Considerações geopolíticas sobre a política da República Popular da China no Mar do Sul da China | Geopolitical Considerations about People´s Republic of China Policy on South China Sea

 

 

 

João Ricardo Pinto Gomes
Mestrando no Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas da Universidade de Lisboa; Rua Almerindo Lessa, 1300-663 Lisboa. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

 

Resumo: Este artigo irá focar-se nas movimentações da República Popular da China no Mar do Sul da China, principalmente na sua vertente geopolítica e estratégica. Para tal, foram consideradas tais ações dentro de algumas teorias geopolíticas clássicas, nomeadamente nos postulados de Nicholas Spykman, Alfred Mahan e de Alexander de Seversky. Por outro lado, esta temática também é abordada tendo em conta os fatores históricos e geopolíticos chineses, nomeadamente o contexto histórico da marinha, do pensamento estratégico chinês e da cultura estratégica de Pequim. As conclusões desta investigação apontam para a aplicação, ainda que discreta, de alguns princípios geopolíticos tradicionais naquilo que concerne as ações de Pequim no Mar do Sul da China. É também referenciado que tais ações não acontecem num vácuo, mas que detêm raízes históricas e políticas.

Palavras-chave: República Popular da China, Mar do Sul da China, Geopolítica, Estratégia.

 

 

Abstract: The paper will focus on the People´s Republic of China´s movement in the South China Sea, primarily in its geopolitical and strategic characteristics. To that end, such actions were considered through the lens of some classical geopolitical theories, namely, the tenets of Nicholas Spykman, Alfred Mahan and Alexander de Seversky. However, this subject will also be addressed having in mind Chinese historical and geopolitical factors, primarily the historical context of the navy, the Chinese strategic thinking, and Beijing´s strategic culture. The conclusion of this investigation point to the application, although discrete, of some traditional geopolitical principles, on what concerns Beijing´s actions in the South China Sea. It is also highlighted that such actions do not happen in a vacuum, but that they have historical, current, and political roots.

 Keywords: People´s Republic of China, South China Sea, Geopolitics, Strategy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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