ABSTRACT
Chinese diplomacy has exhibited several major transformations since the early 1990s. The developing world, once considered either too far or too poor for any significant economic and strategic investments, has become a newfound location to implement key objectives of China’s multidimensional diplomacy. China’s new diplomacy after the Cold War has much to do with the changed international environment. The fierce reactions of Western countries to the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident compelled Beijing to seek closer ties with non-Western countries, starting with its neighbors in Northeast and Southeast Asia before expanding to other developing regions. China’s own development throughout the 1990s led to its multilayered diplomacy in different parts of the world. This book has emphasized China’s needs to secure energy, to expand trade, investment and export markets, to compete with Taiwan for diplomatic recognition, and to enhance its image as a peaceful and responsible great power.
