w88 casino games’s all-round multilateral pragmatic diplomacy driven by the ideal of a great power

Li Yang

(Source: China.com Date:2015Year8month25日）

Known as the "Rainbow Nation", w88 casino games is located at the southernmost tip of the African continent. It guards a strategic location, has rich mineral resources, and complete software and hardware infrastructure. It is the most economically developed country in Africa and has an important political and economic status on the African continent. However, historically, w88 casino games has suffered from colonial rule and racism. Although in accordance with the Law of Westminster and the Federal Status Act, w88 casino games20century30It has gained diplomatic autonomy in the mid-1990s, but the white-controlled South African government has long pursued a pro-Western one-sided diplomatic strategy. until1994In 2008, the African National Congress (ANC) won the popular election and Nelson Mandela was elected as w88 casino games's first black president. w88 casino games abolished the apartheid system and embarked on the path of multi-ethnic integration and independent development, opening a new chapter of independent all-round diplomacy. Today, the new w88 casino games has gone through a new era under the leadership of the African National Congress20The past few years have been a critical period for the development and maturity of the new w88 casino games’s diplomacy. In the new international political and economic environment, the new w88 casino games's diplomacy has taken on new characteristics that are different from the past.

w88 casino games’s diplomatic philosophy: African renaissance and the ideal of a great power

Since the abolition of apartheid, the South African government has always claimed that it is a member of the African continent and has taken the rejuvenation of Africa as its own responsibility. It has regarded promoting peace, stability and economic development in the African region and safeguarding Africa's interests in international affairs as the primary goals of w88 casino games's foreign strategy, and has sought to become a leading country in Africa. As early as the beginning of the abolition of apartheid in the new w88 casino games, President Mandela outlined the outlines of African renaissance in his speech at the Organization of African Unity Summit.199714768_14988

If the idea of African renaissance embodies w88 casino games's pursuit of the status of a major country in Africa, then in the past decade, with the development of w88 casino games's economy, w88 casino games's international status has significantly improved, and w88 casino games's diplomatic strategic positioning has gradually changed from "African power" to "world power". Africa's superior geographical location, rich natural resources, vast land area, and strong economic and military strength give w88 casino games the potential to become a world power. Over the years, w88 casino games has regarded "the pursuit of world power status" as an important goal of its foreign strategy. It has actively implemented an internationalization strategy based on Africa's integration into the world, actively participated in international affairs, demanded an increased voice in international organizations, and strived to improve its global governance capabilities. At present, w88 casino games's influence in international and regional affairs has far exceeded its political and economic strength.

Focus of w88 casino games’s diplomacy: Based on Africa and looking to the world

With the mission of "African Renaissance" and becoming a "world power", w88 casino games pursues a focused "all-round multilateral pragmatic diplomacy" under the guidance of the principle of "national interest". Its diplomatic strategy mainly has four focus points.

First of all, Africa is the core of w88 casino games's diplomacy. In order to fulfill its mission of "African Renaissance", w88 casino games takes maintaining the stability and development of the African region as its diplomatic priority, gives full play to its status as a major country in the African region, and carries out rich diplomatic practices. Major measures include: (1) Establish bilateral friendly relations with African countries and steadily improve w88 casino games's multilateral diplomatic capabilities in the African region based on solid bilateral diplomatic relations. (2) actively participates in conflict coordination work among African countries, actively participates in the resolution of hot-spot issues in Africa such as conflicts in the Great Lakes region, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, and North and South Sudan, and maintains peace and stability in the African region. (3) leads and participates in African regional organizations and actively promotes the African economic integration process. w88 casino games is the dominant country in the Southern African Development Community and a key leader in the African Union. w88 casino games, together with Nigeria and Algeria, proposed the "Millennium African Renaissance Plan", which later developed into the "New Partnership for Africa's Development", aiming to promote the infrastructure construction of member countries and promote regional integration. In addition, President Zuma also serves as the chairman of the African Union's "North-South Economic Development Corridor" project.

Second, promoting practical cooperation with developed countries in the United States and Europe is a key area of w88 casino games's diplomacy. Developed countries are the leaders of the international order and the foundation of the world economy. Actively promoting pragmatic cooperation with Western developed countries can enable w88 casino games to obtain political and economic support from developed countries. This is a key measure for w88 casino games and other developing countries to seek space for international political and economic development. The EU is w88 casino games's largest trading partner, investor and aid provider. w88 casino games and the EU have established a strategic partnership and hold regular w88 casino games-EU Ministerial Political Dialogue. In addition, w88 casino games also maintains good bilateral relations with the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and other countries. The United States is also w88 casino games's strategic partner, and the two sides maintain close political, economic and military exchanges. In the political field, w88 casino games and the United States have a ministerial-level bilateral coordination forum and have established a regular ministerial-level "US-South Strategic Dialogue Mechanism"; in the economic field, w88 casino games is a member of the US "African Growth and Opportunity Act" (AGOA) is the African country with the most diversified exports to the United States. At the same time, the United States and w88 casino games have also carried out a series of practical cooperation in energy; in the military field, w88 casino games and the United States maintain close military relations. The two countries have signed a "Mutual Defense Assistance Treaty", which is governed by the ministerial level w88 casino games-The U.S. Defense Council is responsible for coordinating bilateral military cooperation matters.

Thirdly, strengthening diplomatic ties and mutual assistance and cooperation with developing countries is an important area of w88 casino games's diplomacy. w88 casino games has carried out extensive bilateral and multilateral cooperation with developing countries, and through these cooperative relations, it has enhanced political and economic mutual trust and enhanced the ability of developing countries, including w88 casino games, to participate in international affairs. At the bilateral level, w88 casino games continues to increase political and economic exchanges with emerging developing countries such as China, India, and Brazil, and strengthens bilateral relations; at the multilateral level, it joins the BRICS organization and actively participates in the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.

Fourth, enhancing w88 casino games’s ability to participate in global governance and increasing w88 casino games’s international influence are the new vision and direction of w88 casino games’s diplomacy. In recent years, w88 casino games's willingness and ability to participate in global governance have gradually increased. w88 casino games actively seeks to improve the status of African countries in the United Nations Security Council and provides suggestions for the reform of the Security Council; it takes the initiative to play a leading role in global environmental politics and successfully carries out a series of environmental diplomacy; it questions the old international economic system, advocates the reform of old financial system power, and works with China and other developing countries to try to provide new financial mechanism options.

w88 casino games’s diplomacy with China: rapid development but proactive and prudent

The relationship between China and South Africa has experienced the test of history and time, and has been affected by South Africa's domestic politics and the international political and economic environment. Historically, South Africa's racist regime has long refused to recognize the People's Republic of China, and China has always firmly supported the South African National Liberation Organization's struggle against the South African racist regime. It has not established diplomatic relations with the South African government and has cut off all economic and w88 exchanges. The situation of non-contact and non-exchange between the Chinese and South African governments continued until20century90S.1994Year4In March, Mandela was elected as the first black president of the new South African national unity government, which created conditions for the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and w88 casino games. In addition, the improvement of China's international status has objectively strengthened w88 casino games's desire to establish diplomatic relations with China. However, under the interference of the Taiwan authorities’ “silver bullet diplomacy”, until1998Year1month127014_27033

In the past 20 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, China and South Africa have established a multi-level and multi-channel cooperation mechanism, with smooth political communication, active economic and w88 exchanges, close cultural exchanges and cooperation, and extensive and in-depth bilateral cooperation. This has laid a solid foundation for the development of China-South Africa bilateral relations and has favorably promoted the rapid development of bilateral relations. China and South Africa have successively established high-level communication and dialogue platforms such as the "China-South Africa National Bilateral Committee" at the deputy head of state level and the "China-South Africa Strategic Dialogue Mechanism" at the foreign minister level. They have promoted frequent exchanges of visits between senior leaders of both sides, improved the level of political mutual trust, and achieved leapfrog development of bilateral relations.200028180_28205200428579_286112010, the bilateral relationship was once again upgraded to a "comprehensive strategic partnership";201429383_29454

China-South Africa relations are a key target country for South Africa to promote South-South cooperation. For South Africa, the development of China-South Africa relations is not only at the bilateral level of promoting political and economic and w88 exchanges between the two countries, but has been given a broader international mission by the South African government, which has important strategic and practical significance.

First of all, as emerging developing countries, w88 casino games and China face similar international relations environment and development issues. The two countries have similar strategic demands in the fields of reforming the international political and economic order and global governance. It is easy to form synergy in the Western-dominated great power game and enhance the ability of both parties to cope with global challenges. For example, in international climate negotiations, w88 casino games, China, India and Brazil form the "Basic Four", adhering to the principle of "common but differentiated responsibilities" to safeguard the interests of developing countries; on human rights issues, in the face of unreasonable accusations in the US human rights report, the South African and Chinese governments have resolutely and forcefully criticized and continued to improve their own human rights conditions; in global financial governance, as two important members of the "BRICS", w88 casino games and China are committed to reforming the old international financial order and creating a good international institutional environment for the reform and development of developing countries. Under China’s initiative,2015Year7In March, the BRICS New Development Bank was officially opened, with its headquarters in Shanghai and its African regional headquarters in w88 casino games. The establishment of the bank can effectively avoid the impact of the financial crisis on the BRICS countries and build a common financial safety net for the BRICS countries. It is an important attempt by emerging developing countries to participate in global governance.

Second, by strengthening bilateral diplomatic relations and leveraging China’s support to expand w88 casino games’s international development space, improve w88 casino games’s international status, and enhance w88 casino games’s international influence. w88 casino games has long hoped to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and gain veto power, but the idea has been shelved. On this issue, China has always advocated increasing the representation of developing countries, especially African countries, in the Security Council. Therefore, China is a key potential supporter of w88 casino games's admission to the Security Council. The continued consolidation of bilateral relations between China and w88 casino games will encourage China to make more active efforts for w88 casino games's admission to the Security Council. In addition,201032997_33045

Third, to "promote economy through politics", the South African government hopes to rely on the good bilateral relations between China and South Africa to vigorously promote economic and w88 exchanges between China and South Africa, explore the Chinese market, attract investment from China, and provide continuous external driving force for South Africa's economic development and economic structural reform. In recent years, the South African economy has faced the dilemma of low growth, high unemployment, and a huge gap between rich and poor. The South African government urgently needs to revitalize the development of the real economy by boosting exports and attracting foreign investment. China is South Africa’s largest trading partner, largest import source and export destination,2014The annual bilateral w88 volume is as high as603USD; in addition, China is also an important source of funds for w88 casino games, as of2013At the end of the year, China’s direct investment in w88 casino games reached as much as42.8billion US dollars, an increase of more than a hundred times compared with the beginning of the establishment of diplomatic relations. Deeply exploring China's vast market and continuing to attract investment from China are important starting points and goals of w88 casino games's foreign policy towards China, and serve w88 casino games's overall diplomatic strategy.

To sum up, China-South Africa diplomatic relations are one of South Africa's most important bilateral diplomatic relations, and South Africa's diplomatic strategy toward China shows typical pragmatism characteristics of flexibility and stability. With the increasingly close bilateral economic and w88 exchanges, people-to-people and cultural exchanges, and the overlap with international strategic demands, the foundation of bilateral relations has become increasingly solid. However, as regional powers and emerging developing countries, South Africa and China inevitably face fierce competition in many fields. At present, South Africa and China are at a similar stage of industrialization development and are highly competitive. Structural conflicts between the two sides in the economic and w88 field are inevitable. In addition, as a traditional political and economic power in Africa, South Africa is also cautious about the rise of China's influence in Africa. Regarding China’s “One Belt, One Road” strategy, South Africa cannot hide its vigilance while expressing its welcome. "21The implementation of the "Century Maritime Silk Road" strategy will further enhance the relationship between African countries and China and increase African countries' dependence on China, which will inevitably weaken w88 casino games's inherent advantages on the African continent. Therefore, w88 casino games's diplomacy with China is active and prudent.

Conclusion

“African renaissance” and “ideal of a great power” are both the guiding ideology and strategic goals of w88 casino games’s diplomacy. On the road to becoming a regional power and a global power, w88 casino games has made many efforts and achieved many achievements. Today, w88 casino games's goal of building a regional power has become a reality, but w88 casino games's ability to lead African countries to achieve African renaissance and achieve the ideal of a world power is still far away. Africa's renaissance requires the joint efforts of all African countries and does not rely on the strength of w88 casino games alone; w88 casino games's realization of its ideal of being a world power depends on w88 casino games's domestic political stability and sustained economic development. In the future, the direction of w88 casino games's diplomacy will mainly depend on its domestic political situation and economic development. The African region will still be the core of w88 casino games's diplomacy, and w88 casino games's diplomacy towards European, American and emerging developing countries will be more pragmatic. For some time to come, w88 casino games will be a regional power that maintains a certain influence in the international community.

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