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| “OCEANIC BROKEN AREA” IN THE 21ST CENTURY |
| SUN Feng-hua1, LIU Yang-jie2 |
1. Research Institute of Tourism and Culture, Yantai Normal University, Yantai 264025, China;
2. Department of Geography, Shanxi Normal University, linfen 041004, China |
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Abstract This paper briefly analyses the history of oceanic contention, points out that the oceanic consciousnesses of all countries are stronger. In fact, oceanic war of the past was for ocean wealth and ocean channel, while ocean war of the present is for oceanic resources or itself. The oceanic struggle will last for a long time and sharp. The result of oceanic struggle necessarily leads to oceanic regional war, leads to take shape "Oceanic broken areas". The 21st century will be an ocean century. Ocean consciousness enhancement of each country necessarily leads to intensely fight for ocean. In view of the standpoint, yet peace and development though the subject of the 21st century is, ocean area war is difficult to refrainment. This paper probes into seven factors that "oceanic broken area" forms. They are:①contention of ocean hegemonism for oceanic international trade sea-lane;②contention for ocean territory between a country and others;③contention for oceanic resources;④contention for oceanic mineral resources;⑤contention for the Continent of South Pole;⑥navy armament race;⑦deteriorating of sea-political situation. The article adopts to analyse the contributing factors of "oceanic broken area", considers that "ocean broken area" in the 21st century mainly distributes under the oceanic regions. ①Ocean war will mainly take place at coastal waters of littoral ocean regions. Considering the present situation, "oceanic broken areas" of the world first forms at two oceanic regions. One is oceanic regions around Middle-East Area(including:Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Persian Gulf). Another is Asia-East Ocean Area(including:Sea of Okhotsk, Japan Sea, Yellow Sea, East Sea, the oceanic regions around Taiwan, South China Sea). ②"Oceanic broken areas" can be formed at the high seas of Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean and Arctic Ocean. ③With the countries of establishing scientific investigatory stations in Antarctic Continent continuing increase, the ownership problem of Antarctic continental sovereignty is being followed with interest by world all countries day and day. So long as the war of fighting for Antarctic Continent will break out, the war will first break out at the oceanic regions. It finally points out China is not only a continental country, but also an oceanic one. The safety of China has been threatened. Therefor, China must set up a new oceanic concept, establish its powerful navy, protect every inch of ocean territory of our country.
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Received: 09 October 2002
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2002, Vol. 17 
