Feasibility of realizing the goals of the 25-year Cooperation Document between Iran and China

Subject Areas : International Relations

Mahdi Torabi ¹ , Alireza Soltani ² , Seyed Ali Tabatabaeepanah ³ , Hamid Reza Shirzad ⁴

1 - PhD student at the Faculty of International Relations of Tehran Central Branch of AZAD University
2 - PhD Professor/Faculty of Political Sciences/ AZAD University Central Tehran Branch
3 - PhD Professor/Faculty of Political Sciences/ AZAD University Central Tehran Branch
4 - PhD Professor/Faculty of Political Sciences/ AZAD University Central Tehran Branch

Received: 2022-07-11 Accepted : 2023-03-26 Published : 2023-02-20

Keywords: Political and Economic Relations, international cooperation, The Comprehensive document of 25 years of cooperation between Iran and China, Road belt initiative, complex interdependence,

Abstract :

Iran and China as two important and influential countries in the international system, have common interests and goals to expand cooperation in various fields. China's various capabilities, especially in the political and economic fields, have made this country an important activist in the field of international politics.The signing of the 25-year comprehensive cooperation document between Iran and China in April 2021 has been met with a lot of positive and negative opinions. Considering the recent regional developments, the China-US dispute, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the acceptance of Iran's official membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the effects and consequences of the spread of the Corona virus and the changes in global value chains and the direction of investments, the power structure in the system. The international community will most likely change in the next few years, and in this regard, adopting a suitable strategy in relations with China is one of the most important goals and priorities of Iran's foreign policy.In fact, in the era of complex interdependence, China has a high capacity and ability to strengthen the current development process in Iran, and therefore, in the upcoming article, we are seeking to find out the fields and requirements of achieving the goals of the comprehensive document of 25 years of cooperation between Iran and China from a political and economic point of view, executive and development-oriented within the framework of the theory of complex interdependence to investigate and feasibility.