社会资本与外交转型:嵌于全球关系网络的中国崛起之路

Social Capital and Diplomatic Transformation: Understanding China's Rise Embedded in the Global Network Society

在一个相互依赖的"网格状世界"之中考察中国外交转型,需要具备一种关系性思维,将"联结"本身视为一种比权力更加重要的战略性外交资源。当中国不断融入世界、与外部的战略联系日益紧密的今天,传统外交渠道与新型网络共同构成了中国崛起的实力支撑。长远而言,中国影响世界的最好方式是通过培育社会资本,提升在关系网络中汲取、动员外交资源的能力。在东亚地区,评估中国蕴含的社会资本存量,可以从宏观—微观、结构—认知维度明确中国外交的进取方向。新时期的外交改革需要致力于将信息、信任与信念深植全球体系,立足社会性连带,构成可持续性战略崛起。

In the context of globalization,China has been rising in a complexly dependent networked world. Understanding the new paradigm of China＇s diplomatic transformation needs the perspective of relational thinking,which regards connections or ties as more important strategic resources than power itself.Since 1979,China has gradually integrated into the international society,and been connected with the external world with dramatical development process,during which,traditional diplomatic channels and new network together constitute the strength of China＇s rise. From a relational perspective,the best way to influence the world is to cultivate trust through social capital,which means that rising power should hoist diplomatic capability to obtain,mobilize and arrange scarce resources embedded in the global network society.Taking East Asia as a case,once the strength of weak ties and strong linkages between other Asian states both can be clearly defined by macro-micro levels and structure-cognitive dimensions,China＇s relational diplomacy will commit to embedding in global social ties by supplying shared information,international trust and global public goods.