“印度洋-太平洋”区域的出现作为分析和决策的关注焦点，说明了区域认同的社会建构性质，以及这些愿景可能被赋予的不同目的。对于澳大利亚和日本的政策制定者来说，“印度洋-太平洋”想法可能提供了一种与印度接触的方式，保持美国在该地区的存在，并且可以看作对中国崛起做出的回应。本文解释了“印度洋-太平洋”倡议是如何产生的，并评估其对该地区主要强国的影响。
The emergence of the“Indo-Pacific” region as a focus of analytical and policy making attention illustrates the socially constructed nature of regional identities，and the differing purposes to which such visions might be put.For policymakers in Australia and Japan，the “Indo-Pacific” idea potentially offers a way of engaging with India，maintaining an American presence in the region，and generally responding to the “rise of China”.This paper explains how the “Indo-Pacific” initiative came about and assesses its implications for the major powers of the region.
