全球治理视域下的城市群外交——动力机制、功能分析与路径探索

Urban Agglomeration Diplomacy from the Perspective of Global Governance:Dynamic Mechanism,Function Analysis,and Path Exploration

城市群外交是空间集聚的城市群落基于中心城市的国际影响、功能辐射与区域协作,在参与全球产业分工、城市治理、民间交往中形成的与其他国际行为体之间的关系与互动过程。作为次国家外交的新模式,城市群外交主要体现为城市群在公共外交领域日渐增长的影响力,包括提升域内城市的对外开放水平,聚合国际城市网络,增强国家参与国际竞合与全球治理的能力,促进2030年可持续发展议程落地等。城市群在深化城市外交理念的同时为国家外交战略提供结构与功能支撑,但也面临挑战传统外交观念与现行外事管理体制发生碰撞的质疑。在高度开放的城市化与全球化影响下,开展城市群外交是深化改革、开放与城市发展转型的重要环节,需要在持续优化的国家开放发展格局中充分发挥国际大都市的区域带动影响;在国际城市网络中开展城市群协同发展知识交流;发挥产业集群、城市网络、自贸区、民间组织在国际交往中的积极影响,为城市外交与国家外交提供区域支撑。

Urban agglomeration diplomacy refers to a system and process of inter-relationships between urban agglomerations and other international actors in the process of participating in the global industrial division of labor,urban governance,civil exchanges,and international competition and cooperation.It’s based on the international influence of the central city,functional radiation,and regional cooperation.As the new subject of subnational diplomacy,it mainly represents the increasing influence of urban agglomerations in the field of public diplomacy.For one thing,it plays a significant role in improving the opening-up level of cities,converging international city networks,enhancing international competition and cooperation capabilities,and facilitating the global development agenda.For another thing,it provides structural and functional support for the national diplomatic strategy.Given the advanced levels of urbanization and globalization,the diplomatic function of urban agglomerations and the driving influence of international metropolises needs to be brought into full play with the continuous optimization of the national and regional opening-up and development pattern.The knowledge exchange is to be carried out on the coordinated development of urban agglomerations in the international city network.In addition,the positive effect of industrial clusters,urban networks,free trade zones and nongovernmental organizations on international competition and cooperation is to be exerted to provide regional support for urban and national diplomacy.