Guiding Principles of China’s New Foreign Policy
The new Chinese administration, led by President Xi Jinping, has made notable changes to the country’s foreign policy agenda. China has begun to play a more active, innovative role in international affairs and has adopted a new global perspective. In a Q&A, Zhao Kejin explains that despite those changes, the core principles guiding the country’s foreign policy remain the same. Beijing’s primary goal of promoting a fair and peaceful international order informs all aspects of the country’s international relations and will shape the future of Chinese foreign policy. What are the primary aims of Chinese foreign policy? How has China’s international strategy changed since the new leadership assumed power? How is the global order changing? What does the new leadership see as China’s place in that order? Are U.S.-China relations likely to improve? Has China’s policy on North Korea changed with the new leadership? What ro...