New thinking in China's diplomacy

China Forum | Xu Jin and Du Zheyuan

Country has to adjust its strategies and become more active, so as to meet the needs of the times and protect its core interests

For decades, China's diplomacy has been shaped by a mindset that include keeping a low profile, nonalignment, laying an incomparable emphasis on the relationship with the United States, and that diplomacy should serve domestic economic development. Such kinds of thinking, first put forward in the 1950s to the 1970s, had until recently seemed to be set in stone. However, with the growth of China's comprehensive capabilities and change of security conditions, some of them no longer meet the needs of times, which has called for new thinking.