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2024-09-26 00:00:00
国际展望 2024年5期

Abstracts

BigTechinGeopolitics:TSMCintheCrossfireofChina-U.S.StrategicCompetition

LIWeiandLIYuyi

Abstract:TaiwanSemiconductorManufacturingCompany(TSMC),hailedastheworld’sleadingchipfoundry,exemplifiesthenotionofa“superenterprise”duetoitsmasteryofcoremanufacturingtechnologiesanddominantglobalmarketshare.Despiteitscommercialsuccess,TSMCfindsitselfensnaredina“dilemma”amidescalatinggeopoliticaltensions,forcingthecompanytomakebusinessdecisionsthatcontravenetheprinciplesofeconomicefficiencyandcomparativeadvantage.ThisdilemmaarisesfromTSMC’shighlyglobalizednature,whereinitreliesheavilyonboththeUnitedStatesfortechnologyandcapital,andChinesemainlandformarketaccessandindustrialecosystemsupport.TheintensifyingstrategiccompetitionbetweenChinaandtheUnitedStatesoverthesemiconductorindustryhasplacedTSMCinaprecariousposition,asitfacesthegrowingriskofeconomicelementsbeing“weaponized”bybothpowers.Consequently,TSMCisunabletofullyalignwitheitherside,norcaniteasilynavigateapaththatbenefitsfromboth.Instead,itmusttreadcarefullyinahighlychallengingenvironment.TSMC’ssituationservesasaclassicexampleofhowgreat-powerrivalryexertspressureonasuperenterprise,influencingitsstrategicbusinessdecisions.Thiscasestudy,inturn,providesamicro-levelviewofhowthegeopoliticallandscapeshapesthebroaderinternationaleconomicorder.

Keywords:bigtech,dilemma,China-U.S.strategiccompetition,weaponizedfactorsofproduction,TSMC

TheBasicLogicofChina-U.S.EconomicRelations:LongCycleandCompetition

WANGZhongmei

Abstract:Inthewakeofthe2007-2008U.S.financialcrisis,besidestheeconomiccyclefactors,containingChina’srisingandwinninginstrategiccompetitionhavebecomeacrucialconsiderationinU.S.tradepolicy.Ascountercyclicalregulationandindustrialstrategyarenotcompletelysynchronized,andthereissometimesaconflictbetweenthetwo,itappearstobeinevitablethatcompetitionbetweenestablishedandemergingpowerswillresultinpolicydistortions.However,thelong-cycletheorymaybeabletoprovideaperspectivetoexplainthattheyarecomplementary,asunderlong-termobjectivesthegreatpowerwillcoordinatethecyclicalregulationandstrategiccompetitioninthesamedirection.ThecorecontentoftheeconomicrelationshipbetweenChinaandtheUnitedStatesatpresentandinthefutureistocompeteforthenextlong-cycleadvantage–technologicalcompetitiveness.AlthoughinthepastChinahasbeenheavilyinfluencedbycyclicalregulationandactivecompetitionimposedbytheUnitedStates,China’stradepolicyisgraduallybecomingmoreindependentandautonomous.

Keywords:China-U.S.relations,economics,longcycle,competition

FromPassiveAdaptationtoProactiveAlignment:TechCompaniesinGreatPowerCompetition

ZHOUYijiang

Abstract:Theroleoftechnologycompaniesasgeopoliticalactorshasbeenunderexploredinacademicdiscussions.Astechnologyincreasinglybecomesastrategictoolfornationstosecuretheirinterestsandexertinfluenceinaneraofgreatpowercompetition,thepowerdynamicsandinterdependenciesbetweentechcompaniesandsovereignstatesareundergoingsignificantshifts.&nbs17BBX57Oo05RdWn7yBQQEA==p;Technologycompanies,leveragingtheirleadingroleintechnologicalinnovation,arebecomingcriticalplayersinshapingnationalinnovationcapabilities,domesticgovernance,andoverallnationalpower.Inthisevolvinglandscape,techcompaniesaremovingfrompassivelyadaptingtoproactivelyaligning,activelyparticipatingingeopoliticalstrugglesandinfluencingpolicy-makingtofurthertheircommercialgoals.Throughin-dezitpbL0wRM+EqNvBjeDO2A==pthinterviewswith25professionalsandscholarsinthefieldofartificialintelligence,thispaperexaminestheactionsofthreecompanies—Intel,MistralAI,andOpenAI—touncoverthelogicbehindtheirproactivealignmentandidentifyfourmainrisksassociatedwithit:imbalancedresourceallocation,ineffectiveregulation,weakenedinternationalcooperation,anddistortedecosystems.Therefore,itisimperativeforstatestocarefullymanagethepowerandinterestconflictsposedbytheriseofbigtech.Simultaneously,theymustrecognizetheessentialroleoftechcompaniesinshapingtheglobalpoliticalandeconomicorder,promoteinternationalcooperationwithopennessandinclusivity,andcollaborativelysteertechnologicalinnovationforthebettermentofhumanity.

Keywords:technologycompanies,artificialintelligence,greatpowercompetition,technologyregulation,globalgovernance

TheTransitionofInternationalOrder:CurrentDebatesandFutureDirection

[Iran]MehdiSanaei

Abstract:TheearlythirdmillenniumADwitnessedtheoutbreakofglobalcrisesandchallengesthatexposedtheweaknessofthepossibleunilateralorderandthenegativeaspectsofglobalization.Thisledtoawidespreaddebateamonginternationalrelationsthinkersaboutthetransitionperiodandthefutureoftheworldorder.Therecentoccurrenceoftwomajorglobalcrises,namely,thespreadofCovid-19andthewarinUkraine,hasacceleratedthistransition,promptingrepresentativesofdifferentschoolsofinternationalrelationstoprovidevariousscenariosaboutthefutureoftheworldorder.Thesescenarioscanbeclassifiedintoafewcategories,includingtherevivaloftheunipolarorderinanewtrend,multipolarorder,newbipolarorder,theworldwithoutpoles,andtheemergenceofmultipleregionalhegemons.However,duetothedifferencesandgapsintheconsolidationofpowercenters,aswellasthelackofagreementontherules,itisunlikelythatany ofthesescenarioswillberealizedintheshortterm.Withouttheemergenceofapervasiveandtangiblethreatorafundamentalchangeinthepoliticalcultureofmankind,therulesandstructuresofthepreviousorderwillcontinuetoexistweakly.Thetransitionperiodwillbeextended,andinstabilitywillintensify.Therefore,itisessentialtomanagethistransitionperiodpeacefullybyexpandingregionalallianceswhilerespectingtheculturalandcivilizationaldifferencesoftheactors.Theformationofanewworldordercanonlybeachievedifthereisadialogueofpowersandaconsensusontherulesthatgoverntheinternationalsystem.Untilthen,theinternationalcommunitymustfocusonmaintainingstabilityandmanagingthetransitionperiodtoensureapeacefultransitiontothefutureorder.

Keywords:internationalorder,transition,neworder,worldpowers

WaitingintheWings:TheEU’sQuestforStrategicAutonomy

LUYinglinandXUJin

Abstract:Usingthewindowofopportunitytheory,thispaperseekstoexplaintheconditionsunderwhichandhowEuropecanpursuestrategicautonomy.Decisionmakersusuallyperceivethewindowofopportunityasshortandshrinking,andhaveastrongerurgetopursuestrategicautonomybecauseoftheneedtotakeadvantageofthelimitedtimeavailable.Theopeningofthewindowofopportunityisinfluencedbythetriplefactorsofincreasingself-helpcapabilities,changesinthesystemicenvironment,andtheemergenceofunexpectedevents.AftertheendofWorldWarII,Europehasalwayshadthewillandbehaviortopursuestrategicautonomy,andhasshowndifferentcharacteristicsatdifferenttimes.FromtheColdWartothepresent,Europe’sautonomypracticehasgonethroughthreestagesofbreakingthroughtheColdWarpattern,confrontingtheunipolarpattern,andattemptingtobecomeakeythirdparty,andhasbeenaffectedbytheabovefactorstovaryingdegreesateachstage.Europehasmadesomeachievementsineconomictransformation,norm-setting,andsecurityanddefense,buttherearelimitstoitspursuitofstrategicautonomyduetotheconstraintsofself-helpcapabilities,theUkrainecrisis,andtransatlanticrelations.ByanalyzingthehistoryofEurope’spursuitofstrategicautonomyinapragmaticmanner,wecannotonlyrationallyexplainandpredictthecurrentandfuturestatusandprospectsofEurope’squest,butalsoprovidelessonsforChinaonhowtowinthestrategicinitiativeinthegameoftheChina-UnitedStates-Europetriangle.

Keywords:strategicautonomy,windowofopportunity,EuropeanUnion,transatlanticrelations

FromBandwagoningtoHedging:SaudiArabia’sStrategicShiftamidChina-U.S.Competition

WANGGaoyangandKANGXinyu

Abstract:AsanimportantpoleintheMiddleEast,SaudiArabiaisnotonlyapivotalcountryalongChina’sBRIroutes,butalsoalinchpinofU.S.regionalpolicyintheMiddleEast.Atpresent,China-U.S.competitionisexpandingfromtheIndo-Pacificregiontoawiderarea,andalthoughSaudiArabiaisfacingthepressurebroughtbythegreatpowergame,ithasalsoincreasedtheflexibilityandautonomyofgeostrategicadjustment.Inordertomaximizeitsowninterestsandavoidrisksatthesametime,inrecentyears,SaudiArabiahasgraduallytransformeditslong-standing“bandwagonpolicy”ofgreatpowersintoa“hedgingstrategy.”IntroducingChineseinfluenceandbreakingawayfromitslong-termunilateraldependenceontheUnitedStatesisakeypartofthisstrategy.However,theescalationofstrategiccompetitionintheMiddleEastconfrontsSaudiArabiawithadilemma.ThespaceforSaudiArabiatomaintainthe“hedgingstrategy”willbeaffectedbythesystemicpressure,thedifferentinfluencesthatChinaandtheUnitedStatesexertonSaudiArabia,andRiyadh’sabilitytocopewiththeevolvingexternalenvironment.Atpresent,thepossibilityofdramaticfluctuationsinthetrilateralrelationshipbetweenSaudiArabia,China,andtheUnitedStatesisstilllow,andforalongerperiodoftimeSaudiArabiawillstillhavemorespacetomaintainthehedgingstrategy.

Keywords:SaudiArabia,China-U.S.competition,middlepower,hedgingstrategy,bandwagoning

GlobalCivilizationInitiative:AChineseSolutionforPromotingtheDiversityofHumanCivilization

YUNXinleiandXIALiping

Abstract:TheGlobalCivilizationInitiative,withfour“commonadvocates”asitsmaincontent,isnotonlyrootedintheculturalgenesofChinesecivilization,butalsoinheritsthecivilizationideasofMarxism,andhasformedaglobalcivilizationviewofChinainthenewera.TheproposaloftheGlobalCivilizationInitiativenotonlysafeguardsthenaturallawofworldcivilizationdiversityandprovidesfundamentalguidancefordifferentcivilizationstosolvethe“clashofcivilizationstheory,”butalsoconformstothehistoricalprocessofhumansocialmodernizationandpointsoutthedirectionforcountriesaroundtheworldtoexploremodernizationindependently,andrespondstothe themeofdevelopmentandsecurityofthetimes,whichcontributestoaChinesesolutionfortheinternationalcommunitytoconstructthegardenofhumancivilization.IntheprocessofpromotingandimplementingtheGlobalCivilizationInitiative,ChinaneedstoadvanceitsmodernizationoftheruleoflawtobuildamoderncivilizationfortheChinesenation;promotethespiritofinternationalruleoflawbasedontheUnitedNationsCharterandimplementtheUnitedNationsGlobalAgendaforDialogueamongCivilizations;strengtheninternationalcooperationonintangibleculturalheritageandsharethemissionofdigitalprotectionofintangibleculturalheritage;enhanceofficialculturalcooperationmechanismsamongcountriesandenrichtheconnotationofpeopleexchangesamongnations;establishaglobalplatformfordialogueamongcivilizationsandpromotenewformsofhumancivilization.

Keywords:XiJinpingThoughtonDiplomacy,GlobalCivilizationInitiative,Chinesemodernization,diversityofcivilizations