| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter One: Introduction | 第11-20页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第11-13页 |
| 1.2 Research Problem | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Literature Review | 第14-15页 |
| 1.4 Theoretical Framework | 第15-17页 |
| 1.5 Research Questions | 第17页 |
| 1.6 Hypothesis | 第17页 |
| 1.7 Methodology | 第17-18页 |
| 1.8 Data Presentation and Analysis | 第18-19页 |
| 1.9 Relevance of the Study | 第19页 |
| 1.10 Delimitation and Scope | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter Two: The South China Sea Status Quo | 第20-35页 |
| 2.1 Introduction | 第20页 |
| 2.2 Status Quo in the South China Sea | 第20-28页 |
| 2.3 Security Dilemma and Survival in the South China Sea | 第28-30页 |
| 2.4 The Sea Power Doctrine and the South China Sea Dispute | 第30-33页 |
| 2.5 Conclusion | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Three: The South China Sea Dispute | 第35-56页 |
| 3.1 Introduction | 第35-36页 |
| 3.2 Competing Claims in the Spratly Islands | 第36-41页 |
| 3.3 Contending Claims in the Paracel Islands | 第41-45页 |
| 3.4 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) | 第45-47页 |
| 3.5 The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Role in the South China Sea Dispute | 第47-51页 |
| 3.6 US Naval Activities in the South China Sea | 第51-55页 |
| 3.7 Conclusion | 第55-56页 |
| Chapter Four: China's Deployment of the Necessary Defense Facilities in the South China Sea | 第56-75页 |
| 4.1 Introduction | 第56页 |
| 4.2 What constitute the necessary defense facilities? | 第56-57页 |
| 4.3 China's aims through the Deployment of the Necessary Defense Facilities | 第57-61页 |
| 4.4 SCS Claimants and Non-Claimants reaction to China's Deployment of the Necessary Defense Facilities | 第61-66页 |
| 4.5 Impact of the Deployment of the Necessary Defense Facilities on Regional Peace and Security | 第66-67页 |
| 4.6 Cooperation in the South China Sea among the Claimants States | 第67-69页 |
| 4.7 The Role of the US Navy and its Impact | 第69-73页 |
| 4.8 Conclusion | 第73-75页 |
| Chapter Five: Conclusion | 第75-81页 |
| 5.1 Introduction | 第75页 |
| 5.2 Conclusion | 第75-80页 |
| 5.3 Recommendations | 第80-81页 |
| Bibliography | 第81-87页 |
