Xi Jinping’s new diplomacy with chinese characteristics

Abstract

The purpose of our study is to analyze the development of these theories aimed at China’s participation in reforming the mechanisms of global governance and promoting Chinese interests in Eurasia, Latin America, Africa, and other continents. The leading approach to the problem investigation is determined by the Non-Western ideology or non-Western theories of foreign relations, the Chinese national school in particular. The comparative method made it possible to establish the common and the differences in the main directions of the PRC’s foreign policy from the beginning of the 21st century up to the present day. The analysis shows the fifth generation of leaders has accomplished a conceptual shift in China’s foreign policy. Xi Jinping is establishing new institutions as an alternative to the Western-led global architecture to reflect its impact, ascendancy and normative power. As an example, the article examines the content of the term new type of relationship in modern Chinese foreign policy discourse and the problems of the One Belt, One Road megaproject development.