الأهمية الجيوستراتيجية لبحر الصين الجنوبي وأثرها في التنافس الصيني-الأمريكي

الملخص EN

The South China Sea is one of the seas of great importance at the present time and this importance comes from its geostrategic location and the nature of the islands it contains, as whoever has the ability to control them can control the ships entering and leaving it, besides, the natural resources it contains, especially oil, have begun Natural gas arouses the appetite of countries bordering on it, especially China, which is witnessing great economic growth in the region and in light of its increasing need for energy sources.

The aforementioned facts have stimulated intense competition in all fields between China - the promising economy - in the region and the United States - the traditional hegemon - to the extent that the region has recently witnessed an arms race between the two countries, which raised many fears about an armed clash whose repercussions would be It is dire, not only at the regional level, but also at the global level.