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Journal of the KNST - Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 72-77
Abbreviation: KNST
ISSN: 2635-4926 (Print)
Print publication date 31 Mar 2024
Received 22 Feb 2024 Revised 08 Mar 2024 Accepted 23 Mar 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31818/JKNST.2024.3.7.1.72
미중 해군력 경쟁 시대 동아시아 해양의 전략적 중요성과 함의
임경한^*

해군대령(진)/해군사관학교 군사전략학과 교수
The Strategic Importance of the East Asian Maritime Region in the Era of US-China Naval Power Competition and Implications for the ROK Navy
Kyung Han Lim^*
CAPT(Sel.), ROK Navy/Professor, Dept. of Military Strategy, Republic of Korea Naval Academy

Correspondence to : ^*Kyung Han Lim Dept. of Military Strategy, Republic of Korea Naval Academy PO box number 88-4-1, 1 Jungwon-ro, Jinhae-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, 51704, Republic of Korea Tel: +82-55-907-5350 Fax: +82-55-969-5333 E-mail: klim@navy.ac.kr
Ⓒ 2024 Korea Society for Naval Science & Technology


Funding Information ▼ Republic of Korea Naval Academy

초록

본 연구는 미중 해군력 경쟁이 본격화하는 무대로서 동아시아 해양의 전략적 중요성을 고찰한다. 이 글에서 주목하는 주제는 중국 해군력 증강과 이에 대한 미 해군의 대응을 토대로 유추할 수 있는 동아시아 해양의 불안정성에 관한 내용이다. 특히 해상교통로(SLOC)의 위협에 대해서도 살펴보면서, 안보적 의미를 확인한다. 또한 중 해군을 견제하려는 미 해군의 움직임과 미국 중심의 파트너십 구축 측면에서 한·미·일 간 해양안보 협력의 가능성을 살펴본다. 결론에서는 미중 해군력 경쟁이 가져올 동아시아 해양의 불안정한 안보 상황에서 한국 해군이 고려해야 할 전략적 대응에 관해 제언한다.

Abstract

This study examines the strategic importance of the East Asian Seas as a stage where the US-China naval power competition intensifies. The topic of note in this article is the instability of the East Asian Seas, which can be inferred based on the increase in Chinese PLA naval power and the US Navy's response to it. In particular, we look at threats to SLOC(sea lines of communication) and confirm their security implications. It also examines the US Navy's moves to keep the Chinese Navy in check and the possibility of maritime security cooperation between Korea, the US, and Japan in terms of establishing a US-centered partnership. In conclusion, author suggest strategic responses that the Korean Navy should consider in the unstable security situation in the East Asian Seas brought about by the U.S.-China naval power competition.


Keywords: East Asian Seas, Sea Lines of Communication, Freedom of Navigation Operations, ROK-Us Alliance, Maritime Security 키워드: 동아시아 해양, 해상교통로, 항해의 자유 작전, 한미동맹, 해양안보

Acknowledgments

이 논문은 2024년 해군사관학교 해양연구소 학술연구과제 지원사업으로 수행되었음.

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