摘要
经济外交是一国对国内外竞争利益作出回应的政策努力,其目的是通过政府及其海外公司使国家利益最大化。作为世界上最大的发展中经济体,中国经济的总量增长越大,越需要在国内甚至全球范围内寻求更多的资源配置。然而,现存的国际体系和制度规范并没有对接纳中国等新兴大国做好充分准备。另一方面,随着对高科技、资本、能源和原材料的进口依赖不断加深,中国经济安全的范畴也更加宽泛,敏感程度似乎更高。在这些趋势的影响下,近年来中国更加强调外交工作"服务于国内经济建设的大局",出现了观念更新、制度改进、决策多元和形式多样化等显著转变。本文旨在总结目前中国经济外交在动因、规范、机制和实践方面变化的特点,并由此推断中国未来全球战略的基本走向。
Economic diplomacy represents policy efforts of a state in response to competitions at home and abroad. Its chief objectives relate to a maximization of national interests through official or state-firm actions. As the largest developing economy in the world, China faces a paradoxical situation today which has stemmed from its growing demand and increased allocation of domestic and global resources. Existing international frames and rules are not ready to accommodate Beijing’s outreach, while the latter’s high dependence on overseas inputs of technology, capital, energy, and raw materials has multiplied its economic vulnerability. Driven by this general trend, Beijing has shifted the 'gravity'of its diplomacy to economic aspects in recent years by renewing its concepts and improving its relevant institutions, policymaking, and practices. This paper aims to summarize the dynamics, features, and implications of such transformation, and based on this overview to spell out its future developments.
