南中国海对于亚太地区来说具有生死攸关的重要性，这也是美国把外交政策重点向亚洲转移的主要原因之一。在华盛顿智囊团4月11日星期三举行的2012全球安全论坛上，与会人士深入讨论了南中国海周边国家在领海和海事方面的纠纷，以及相关的地缘政治、经济和法律问题。
Navigating the Geopolitics of the South China Sea
Carla Hills,
Chair and CEO, Hills & Company; Chair, National Committee on U.S.- China Relations; Former U.S. Trade Representative
Maurice R. "Hank" Greenberg,
Chairman and CEO, C.V. Starr & Co., Inc.
Admiral Joseph W. Prueher (ret.),
Former U.S. Ambassador to China and Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command
Moderator:
Ernest Bower,
Senior Adviser and Director, Southeast Asia Program