The Power of Ping-Pong Diplomacy

Fifty years ago,when the People's Republic of China(PRC)and the United States had not yet established diplomatic relations but were keen to do so,a tiny table tennis ball created the first friendly people-to-people link since the founding of the PRC in 1949.American players,along with officials and journalists,arrived in China in April 1971 to take part in exhibi?tion matches,opening the door to friendly exchanges between the two major powers in the eastern and western hemispheres.     

Wushu Diplomacy

One day, the doctor discovered the child who hadbeen watching him. They became good friends and the doctor becameBendza's first wushu and Chinese language teacher.     

Spring Diplomacy

<正>Whirlwind tour of South Asia boosts China’s neighborly ties As the spillover effects of the Ukraine crisis continue to spread and world peace and development are facing new challenges, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi made a visit to Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and Nepal in March, aiming to enhance mutual trust and consolidate traditional friendship and cooperation.     

Diplomacy in Action

<正>Xi visits Viet Nam and Singapore in regional swing China has always attached great importance to its relations with nations in Southeast Asia,as demonstrated most recently by two high-profile visits of President Xi Jinping to Viet Nam and Singapore on November 5-7.His mission was to deepen political and economic ties and strengthen relations between China and these important     

科学与外交

科学和外交的充分实践已经使得人类社会发展成为一个近乎全球性的整体。可是,科学和外交这两者赫然存在的历史因果关系以及科学与外交相互之间产生的巨大影响,至目前为止,学术界虽早已充分注意到但未有学术深论。本文试图从分析科学和外交同时产生在近代欧洲这一历史事实出发,找出科学与外交内在的历史和逻辑联系,并回答科学与外交之间相互所产生的具体影响。     

Public Diplomacy Mission

China seeks to boost its public image globally China feels the need to urgently make up for lost time in a field it is unfamiliar with-public diplomacy.While most developed countries such as the United States,Japan and European countries have established mature systems of public diplomacy,China’s public diplomacy is still in its     

Diplomacy Still Matters

The departure from London of Madam Fu Ying, China's Ambassador to the UK for the past three years, to take up a new post in Beijing was a reminder of the often low-profile but key work that diplomats still do.     

Diplomacy as Usual

<正>Trump brushes up U.S.policy on the Middle East with his first trip abroad U.S.President Donald Trump chose Saudi Arabia,the most important U.S.ally in the Gulf area,as the first stop of his maiden trip abroad since he took office in January.In the past,other U.S.presidents would normally make their first foreign trip to a European or American     

Crunch Time Diplomacy

正When Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi paid an official visit to Washington,D.C.on February 23-25 at the invitation of U.S.Secretary of State John Kerry,reporters and foreign policy analysts were watching with anticipation.What would the result of the meetings be,their third in just one month?What     

Ping-Pong Diplomacy 2.0

The 2021 World Table Tennis Championships kicked off in the American city of Houston, Texas on November 23. Four Chinese and American paddlers teamed up into two pairs, each with a player from both countries, to compete in the mixed doubles competition and mark the 50th anniversary of ping-pong diplomacy. They claimed straight victories on the first day of the championships.     

“锐实力”陷阱下当代中国外交的路径选择

权力是政治学的核心概念,权力概念在发展过程中衍生出了硬权力、软权力和某种程度上两者相结合的"巧实力"。权力概念的变化反映了国际格局和世界力量对比的深刻变革,而"锐实力"更是某些西方国家基于对自身实力相对下降及权力转移的深刻担忧而创造出的带有明显价值判断色彩的西方中心主义词语。西方国家试图延缓中国的快速发展,给中国创造了"语境陷阱"。在这一背景下,中国应积极构建新型国际关系和人类命运共同体,顺应和平、发展、合作的历史潮流,积极主动掌握话语权,用博大精深的中华文化孕育的"睿实力"和开放包容的心态,破除"锐实力"的负面影响,加快实现伟大复兴的中国梦的步伐。     

Explaining Taiwan's Revisionist Diplomacy

Taiwan is a revisionist power. Its independence movement challenges a vital status-quo interest of mainland China's opposition to a de jure Taiwan declaration of independence and maintaining, however ambiguously, Taiwan's commitment to the ‘one-China’ formulation. Why is it that a small and vulnerable island off the coast of a great power has continued to challenge the vital interest of that great power and risk war? Adopting a ‘levels of analysis’ approach to Taiwan's mainland policy, this paper addresses this question by examining four prevalent explanations for Taiwan's revisionist diplomacy: (1) the mainland deterrent is ineffective, reflecting Taiwan doubts about either mainland capabilities or mainland resolve to wage a retaliatory war; (2) in an example of the security dilemma in alliance politics, US commitment to Taiwan, although aimed at deterring PRC use of force, encourages Taiwan to challenge the status quo because the Taiwan leadership is confident of US intervention and US ability to defend Taiwan; (3) because of the development of a ‘Taiwan identity’ and of corresponding domestic political pressures, the Democratic Progressive Party has been compelled to adopt a pro-independence policy; (4) Chen Shui-bian has a personal commitment to Taiwan independence and has been willing to challenge the mainland's interest in one-China, despite risk of heightened conflict and regardless of domestic political considerations.     

New Era of Diplomacy

正On the sidelines of the 13th National People’s Congress,Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with the press and answered questions on China’s diplomacy and foreign relations raised by reporters from both home and abroad.Qu Xing,a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and China’s     

Timeline of Ping-Pong Diplomacy

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多边外交与中国

多边外交是一种与双边外交相对的外交战略.新中国成立五十多年来,中国对多边外交的认识、参与发生了巨大的变化.作为一个迅速发展的社会主义大国,中国多边外交具有自己鲜明的特点,中国的多边外交受到了广泛关注.     

A Cornerstone of Diplomacy

<正>The past October saw perhaps China’s busiest"shuttle diplomacy"schedule ever since the people’s Republic was founded 63 years ago.Early in the month,president Xi Jinping visited Indonesia and Malaysia,and attended the ApEC Economic leaders’meeting in Bali.Then,in mid-October,premier li