ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the connection between China's domestic reform and foreign policy orientation. In recent years, there have been significant debates about the rise of China and its implications for international relations. One of the key issues is whether China's rapid rise will be peaceful or disruptive to the existing international order. The argument of this paper is that China's deep reform, i .e . , profound political and socioeconomic changes, requires a peaceful international environment while a largely peaceful environment has contributed to China's successful economic reform. However, without meaningful political reform, China's growth may not be sustainable. When socioeconomic development runs into deep trouble, China might not be able to maintain its peaceful orientation in foreign policy. Thus, the relationship between peaceful development and China's deep reform is interdependent. Success in one will strengthen the other. On the other hand, failure or crisis in one aspect will certainly have serious consequences on the other.
