国际油气市场结构变化及其对中国与西亚油气输出国关系的影响

Structural Changes of the International Oil and Gas Markets and Their Impact on China's Relations with the Oil and Gas Exporting Countries in West Asia

能源联系是中国与西亚国家关系的基本内容,国际能源市场的变化是观察双方关系的新视角。国际石油市场板块化和国际石油天然气市场去板块化已经并将继续对中国与西亚主要油气出口国家关系产生重大影响。国际能源市场正在发生的这两大结构性变化,意味着在核心利益上西亚国家与西方国家的疏远和与中国的接近,因而可以为中国与西亚主要石油输出国关系的发展注入正能量。这不仅使双方在能源安全面的战略性相互依赖更加紧密,而且会大大推动双方在经贸领域方面合作,并使中国在促进中东地区的和平与稳定方面发挥更大的作用。

Energy ties constitute the foundation of the relations between China and the West- Asian countries. Therefore, changes occurring in the international en- ergy markets represent a new perspective for studying these relations. This article for- mulates two new concepts, namely the regionalization of international oil markets and the de - regionalization of international gas markets, and analyses their impact on the relations between China and the major oil and gas exporting countries in West A- sia. The conclusion underlines that these two structural changes in the international energy markets mean that at the core interest level, the West -Asian oil and gas ex- porting countries are moving away from the West and moving closer to China. Therefore, tween China and mutual trade and they can inject positive energy for the development of relations be- the West -Asian oil and gas exporting countries by promoting their economic cooperation and by making China play greater role in peace and stability in the Middle East.