关于中国——中东能源关系发展的若干思考

On the Development of Sino-Middle East Energy Relations

在过去的几年里,随着中国对中东石油依赖的日益增长,中国—中东双边政治、经济、外交和战略关系进入快速发展时期,中东石油在中国能源安全战略中的地位和作用日益凸显,中国的中东政策面临多重挑战,中国需要重新评估和更加突出中东石油在中国对外战略中的战略定位,重视双边能源合作机制建设的重要性,以确保中东石油对中国的长期和稳定供应。此外,中国在中东的能源利益已经引起美国等西方国家的高度关注和忧虑,引起了中国与美国的能源地缘政治冲突,为此中国的中东政策还必须兼顾与美国等西方国家的利益关系平衡,寻求中美在中东石油安全和广泛问题上的共同利益。

Over the past several years, with increasing dependence on oil imports from the Middle East, the political, economic, diplomatic and strategic relationships between China and Middle East turned into rapid developmental periods and the Middle East oil increasingly played an important role in China＇s energy security strategies, which has brought multiple challenges to Beijing. As an important part of national foreign strategy, China＇s Middle East policy needs to be reviewed and readjusted and, the role of the Middle East in China＇s foreign strategy should be upgraded and China must highlight the importance of the energy cooperation mechanisms between both sides to help ensure China＇s oil supply security. In addition, China＇s energy interest in the region has caused competition with the US and posed a sort of threat to the West＇s strategic goals and national interest, hence giving rise to energy-related geopolitical conflicts between China and the US. Therefore, China＇s policy towards the Middle East should also balance the Beijing＇s relations with the West and the US, spotlighting their common interest in Middle East oil security and broaden areas of cooperation.