The Chinese-Iranian strategic partnership and its impact on the nuclear agreement

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1 PhD in Political Sociology, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Baghdad, Iraq (corresponding author).

2 Senior expert in international relations, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Baghdad, Iraq.

10.22126/mps.2024.10538.1037

Abstract

Participatory diplomacy appeared in China's diplomacy after the Cold War and has become the main tool of this country's foreign policy to improve its position in the international arena and a symbolic indicator of bilateral and non-lateral relations with governments and international and regional organizations. It is after the withdrawal of the United States from the JCPOA and the tightening of Western sanctions against Tehran, China adopted a new chapter in "Partnership Diplomacy" and defined its relations with Iran at all levels, bilateral and multilateral. With the signing of the famous memorandum of understanding and the comprehensive cooperation program between the two countries, which continues for 25 years, the scope of economic cooperation between the two countries expanded in the regional and international arenas. The question raised in the current research is: What effect does the 25-year agreement between Iran and China have on the JCPOA nuclear agreement? In order to answer this question in the framework of partnership diplomacy and with a descriptive-analytical method, this hypothesis is evaluated that: the expansion of cooperation between Iran and China will increase China's activism in the implementation of the JCPOA and its efforts to return America to the JCPOA and the adherence of other parties. Will agree to this, and with this action, the ground will be provided to secure the economic-political interests of these two effective regional and international actors. The method of data collection is through library and internet sources.

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  • Receive Date: 26 April 2024
  • Revise Date: 20 July 2024
  • Accept Date: 26 July 2024

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