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cohesiveness. The transition poses a severe challenge on finding new
consensus to keep the unity of the ruling party. Secondly, the test on China’s
political integration and social stability will be even more severe if we
consider the pressures from the West, the formation of vested interests
group, and the continuous public demand of political engagement. Thirdly,
three decades of changes in the relations between the state and the society
has caused a remarkable growth of social forces. Although the social forces
do vitalize the society and highlight independent personality, yet they make
national decision-making much more complex. To avoid major strategic
mistakes, the government has to strike a balance between making rational
decisions and responding to nationalist sentiments. Therefore, suffice it to
say China, like any other country in the world, is facing complex problems
and severe challenges in its internal governance.
On the whole, China will experience in the next decade a huge
increase in its comprehensive strength, and may become world’s
second largest country, only behind US, in comprehensive strength
by the end of 2020. Nevertheless, the optimistic prospect may be
darkened or even dimmed if the country fails to control conflicts and
solve problems through system adjustments and social reforms. The
coexistence of power and weaknesses discloses the twofold nature of
China in a considerable period of time. Although positioned as the
largest developing country, China nonetheless shares wide common
interests with developed countries in practical affairs. Experiencing
a rapid economic growth and accumulation of material wealth, China
faces unprecedented internal challenges and international risks.
Shouldering the responsibility to build a harmonious society where
the public demand of justice and equality are fulfilled, China has to
ease foreign doubts towards its strategy and take the responsibility to
maintain a peaceful and stable international environment. These facts
determine the twofold nature of China’s diplomacy. Strategically,
to concentrate on internal issues, China needs to keep a low profile
and maintain an inward-looking defensive posture. Tactically, China
should actively defend its broadening national interests. In the overall
perspective, China should expand its horizon to the international level,
stick to openness, cooperation, mutual benefit, and a win-win strategy,
treat different issues with different approaches, and be determined to
safeguard its core interests and strategic space.
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