Historical Experience, Contemporary Value, and Key Objectives of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence
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This paper revisits the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence as a cornerstone of China’s foreign policy and a normative framework for contemporary international relations. Drawing on case studies and policy text analysis of historical archives, diplomatic practice, and major initiatives since the 1950s, it examines how the Principles have maintained vitality across different social systems and ideological contexts. The paper analyses their alignment with China’s major-country diplomacy and the vision of a community with a shared future for humanity, arguing that the Principles continue to function as a value compass for world peace and common development. It concludes with an assessment of current limitations and offers policy recommendations for better integrating the Five Principles into emerging agendas on global development, security, and civilization.
Keywords: Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence; Historical Experience; Community with a Shared Future for Humanity; Major-Country Diplomacy with Chinese Characteristics; Foreign Policy; International Relations Theory.
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