美国海岸警卫队部署南海:动因与影响

The Deployment of US Coast Guard in the South China Sea:Motivations and Impact

近年来,美国为加强对华海上遏制,开始向南海地区派出海岸警卫队,通过巡航、参与美国海空军演习、与域内国家签署执法合作协议、开展联合海上执法演习等方式介入南海地区局势,旨在应对所谓的中国“灰色地带”挑战,通过海上执法合作强化与地区盟友和伙伴的关系,提高对南海的海洋态势感知能力。美国相关举措破坏了南海和缓趋稳的局势,增大了南海地区发生海上危机和冲突事件的风险,给我国南海维权带来新的挑战。为此,中国一方面要坚持处理南海问题的“双轨思路”,另一方面要积极应对美国海岸警卫队部署南海带来的风险。

To reinforce its maritime containment against China,the United States has been deploying coast guard forces to the South China Sea in recent years.The US Coast Guard has been involved in navigation,and exercises of the US naval and air forces in the region.It has also signed law enforcement agreements and conducted joint law enforcement drills with regional countries,with the purpose of countering the so-called“gray-zone challenge”of China,strengthening ties with regional allies and partners,and enhancing its maritime domain awareness in the South China Sea.These acts have undermined the easing regional situation,increased the risk of maritime crises and conflicts,and posed new challenges to China’s efforts to safeguard its rights and interests in the South China Sea.In response,while upholding the“dual-track approach”for dealing with the South China Sea issue,China must also prepare for contingencies in the region brought about by the deployment of US Coast Guard.