国际海盗问题与中国海上通道安全.pdfVIP

International Piracy and China ’s Sea Lanes Security Wang L irong Abstract : A s a world t rading power an d a lar ge import er of ener gy re source s , China ’s develop ment i s increa sin g reliant on foreign ener gy sup p lie s. A s a re sult , securit y of op en sea lane s of co mmunication beco me s in crea singly import ant to China ’s national securit y . In t hi s ca se , piracy a s an int er natio nal crime not only aff ect s general saf et y at sea , it al so t hreat en s to China ’s st rat egic sea lane s of co mmunication . Piracy , an d cor re spon ding an tipiracy mea sure s an d policy , are key it em s on t he China ’s agenda to saf e guar d it s maritime securit y . China needs to t ake eff ective actio n s to addre ss t he se i ssue s. It i s t hu s import ant t hat China imp rove s it s do me stic antipiracy legi slation s and mechani sm s. Via t he in stit ution s of t he U nit ed N ation s , Chi na al so need s to buil d up antipiracy and “safesea ”regime s wit h lit toral st at e s. Beij ing ’s supp ort for int er national an d regional coop eration again st piracy i s import ant too , and so i s t he p ur suit for great er antip iracy cap abili tie s an d awarene ss , in p articular t hrough t he buil dup of it s high sea s naval cap acitie s. The needs to addre ss bot h t he symp to m s and t he root cau se s can not be more emp ha sized , an d t he p ro motion of p eace , develop ment and st a bilit y in nation s and region s suff erin g f ro m piracy p roblem s i s mo st crucial to China ’s effort s to t ackle t he p roblem . Key Words : Piracy / Sea L ane s of Co mmunication / Ener gy Author : Wang Liron g , PhD Can didat e , College of