评析中国在南中国海问题中的地位与作用

南中国海是一片在地图上不起眼的区域,但它却对亚太区的稳定起着举足轻重的作用。关于南沙群岛主权归属的争议一直是东南亚地区的热点问题。中国及台湾地区、越南、菲律宾、马来西亚和缅甸等国关于南沙群岛的主权归属问题一直存在争议。南沙群岛因其丰富的石油和其他天然资源及重要的战略地位受到关注。中国作为崛起的大国,对南中国海区域的稳定起着重要的作用。中国会在南沙问题上扮演什么角色呢?是引起军事争端还是与东南亚国家合作,和平解决南沙问题呢?这将是本文要回答的关键问题。同时本文也对中国在南中国海问题中扮演的角色做出批判性的评价。

Critical Assessment of China''''s Role in the South China Sea Dispute

It might be difficult to find the little rocky outcroppings from the map,but these seemingly insignificant atolls play an important role in the stability of the Pacific-Asia.The dispute over the Spratly(Nansha) Islands,locating in the South China Sea,is one of the most controversial issues in Southeast Asia.Five countries(China,Vietnam,the Philippines,Malaysia and Brunei) and Taiwan have overlapping claims on the South China Sea,a place where an important sea lane lies and which is abundant in energy and fishery resources.The strategic importance of the South China Sea and the complicated claimants on it attract great attention in this region or even all over the world.China,because of its size and expanding economic development,is the most influential country among all the claimant states.The strategies and actions taken by it impose great influence in the South China Sea dispute.Will China trigger a military conflict over the South China Sea or will it cooperate with the Southeast Asian countries to settle the dispute peacefully? This is the question which this paper attempts to answer.And it also gives a critical assessment of China's role in the South China Sea dispute.