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| Article name |
The Main Stages of Modern Chinese Diplomacy: Conceptual Basics and Foreign Policy Directions |
| Authors |
Bukreeva T.N. senior lecturer, tnbinchina@yandex.ru |
| Bibliographic description |
Bukreeva T. N. The Main Stages of Modern Chinese Diplomacy: Conceptual Basics and Foreign Policy Directions // Transbaikal State University Journal. 2025. Vol. 31, no. 3. P. 54–64. DOI: 10.21209/2227-9245-2025-31-3-44-54-64 |
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Politology |
| DOI |
327 |
| DOI |
10.21209/2227-9245-2025-31-3-54-64 |
| Article type |
Original article |
| Annotation |
Since the founding of the PRC, China has evolved from a developing third world country to a potential world leader, the implementation of whose global goals is carried out diplomatically, determined by the foreign policy strategies of the country’s leaders. The global presence of China, broadcasting its vision of solutions to international issues, creates a demand for the study of national foreign policy concepts and their implementation in diplomacy. The object of the study is the diplomacy of modern China. The subject is the main stages of modern Chinese diplomacy. The purpose of the study is to analyze the stages of development of modern Chinese diplomacy in the context of the country’s foreign policy. To achieve this goal, the following tasks are defined: to consider modern foreign policy concepts and strategies of China; to highlight the main vectors and events at each stage of the country’s political life; to determine significant areas of China’s diplomatic activity at each stage; to present individual examples of the practical implementation of diplomatic tools by China. The research methodology of the article is based on the chronological method, systems analysis, deduction and induction. The article examines the main foreign policy concepts of China from the initial period of the PRC formation to the present, highlights significant events in the country’s foreign policy that have strictly defined the guidelines of Chinese diplomacy for a long time, and pays attention to examples of the transformation of Chinese diplomacy. The article suggests that in the future, Chinese diplomacy will continue to move towards even greater involvement of China in all directions in the world system, while maintaining national identity and “adapting” globalization processes to itself.
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| Key words |
diplomacy, foreign policy, China, “starting anew”, conception of the “Three Worlds”, “keeping a low profile”, good-neighborly diplomacy, multilateral diplomacy, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, economic diplomacy
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