Since the CPC's 18th National Congress, China has approached global governance, international order, international security cooperation, and other hot issues.

In 2017, China called for the international community to make space for its voice, in particular the United States. Chinese political leaders said that China had no intention of competing with or replacing the United States, but that the U.S. should make peace with a China intent on a larger global role.

As Trump pulls the US back from the world stage, China steps up.

Xi Jinping’s thought on diplomacy has steered China’s diplomacy from success to success, and serves as a guide for maintaining world peace, and development.

Xi Jinping’s thought on diplomacy has steered China’s diplomacy from success to success, and serves as a guide for maintaining world peace, and development.

What role does China play internationally? How will it use its international capabilities and military strength? With whom will it cooperate? These questions have been challenging observers since the beginning of this century.

With increased national strength and successful diplomacy, China has gained more international influence, which helps world peace and development. Chinese leaders will work for a world free of fear, poverty, isolation, and pollution. Is there anything wrong with this aspiration?

2017 was an eventful year for Chinese diplomacy. We may look back on it as the year China cemented its place as a major power in world affairs and reassured the world of its commitment to upholding the existing international system.

China-US relations has entered a new stage that will benefit them both, if they stay on track.

Diplomacy between Presidents Xi and Trump have trickled down to government departments and to the private sector.