20世纪90年代以来南海争端中的美国因素

20世纪90年代中期以来，美国以保护自由通航为由逐步介入南海的争端，并将此作为实现其亚太战略的一种手段。美国的介入对中国南海主权权益的维护产生的负面影响是：危及中国战略安全利益，增加中国收回南海主权的难度，加剧了地区紧张局势。中国政府坚定地表达了维护国家领土主权的决心和意志，并采取了切实措施维护中国的领海主权；坚持“以邻为善，以邻为伴”的周边外交政策，加强与东盟的战略沟通和战略互信：有针对性地应对美国在南海地区的利益需求。

American Impact on the Dispute of the South China Sea since 1990s

Since the mid-1990s, America has been getting involved in the dispute of the South China Sea gradually with the excuse of protecting free navigation and takes it as one of the measures to achieve its Asia-Pacific strategy. The negative impacts of America＇s intervention on safeguarding the sovereign rights of south China sea are： threatening China＇s strategic security benefit, increasing the difficulty of resumption sovereign of south China sea, intensifying regional tense situation. The Chinese government firmly expressed its determination and will and takes practical measures to safeguard China＇s sovereignty of territorial sea： sticking to the diplomatic policy.＂building friendship and partnership with neighboring countries＂, enhancing the strategic communication and mutual trust, coping with America＇s benefit need in south China sea region appropriately.