二十一世紀海上絲綢之路和非洲新大賽局

The Twenty-First Century Maritime Silk Road and Africa's New Great Game

本文藉「新大賽局」（New Great Game）的比喻，探討中國與日本在非洲所新發展出來的區域外戰略競爭。新競賽是隨著「帶路倡議」而來的直接後果。作者認為新賽局是反映多極秩序的範例，而多極秩序描述的是一種不受傳統想像限制，持續演變中的秩序。本文分成四個部分。在第一和第二部分，作者分別檢視中國透過海上絲綢之路和「全球倡議」與非洲連結的策略，以及日本透過「亞非成長走廊」和「自由與開放的印太」的回應。在第三部分，作者把目光轉向中國和日本在肯亞和吉布地的競爭情形。作者在結論展望新大賽局的發展，以及未來中日兩國在全球南方的場域中可能出現的新競賽。

Using the metaphor of the ''New Great Game,'' this article examines the strategic competition between China and Japan in Africa. The new competition, to a large extent, is a direct result of the Belt and Road Initiative. This author argues that the New Great Game reflects the development of multipolar world order. The multipolar order is unrestricted by traditional imagination and continues to evolve. The discussion proceeds in four parts. Parts one and two observe China's strategy of connecting with Africa through the Maritime Silk Road and global initiatives, and Japan's response to Chinese expansion through the Asia Africa Growth Corridor and Free and Open Indo-Pacific. In part three, the discussion turns to observe China and Japan's competition in Kenya and Djibouti. This article concludes with considerations on the prospects of the New Great Game in Africa and new rounds of competition between China and Japan in the Global South.