Reforming China's Diplomacy

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China's diplomacy is among the many accomplishments of China during the period of reform and opening up. The People's Republic of China is emerging fully on to the world's stage, and in a largely positive fashion. It now has both interests and a presence in parts of the world completely new to China-such as Latin America and the Middle East. Beijing has managed its relations well with the major world powers-United States, Russia, and the European Union. It has transformed its regional diplomacy in Asia, reasserted a role in Africa, and has become more active in multilateral organizations. Thirty years ago, at the outset of the "reform and opening" era, China acted hesitantly on the world stage, limiting itself largely to its united front tactics against Soviet "social imperialism." Its diplomats were not very sophisticated and rarely left their embassies abroad. In the United Nations, China's preferred medium of voting was to abstain (especially on sensitive issues). In short, China's diplomacy was hesitant and not confident, inward-looking not outward looking, parochial and not sophisticated, reactive not proactive, and composed more of words than deeds. Today, these latter characterizations better describe China's diplomacy.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Copenhagen Discussion Papers ; No. 2010-31

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: China ; diplomacy ; foreign relations ; global corporation ; reform ; Diplomatie ; Internationale Beziehungen ; China

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Shambaugh, David
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Asia Research Centre (ARC)
• (where): Frederiksberg
• (when): 2010

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/208630
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