“一带一路”框架下大湄公河次区域合作升级版

Upgrading GMS Cooperation within the Framework of the “Belt and Road Initiative”:Concept, Challenges, and Approaches

大湄公河次区域合作是中国参与最早、最有成效、障碍最小的区域合作机制,但当前也面临着发展瓶颈。如何务实推进大湄公河次区域合作升级版建设,进一步夯实中国的周边战略依托,实现"一带一路"在东南亚方向的重要突破,是一个具有重要性和紧迫性的问题,对当前及未来中国周边外交战略的推进也具有重要的借鉴意义。文章以高阶的一体化理论为切入点,分析建设次区域合作升级版的理论依据和相关实践,厘清大湄公河次区域合作与"一带一路"的战略关联,剖析深化大湄公河次区域合作面临的主要困难与挑战,探讨在当前环境下建设大湄公河次区域合作升级版的现实路径。

GMS cooperation is the first regional cooperation that China participated in. It's not only the most effective regional initiative that China is involved but also the one with least barriers. However, GMS cooperation has its own development bottlenecks. Meanwhile, it is an issue of strategic importance and urgency for China to upgrade GMS cooperation, further consolidate China's strategic reliance in the neighborhood, and make breakthrough in implementing the 'Belt and Road' strategy in Southeast Asia. In addition, upgrading GMS cooperation is also meaningful for China's neighborhood diplomacy for the present and in the future. From the perspective of the advanced integration theory, this paper analyzes the theoretical basis and relevant practices of upgrading sub-regional cooperation, discusses the strategic connections between GMS cooperation and the 'Belt and Road' initiative, identifies major difficulties and challenges for GMS cooperation's further enhancement, and explores approaches for building an upgraded GMS cooperation.