On the South China Sea Disputes in the Conflict of Sino-US Sea Power in the Post-Cold War Era

After the Cold War,China's geopolitical situation experiences enormous and far-reaching changes.Due to the changes of security,economic and other factors,China pursues the status of sea power and gradually but firmly began to show its sea power potential. The South China Sea,as the largest sea surrounding China,is the key area to China's development of sea power. In order to maintain its hegemonic,geo-strategic,and military interests,the United States strengthens its constraints on the development of China's sea power in the South China Sea. China should adopt countermeasures to stop American containment as the region of the South China Sea is becoming increasingly important both strategically and economically. Ultimately,the conflict between Chinese and US sea powers in the South China Sea is between the hegemon's control and emerging powers carrying out countermeasures.