Behind the scenes to intervene in the United States from South China Sea, a high-profile opportunity to "return" in Southeast Asia.

<P Align=center> </ P> <P align=center> 2009 年 6 months, the U.S. Navy "bell goes," No Aegis destroyers carried out in order to participate in the South China Sea, "the South China Sea dispute" as the imaginary enemy in the exercises </ P> < .P> South China Sea island territorial disputes "related to U.S. national interests", U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the ASEAN Regional Forum meeting's remarks can be described as stunned. .In quite a long period of time taken by the South China Sea is not directly involved in the policy of the United States, Why the gradual change of attitude, and even high-profile intervention suddenly open it? .Behind this strategy implies the consideration of how the United States? .</ P> <P> was upset in the background </ P> <P> South China Sea was a confrontation between the Soviet Union during the Cold War, hegemony of the seas, the two countries were established in the Philippines and Vietnam naval base. .By the "Vietnam syndrome" the impact of the American people in the 20th century into the late 80's deep self-reflection, thereby creating a "stay away from Southeast Asia" in the mood. .After the Cold War, U.S. troops leave Philippines. .</ P> <P> Since then, the South China Sea, the East Asia strategy in the United States was in a relatively marginal zone, an American naval experts used words is: "the South China Sea from the United States more than 12,000 km, is too far away." </ .P> <P> as the "United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea," entered into force in 1994, and China's rising influence in Southeast Asia, the U.S. basic policy of the South China Sea starting from "no involvement" to "intervention, but not caught." .In 1995, the U.S. Department of Defense released the South China Sea policy: urge the relevant countries to peacefully resolve the South China Sea, strongly opposes the threat or use of military force to resolve disputes, and that maintaining peace and stability in the South China Sea has a long-term interests of the United States reiterated that "freedom of navigation" in .basic interests. .</ P> <P> play after that, the United States began to "freedom of navigation" as an excuse to make irresponsible remarks on the South China Sea. .Since 1995, the United States began with Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei six Southeast Asian countries one by one, "Karat" series of military exercises. .The exercise by the U.S. Navy's logistics group co-ordinating the western Pacific, beginning in mid-year. .</ P> <P> recent years, particularly after the Obama administration, the U.S. implementation of "return" to the South-East Asia strategy, the U.S. military has stepped up military activities in the South China Sea. .It is in this context, the South China Sea in 2001 following the Sino-US plane collision incident, in June 2009 took place in the Chinese Navy submarine collided with the U.S. warship accident. .</ P> <P> witnessed the adjustment of the U.S. policy of the South China Sea, Vietnam, the Philippines and other countries in recent years has been attempting to delay U.S. involvement in the South China Sea to the South China Sea on its unreasonable stand to increase confidence. .But the U.S. had in general more careful on the South China Sea is basically hiding behind the spoiler. .</ P> <P> U.S. high-profile public intervention </ P> <P> since March of this year, from U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Colin Campbell, to Defense Secretary Robert Gates, to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the United States a series of high-level government officials on the South China Sea .stance. .China Institute of Contemporary International Relations, Li Yan United States expert on the "World News" reporter that the U.S. has never been so clearly emphasized in the interests of the South China Sea. .</ P> <P> 3 10 February, Campbell visited in Southeast Asia to the South China Sea declared that the United States also has interests in the South China Sea, the United States hopes to maintain "freedom of navigation" in the hope of negotiations the South China Sea dispute over sovereignty should be "multilateral .", should also be involved in all Southeast Asian countries. .Neighboring countries in a number of the South China Sea South China Sea issue had to actively seek multilateral, international, would have to hope that ASEAN as a whole situations negotiations with China, Campbell's remarks echoed undoubtedly played a role. .</ P> <P> than a month ago of the "Shangri-La Dialogue", U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates to restate the U.S. position on the South China Sea: the conflicting claims of sovereignty, which side the U.S. would not declare their support, but against the use of .force, also against prejudice "freedom of navigation" behavior. .Is clear sighted, clear words that the Chinese are mainly listening. .</ P> <P> Recently, the ASEAN Regional Forum security dialogue in the region, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the U.S. government around the Spratly Islands and Paracel Islands on the "dispute" expressed concern, saying this "dispute" hinder sea .the conduct of trade, blocking other countries into the region's so-called "international waters." .She also stressed that the U.S. deeply concerned about the "South China Sea" a peaceful solution to help resolve the dispute "is the U.S. national interest." .</ P> <P> Hillary caused uproar in the position quickly. .25, Chinese Foreign Ministry website published a paper entitled "Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi refute the distortion of the South China Sea issue," the reports. .Foreign Minister Yang sharply retorted that Clinton talked about the South China Sea with the U.S. national interest, to talk about the importance of maintaining freedom of navigation in the South China Sea and urgency, etc., "This looks like the speech is in fact fair to attack China, is to .the international community to create a fan of the South China Sea as the situation is very bleak. " .</ P> <P> containment against China is internal </ P> <P> Li Yan experts believe that the United States, the United States increased emphasis on the South China Sea issue, we must first put the world in recent years more on the marine and related rights .and more attention to the background in view, the countries have intensified the marine rights and interests, enjoy the hegemony of the United States at sea of course no exception. .In addition, said after Obama took office, U.S. diplomacy should "return" to Southeast Asia, the South China Sea throughout the Asia-Pacific strategy in the United States to stand out naturally. .</ P> <P> According to foreign media, the United States of the South China Sea concerns the reason why the rapid increase, there may be a factor. .In early March of this year, China to visit the United States Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg and the White House National Security Council Senior Director for Asian Affairs, Bedford, that is related to the South China Sea territorial integrity of China's "core interests" of the position. .</ P> <P> Li Yan, told reporters that "Americans may think that since the South China Sea as a core interest of China, then we can put it in her power constraints in China. The more China's core interests, the United States .more to challenge, as the Taiwan issue, Tibet issue that. South China Sea issue will undoubtedly become the United States to contain China is an important starting point guard. "</ P> <P> At the same time, as China's naval modernization process accelerated .Some U.S. strategists believe that China's sovereignty claim over the South China Sea is actually a challenge to U.S. sea power, therefore, the United States in the South China Sea issue to contain China. .</ P> <P> and I think the occupation of Vietnam, the Nansha Islands </ P> <P> the history of China is the first discovered and named, the first national jurisdiction of the Nansha Islands, the Nansha Islands and adjacent waters indisputable .sovereignty. .In the late 60s of last century found the United Nations announced that a large number of oil and gas resources in the South China Sea before, no country's sovereignty to China, said the South China Sea dispute. .Since the early 70s, Vietnam, the Philippines and other neighboring countries, South China Sea, a large number of illegal occupation of the Spratly Islands reefs. .</ P> <P> made in Vietnam is the only full sovereignty over the Nansha Islands and Southeast Asian countries have also a vested interest in the South China Sea disputes the largest, currently in control of the 28 islands and reefs in the Spratly Islands (also reports that 29). .Vietnam not only in military deployment on the Nansha Islands, reefs to enhance share of the infrastructure, to encourage immigration, the Nansha sea area will also be divided into hundreds of oil and gas tender area, and the United States, Russia and other countries cooperative exploitation of petroleum and natural gas. .</ P> <P> also occupied a number of reefs in Malaysia, the Philippines and other countries with foreign oil companies are mining the South China Sea oil and gas resources. .</ P> <P> recent years, the Vietnamese, led by some Southeast Asian countries have been trying to South China Sea issue to the ASEAN summit to discuss, or even to get past the "DOC" re-sign an agreement. .This was held in Hanoi during the ASEAN Regional Forum, the United States, Vietnam and other countries to the South China Sea, "internationalization" of the attempt is very obvious. .Hands in the United States, the participating 27 countries, 12 countries supported the U.S. position. .</ P>.