研究發現，在中國持續擴張海權，以及發展反介入與區域拒止不對稱軍事能力手段結果，其不僅削弱了美國對西太平洋的支配，亦威脅了美軍在西太平洋部署安全，而對美國的海上霸權造成侵蝕。為了維持在西太平洋的海權優勢，美國在戰略上的選擇是期待於東亞-西太平洋區域重新建立平衡。在實際的軍事作為上，美軍發展了空海一體戰的新作戰概念；同時，亦逐漸深化與亞太友好國家之軍事合作與防務互動，以擴大美軍在亞太的軍事存在。易言之，美軍是使其在東亞的軍事存在朝向更具精幹與靈活的姿態邁進，以降低中國海上威脅，而進一步鞏固美國在西太平洋的海上霸權地位。 Receiving benefit from the rapid upgrading of China''s economic development,which making China’s defense budget to be stable growth and creating favorable conditions for its military modernization.Moreover,the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) continues learning about the sea power theories of Mahan and Corbert,so far China has show the trend of progressive expansion of sea power in Western Pacific.And Beijing even hopes to control Western Pacific,to impede the presence of United States Navy in this region. Therefore,this study intends to explore that influence of expansion of China’s sea power toward U.S. naval force deployment in Western Pacific region.
This study has found that China continues to expand sea power and develops Anti-Access, Area Denial asymmetric strategic capabilities; it’s not only weakens U.S. naval supremacy,increase threatens to U.S. forward deployment, but also erosions U.S. maritime predominance in Western Pacific.To ensure U.S. sea power primacy,the strategic choice of Washington is seeks to reestablishing balance in East Asia-Western Pacific. Including develops new concept of overseas military operations, which defined as Air-Sea Battle.At the same time,U.S.also building closer defense ties with its allies and potential allies enhancing forward deployed forces in East Asia, making its military presence turn to lean and agile new posture.In other words,U.S.does its efforts at preserving its marictime primacy in Western Pacific.
