Philippines' S Geopolitical Value And The United States' Pivot To Southeast Asia

Since the mid-1990 s, due to the rise of the Asia-pacific, the world economic and political center began to gradually shift from west to east.Under the influence of this general background, taking “9 ? 11”event as an opportunity, the United States began the war on anti-terrorist and gradually adjust its global strategic deployment. In Southeast Asia, the United States continued to strengthen security cooperation relations with Southeast Asian countries and stepped up efforts to deploy military existence. Its strategic aim slowly become clear.On the process of the advance of America's return to Southeast Asia strategy, as its consistent ally, the Philippines has played a positive role in it, which cannot be ignored. From the perspective of geopolitics, its function which services on America's strategic purpose for its return to Southeast Asia prominently manifests on its location advantage of the South China sea, the geopolitical value of the Philippines Subic bay and the geopolitical relations that are adjacency and conflict relation between the Philippines and China. Specifically, the the Philippines location advantage in South China sea provide convenience for the United States to hold joint military exercises,keep the frontier military existence, get more voyage "liberty" in the south China sea and boost the resources exploitation in South China sea. The geographical advantages of the Philippines Subic bay benefit the United States to improve its geopolitical strategy, build a new regional security order and maintain strategic balance in the South China sea and its stability. And the geopolitical relations between the Philippines and China help the United States depend on the alliance to contain China's strategic attempt.America's highlights on the Philippines performed on the increasing promotion of their military relation on the process of America's return to Southeast Asia and the acquiescent or support attitude for the Philippines' challenge on the islands conflict between the Philippines and China. With the help of Philippines, China has sufferedobviously negative effects on the process of America's return to Southeast Asia strategy. So, have a correct interpretation of the alley between America and the Philippines and have explicit understand of the deep reason and intention for its strategy are very necessary to the security and development of China. China should pay more attention to the participation of the international society and its influence,promote the regionalism process and push forward the development of the relation between Southeast Asia countries. At the same time, China should consolidate and adjust the military construction, taking more positive and active posture to the challenges which brought by America's return to Southeast Asia strategy.