China Diplomacy Volume - Chinese Scholars Look at the World (4)

Author: Wang Jisi, Chief Editor
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: While attempting to outline a basic thread in the evolution of 20th-century Chinese diplomacy, the author strives to uphold the following concept: To examine and understand a century of Chinese diplomacy, it must be placed within the broader context of modern Chinese historical development, paying close attention to the interactive dynamics among international environmental changes, domestic political transformations, and the evolution of Chinese diplomacy. This paper will discuss China's foreign relations across five periods, employing a method of looking back at history to select fundamental historical facts. The author's focus is not primarily on the roles of specific events and links in the historical chain at the time, but rather on their long-term influence on the formation of Chinese diplomatic concepts and the development of Chinese diplomacy. In the concluding section of the full text, the author attempts to summarize the fundamental characteristics and experiences of the relationship between 20th-century China and the world.
I. The Origin and Dilemmas of Modern Chinese Diplomacy (1840-1911)
II. The Aftermath of Diplomatic Failures in the Early Republic (1911-1927)
III. Major Changes in the International System and the Independence of the Chinese Nation (1927-1949)
IV. Revolutionary China's Encounter with the U.S.-Soviet Cold War (1949-1978)
V. Reform and Opening Up: China's Diplomacy Facing the Future (1978-2000).