Highlights of the foreign policy course of the Peoples Republic of China in 2020

Occupation: Professor, Senior researcher
Affiliation: Institute of Far Eastern Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences
Address: Moscow, Russian Federation

Journal name

Problemy Dalnego Vostoka

Edition

Issue 2

Pages

8-20

Abstract

In 2020, in the context of the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic, the Chinese leadership had to make serious adjustments to its foreign policy. Central to it were attempts to remove the blame from China for the spread of the epidemic around the world. Beijing's practical policy in the international arena was significantly influenced by unprecedented pressure from the Trump administration, which declared its rejection of the CCP and its domestic and foreign policy course and threatened a complete break between the United States and China. Beijing's relations with Europe have become more complicated, and those with India have noticeably deteriorated. In the current situation, Beijing has confirmed the line of close cooperation with the Russian Federation. The features of China's interaction with leading international organizations in 2020 are considered.

It is concluded that 2020 was a year of serious tests for the foreign policy of the Chinese leadership led by Xi Jinping. The COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic has led to a certain narrowing of the field of practical foreign policy in Beijing and significantly limited international contacts of the Chinese leadership.

Keywords

China, Xi Jinping, foreign policy in 2020, China's relations with the United States, Russia, Europe, India, Japan, leading international organizations

Received

17.04.2021

Publication date

05.05.2021

Number of characters

37333

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GOST	Portyakov V. Highlights of the foreign policy course of the People's Republic of China in 2020 // Problemy Dalnego Vostoka – 2021. – Issue 2 C. 8-20 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://pdv.jes.su/S013128120014679-7-1 (circulation date: 19.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S013128120014679-7
MLA	Portyakov, Vladimir "Highlights of the foreign policy course of the People's Republic of China in 2020." Problemy Dalnego Vostoka 2 (2021):8-20. DOI: 10.31857/S013128120014679-7
APA	Portyakov V. (2021). Highlights of the foreign policy course of the People's Republic of China in 2020. Problemy Dalnego Vostoka (2), pp.8-20 DOI: 10.31857/S013128120014679-7

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