后冷战时代澳大利亚的“中国观”

Australia's Outlook on China in Post-Cold War Era

冷战的结束是澳大利亚"中国观"转变的分水岭。冷战结束前,由于意识形态的对立,澳大利亚将共产主义中国视为防范对象;冷战结束后,受经贸实惠的驱动,澳大利亚将崛起的中国视为战略伙伴。随着澳中关系的深化,"中国威胁论"在澳大利亚国内饱受质疑,"中国机遇论"则被广泛接受。在后冷战时代,澳大利亚的"中国观"具有显著的功利性、摇摆性和独立性特征。鉴于澳中之间已经形成复合相互依赖,澳大利亚对中国的崛起持谨慎乐观的态度。总体而言,澳大利亚对中国的信任在增加,防范在降低,并且信任大于防范。

The end of Cold War can be seen as a watershed in the transformation of Australia＇s outlook on China. During the Cold War, Australia sees China as a hostile object for the reason of ideology. In the post-Cold War, driven by the benefit of trade, Australia takes China as a strategic partner. As the deepe- ning of Sino-Australia relationship, China threat theory is widely discredited, yet China is an opportunity for Australia is widely accepted. In the era of post-Cold War, Australia＇s outlook on China is obviously pragmatic, volatile, and independent. On the whole, Australia has more and more confidence, less and less distrust on China. Besides, the confidence surpasses distrust for Australia＇s outlook on China.