On Diplomacy Of Red Cross Of China(1949-2009)

Diplomacy of the Red Cross of China is the activities that the Red Cross Society of China carries out under the guidance of the humanitarian on the basis of international humanitarian law signed by China,which promotes international cooperation and friendly exchanges, safeguards the unity and safety of the national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and promotes the healthy development of the International Red Cross Movement, and jointly promotes the world peace and development.This article first makes a panoramic view of the history of the diplomacy of Red Cross of China from 1949 to 2009,taking its way to the international community as a clue. Respectively,taking the Korean War, the Sino-Indian War, the Vietnam War and the Sino-Vietnam War as examples,analysis the procession, the content and the role of the diplomacy of the Red Cross of China in the times of the war,reveals its effectiveness played as "turning-hostility-into- friendship".And during developing Sino-Japanese, Sino-US relations and deepening Sino-Soviet relations, the diplomacy of the Red Cross of China acts as "lubricant" between countries. Then,this article also takes its foreign material assistance as an example,which can reflect the Government’s diplomacy. The assistance diplomacy of Red Cross of China highlights the love mind and advances in the understanding and the friendship between China and other countries. In addition, the diplomacy of Red Cross of China also plays a special role in safeguarding and promoting the motherland’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, especailly in implementing "one China" principle as the hands which pushes foward for the peaceful reunification.In addition,the reseach reveals that the diplomacy of Red Cross of China, in a sense, is an effective form of the International Uniform Front policy on the base of analysising its specialities and its first session of the Council and promoting the reasonable solution of the Korean Overseas in Japan.In short, after the founding of People s’Republic of China, the Red Cross Society of China continues to hold the banner of humanitarian highly, carried out diplomatic work in a complex international environment,undertakes matters related to the benefits of the Government in exceptional circumstances, emergencies and inconvenience, it is an important channel to carry out civil diplomacy,which can set up a good image of People s’Republic of China, enhance the affinity, attraction and appeal,be conducive to building lasting peace and common prosperity and harmonious world. The diplomacy of the Red Cross of China belongs to the civil diplomacy field, is an organic part of the Government diplomacy, interwoven and complement each other. and its position and role can not be replaced by other civil societies.