“菲律宾南中国海仲裁案”解读

An Explanation of the South China Sea Arbitration

菲律宾南中国海仲裁案不是一起单纯的法律争端,而是关于领土主权问题的政治争端,不能简单地仅从国际法角度分析。美、日、菲三国出于各自的政治目的,非法操弄国际法,企图为临时仲裁庭及其裁决披上合法外衣。美国更是将南中国海问题视为其"亚太再平衡"战略的重要抓手,存心阻扰该问题的解决,以便为自己插手南中国海地区事务留下空间,并遏制中国的崛起。中美两国在政治、经济和军事等领域的博弈会长期持续下去,中国需要从这起仲裁案中学习如何运用巧实力。

The South China Sea arbitration initiated by the Philippines is not a purely legal dispute asappears, but rather a political dispute that illegally manipulates and violates the fundamental principlesinternational law. Therefore, the process and substance of this arbitration cannot be analyzed from international law perspective. The US attempted to use international arbitration as an instrument maintain its hegemony. The US regarded the South China Sea dispute as an important point in its AsPacific Rebalancing Strategy and purposely blocked the peaceful settlement of this dispute so as to leavespace for its interference in the region’s affairs and contain the rise of China. The Sino-US competitionpolitical, economical and military fields will continue for a long period. China should learn to app“ smart power” in the future.