Estados Unidos y China: Tensiones por el liderazgo de la región Pacífico Occidental

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Sol Revelo
David Revelo

Resumen

En los últimos años, la región Pacífico Occidental ha sido el foco de grandes tensiones entre Estados de la zona. Estas tensiones han ocurrido principalmente por las disputas territoriales en el Mar del Sur de China. En específico, las pretensiones territoriales de la República Popular China para liderar en el Mar del Sur de China han desafiado a la primicia y liderazgo de los Estados Unidos en la región Pacífico Occidental. En este artículo se analizan las dinámicas de poder en la región Pacífico Occidental y las estrategias que la República Popular China ha usado para liderar esta zona.

Palabras clave:
República Popular China, Estados Unidos, dinámicas de poder, influencia, estrategia, Mar del Sur de China, CONVEMAR,

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Revelo, S., & Revelo, D. (2020). Estados Unidos y China: Tensiones por el liderazgo de la región Pacífico Occidental. El Outsider, 5, 31–46. https://doi.org/10.18272/eo.v5i.1571

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