| 1、 Introduction | | 7 |
| 2、 Chapter 1: Physical Environment and Political Milieu in the South China Sea Area | | 15 |
| 3、 Chapter 2: Internal and External Policy Input Variables in the U.S. South China Sea Policy Making | | 33 |
| 4、 Chapter 3: The U.S. Policy on the Spratlys and South China Sea | | 79 |
| 5、 Chapter 4: Major Outcomes of the U.S. South China Sea Policy Making | | 105 |
| 6、 Chapter 5: Policy Inputs since 1998: New Challenges for the United States | | 133 |
| 7、 Chapter 6: The Conversion Process of the U.S. South China Sea Policy-Making in the Years 1998 and 1999 | | 195 |
| 8、 Chapter 7: The South China Sea in the Years 2000/2001 and U.S. Policy under the New Bush Administration | | 239 |
| 9、 Conclusion | | 287 |
| 10、 Appendices | | 297 |