military actions and tough statements, it is obvious that dialogue and cooperation on the South China Sea issue has been abandoned as a policy choice by the Trump administration.
In this context, descriptions of China bullying Southeast Asian countries are used as more evidence of “authoritarianism,” “revisionism,” and great power “strategic rivalry.” Apparently the United States has decided to combine the South China Sea issue with separate lines of attack over Hong Kong, the coronavirus, the trade war, and human rights problem. In a policy statement by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on July 13, China was described as a great power believing “might makes right” in the pursuit of “maritime empire.” His tone implied that the United States will stand with the international community in defense of freedom and democracy to reject China’s ambition as a “maritime empire,” as Washington once did in the Cold War against the Soviet Union. Thus being at odds with China will be the keynote of present and future U.S. perspective, the South China Sea issue is considered within the framework of comprehensive strategic competition with China. America’s “new cold war” against China is in full swing in the South China Sea.įirst, the United States redefined its bilateral relations with China in the South China Sea. The intensity and severity of these moves was surprising, and the negative impacts on maritime and regional security brought by these actions are particularly worrying. Department of State changing the United States’ South China Sea policy after a quarter of a century. First, the United States conducted three dual aircraft carrier exercises in the South China Sea within one month, then it sent an E-8C reconnaissance plane flying near the Guangdong coast twice in three days, all capped off by an announcement from the U.S. A military and diplomatic one-two punch has formed the nucleus of U.S.
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