国际制度复杂性与东亚一体化进程

The Complexity of the International Institution and East Asian Integration

国际制度复杂性是国际制度理论的前沿问题，其重点在于分析制度复杂性对国际合作的影响。近年来，东亚地区各种国际制度竞相发展，尤其是中国周边的地区性国际组织的数量增长迅速。东亚地区性国际制度的扩散、传播、嵌套和重叠，导致了问题领域、管辖权以及成员身份等的“交叠”问题越来越明显。中国正卷入不断嵌套、重叠的多边地区制度之中，制度复杂性也日益成为中国制定政策时必须考虑的结构因素。但是，制度复杂性并不一定是东亚一体化进程的阻碍因素。对东亚地区制度平行、制度嵌套与制度重叠这三种不同类型制度复杂性的案例分析显示，通过加强国际制度建设、推动核心成员国利益趋同、提升“体制选择”或“体制转移”过程中的成本等方式，国际制度复杂性为东亚合作注入了新的活力，提供了一种新的可行选择。这一观点也是对近年来讨论颇多的东亚地区“制度过剩”提法的商榷。在东亚一体化过程中，“制度过剩”的提法并不能准确把握制度复杂性的内涵。为此，一方面，为了推动东亚合作，需要研究中国既有的关于国际组织外交政策的延续与调整问题；另一方面，对美国等西方国家利用制度增加、扩散的机遇，追求自身利益的做法，及其对地区格局以及中国和平发展所产生的消极影响，需要给予应有的关注。

The complexity of the international institution is an issue at the forefront in the international institution theories.The creation and expansion of the East Asian regional institution has created increasingly prevalent problems in a range of areas related to overlapping jurisdiction and membership and parallel institutions.China is presently becoming enmeshed in the increasingly overlapping web of multi-lateral institutions.While this is the case,institutional complexity is not necessarily a barrier to integration in East Asia.Case analysis of three different elements of complex institutions in East Asia,including parallel institutions,nested institutions and overlapping institutions illustrates that by strengthening the architecture of the international institution,by causing a convergence of interests among member states and by raising the costs of'institutional choice'or'institutional shift',complex institutions are actually bringing new life to regional cooperation in East Asia and offer new and viable options.As such,to promote East Asian regional cooperation,we need to research both continuity and change in China's diplomatic policy towards international organizations,and give significant attention to how the United States and other Western countries utilize the increase and expansion of institutions to strengthen their interests and negatively impact regional structures and China's peaceful rise.