China's‘Regionalism Foreign Policy’ and China-India Relations in South Asia
Carla P. Freeman
ABSTRACT
This article focuses on relations between China and India in South Asia, the two major powers'‘shared neighborhood'. Assessing the objectives underlying Beijing's interest in engaging in regional groupings with India and other South Asian states, it finds that Beijing's pursuit of a ‘regionalism foreign policy’ reflects a ‘comprehensive’ approach to international security. China's regionalism foreign policy creates potential nexuses for regional cooperation between China and India. Against the backdrop of strategic insecurity between the two countries, however, Chinese policies, including a burgeoning paymaster role, galvanize New Delhi to buttress its traditional regional dominance. The discussion concludes that to avert worsening tensions with India and win Indian participation in its regional vision, Beijing must rethink its current approach, taking into account how New Delhi perceives its behaviour. The article suggests areas for further research concerning how regional institutions as forums for major power interaction might facilitate cooperation between rivals.
KEYWORDS: China, India, South Asia, regionalism, security, paymaster
中国“地区主义外交政策”以及南亚地区中印关系
摘要
本文主要讨论东亚地区的两大国——中国和印度之间的关系以及它们“共同的邻邦”。中国方面对于与印度以及其他南亚国家的联合表现出兴趣，本文分析了构成其基础的目的，并发现中方贯彻“地区主义政策”反映了其处理国际安全的“综合”途径。中国的地区主义政策为中印两国的区域性合作创造出潜在的联系纽带。但是鉴于目前两国之间战略上的不安全，中国的政策及其日益显现出的金主形象刺激了印度并使其强化自己传统意义上的区域霸主地位。本文的结论是：中国为了改变与印度恶化的关系并在其区域构想的建设中吸引印度参与其中，必须重新思考目前的政策路径，要考虑到印度方面会如何审视中国的举动。本文对于深入研究的领域提供了一些建议，比如建立诸如论坛的区域性制度，能够推进大国之间的互动并促进对手之间的合作。
关键词：中国、印度、南亚、地区主义、安全、掌钱人
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