简析美国“航母外交”实践及对我启示

A Brief Analysis of the US Practice of Carrier Diplomacy and Its Revelations for China

航空母舰是大国不可或缺的外交工具。作为世界最强海军力量,美国半个多世纪以来一直将航母用于其外交实践,尤其是在国家众多、矛盾复杂同时又有重大利益关切的亚非地区。本文主要分析美国"航母外交"的特点和利弊,并对中国今后可能需要重视和借鉴的相关问题提出见解。

Carrier is an indispensible diplomatic leverage for big powers. As the most powerful sea power in the world,the US has for more than half a century used carriers for diplomatic maneuvers,especially in Asia and Africa where nations are many,contradictions are complex and interests are great. This paper mainly analyzed the characteristics as well as pros and cons of the US carrier diplomacy,and offered some insights into the issues that China in the future may be concerned with and refer to.