Chinese President Xi Jinping (R front) and his wife Peng Liyuan are greeted by Serbian children with flowers upon their arrival at the airport of Belgrade, Serbia, June 17, 2016.Xinhua/Lan Hongguang
Neighborhood Diplomacy
In October 2013, Xi proposed a new philosophy of neighborhood diplomacy featuring amity, sincerity, mutual benefit and inclusiveness. He stressed that the Chinese Dream should chime with similar visions of neighboring countries; planting the seeds of a community of common destiny into the region.
Opening up
China's economic miracle started decades ago with two major policies, the reform and opening up. Xi said that China will continue to contribute to global development and pursue an opening up strategy driven by mutual benefit. The door to China will never close and all countries are welcome to ride on its development.
Partnership
China has established partnerships in various forms with more than 80 countries, regions and organizations under the principle of building a global network of partnership while abiding by the principle of non-alignment.
A worker adjusts British and China (R) national flags on display for a signing ceremony at the seventh UK-China Economic and Financial Dialogue "Roundtable on Public-Private Partnerships" at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China September 21, 2015. Reuters
Quota Reform
On Jan. 27, 2016, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) publicized the 2010 Plan for Quota and Governance Reform.
According to the plan, around 6 percent of quota shares were shifted to dynamic emerging markets and developing countries, making China the third largest shareholder of the IMF with quota rising from 3.996 percent to 6.394 percent.
Rejuvenation
The Chinese Dream, championed by Xi in late 2012, is to build a moderately prosperous society and realize national rejuvenation. Chinese diplomacy is aimed at creating a more stable and friendly external environment for this to be realized.
Photo taken on Nov. 8, 2012 shows a flower parterre at the Tian'anmen Square, with the Great Hall of the People in the background, in Beijing. Xinhua/Ma Zhancheng
Security Concept
President Xi Jinping proposed a new concept of Asian security in 2014. In sharp contrast to the decades-old Post-Cold War security system, the new approach aims to establish a mechanism that stresses common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security to tackle rising challenges facing the region.
At the third Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) in The Hague, Xi first proposed "a rational, coordinated and balanced" nuclear security concept and called for a global nuclear security system featuring fairness and win-win cooperation.
Ten Cooperation Plan
At the Johannesburg Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, Xi announced ten major China-Africa cooperation plans for the next three years, backed by 60 billion U.S. dollars, including interest free loans and preferential policies.
Unprecedented
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that trust between Russia and China had reached an unprecedented level.
The China-Russia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership of Coordination features mutual support on issues concerning core interests such as sovereignty, security and territorial integrity, and close coordination in solving major international and regional issues and propelling large-scale cooperative programs.
V-day
Dozens of heads of state and governments attended China's Victory Day celebrations on Sept. 3, 2015. The event commemorated the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.
Chinese President Xi Jinping watches the military parade during the commemoration activities to mark the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2015. Xinhua/Lan Hongguang
World Order
When addressing the annual high-level general debate of the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters, Xi said China will stick to a path of peaceful development, dedicate itself to defending the existing world order founded on the UN Charter, and continue to support the global body.
Xi-style
President Xi Jinping pointed out that China must develop a distinctive diplomatic approach befitting its role as a major country, so that diplomacy will show salient Chinese features -- style and confidence. China's relations with the outside world have started new chapters. Some foreign media outlets believe that China's diplomatic stance sends a signal -- Xi-style diplomacy has taken shape.
Year
China has launched various people-to-people exchange events with a number of countries, such as the China-U.S. Tourism Year; the China-Russia Media Exchange year; "the Year of Languages" program between China and Germany; and China-India Tourism Year. These colorful events play an important role in enhancing mutual understanding and friendship.
Chinese tourists take pictures at the Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family in Barcelona on May 8, 2016. AFP PHOTO
Zero-sum Game, No!
In a signed article run by the state-run newspaper Russian Gazette in 2015, Xi said the bitter lessons drawn from WWII teaches that a "winner-takes-it-all" or zero-sum mindsets contradict coexistence, peace and development. Conditions today are more favorable than ever to achieve peace and development. He called for efforts to build a new type of international relations with win-win cooperation at its core. Enditem
