Drivers of China Foreign Policy Since 1978 and Its Global Consequences
Drivers for China’s foreign policy since 1978 and its global consequences
China has become a key player in the international field. With its growing economy that has the potential to soon be the biggest in the world and its large number of inhabitants, every of its movement has gained high importance around the globe. Evaluating China’s foreign policy helps to understand its attitude and intentions towards the other nations and the goals that are wished to be achieved inside ‘the territory of the People 's Republic of China’I.. To analyse the drivers and causes behind its foreign policy is an important issue to understand the internal and global consequences of China’s foreign policy.
To have a better view on the situation of the last decades it is useful to know historical background. A new era started in China from the late-1970s. In 1978 the third constitution was introduced. The ex-Maoist leaders were arrested and later taken to trial and imprisonment, and a new political leadership came into being: Deng Xiaoping became the new leader. The period of Cultural Revolution was over and the Chinese started a new policy: opening up to the world. II. This is what finally resulted in a historically important, radical shift towards a different foreign and economic policy, to build up a ‘new’ and modern developing China after many decades of being unsuccessful.
The most important about China’s foreign policy is to know that it is intended to help its endeavours of economic development and independency. The global activism underlines the country’s ambitions in the international environment. But it is also important to see that the external policy is developed alongside with the internal economic policies and political aims. External diplomacy is subordinate to internal development and stability needs so it is not possible this two without each other.iii. There are four main fields, factors that give channel for developing international relations. As China is to
China has become a key player in the international field. With its growing economy that has the potential to soon be the biggest in the world and its large number of inhabitants, every of its movement has gained high importance around the globe. Evaluating China’s foreign policy helps to understand its attitude and intentions towards the other nations and the goals that are wished to be achieved inside ‘the territory of the People 's Republic of China’I.. To analyse the drivers and causes behind its foreign policy is an important issue to understand the internal and global consequences of China’s foreign policy.
To have a better view on the situation of the last decades it is useful to know historical background. A new era started in China from the late-1970s. In 1978 the third constitution was introduced. The ex-Maoist leaders were arrested and later taken to trial and imprisonment, and a new political leadership came into being: Deng Xiaoping became the new leader. The period of Cultural Revolution was over and the Chinese started a new policy: opening up to the world. II. This is what finally resulted in a historically important, radical shift towards a different foreign and economic policy, to build up a ‘new’ and modern developing China after many decades of being unsuccessful.
The most important about China’s foreign policy is to know that it is intended to help its endeavours of economic development and independency. The global activism underlines the country’s ambitions in the international environment. But it is also important to see that the external policy is developed alongside with the internal economic policies and political aims. External diplomacy is subordinate to internal development and stability needs so it is not possible this two without each other.iii. There are four main fields, factors that give channel for developing international relations. As China is to
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