澳大利亚对华政策调整--对比分析2009及2013澳大利亚国防白皮书

摘要

In May 2013 , Australia announced a new defense white paper , whose most striking feature is that Australia no longer views China as a “threat” and welcomes China ’ s rise.This new policy marks Canberra ’ s positive shift from its previous attitude to-wards China reflected in its 2009 defense white paper which viewed China ’ s rise as a “potential threat” to the regional peace and stability.The reasons behind this change are multifaceted including Australia ’ s need of China for its economic growth , Australia’ s strategic interest in the region , the increasing Australian public recognition of China ’ s importance to Australia , and Canberra ’ s re-consideration and reevaluation of its diplomatic performance , past, present and in the future .%2013年5月，澳大利亚公布了新的国防白皮书，其中最引人注目的是明确表示不再将中国视为“威胁”，欢迎中国崛起。这与2009年澳大利亚国防白皮书形成鲜明对比，当时澳大利亚认为中国崛起可能构成对地区和平与安全的潜在威胁。澳大利亚对华政策的调整原因颇多，包括澳大利亚经济发展需要中国市场的支持、澳本国战略利益需要、澳民众对中国发展的认可，以及澳政府对过去、当前及未来外交实践的再反思和评估。