海洋硬实力与海洋软实力是构成国家海洋实力不可分割的两个方面，两者相互区别、相互联系、相互作用。海洋硬实力是海洋软实力的基础和支撑，因此要想提升一国的海洋软实力，需要重视海洋硬实力的决定作用，“柔性”运用海洋经济实力、海洋科技水平、海洋军事力量等各种硬实力资源。在建设海洋强国的实践中，我们应坚持“软硬兼顾，海陆统筹，柔性运用，促进转化”的思路，持续发展并“柔性”运用海洋硬实力，促进海洋软实力资源要素转化为实际的影响力。只有这样，才能在根本上提升我国的海洋综合实力。
The national ocean power is consist of the ocean hard power and the ocean soft power. Both of them are different from each other，while interrelated and interacted. Just because of the ocean hard power is the foundation of the ocean soft power，in order to enhance a nation’s ocean soft power，we need to use the ocean hard power in a flexible way，such as ocean economic strength，ocean scientific strength，ocean military power，and other ocean hard power resources. In the universal practice of constructing the maritime power，we should adhere to developing the ocean hard power，using the ocean hard power in a flexible way，and promoting the elements of ocean soft power into the actual influence and attraction. Only in this way，can we enhance China’s comprehensive power of ocean fundamentally.
