美国“印太战略”能走多远？_公共英语阅读理解

美国“印太战略”能走多远？

上月，美国防长马蒂斯在香格里拉对话会上以美国政府的名义全面阐述了美国“印太战略”。特朗普总统入主白宫后，政府高层先是鼓吹以“印太”取代“亚太”，提出“一个自由与开放”的“印太愿景”，继而发表《国家安全战略》阐述当前印太地区不同“世界秩序之间的地缘竞争”。如今，马蒂斯的演讲标志着美国“印太战略”正式落地。

At the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore in June, Secretary of Defense James Mattis explained the United States' Indo-Pacific strategy, evolving from the desire for “a free and open Indo-Pacific” and the reality of “geopolitical competition” between two types of world order.

美国“印太战略”包涵四个方面内容：加大海上安全；强化与盟友和伙伴国的军事合作；加强法治、公民社会和透明治理；提倡市场引领的经济发展。美国推行“印太战略”的目标，是要在该地区采取政治、经济、军事等综合手段，遏制中国的崛起，削弱中国影响力，以巩固美国的霸主地位。从根本上来说，美国“印太战略”与“亚太再平衡”一脉相承，前者是后者的延续和升级，企图在更大的范围内遏制和堵截中国发展的势头。

The Indo-Pacific strategy contains four elements: Strengthening maritime security; enhancing military cooperation with allies and partners; underscoring the rule of law, civil society, and transparent governance; and advocating for development of a market-led economy. The ultimate goal of US Indo-Pacific strategy is, through joint applications of political, economic and military means, to contain China's rise and undermine China's influence so as to consolidate the US' dominant position in the region. In essence, the Indo-Pacific strategy is the continuation and upgrade of the rebalance to the Asia-Pacific, a policy which was devised to contain China's development.