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| China's Diplomacy in the 40 Years of Reform and Opening-Up |
1. Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China; 2. Boston University, Boston, USA
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Abstract China's reform and opening up policy has been implemented for forty years since 1978. With the aim to summarize and review China's foreign policies over the past 40 years, the paper combines key speeches with diplomatic events to draw a picture of consistency and evolution of China's diplomacy. Deng Xiaoping has pointed out that “peace and development” are themes for the development of the world and that China should “keep a low profile to make a difference”, both of which have served as the guiding principles of China's diplomacy. In a multipolar world, China embraces more active foreign policy in order to protect overseas interests and to promote sustainable development. President Xi's diplomatic concepts are the continuation and implementation of Deng's thoughts on foreign policy, which fit China's current external environment. Overall, the paper argues that China's foreign policy has successfully provided a positive external environment for China's reform and openingup.
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