On The Possibility Of China's Peaceful Rise

Since reform and opening up, China's sustained and rapid economic growth, social stability and unity, the overall national strength significantly increased, rising international status, has created a rapidly industrialized countries lagging behind to catch up with the miracle of modern country, which led to governments and theorists on the issue of China's rise extensive attention. Especially in 2008, after the China Wenchuan earthquake rescue operations taken in 2008 with the successful staging of the Beijing Olympic Games are the world to see a real big country - the territory of China in the world on the rise. Due to the rise of great powers in history and set the way of thinking, the Western point of view to the mainstream of China's rise as a threat to the world of China's development opportunities and contribute to turning a blind eye to do the avoiding slander, demonizing of China in order to contain China rise to become a major obstacle to China's rise. As a positive response from the international community, the Chinese government made a timely manner "peaceful rise" strategy. Western public opinion there is no peace in the history of the rise on the grounds of precedent and deny the possibility of China's peaceful rise. Chinese academic circles of the possibility of the peaceful rise of China is also the argument from China's historical tradition and current international issues on two aspects of the solution, the lack of theoretical support. This article holds that the "peaceful rise theory" can be established is how the core theory to prove or falsify the peaceful rise is possible, and the characteristics of international relations theory is empirical, it is arguable whether or not the history of the precedent of peaceful rise, on the theory of peaceful rise as a key breakthrough. Judging from the current study, in almost all of the articles on the peaceful rise, from theory and history to explore the possibility of peaceful rise has been almost abandoned. China's peaceful rise is like an argument, and if history is to avoid the existence of a precedent for the peaceful rise of this issue, you can not make real satisfactory answer to.In addition, the "peaceful rise" The connotation of a misunderstanding, so that the majority of scholars at home and abroad that there is no historical precedent for the peaceful rise. Therefore, the determination of the basic concept from the start, a new "peaceful rise" connotation. Through the United States and Germany on the rise of the British history of inspections, demonstrations of the rise of violence in modern times is not possible, peace is the rise of great powers to achieve the best long-term rise. Finally, combining the characteristics of China's own appraisal in China "peaceful rise" of the possibility.In this paper, the definition of the rise of the so-called war of the system, mainly linked to the war. The rise of the so-called is the one country in a relatively short time a rapid increase in comprehensive national strength in order to reach or approach the most powerful system level, system leaders have for the status quo or to change the system's strength. Big country refers to activities on the world stage, and that at the global level with the interests and demands of the country, and in population, territory, political influence, economic strength, power and other governmental organizations have a strong comprehensive strength. Based on this, we believe that the modern history of Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, Sweden is a regional power in the true sense is not a big country, and geographically a small country of Japan, while its large population, the world's second largest economic entity and the second largest defense budget and the list among the major powers. Type refers to the rise of violence in war (take the initiative to provoke a war, take the initiative to join the war) means to the expansion of the external force, plundering resources and hegemony as the main driving force, the rise and then trying to change the power structure of international system and international system, and the use of force settlement of international conflict as an effective means. Type refers to the rise of peace through peaceful means, through internal growth and the system of economic, technological innovation and foreign trade as the main driving force, and after a moderate rise of the international system to deal with the contradictions and conflicts. It is clear that whether a country is peaceful rise, is whether a State is to achieve through the use of force rise, after rising through the system to launch large-scale anti-war signs, and does not refer to one country after the rise of self-destruction weapons, there is no question of any war . Combination of the above "big country", "the rise of the definition of" modern history of Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom prior to the 18th century the so-called rise of the State or by the general rise of a small country as the process of regional power, its strength is clearly and can not rise to become a regional hegemon status or change the status of the system, so also are not eligible countries included in the rise of the real. In accordance with "the rise of violence-style" and "peaceful rise style" standards, in modern times to the rise of violence in four major state-owned, for France, Germany, Russia (Soviet Union), Japan, and a peaceful rising power, only two months, that is, the United Kingdom (1815-1880) and the United States (1865-1910).The late 19th century, early 20th century, Germany and Japan were established in Europe and East Asia, power status, a quest for world hegemony by means of war at the rise of force, has launched two world wars, world peace is not only interrupted, but also interruption of the Germany and Japan, the rise of their own. After 1815 the United Kingdom, the United States after 1865 have to rely principally on internal economic growth, technological innovation and institutional reform, the country's rise and rise after the treatment of moderate to the existing international system, embarking on a road of peaceful rise. Germany and Japan started the war because of the rise over the course of the war interrupted; Britain, the United States the rise in the economic take-off, due to the rise of the promotion of economic growth. Both positive and negative aspects of the rise of the historical facts that violence will not work, the peaceful rise is possible.Since reform and opening up, China's sustained and rapid economic growth, many branches of innovation, deepening reform, the gradual integration into the existing international system, which indicates that China has chosen the way of the peaceful rise. There is great power in history a precedent for the peaceful rise of China has chosen a peaceful means to achieve the rise, but Britain, the United States during the rise of many practices can not follow the example of China, and against the backdrop of fundamental changes have taken place in China's peaceful rise can be realized, also need to face the rise of China's international and domestic conditions of a specific analysis.From an international perspective, the era of peace and development theme of the peaceful rise of China provides a favorable international environment; the development of a multipolar world for China's peaceful rise will provide a favorable environment and the world the meaning of strategic opportunities; economic globalization and information revolution for China's peaceful rise has provided an important impetus; sustained and stable situation surrounding the peaceful rise of China provides a good surrounding environment; the international community for China's peaceful rise has provided the confidence and strength. Domestically, the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China's peaceful rise of China pointed out the way forward, providing a powerful driving force for China's peaceful rise to become a key factor; the guidance of scientific concept of development for China's peaceful rise to provide a theoretical foundation; domestic political stability for the China's peaceful rise has provided political protection; 30 years of reform and opening up to the economic development of China's peaceful rise as the economic base provided; China's traditional foreign policy of peace in contemporary China is characterized by the rise of the foundation of peace, the provisions of the direction; of traditional Chinese culture " emphasis on stability, truth-seeking, seeking and "the spirit and norms to guide the contemporary China's peaceful rise of the whole process.China to ensure the smooth realization of peaceful rise, we must learn from the history of the rise of the success or failure of major powers, both positive and negative experiences and lessons learned. China must give up the war of aggression in modern times, plundering of national resources to rely on the rise, rise and then launch a war to break the existing international system and the rise of the road of violence; lessons of the successful experience of the rise of Britain and the United States, according to the era of globalization in the context of the new changes, combined with their practical , independent innovation and building socialism with Chinese characteristics.China has a long history of a population one-fifth of the human developing country, to achieve peaceful rise on the world economy and international politics have far-reaching impact, it is fortunate not only to China, but also to the world .