澳大利亚对南海争端的认知与回应

Australia's Perception of and Response to the South China Sea Disputes

澳大利亚并非南海争端的相关方,却积极追随美国介入南海争端,在南海问题上反应强烈。澳大利亚学界、媒体和政府在对南海争端的认知与回应中表面持"不选边站队"的中立立场,但实际上明显偏向菲律宾、越南等东盟国家。南海仲裁案后,澳大利亚在南海问题上对中国的表态虽有缓和,但其借"保护澳大利亚南海国家利益"之名,行"跟随美国共同遏制中国崛起"之实的实质目的并未发生改变。澳大利亚对南海争端的认知受单元和体系层次因素的影响,其中澳大利亚对中国崛起不确定性的担忧及美国因素是影响其介入南海及对南海争端认知变化的根本动因。

Australia is not a relevant party in the South China Sea dispute,but has actively followed the U.S. in getting involved in the South China Sea dispute and reacted strongly to the South China Sea issues.Australian academics,media and government hold a seemingly neutral position on the perception of and response to the South China Sea dispute.But in fact,it is clearly biased towards the ASEAN countries such as the Philippines and Vietnam.After the South China Sea Arbitration,though Australia’s attitude towards China in the South China Sea issue relaxes somewhat,its essential interests which is to follow theU.S. to contain China’s rise in the name of protecting national interests remain unchanged.Australia’s South China Sea dispute perception is affected by unit and system level factors,among which,Australia’s concern towards the uncertainty of China’s rise and theU.S. factor are the core driving forces for explaining Australia’s involvement in the South China Sea and the changing cognition in the South China Sea dispute.