دیپلماسی مشارکت راهبردی چین و رویکرد آن به غرب ‌آسیا

پس از پایان جنگ سرد چین یک شبکۀ مشارکت جهانی تشکیل داده است. دیپلماسی مشارکتی چین در سه دهۀ اخیر به ابزار اصلی سیاست ‌خارجی این کشور تبدیل شده و شاخص نمادین سطح روابط دوجانبه و چندجانبه با دولت‌ها و سازمان‌های بین‌المللی و منطقه‌ای است. این پرسش مطرح است که غرب آسیا چه جایگاهی در دیپلماسی مشارکتی چین دارد؟ در پاسخ این فرضیه مطرح می‌شود که چین مانند گذشته شریک‌های خود را به قدرت‌های بزرگ محدود نکرده است که این راهبرد قابل توجه‌ترین تغییر در شبکۀ مشارکت چین است. از آنجایی که خارج از منطقه ایندو-پاسیفیک برای چین، غرب آسیا یکی از مهم‌ترین مناطق است، رویکرد چین به غرب ‌آسیا مبتنی بر امنیت منابع مهم و دسترسی به بازارها و منابع است. این نوشتار استدلال می‌کند که سلسله‌مراتب سطوح دیپلماسی مشارکتی نشان می‌دهد که دولت‌ها و سازمان‌های منطقۀ غرب‌ آسیا برای چین اهمیت دارند. بنابراین با درک این سلسله‌مراتب می‌توان رویکرد چین به روابط با کشورهای غرب ‌آسیا را تحلیل کرد. دیپلماسی مشارکت چین با غرب آسیا بر محورهای انرژی، ابتکار یک کمربند و یک راه، سرمایه‌گذاری خارجی، تجارت و فناوری متمرکز است. روش پژوهش این مقاله توصیفی-تحلیلی است.

china’s strategic partnership diplomacy and its approach to west-asia

after the end of the cold war, china has formed a global partnership network. in the last three decades, china’s participatory diplomacy has become the main tool of this country’s foreign policy and is a symbolic indicator of the level of bilateral and multilateral relations with governments and international and regional organizations. the main question of the article is what is the position of west asia in china’s cooperative diplomacy? in response to the main question, the hypothesis of the article is that china has not limited its partners to big powers as in the past, which is the most significant change in china’s partnership network. since west asia is one of the most important regions for china outside the indo-pacific region, china’s approach to west asia is based on the security of key resources and access to markets and resources. this article argues that the hierarchy of levels of participatory diplomacy shows that the governments and organizations of the west asian region are important for china. therefore, by understanding this hierarchy, it is possible to analyze china’s approach to relations with west-asian countries. china’s partnership diplomacy with west asia is centered around energy, the belt and road initiative, foreign investment, trade and technology. the research method of this article is descriptive-analytical.after the end of the cold war, china has formed a global and multidimensional partnership network. since 1993, when beijing established its first strategic partnership with brazil, cooperative diplomacy has gradually become one of the main components of china’s grand diplomacy, and beijing has expanded its special relations in the world with the concept of strategic partnership. to better understand china’s strategic evolution in diplomacy, we need to know how these partnerships are formed and what motivates beijing to strengthen its partnership network. according to the statistics of the ministry of foreign affairs of china, by the end of 2021, more than 100 partnerships have been established at different levels, which include regional and international countries and organizations. these partnerships have been a prominent tool in china’s diplomatic toolkit to ensure a suitable environment for the country’s emergence. as a diplomatic tool, strategic partnership diplomacy reflects a broader change in china’s development path and its diplomacy paradigm. china is not unique in using participatory diplomacy as a way to advance its national interests, but what distinguishes china’s approach is that beijing has placed participatory networks at the center of its foreign policy strategy. also, like in the past, china has not limited its partners to big powers, which is the most significant change in china’s partnership network. in fact, cooperative diplomacy has become china’s prominent strategy to advance its economic and political growth. from an economic point of view, china is looking for partnerships with countries that have the ability to provide a market for chinese goods and natural resources and strengthen china’s economic presence in the world. politically, china’s goal of participation is to counter american pressure and create a favorable political environment for china’s rise. outside the indo-pacific region, west asia is the most important region for china. the unique geopolitical position of west asia is a vital source for the exchange of energy, technology and expansion of economic, trade and investment relations between the two sides.  in the last decade, china has increased its economic, political and, to a lesser extent, its security footprint in west asia and has become the largest trading partner and foreign investor for many countries in the region; china’s role has also expanded with the announcement by chinese president xi jinping in 2013 of the belt and road initiative.