China-Iran Relations: Prospects and Complexities
<p class="first" id="d160815e70">China-Iran relations have steadily evolved and expanded in the domains of geopolitics, economics and diplomacy since the Iranian revolution. Presently, being increasingly isolated from the world under Donald Trump...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pluto Journals
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Policy Perspectives |
| Online Access: | https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.13169/polipers.17.2.0047 |
| Summary: | <p class="first" id="d160815e70">China-Iran relations have steadily evolved and expanded in the domains of geopolitics,
economics and diplomacy since the Iranian revolution. Presently, being increasingly
isolated from the world under Donald Trump's maximum pressure campaign, Iran has been
further drawn towards China, which, in the long term, can significantly alter the
existing regional security architecture of the Persian Gulf. The recent agreements
and partnership between the two countries, which is reflected in the Belt and Road
Initiative (BRI) as well as the draft 25-year Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
(CSP) will pave the way for a long term strategic cooperation between the two countries.
In this context, the paper analyzes various factors that have systemically fostered
friendly ties between the two countries. The paper also explores historical and contemporary
trends that can impact the future of bilateral relations. Further, it evaluates the
economic relations between the two countries outlining the trade in the oil sector
as well as other sectors. Lastly, the paper examines the plausible challenges to the
future of bilateral relations. For this, the paper relies on three variables: the
internal dynamics and perception in Iran about its relations with China; the major
power-middle power dynamics that can prove to be a barrier in the relations; and the
outlook and responses of the regional countries that may scuttle the process of strategizing
bilateral relationship.
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| ISSN: | 1812-1829 1812-7347 |