中國周邊外交下作為中等強國的澳洲：中澳關係的展開及其對美澳同盟的影響（Australia as Middle Power in China's Periphery Diplomacy: How the Evolving China-Australia Relations Affect the U.S.- Australia Alliance）

對於崛起的中國而言，加強和深化與「中等強國」之間的關係，逐漸成為外交的主要目標之一。在中美兩國而言，在兩強戰略競逐之下，「中等強國」的重要性提升。其中，澳洲作為印度太平洋地區的「中等強國」，近年來在中國受到關注。本文旨在探討中國在後冷戰時期如何對澳洲展開外交策略。對於新興崛起的中國來說，印度太平洋地區「中等強國」的重要性逐漸提高。其中，特別是作為「中等強國」代表的澳洲，近年來突顯出了存在感。甚至可以說，中國欲分化美澳同盟關係，而將澳洲納入自身的勢力範圍。然而，日本也是在中澳關係型塑下的關鍵角色。因此，在分析雙邊關係時，不應低估日本對中澳關係的影響因素。 Strengthening and keeping diplomatic relations with middle powers are becoming one of the main focus for rising China. The intensifying U.S.-China rivalry makes middle powers' strategic values much higher for the two great powers. Of these, a middle power in the Indo-Pacific region, Australia, attracts careful attention from some scholars and policy-makers in contemporary China. In this article, I examine China's strategy towards Australia in the post-Cold War era. Today, Australia is a significant country for China due to two factors: Beijing's periphery diplomacy and Canberra's alliance relationships with Washington. China is not only trying to drive a wedge between the U. S. and Australia, but also, it aims to incorporate Australia into its sphere of influence in order to prevent the emergence of an anti-China coalition, which could be led by Washington. It can been seen that China is taking proactive actions to split the U.S.-Australia alliance. In addition, Japan is also a key player that can shape the trajectory of China-Australia relations. Thus, Tokyo's impact on China-Australia relations should not be underrated when we analyze the bilateral ties. This point will be a future subject for investigation.