چکیده:
At the beginning of the third millennium, in the field of international politics studies and especially power transition theories, a new literature became prevalent, referred to as emerging powers. These are powers that, according to their definitions, exhibit relatively different behavior compared to other great powers in the history of international relations. In recent years, China has been at the center of this field of study. China's rise in the international system has led this country to expand its role in various regions, including the Middle East, to increase its national interests. The main question of the article is: how do various obstacles and opportunities in the Middle East affect the expansion of China's role in this region? A possible answer to this question is that China's military limitations and the political-strategic obstacles resulting from the competition of great powers have a direct relationship with the country's playing a peripheral role in the Middle East. Additionally, economic opportunities (energy-trade) hold special importance in expanding China's role in the Middle East. In this research, using the regional security complex theory and by examining political, security, economic, and cultural dimensions, it is emphasized that the Middle East is one of the most key areas in China's long-term macro strategy, and the Islamic Republic of Iran can, by changing or at least adjusting some of its international behaviors, turn itself into the main center of this strategy and a strategic ally of China in the Middle East.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Obstacles and Opportunities for Expanding China's Role in the Middle East * Dr. Seyed Jalal Dehghani Firouzabadi ** 1 Mahdi Farazi Abstract At the beginning of the third millennium in the field of international politics studies, and especially power transition theories, a new literature became prevalent that refers to them as emerging powers; powers that, according to their definitions, exhibit relatively different behaviors compared to the patterns of great powers in the history of international relations.
On the other hand, the global economic crisis, whose origin traced back to the United States and this country's 14 trillion dollar debt as the largest economy of the world, the failure to resolve many disputed issues between China and America such as North Korea, the environment, monetary and financial issues, China's transformation into the second largest economy in the world, and doubled efforts to expand its relations with many countries in the world, all signal quiet but serious changes in the status of the international system after the Cold War. The Middle East, despite its decreased importance after the Cold War, once again became one of the most important regions in the world at the beginning of the third millennium.
Importance and Necessity of the Research Although in recent years numerous books, articles, and reports in various political, economic, cultural, and security fields of China have been written in many languages, including English and Chinese, these studies have mostly dealt with the domain of internal issues as well as China's relationship with the United States and other great powers.
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