In his recent speech in India, China’s president Xi Jinping pointed out that China and India should strengthen their partnership in development, economic growth and strategic cooperation, and work together to achieve national rejuvenation and the development of South Asia. This further clarifies China’s diplomatic strategy after XI Xi spoke up for a Sino-European partnership in peace, growth, reform and civilization.

China’s diplomatic strategy comprises the following:

First, China’s diplomatic principles include peace, development, cooperation and win-win. China is committed to building a community of shared interests with developed countries and a community of shared outcomes with developing countries. It strives to set up sincere, beneficial and tolerant relationships with its neighbors and a new model relationship with the US based on non-conflict, non-antagonism, and win-win. Peace and security are the common aspirations of all countries, and in sympathy with this goal China is advocating a new Asian security concept that is “common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable”, that defends core benefits, and that respects the concerns of other countries.

China’s commitment to global development is embodied in its determination to create “a new Economic Belt along the Silk Road, and a 21st Century Maritime Silk Road”. This initiative focuses on five areas, namely, policy communication, road connectivity, unimpeded trade, monetary circulation, and understanding between peoples, enabling mainland and inland countries to access the benefits of globalization. This represents a global strategy that is distinct from the western model. In addition, China's diplomatic philosophy is to encourage other countries to follow a development path that is suited to their own national conditions, seeking common ground between China’s dream and the rest of the world.

China's diplomatic approach is reflected in Xi’s speech in India. First, China and India should be closer development partners. Development is the biggest common strategic goal for China and India. Second, China and India should be cooperative partners in driving economic growth and in joining hands to rejuvenate Asia. Third, China and India should be global partners in strategic cooperation, steeering the international order in a more fair and equitable direction.

China’s diplomatic approach is founded on the needs of both China and the wider world. Guided by mutual trust, tolerance and cooperation, its partnerships with other countries vary in accordance with the prevailing conditions in each individual case.

This article was edited and translated from 《中国外交模式的世界意义》, source: People's Daily Overseas Edition, Author: Wang Yiwei