維基解密:美中關係展望-12(中國膨脹的核心利益,2008.02.24)
【Comment】輿論是說,2010年3月中國向美國軍方首長首度提及「核心利益」。顯然,在2008年的外交電文中,就不斷出現這新詞了。而且,核心利益與石油和礦產有關(這和我的六月的判斷一致。見《當代雜誌》10、11月合刊號)。
Viewing cable 08BEIJING661, Prospects for U.S.-China Relations●WikiLeaks(2008.02.24)
CHINA'S EXPANDING "CORE INTERESTS"
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台灣與其他主權問題(西藏和達賴喇嘛與新疆的熱比婭)之外,中國開始在其外交政策中宣傳額外的「核心利益」。至今,這些核心利益集中在中國的能源確保上。因此,在伊朗與蘇丹等地,中國總是抗拒國際制裁,因為這會影響其能源合作。近來,中國已經建議在聯合國安理會和其餘領域與美國合作,以免對中石化在伊朗Yadavaran油田的投資進行制裁。在挑戰中國自我定義的核心利益時,美國必須審慎與思考周詳以保證其政策之利益。雲程譯,感謝feema大提供
其12. (S) In addition to Taiwan and other sovereignty concerns (e.g., Tibet and the Dalai Lama and Xinjiang and Rebiya Kadeer), China has begun to articulate additional "core interests" in Chinese foreign policy. So far, these core interests center on China's access to energy resources. Thus, in Iran and Sudan China has resisted international sanctions that would affect its energy cooperation. Recently, China has suggested that cooperation in the UNSC and in other areas is contingent on the U.S. not sanctioning Sinopec's investment in Iran's Yadavaran oilfield. U.S. policy will need to ensure that when we challenge China's self-defined core interests, we do so deliberately and advisedly.