University of Tehran , mj.ghahremani@ut.ac.ir
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China’s growing power and the existing vision for its future position play a prominent role in its foreign policy in general and China’s African policy in particular. In fact, as China’s power has grown, its sphere of influence has expanded not only to its periphery but also to the entire world. Although for decades, China’s policy on Africa has been focused on developing economic and trade relations, its military and security diplomacy have also undergone some significant changes. In this context, the important question is how to analyze the current characteristics of China's military and security diplomacy in Africa? In response, it can be said that Beijing, through military and security diplomacy with Chinese characteristics, seeks to portray itself as a security-building actor, thereby gradually weakening the legitimacy of the current international order led by the United States, and at the same time, enhancing its role in setting international agendas and norms related to international security. This, of course, does not mean ignoring the existing power gap between China and the US and adopting a revisionist approach to the international system. Using a descriptive-analytical method, this research examines the current structure of the international system and its impact on China's military and security diplomacy in Africa.
Keywords: China, Africa, International Order, Security, Peace, Stability
China’s growing power and the existing vision for its future position play a prominent role in its foreign policy in general and China’s African policy in particular. In fact, as China’s power has grown, its sphere of influence has expanded not only to its periphery but also to the entire world. Although for decades, China’s policy on Africa has been focused on developing economic and trade relations, its military and security diplomacy have also undergone some significant changes. In this context, the important question is how to analyze the current characteristics of China's military and security diplomacy in Africa? In response, it can be said that Beijing, through military and security diplomacy with Chinese characteristics, seeks to portray itself as a security-building actor, thereby gradually weakening the legitimacy of the current international order led by the United States, and at the same time, enhancing its role in setting international agendas and norms related to international security. This, of course, does not mean ignoring the existing power gap between China and the US and adopting a revisionist approach to the international system. Using a descriptive-analytical method, this research examines the current structure of the international system and its impact on China's military and security diplomacy in Africa.
Keywords: China, Africa, International Order, Security, Peace, Stability
Article Type: Original Research |
Subject:
Political Spatial Planning
Received: 2025/01/5 | Accepted: 2025/04/17
Received: 2025/01/5 | Accepted: 2025/04/17
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