China’s Diplomacy in the New Century2001新世纪中国外交2001.ppt

As a Responsible Country in the World (2001- ) Reshaping Chinese Diplomatic Strategy external context Continuing changes in the post-cold war period NATO expansion and strengthening of US-Japan alliance emergence of new interventionism ( Kosovo, Iraq) ups and downs in Sino-US relations increasing of unilateralism, power politics, and hegemonism recession of global economy Internal context economic booming and remarkable social changes an increasing need for a peaceful and stable environment for domestic development the largest foreign currency holder, the second largest economies, the third largest foreign trade country Politically big country, one of the p-5 at UN, a nuclear country the idea of “harmonious world” 1 conceptual basis for the new idea Chinese ancient philosophy, the idea of “the same but the different” (he er bu tong). rethinking capitalism, which keeps developing instead of dying peaceful co-existence and competition of socialism and capitalism for a long time 2 what is a harmonious world not an utopian world , nor a world without arms, armies or wars; a world of diversity with co-existence of nations with different social systems; mutual respects of distant cultures and civilizations; a world in which peace is kept through cooperation and dialogue, and (non)traditional security issues are coped with collectively, so as to avoid possible conflict and war 4) a world of gradually narrowing gaps between the rich and the poor with unfolding globalisation toward the direction of equality, justice, common benefits and common wealth. One argument goes that a world of harmony should be based on the construction of harmony on both national and regional levels. The idea of diplomacy for people Conventional idea of diplomacy for nation-state: diplomacy is in service of national strategy and development, it is about politics New idea of taking people as the foremost: diplomacy facing people in general, in service of (overseas) Chinese people