Geopolitical explanation of China's "Belt-Road Initiative" plan and its impact on Iran's relations with China

Document Type : مقالات علمی -پژوهشی

Authors

• Zaha Hajizadeh Ghochan Atigh ¹
• Siroos Ahmadi Nohadani ²
• Abdolreza Farajirad ³
• Hojat Mahkouii ⁴

¹ PhD Student in Political Geography, Department of Geography, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran

² Assistant Professor of Political Geography, Department of Geography, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

³ Associate Professor of Political Geography, Department of Geography, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.

⁴ Department of Geography, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.)

https://doi.org/10.22067/pg.2022.72586.1088

Abstract

The need to interact with the global economy and realize development in the new world facilitates and accelerates national development. From 2021 to 2013, China launched a world-wide operation in the Silk Road Reconstruction Program, creating a win-win and ambitious environment in political, economic and security dimensions, with the Belt-Road Initiative. As one of the main pillars of power in the new structure of the international system, China is defining and consolidating its regional and global position. By implementing this plan, China seeks to achieve the following: increase the efficiency of internal borders, improve trade Between economic corridors, deepening trade agreements, improving access to the European market, increasing exports of products, expanding banking, financial and insurance cooperation, capital development in the field of tourism, etc.
This article intends to use a descriptive-analytical method to explain and analyze the geopolitical plan of the Belt-Road Initiative between Iran and China and the great powers and to explain the effects and consequences of this plan on Iran. The information was obtained by referring to library resources, internet, interviews with experts and was explained and analyzed by content analysis method. Iran, as one of the important points in the Silk Road route and due to its special geopolitical position, has significant effects on the belt-road initiative and is affected by it. By joining the Belt-Road Initiative, Iran can turn its geographical location into a geopolitical opportunity

Keywords

• Geopolitics
• Iran
• China
• Belt-Road Initiative

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