The Research Of The ASEAN Maritime Security Cooperation

Currently, ASEAN maritime security problem persists, traditional security problems have not been eliminated, such as the islands of the South China Sea disputes, non-traditional security issues become increasingly prominent, such as piracy, the threat of terrorism, illegal immigration and marine disasters and pollution problems.In response to maritime security, through the ASEAN efforts to strengthen all aspects of cooperation, the establishment of various cooperation mechanisms, including the ASEAN Regional Forum, the ASEAN defense ministers meeting, ADMM and the ASEAN Maritime Forum.ASEAN also know itself alone it is difficult to effectively safeguard regional maritime security, it is also actively invite foreign powers to participate in regional maritime security cooperation. This is also the idea of the United States and Japan coincides maritime security cooperation in the US-Japan and ASEAN closer.ASEAN maritime security cooperation has made certain achievements, but also faces many difficulties and challenges, the United States, Japan,india have actively intervene in the South China S. a issue, not only to expand influence in Southeast Asia, but also in order to curb the rise of China.While ASEAN is also facing many internal contradictions, the territorial sovereignty dispute and differences in levels of economic development for ASEAN countries’ interests are not the same demands on the South China Sea issue, the position of each country is also inconsistent, these factors contributed to tension the South China Sea, making ASEAN maritime security cooperation is facing serious challenges.In order to strengthen maritime security cooperation in ASEAN, on the one hand to actively establish the Asian Security Concept, with it to promote regional cooperation, on the other hand to build a strong maritime security cooperation mechanisms to effectively deal with maritime security issues.