The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue And Its Impact On China's Peripheral Security

The proposal and implementation of the us "Asia-pacific rebalancing" strategy in 2010 further revealed the instability of the security order in the Asia-pacific region.In response to China's growing regional influence,the United States,Japan,India and Australia re-launched the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue in late 2017.The main topics of the dialogue include the basic rules and order of Asia,freedom of navigation and overflight on the high seas,respect for international law,enhanced connectivity,maritime security,north Korean threats and non-proliferation,terrorism,etc.The resumption of this dialogue will have an important impact on China's neighborhood security,"The Belt and Road" construction and its influence in the Asia-pacific region.The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue is quasi-alliance,military,cooperative,multilateral and informal.After decades of interruption,with the rise of the "Indo-pacific" strategy,the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue restarted,which suggested that the interests of these four countries converged again under this strategy.They were intended to suppress the rise of China,dominate the Asia-pacific order,decentralize China's role in regional cooperation.To be Specific,the strategy of the dialogue is to replace the concept of"Asia-pacific" with the concept of "Indo-pacific",dominate the security order in the Asia-pacific region and compress China's geostrategic space.The resumption of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue will not only affect China's role in the building of security order in the Asia-pacific region,but also threaten the security of China's surrounding areas,affect the "The Belt and Road " construction and ultimately affect the stability of the security order in the Asia-pacific region.Faced with the possible negative impact of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue,China should make full use of the positive factors in the current Asia-pacific architecture and strive to defuse the negative factors.On the one hand,China should actively respond in foreign exchanges,continue to consolidate friendly relations with Asean countries,improve and develop relations with India,ease relations with the United States,Japan and Australia.On the other hand,China should continue to develop the overall national strength,especially the national defense.follow the path of building a strong army with Chinese characteristics and advance the modernization of national defense and the armed forces in an all-round way.At the same time,China should steadily promote the construction of "The Belt and Road ".