ; Japan ; Maritime Security ; Rule of Law |
URL | https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/commentary/event-recap/murky-waters-maritime-security-in-the-east-and-south-china-seas-2/ |
来源智库 | Atlantic Council (United States) |
资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/347292 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Shaun Ee. Murky waters: Maritime security in the East and South China Seas. 2018. |
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