El foro internacional de la ASEAN y la República Popular China

Authors

  • Martín Pérez Le-Fort Profesor, Instituto de Estudios Internacionales, Universidad de Chile

Abstract

The Sino-American strategic competitive relationship is a substantive element of Southeast Asian security. Despite the expectations of improving the bilateral relationship, none of the strategic options have been altered, in part to the negative Chinese perception regarding the North American influence in the region. In Southeast Asia, disputes in the South China Sea are a subtle space of such competition in which the interests of both parties converge. This has led China to revalue regional multilateral security systems, and to pursue a greater degree of participation coinciding with the objective of building a multipolar world. China's active participation in the ASEAN Regional Forum is due to the fact that it is a timely instance to guarantee the stability of the regional strategic situation, necessary to facilitate economic integration and open spaces for negotiation without directly discussing sovereignty issues.

Keywords:

Southeast Asia, ASEAN Forum, People's Republic of China, International Security, Multilateralism

Author Biography

Martín Pérez Le-Fort, Profesor, Instituto de Estudios Internacionales, Universidad de Chile

Licenciado en sociología, Universidad de Chile; magister en estudios internacionales, Instituto de Estudios Internacionales, Universidad de Chile; diplomado en seguridad y defensa, Academia Nacional de Estudios Políticos y Estratégicos (ANEPE); profesor asistente del Instituto de Estudios Internacionales de la Universidad de Chile.