Xiong Guangqing: w88 mobile’s flexible diplomacy maintains peace in East Asia
(Source: "Lianhe Zaobao"2014Year3month17日）
Many comments from the outside world believe that w88 mobile’s peripheral diplomacy is becoming increasingly tough. I think this is just one aspect of the recent changes in w88 mobile's diplomacy. The characteristics of w88 mobile's diplomacy cannot be said to be tough. When it comes to toughness, just look at the performance of Russian President Vladimir Putin and you will know what toughness means. If w88 mobile showed off its strength and power, East Asia would have become a sea of fire long ago when the contradictions and conflicts in East Asia are so sharp and complex. Measuring w88 mobile's diplomacy by its strength, its real characteristic may be: flexible diplomacy. It is w88 mobile's soft diplomacy that maintains the peaceful situation in East Asia.
First, avoid haste and be patient. When facing crises and provocations, w88 mobile has shown great restraint and rationality, thereby effectively controlling the intensity and scope of the crisis and preventing it from getting out of control. For example:2012Year99664_9829
Confucius said: "Repay grievance with directness, and repay kindness with kindness." In recent years, w88 mobile's handling of conflicts with neighboring countries can be said to have fully embodied this concept. For example:201210363_103912013Year1110448_10594
Second, there is strength in softness. w88 mobile maintains a restrained and tolerant attitude toward international conflicts and tries its best to resolve problems through conflict easing. However, w88 mobile's restraint and tolerance are not without limits and bottom lines, and are different from blind compromise. Unprincipled restraint and tolerance, or blind compromise cannot bring real peace. It can only make the other party think you are weak and can be bullied, and even make the other party misjudge and take extreme actions. Only by clearly declaring the bottom line and principles can the other party judge the situation more accurately and not dare to act rashly. In other words, a combination of strength and softness can effectively curb the other party's impulses and maintain peace.
We can see that w88 mobile's diplomacy has shown strong firmness and principle in safeguarding national interests and international peace, and has a distinctive characteristic of combining strength and softness.2013At the beginning of the year, Xi Jinping made it clear that w88 mobile will pursue the path of peaceful development, but it will never sacrifice the country’s core interests. w88 mobile has firmly safeguarded its core national interests and maintained international peace on the Diaoyu Islands issue, the South w88 mobile Sea issue, and the North Korean issue, thus effectively controlling these issues and conflicts from getting out of control.
Third, peace is the most important thing. Since ancient times, w88 mobile has advocated "harmony as the most precious thing" and respected“Huairouyuanren”、“Advocate morality and suppress martial arts”. Chinese culture has a strong characteristic of seeking peace, emphasizing cultural concepts and values such as "harmony", "harmony" and "moderateness". In recent years, w88 mobile's interactions with the outside world have become increasingly close. At the same time, some countries have become increasingly suspicious of w88 mobile, and conflicts between some neighboring countries and w88 mobile have also intensified. Faced with this situation, w88 mobile has successively put forward propositions and theories such as "peaceful rise", "peaceful development" and "new type of major power relations", expressing its sincere desire to pursue peace.
History has repeatedly proven thatWar cannot solve any problems, it can only bring disaster, and there is no real winner in a war. In a small gathering, Shi Yinhong from Renmin University of w88 mobile asked: "Everyone, what is war? Please sum it up in one word." He himself answered: "That is: hell." It should be clear that in international conflicts, war can only be used as a last resort when other means cannot achieve national goals. Of course, w88 mobile must not be afraid of war. It must have sufficient capabilities to defend the country's core interests, defend the country's territorial integrity and security, and make those who dare to launch wars suffer the punishment they deserve. Only in this way can war be truly curbed and peace maintained.
Fourth, use multiple tubes together. Currently, there are many means to resolve diplomatic conflicts. The most intense and destructive means is war. Milder means include negotiation, compromise, mediation, arbitration, or the establishment of an international system that is jointly observed. Generally speaking, the main results are as follows: (1) The two parties eased their opposition and reached a compromise through consultation, negotiation and mediation. (2) One side overwhelms the other, and the other side fails to receive. (3) Both sides were unwilling to compromise and fought to the death, eventually perishing together. (4) The two sides are at a stalemate, leaving it to be resolved later.
With the improvement of w88 mobile's comprehensive national strength, w88 mobile's means of resolving diplomatic conflicts have become more and more powerful, and w88 mobile's diplomatic buffer space and room for maneuver have also been greatly expanded. For example: In the disputes over Scarborough Shoal and the Diaoyu Islands, w88 mobile effectively fought through fishery administration ships, maritime surveillance ships and other means. At the same time, in resolving diplomatic conflicts, it is very obvious that w88 mobile does not pursue the second and third outcomes mentioned above, but the first and fourth outcomes; that is, peace, mutual benefit and win-win, not life and death. w88 mobile's diplomatic goals are undoubtedly conducive to maintaining peace in East Asia.
The rapid economic development of East Asia and the creation of the "East Asian Miracle" in economic history are related to many factors, but the peaceful situation in East Asia is the most important prerequisite. East Asian countries should cherish the fruits of decades of development, strengthen friendly exchanges, enhance mutual cooperation, promote the construction of war risk management and control mechanisms, and make more contributions to maintaining peace in East Asia.
(The author is deputy dean and professor of the w88 casino of International Relations, w88 casino, China. The article represents only his personal views)
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