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international situations. The lecture was aimed at three major aspects, namely the
analysis of current international situations, China‘s international position and its
diplomatic principles, and current diplomatic work.
Tang Jiaxuan pointed out the world is stepping into a whole new stage of massive
revolutions, thanks to the large-scaled and highly intense global financial crisis that
dated back to 2008. Despite the signs of recovering, which have been seen in major
economic entities, the uncertainty remains for the subsidence of crisis so that the basis
for the economy to turn better is fairly weak. The financial crisis has brought about
major revolutions in the way the economy develops, growth of new industries,
intensified strategic planning in each country as well as its adjustment of the economic
structures. At the same time, the reform of international financial system has also been
pushed forward, with the enhanced voice of developing countries in G20 and Word
Bank being an important step toward more just and efficient global economy
management mechanism.
He also maintained that the way to cope with relations with Western powers has
become a super important issue with the beginning of China‘s higher growth rate
compared to that of developed countries. For the time being, the situation of ―one super
strong country with many solid ones; the West stronger than the East and the North
stronger than the South‖ will remain for quite a period of time and relations between
powers will turn more complicated. Though Asia is rising up in position globally, the
fundamental state hasn‘t changed in this area. We are still facing greater opportunities
than challenges.
Judging from the current international situation, Tang Jiaxuan held that China should
long hold the policy of ―keeping a low profile, and actively doing something‖ to avoid
being blinded by feelings of ―getting pompous before becoming wealthy‖ so that we
won‘t get ourselves into troubles of important international affairs. When it came to
relations with major powers, he analyzed the principles and approaches of coping with
Sino-U.S., Sino-Japanese and Sino-Russian diplomatic issues respectively.
A Q&A session followed the lecture, which covered hot issues such as President
Obama visiting China and the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.
Edited By : Connie Chang
Translated By : Chen Long
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