Abstract
In recent years, the East Sea hasn’t been just a busy shipping lane but also a theater where many powers have been showing their military capacity. In particular, China has continuously increased its actions of “Brinksmanship”, violations of UNCLOS, commitments signed between it and ASEAN, etc. which has shown that China is one of the major causes of the unrest in the East Sea area.
 On the opposite side, as a result of the recent escalation of aggressive behavior on China’s part, the United States has strengthened its presence in the East Sea, which is considered the test for “rebalancing and pivoting” strategy. The strategic competition between China and the United States has increased dramatically almost to the point of a new Cold War. Japan, India, Russia, Australia, etc. which are non-claimant states, have shown their own strategies.
 In the complicated geo-political situation in the East Sea, Vietnam’s foreign policy of “keeping steadfast in various situations with flexibility – (Di bat bien, ung van bien” or “Uyen chuyen trong kien dinh”) has played a significant role in maintaining stability in security of the East Sea. However, to guarantee security in the region, ASEAN quickly should unify the official ASEAN view on the East Sea issue and tighten solidarity in economic, political and military fields.
Highlights
China has continuously increased its actions of “Brinksmanship”, violations of UNCLOS, commitments signed between it and ASEAN, etc. which has shown that China is one of the major causes of the unrest in the East Sea area
As a result of the recent escalation of aggressive behavior on China’s part, the United States has strengthened its presence in the East Sea, which is considered the test for “rebalancing and pivoting” strategy
Geopolitics and Sino-American Relations in the 21st century, published by Elservier limited on behalf of Foreign Policy Research Institute, Winter 2011, pp.[85-113]
Summary
Điều quan trọng hiện nay là các nước này cần phải tìm ra được những lĩnh vực mà các bên có thể nhất trí và hợp tác hành động nhất là trong thời đại mới với nhiều thách thức như chống khủng bố, biến đổi khí hậu, tội phạm xuyên quốc gia, bảo vệ môi trường, cướp biển, cứu nạn thiên tai,. Cường quốc này đang cho thấy hình ảnh một Trung Quốc thiếu trách nhiệm đối với những vấn đề của khu vực và thế giới nếu như không muốn khẳng định rằng chính sách “cậy lớn và dùng cơ bắp để bắt nạt” các nước nhỏ hơn (lời của Tổng thống Mỹ Barack Obama - Reuters) của Bắc Kinh đang là nhân tố gây bất ổn cho an ninh biển Đông và Tây Thái Bình Dương. Vo Van Sen Nguyen The Trung University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU-HCM
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