China Regime-building in the Persian Gulf; China-Persian Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Area
Subject Areas : Politicsبهاره سازمند 1 , Ahmad Ramezani 2
1 - حقوق و علوم سیاسی
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Keywords: ChinaFree Trade AreaPersian Gulf Cooperation CouncilRegime Building,
Abstract :
Regime building is considered as one of China's tools to expand and deepen cooperation with the other parties, the use of which has been continuously increasing. The main question of the present study is why has China moved towards regime-building with Persian Gulf Cooperation Council? The present article argues in an explanatory Method that China has turned to regime-building with Persian Gulf Cooperation Council in order to gain and maximize its economic interests. The findings show that China began talks to establish a China-Persian Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Area to boost economic trade ($ 25 billion in 2004). This increased trade volume to more than $ 90 billion in 2008 and to more than $ 180 billion in 2019. China is currently expanding its free trade area to other areas, especially trade in services and investments. The theoretical framework and the method of data collection of the present article are the theory of international interest-based regimes and documentary, respectively.
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