中国在南海问题上面临的“新加坡考验”——根源、限度及启示

“Singapore Test”in China’s South China Sea Strategy:Roots,Limitations and Enlightenments

“新加坡考验”是中国南海战略面临的现实问题,其根源在于新加坡对航行及飞越自由问题高度敏感,以均势外交维持自身特殊地位,对中国的制衡思维根深蒂固,以及其偏好借助国际规范和国际组织发挥作用,达到以小博大的目的。新加坡对中国的“考验”也给自身带来了负面影响,其局限性愈发明显,同时,也给中国的南海战略提供了反思、调适的契机。着眼未来,中国应积极应对南海问题上的法律挑战,以求同存异、趋利避害的态度继续加强与新加坡的合作,更加明晰地表达在南海的利益诉求,扩大与新加坡在南海问题上的务实合作,共同推进“南海行为准则”的磋商。

"Singapore Test"is a practical issue for China to properly handle the South China Sea dispute.The issue is rooted in Singapore’s sensitiveness to the freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea,its balanced diplomacy preference and deep reliance on international norms and organizations.However,Singapore has also taken its toll when posing the test for China.Consequently,limitations of the"Singapore Test"are obvious,and such a test also provides an opportunity for China to rethink and adjust the South China Sea policy.In the future,China should not only actively address the judicial challenge and unambiguously make claims of interests in South China Sea,but also spare no effort to expand pragmatic cooperation with Singapore and jointly speed up negotiation of the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea.