The Abstracts of Vol.1,2018
Releasing Time：01.16.2018Source：亚非发展研究所英文
The Summarization and Assessment of the US
Study on the Issue of South China Sea in Recent Years
Liu Lin
In recent years，the US academic circles pay great attention to the issue of South China Sea and have done a lot of research on it.These researches focus on the analysis of China policy and behavior as well as the US countermeasures.For example，the US scholars think that China is taking a strategy of “maritime coercion” in South China Sea; China's policy is a threat to “rule-based order”; the US should formulate a strategy of “cost-imposition” to respond to China's assertiveness.These researches not only have great influence in the academic circles，but also are reflected in the actual policy measures of the US government.This article makes a comprehensive summarization and assessment of the US study on the South China Sea issue in recent years，aiming to find the underlying concepts and logic in the current US South China Sea policy and behavior.
Non-Traditional Maritime Security Mechanism in the
South China Sea: A Focus on
Piracy and Maritime Terrorism
Hong Nong
Maritime security concerns in the South China Sea are increasing for several reasons: higher volumes of shipping traffic，protection of EEZ resources，piracy，terrorist threats，greater international scrutiny of ports and shipping，and the modernization of regional naval and coast guard forces. This article explores the contribution and limits of UNCLOS and other legal and quasi-legal instruments in tackling maritime threats. It also looks at the policy of both coastal state and user states and regional cooperation in addressing maritime security. Given the complex situation in the South China Sea，to achieve maritime security cooperation in this region requires that the relevant states work hard to reach consensus and build up mutual confidence，and eliminate the concern that maritime cooperation will affect the claim of sovereign right. In addition，the claimant states of the South China Sea should enhance cooperation through the international organizations in this region，such as IMO， ASEAN，to deepen the mutual understanding and confidence，eventually pave the way for maritime security cooperation.
Review and Reflection of“Dong Lang Incident”
Tian Shichen
The outcome of “Dong Lang Incident” is a win-win situation for both China and India. It represents China's typical diplomatic value of mutual benefit and win-win approach. The incident also marks the beginning of a new round of strategic competition between China and India. China needs to double think the cause of this incident and its management process. Three points need to be highlighted. Firstly， China fails to transfer its strategic advantage into tangible security assets and there are no effective Rules of Engagement for its border troops. Secondly，China needs to re-construct its national security system so as to systematically deal with emergency issues among relevant agencies. And finally，China needs to make both strategic and tactic adjustments in response to India's strategic changes.
A Brief Analysis of the Development of Japan-Australia
Security Relationship and Its Influence on China
Zhang Liang
Since 2014 when Japan and Australia announced the establishment of the “special relationship”，the security cooperation between the two countries from nontraditional security field to the field of traditional security is expanding rapidly. The development of this security relationship，driven by multiple factors such as the U.S. Asia-Pacific policy adjustment，Japan's seeking to achieve the target of normal state，Australia's pursuit of regional influence，and constraint by the different interests between these two countries，the Australian domestic opposition，the development of Sino-Australian relations. The security cooperation between the two sides，not only causes some pressure to China，but also makes the regional security environment more complex，therefore China needs to pay close attention and takes appropriate measures to reduce the adverse effects.
A Comparative Study of the Sea Power
Thinking of Mahan and Corbett
Liu Xinhua and Wang Lijian
American Mahan and Britain Corbett were famous sea power strategists in the world. Although their ideas often coincided，they were very different in terms of background，theoretical content and influences. Their ideas were born in the late twentieth century and early nineteenth century，but Mahan's theory was born in America which needed to be expanded overseas urgently，and Corbett's was born in Britain which was maritime hegemony. Both attached great importance to maritime significance，but Mahan emphasized that sea power was superior to land power，and Corbett placed on relativity of sea power，sea-land coordination. Both emphasized the importance of the navy，but Mahan focused on the construction of an offensive fleet，and Corbett advocated the construction of a balanced fleet of offensive and defensive，and explained his idea of limited war.Mahan's theory had a profound infulence on maritime situations， and Corbett's theory had an important influence on the transformation of the American Navy after the Second World War and the current U.S.maritime strategy. A systematic comparison of their thinking can provide valuable intellectual resources for formation of sea power strategy with Chinese characteristics and for the construction of a maritime power.
Trump Administration's Arctic Policy: Internal and
External Environment and Development Trend
Yang Songlin
In January 2017，Trump was inaugurated as the forty-fifth president of the United States.Trump was faced with complicated domestic and international circumstances after his taking office. He had unique policy preferences，so how to deal with the Obama administration's Arctic policy has aroused concern. The internal advantages，internal disadvantages，external opportunities and external threats of the Trump administration's participation in the Arctic affairs are analyzed with the SWOT analysis method of strategic management in this article，discovering that the Trump administration has an obvious advantage in participating in the Arctic affairs，and the external threats are prominent. Under this background，the Trump administration may play an advantage in the four aspects of Arctic environmental governance，resource liberalization，security maintenance and international cooperation to respond to the challenge and to realize the transformation and upgrading of the Arctic strategy.
Islamic Factors in Zheng He's Voyages to the
Western Oceans on the Perspective of Diplomatic
Policy Analysis and Its Reference Values
He Siyu
Zheng He's voyages to the western oceans was the important diplomatic activities among ancient China's peaceful communications with Asian and African countries. As one of the important diplomatic resources，religion has played a unique and important role in Zheng He's voyages to the western oceans. This thesis reviews the historical materials on Zheng He's voyages on the perspective of diplomatic policy analysis，and concludes the “Islamic factors” in aspects of both external manifestation and internal policy preference. The external factors include visiting countries，crew members and diplomatic activities，and the internal factors include the selection of overseas bases，appointing local officials and the geopolitical games Under this influence，Zheng He's voyages accelerated the process of Islamization in Southeast Asia to some extent. The “Belt and Road” initiative construction needs to attach importance to the “Islamic factors”，and this thesis provides a useful reference.