Experts: control of China and the United States the South China Sea dispute was bilateral relations a top priority

News Service Beijing, June 17 title: American intervention in the South China Sea issue experts: control of China and the United States the South China Sea dispute was bilateral relations a top priority

News Agency reporter Li Yang

Recently, United States to spare no effort to interfere with sovereignty of South China Sea disputes, outside attention. In the South China Sea issue, experts told news agency reporters in an interview, to resolve this problem, that United States remains intent on maintaining its power advantage, even bring variable to the peace and stability of the region.

Beauty continues to consolidate Asia-Pacific strategic hegemony

Recent United States military ships frequently reaching the South China Sea reef sea and airspace, and the "freedom of navigation and overflight" guise of conducting reconnaissance and surveillance activities. It is reported that the United States intends to deploy more aircraft carriers to the South China Sea cruise this month, intended to increase the pressure on China. United States Chinese Defense Minister Carter at the Shangri-La dialogue held just also mentioned China's new military deployment.

Turning to the issue, Nanjing University in the South China Sea research collaborative Center Executive Director, Zhu Feng, President of the Institute of international relations to news agency reporters, United States military action actually exacerbated the South China Sea "militarization" process. United States deployment of advanced weapons to the region, attempting to contain China activism and balancing the rise of China to consolidate its military strategic advantage in the region, the result is the South China Sea and escalate regional tensions.

Zhu Feng pointed out that international law of the sea on the "freedom of navigation" (freedomofnavigation) has a very clear and specific provisions. In the South China Sea, China has never taken any actions or measures and obstruction of the freedom of navigation. United States advocated "freedom of navigation" for finger-pointing and speculation that other countries "over maritime rights and claims" in the name is more of "United States standard of" freedom of navigation above the international law of the sea. The essence of which is the United States the global ocean of military involvement, to protect United States naval and air force delivery and intervention of freedom, is to ensure that United States military forces free of military control of the strategic waterway in the world.

Obama administration pushes "Asia-Pacific rebalancing" strategy is based on the consolidation of United States in the Asia-Pacific strategic supremacy, maintaining United States under the auspices of the Asia-Pacific security needs. United States are not the parties in the South China Sea issue, but the issue has become "Asia-Pacific rebalancing," the most important step in the strategy. Zhu Feng believes that United States in the South China Sea with some ASEAN countries on the issue of security concerns of rising China, support and incitement in some countries taking aggressive action. Pure sovereignty disputes of South China Sea has become the United States implementation of the "Asia-Pacific rebalancing" hand the most important strategies in the strategy process.

In talked about United States in Philippines sea arbitration case in the by up of negative role Shi, Zhu Feng think, United States of sea policy essentially has "selected side station", its means and method not only to makes States illegal occupies China Nansha Island Reef of facts legalized and permanent of, more to let United States mouth of "rules" and "principles" replaced China based on history and legal of sea sovereignty demands. United States support for Philippine Sea arbitration case now, has gone from political and diplomatic, development and military, their aim is to force China to give up in the South China Sea's historic sovereignty and maritime claims, compression in the South China Sea China's national interests and strategies on the development of real space.

Reporters noted, Zhu Feng published earlier entitled the China and the United States articles of the increased risk of conflict in the South China Sea. In that regard, he noted that United States military intentions to maintain US forces in the Western Pacific "unchallenged" military and strategic position against the strategic advantages of the area changed, the Director of the South China Sea claims and actions down. He also worries, if not effectively controlled differences, China and the United States risk of conflict in the South China Sea issue, the two countries will increase.

American control of the South China Sea differences continue to dialogue

Zhu Feng believes that China and the United States in a wide range of regional and global dialogue and cooperation on the issue, the South China Sea issue should not become the China and the United States of its "core interests". He said that even if China and the United States there are serious disputes in the South China Sea issue, both sides can still find our interests overlap.

China and the United States relating to cooperation on the issue of the South China Sea, Zhu Feng, for example, in the framework of the international law of the sea, China and the United States in maintaining safety at sea to protect commercial routes open, combating piracy and terrorism, there is scope for cooperation on specific issues. Reef-building in the South China Sea, China is the United States to "selective" hype and enlarge, China and the United States need to work together in many aspects but never received much attention.

Zhu Feng told reporters that governs China and United States dispute has become a priority for bilateral relations. China and the United States Government and the two armed forces had set up a series of air and sea meet safety code of conduct, which is mainly reflected in the China and the United States reached two memorandums of the two armies and an annex. For China and the United States to avoid accidental military conflicts, effective control of the South China Sea and the situation has a substantial role. China and the United States meet on air and sea security memorandum of understanding on a code of conduct and other relevant documents, should be effective implementation of control of the situation in the South China Sea.

In the United States on issues such as the South China Sea continue to put pressure on China under the background, China and United States high-level dialogue on regulatory differences and reducing tensions, achieve their behavioral self-restraint and promote pragmatic cooperation has played an active role in the field. The just-concluded eighth round of China and the United States in the strategic and economic dialogue, and expounded their respective position on the South China Sea issue, and the two countries engaged in a serious discussion.

On the issue of the South China Sea, Zhu Feng believed that China and the United States still need to sit down and dialogue and consultations of the two countries. He believed that dialogue and consultation are still at this stage address issues related to differences and dispute the best way. Zhu Feng believes that reduced tensions in the South China Sea, China and the United States both "wits, Dou Yong", but not "temperamental".

(Editors: Pan Yi burn UN657)
2016-06-17 15:28:01
China News Network

专家指管控中国和美国南海争议已成两国关系当务之急

　　中新社北京6月17日电 题：美介入南海问题 专家指管控中国和美国南海争议已成两国关系当务之急

　　中新社记者 李洋

　　最近一段时间，美国不遗余力干预南海主权争议，受到外界广泛关注。南海问题专家在接受中新社记者专访时，对此问题进行了解析，认为美国的作为仍是一心保持其霸权优势，不惜给地区和平与稳定带来变数。

　　美欲继续巩固亚太地区战略霸权

　　近期美国军用舰机频频抵近中国南海岛礁海空域，并以“航行和飞越自由”为旗号，进行侦察和监视等活动。据悉，美国本月拟加派航母到南海巡航，意图加大对中国的施压力度。美国中国国防部长卡特在刚刚举行的香格里拉对话会上也提到了针对中国的南海新军事部署。

　　在谈到有关问题时，南京大学中国南海研究协同中心执行主任、国际关系研究院院长朱锋对中新社记者表示，美国的相关军事行动实际上加剧了南海“军事化”进程。美国部署先进武器到本地区，试图遏制中国的维权行动、制衡中国的崛起，巩固其在本地区的军事战略优势，其结果是令南海和地区紧张局势进一步升温。

　　朱锋指出，国际海洋法对“航行自由”(freedomofnavigation)有着非常明确和具体的规定。中国在南海从来没有采取任何行动或措施影响和妨碍航行自由。美国所倡导的“航行自由”，以指责和猜测其他国家的“过度的海洋权益声索”为名，更多地是将“美国标准”的航行自由凌驾于国际海洋法之上。其本质是推行美国的全球海洋军事介入的自由、保障美国海空军力量投送和干预的自由、更是保证美国军事力量对全球战略水道的军事控制的自由。

　　奥巴马政府推行“亚太再平衡”战略，是基于巩固美国在亚太地区战略霸权、维护美国主导下亚太安全秩序的需要。美国并非南海问题的当事方，但南海问题已成为“亚太再平衡”战略中目前最重要的一步棋。朱锋认为，美国在南海问题上利用了某些东盟国家对崛起中国的安全疑虑，支持和煽动部分国家采取挑衅行动。原本单纯的南海主权争议已经成为了美国实施“亚太再平衡”战略进程中最重要的战略抓手。

　　在谈到美国在菲律宾南海仲裁案中所起的消极作用时，朱锋认为，美国的南海政策实质上已经“选边站”，其手段和方法不仅要使得各国非法占有中国南沙岛礁的事实合法化和永久化，更要让美国口中的“规则”和“原则”取代中国基于历史与法律的南海主权诉求。美国现在对菲律宾南海仲裁案的支持，已经从政治和外交上、发展到了军事上，其目的就是想要迫使中国放弃在南海的历史性主权和海洋权利主张，压缩南海在中国国家利益和战略发展上的现实空间。

　　记者注意到，朱锋稍早前发表题为《中国和美国南海冲突风险在增加》的文章。他就此指出，美国军方意图维护美军在西太平洋“不受挑战”的军事和战略地位，防范地区的战略优势发生改变，对中国的南海主权诉求和行动处处打压。他也忧虑，如果不能有效管控分歧，中国和美国两国在南海问题上的冲突风险势必增大。

　　美应管控南海分歧继续对话

　　朱锋认为，中国和美国两国在广泛的地区和全球议题上都有对话与合作，南海问题不应成为中国和美国关系的“核心利益”。他表示，即使中国和美国两国在南海问题上存在较多分歧，双方也依然可以找到利益契合点。

　　在中国和美国涉及南海的合作议题上，朱锋举例说，在国际海洋法框架下，中国和美国在维护海上安全，保障商业航路畅通，打击海盗和恐怖主义等具体问题上都有合作的空间。中国在南海的岛礁建设被美方“选择性”地炒作和放大，中国和美国需要合作的诸多方面反而未受重视。

　　朱锋对记者表示，管控中国和美国南海争议已经成为两国关系的当务之急。中国和美国两国政府和两军此前已经建立起一系列海空相遇时的安全行为准则，这主要体现在中国和美国两军达成的两个备忘录和一个附件。这对中国和美国两国避免事故性的军事冲突、有效管控南海紧张局势具有实质性的作用。中国和美国关于海空相遇安全行为准则谅解备忘录等相关文件，应该在南海局势管控中得到有效执行。

　　在当前美国就南海等问题不断向中国施压的背景下，中国和美国高层对话机制在管控分歧、降低紧张态势、实现各自行为的自我约束、促进务实合作等领域发挥了积极作用。刚刚结束的第八轮中国和美国战略与经济对话中，两国就南海问题阐明了各自立场、并进行了严肃讨论。

　　在南海问题上，朱锋认为中国和美国两国仍需要继续坐下来对话和磋商。他认为对话和磋商仍是现阶段解决两国有关问题分歧和争议的最好途径。朱锋认为，降低南海紧张局势，中国和美国双方可以“斗智、斗勇”，但不能“斗气”。

(责任编辑：潘奕燃 UN657)
2016-06-17 15:28:01
中国新闻网