拜登政府印太戰略：論述的演進與政策實踐

The Biden Administration’s Indo-Pacific Strategy: The Evolution of Discourse and Policy Practices

拜登政府2021年1月就任後延續川普政府的「抗中」政策路線，維持對中國議題和印太地區情勢發展的關注。多邊主義外交和結合盟友與夥伴國家處理重大國際性議題是拜登政府外交政策的特色，其亦被運用來應對中國威脅和處理印太地區的相關事務。拜登政府印太戰略可分為安全和經貿兩大主軸，透過深化「四方安全對話」機制、組建「澳英美安全協議」夥伴關係、推動「印太經濟架構」，拜登政府盼能藉此維持自由與開放的印太秩序，並制衡中國在區域內日增的影響力。

Following the inauguration in January 2021, the Biden administration has adopted his predecessor’s anti-China policy and maintained the specific concerns on issues related to China and the future dynamics in the Indo-Pacific region. The Biden administration’s foreign policy is characterized by the feature of multilateral diplomacy which values the significance of U.S. allies and partners and emphasizes the importance of multilateral cooperation on issues of international concern. Multilateral diplomacy has been seen as a principle followed by U.S. decision-making elites to address the so-called China threat and affairs related to the Indo-Pacific region. Notably, the Biden Administration’s Indo-Pacific strategy can be further understood by security and economic dimensions. To maintain the free and open Indo-Pacific order and balance China’s increasing influence in this critical region, the Biden administration has deepened U.S. ties with its Quad allies and partner and constructed the particular security establishment with Australia and the United Kingdom—namely the AUKUS. Furthermore, it has prompted the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) to keep the rules and norms drafted by the U.S. rather than its Chines counterpart.