No.9 - China's New Neighborhood Diplomacy: Seeking Stability Through Management and Planning
Abstract:
??????? No matter from the perspective of geopolitics, historical and cultural linkages, economic and trade ties or security environment, Asia is a unique region of strategic importance to China¡¯s rise. Currently, the world and Asia¡¯s situations have undergone great changes and China¡¯s relations with neighboring countries face the test of transformation. Even in the post-financial crisis period, Asia is still full of vigor and vitality and has been the engine of world economic growth. China¡¯s neighborhood diplomacy in recent years focuses on the implementation of the new concepts put forward by President Xi Jinping - ¡°amity, sincerity, mutual benefit and inclusiveness¡± - and the effort to unswervingly safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests. With the Belt and Road initiative as underpinning, a new scene has appeared in China¡¯s neighborhood diplomacy characterized by seeking stability through management and planning. And the purpose of the new neighborhood diplomacy is to create favorable conditions for the achievement of the ¡°two centennial goals¡± and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
