论中国海权

On China's Maritime Rights

海权应是国家“海洋权利”(sea right)与“海上力量”(sea power)的统一 ,是国家主权概念的自然延伸。在未经联合国授权的条件下追求“海上权力”(sea power)的行为是霸权行为。中国海权 ,确切理解是一种隶属于中国主权的海洋权利而非海上权力 ,更非海上霸权。中国海权是有限海权 ,其特点是它不出主权和国际海洋法确定的中国海洋权利范围 ,海军发展不出自卫范围。开发深海可考虑是中国海军建设的优先选择。永远不称霸是中国海权扩展的基本原则。

Maritime rights are the combination of sea rights and sea power,and are the natural extension of the concept of state sovereignty.Therefore,pursuance of sea power without the authorization of the UN is totally hegemonic behavior.The maritime rights of China ought to be perfectly understood as being subordinate to the sovereignty of China,neither as sea power,nor sea hegemony.China's maritime rights are rather limited,characterized neither by stretching over the sphere of the sovereign rights of China nor the rights prescribed by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.The development of the Chinese navy is also limited within the sphere of self-defense.The exploration of the deep seas could be considered to be a priority for the Chinese navy.The non-pursuance of hegemony is the fundamental principle of the extension of the maritime rights of China.