簡介:本文探討全球經濟不平衡對經濟資源分配和美中全球權力變化的影響。在分析了中國在1997至2012年期間的國際收支後,證據顯示,中國在全球原材料市場和軍事實力方面不斷增強,但仍面臨財富積累和技術挑戰。中國的全球主導地位目前或許過於樂觀,但在區域內的影響力持續增加。
研究論文標題
Balance of payments and power: assessing China’s global and regional interdependence relationship
國際收支與權力:評估中國的全球和區域相互依賴關係
作者
Ian Tsung-yen Chen(陳宗巖)
關鍵字
balance of payments, power, China, interdependence
國際收支、權力、中國、互賴、
文章語言
英文
出版刊物
International Relations of the Asia-Pacific (SSCI)
卷期
第14卷,第2期,頁碼271-302
文章連結(DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1093/irap/lcu001
引用
Chen, Ian Tsung-yen. 2014. “Balance of payments and power: Assessing China’s global and regional interdependence relationship.” International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, 14(2): 271-302.

英文摘要
Global economic imbalance leads to change in the global distribution of economic resources. While some foresee the inevitable decline of US power, others consider China’s forthcoming global primacy to be an exaggeration. This paper seeks to contribute to the debate by linking balance of payments (BOP) to power analysis. Dimensions of BOP are connected to Keohane and Nye’s two ideal-types of interdependence relationship: realist and complex interdependence. The former relates to the global distribution of aggregate economic resources; the latter emphasizes a detailed investigation of distinct interdependence situations between countries. China’s BOP from 1997 to 2012 is assessed through the lens of both ideal-type scenarios. The findings show that China’s growing power manifests principally in its rising status as a major global buyer in primary goods and its growing military strength in the region. However, China is confronted with possible slowdown in wealth accumulation and its lagging technological development. At present, the speculation of China’s upcoming global primacy may be exaggerated, but its dominant position in the region is indeed on the rise.
中文摘要
全球經濟不平衡導致全球經濟資源分配的變化。雖然一些人預見美國權力不可避免地會下降,但其他人認為中國即將到來的全球主導地位是一種過於誇張的預期。本文旨在通過將國際收支與權力分析相關聯來為這場辯論做出貢獻。國際收支BOP的各個方面與Keohane和Nye的兩種理想類型的相互依賴關係相關聯:現實主義和複雜性相互依賴。前者涉及全球總體經濟資源的分配;後者強調對不同國家之間的特定相互依賴情況進行詳細檢視。透過這兩種理想類型的分析框架,本研究評估了中國自1997年至2012年的國際收支以及其影響。研究結果顯示,中國不斷增長的實力主要表現在其作為主要全球原材料買家的地位上,以及該地區不斷增強的軍事實力。然而,中國面臨著財富積累可能減緩以及技術發展滯後的可能性。目前,有關中國即將到來的全球主導地位的猜測可能有些誇張,但其在該地區的主導地位確實不斷上升。