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Li Zhi: Guided by Head of State Diplomacy, China's Diplomacy is on a New Journey

2022-12-19T07:04:39.659Z


【Editor's note】    After the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the high-density interaction between China and the world has attracted the attention of the world. Chinese President Xi Jinping put forward a series of new ideas, new propositions and new initiatives on the international stage that are full of Chinese characteristics, embody the spirit of the times, and lead the


【Editor's note】

   After the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the high-density interaction between China and the world has attracted the attention of the world. Chinese President Xi Jinping put forward a series of new ideas, new propositions and new initiatives on the international stage that are full of Chinese characteristics, embody the spirit of the times, and lead the trend of human development and progress. It further enriches Xi Jinping's diplomatic thought.

In order to in-depth publicize and interpret Xi Jinping's diplomatic thoughts, China News Network organized the "Young Scholars Talking about Xi Jinping's Diplomatic Thoughts" special writing event, inviting young scholars from various fields to discuss major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics.

  Chinanews.com, Beijing, December 19th. Since the closing of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the busy diplomatic schedule of Chinese President Xi Jinping has attracted worldwide attention.

Head-of-state diplomacy is the core driving force for promoting major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics and plays a key role in the grand design of foreign strategies.

  A few days ago, Li Zhi, Assistant Dean of the China Development Planning Research Institute of Tsinghua University, wrote an article on China News. Open and advanced, properly respond to the challenges brought about by the complex and changing international environment, and strive to complete the historical task of creating good external conditions for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

Li Zhi, Assistant Dean of the China Academy of Development and Planning, Tsinghua University

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Led by the diplomacy of the head of state, China's diplomacy is on a new journey


  After the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, under the leadership of the head of state diplomacy, major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics has shown a brand-new style of forging ahead.

President Xi Jinping was invited to attend the 17th G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, and the 29th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand. Bilateral meetings, met with leaders of Vietnam, Germany, Cuba, Mongolia and other countries in China, and not long ago went to the Middle East to attend the first China-Arab States Summit, China-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit and paid a state visit to Saudi Arabia.

The development of China's foreign relations has shown a good situation of comprehensive progress and systematic advancement, and the external environment for my country's development has been significantly improved.

1. Head-of-state diplomacy is the core driving force for promoting major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics and plays a key role in the grand design of foreign strategies.

  The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China made a systematic interpretation of major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics, accurately summed up the background of the era in which the future of mankind is ultimately bright but at the same time faces unprecedented challenges, clarified China's independent foreign policy principles and the strategic layout for building a new type of international relations, and put forward China's international development concept of mutual benefit and win-win and global governance concept of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits clarify the concept of the world pattern of building a community with a shared future for mankind and the concept of human civilization of exchanges, mutual learning and coexistence.

These expositions constitute a complete system of major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics.

It is a complex and systematic project to further promote major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics, and head-of-state diplomacy is the "compass" and "fixing star" of this project, playing a central role in handling key foreign relations.

  The current Sino-US relationship is one of the most important factors affecting my country's external environment.

After the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, President Xi Jinping pointed out in his congratulatory letter to the annual awards dinner of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations that, as major countries, China and the United States should strengthen communication and cooperation, which will help promote stability and certainty in the world, and help Promote world peace and development; when meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in Bali, he further pointed out that as the leaders of two major countries, China and the U.S., they should play the role of steering the rudder and find the right direction for the development of bilateral relations. Make sure that Sino-US relations move forward on the right course, without yaw, stall, or collision.

President Xi Jinping proposed that politicians should think about and clarify the development direction of their own country, and also think about and clarify the way to get along with other countries and the world.

This not only reflects the far-sightedness and world-mindedness of the Chinese head of state, but also an important summary of the diplomatic role of the head of state.

Driven by the in-depth face-to-face exchanges between the heads of state of China and the United States, the strategic intentions of the two sides have been further clarified, and a constructive consensus based on mutual respect has been reached, which has injected positive energy into the development of Sino-US relations.

2. Head-of-state diplomacy is the highest political form that shapes the world pattern, and provides ideological guidance and strategic choices for solving current international and regional hotspot issues.

  The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China pointed out that the changes in the world today, the changes of the times, and the changes of history are unfolding in an unprecedented way.

Affected by the epidemic of the century and the world economic recession, geopolitical conflicts broke out frequently, and various global risks rose significantly.

Due to their special international influence, heads of state are increasingly playing a key role in the coordination and mediation of international and regional issues.

Face-to-face communication between leaders is the best way to resolve differences and reach consensus, and it is also the most effective way to promote a country's foreign strategy.

Direct contact at the highest political level through the diplomacy of the head of state is conducive to the full exchange of strategic ideas and coordinated action plans by the decision-makers of all parties, which can effectively resolve differences between countries and ensure that contradictions and competitions do not rise to conflicts and confrontations. It is especially important in the context of complex entanglement and mutual superposition of various systemic risks.

  During his visits after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the visits of foreign dignitaries, President Xi Jinping carried out candid and pragmatic in-depth bilateral exchanges with leaders of various countries. On the basis of mutual respect, he frankly faced differences, enhanced mutual understanding, summarized the development experience of both sides, Actively discuss future-oriented cooperation; further consolidate the friendly relations with Asian neighbors of amity, sincerity, mutual benefit and inclusiveness, and safeguard the common interests of developing countries; strengthen practical cooperation with important geopolitical fulcrum countries in the Middle East, and formulate the "China-Arab Comprehensive Cooperation Plan Outline"; Encourage major European countries to adhere to strategic autonomy, and put forward the principles of "four shoulds" and "four commons" to deal with the Ukrainian crisis; promote the establishment of major-country relations featuring peaceful coexistence, overall stability, and balanced development, achieving positive results in strengthening mutual trust and expanding cooperation.

President Xi Jinping has systematically applied the Marxist theory of international relations and creatively carried out the diplomacy of heads of state with Chinese characteristics, leading the development of my country's foreign relations into a new stage, demonstrating extraordinary diplomatic wisdom and superb diplomatic art of daring to fight and being good at fighting.

3. Head-of-state diplomacy is an important engine leading the direction of exchanges and mutual learning among human civilizations, and it will effectively promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind to a higher level.

  Xi Jinping pointed out in the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China that promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind and creating a new form of human civilization are the essential requirements of Chinese-style modernization.

The construction of a community with a shared future for mankind is open and win-win. Chinese-style modernization takes the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind as an essential requirement, reflecting the world vision and global pattern of Chinese leaders, and demonstrating China's value orientation and world sentiment of open cooperation.

The development model of a big country will inevitably have an impact on the world as a whole. It is an important way for human civilization, especially political civilization, to communicate and learn from each other, and it is conducive to promoting human civilization. The society reaches an ideological consensus on the shared destiny of the whole.

At the same time, the perfect fit of Chinese-style modernization with the development trend of world modernization will also provide an inexhaustible Chinese impetus for the progress of human civilization.

  When attending the G20 Leaders’ Summit, President Xi Jinping proposed to promote more inclusive, more inclusive, and more resilient global development and build a partnership for global economic recovery; Stable, common prosperity, clean and beautiful, and mutual support in the Asia-Pacific region is constantly moving towards building an Asia-Pacific community with a shared future; in his speech at the opening ceremony of the fifth China International Import Expo, he stated that China will promote all parties in all countries to share opportunities in China's large market, share Institutional open opportunities, opportunities for sharing and deepening international cooperation.

These propositions embody the strategic choice of deeply integrating China's development into the world's development, show the world that China will unswervingly implement the basic national policy of opening up, firmly pursue a mutually beneficial and win-win opening strategy, and break the misunderstanding of China's development model. distort.

Through a series of head of state diplomacy and summit diplomacy, China has shown the world the political will and strategic confidence of the highest level, endowing China's "dual cycle" development pattern with broader world significance, promoting economic globalization to maintain the correct direction, and building a community with a shared future for mankind. Provides strategic value from a human development prosperity perspective.

  In the future, major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics will be guided by the diplomacy of the head of state, pay more attention to the use of strategic planning and systematic thinking, demonstrate a higher level of integrity, openness, and advancement, and properly respond to the challenges brought about by the complex and changing international environment. Complete the historical task of creating good external conditions for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

(Contributing writer: Li Zhi, Assistant Dean of China Academy of Development and Planning, Tsinghua University)

Source: chinanews

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