Examing the CHINA-US competition in the south China sea from Realism

• Main Authors: HUANG MAO CHUN, 黃茂俊
• Other Authors: Tai-Ho Lin
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2016
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/24488299488826026489

碩士 === 國立中正大學 === 戰略暨國際事務研究所 === 104 === Abstract South China Sea control important international maritime trade route between the South China Sea to the Pacific and Indian Ocean,charged with the task of transport half of the world's merchant shipping, one third of oil and two third of liquefied natural gas.imports.In recent years, because of the South China Sea territorial sovereignty and maritime delimitation, fishing disputes, land reclamation, international arbitration so that the South China Sea issue getting sticky, almost become a powder keg, Due to the multi-national economic interests involved and the complexity of the interleaved between US active participation of the South China Sea became a hot Asia-Pacific region, and therefore the motivation to explore the South China Sea dispute and research of US-China in the South China Sea region to interact with the present paper. The United States and China are the world's two largest economies and military forces. In view of the United States since 2009, " rebalancing to Asia-Pacific " strategy and "core interest" of China in the South China Sea there is a structural contradictions and potential conflicts. South China Sea between the two countries for policy and interaction between the two countries, will shape the political development and regional security environment of this region, The purpose of this research will be realistic and to explore the theory of the balance of power between China and the US military, foreign policy and their interaction in the South China Sea disputes, compliance with the basic proposition of realism. The study found that China,United States and the South China Sea neighboring countries are as realism describing“the countries like in self-help environment, anarchy national security, survival as the highest principle, strengthen the arms race to construct defense force. South China Sea neighboring countries more as the balance of power theory for survival maximize security objectives, checks and balances rather than choose squire to continue its national survival”.The major international strategic issues disagreement between the United States, and China in the South China Sea ,the two countries to expand diplomatic and military interaction and confrontation, is still difficult to seek consensus and cooperation on security issues of mutual concern in. Describes the interaction between the United States, in the South China Sea is in line with realism, according to the current situation, the growing militarization of the South China Sea, increasing the chance of accidental discharge, do not rule out the possibility of local wars. Key words：rebalancing to Asia-Pacific，Realism，Balance of power theory.