Towards The Road Of The World's Big Powers - To Explore And Prospect Of The Implementation Of China's Multilateral Diplomacy

"Multilateral Diplomacy" is a form of international cooperation and coordination, conducted by 3 or more sovereign states and/or other international relations actors, through varied means such as convention of international conferences or establishment and participation in international organizations, etc. The growing trend of globalization has given rise to an increase of multilateral and global issues, nourishing the development of multilateral diplomacy, a potentially essential measure for China to address its own problems and participate in world affairs.This paper makes an in-depth analysis of the mechanism and functions of multilateral diplomacy. The functions of multilateral diplomacy are concluded as follows: it serves to promote international cooperation and improve the welfare of each state; it allows a state to protect its interests and sharpen its competitive edge through active involvement in multilateral rule-making; and it enables a weaker state, through proper handling of the mechanism, to negotiate its legitimate interests and rights in its disputes with stronger powers.Multilateral diplomacy can serve China a lot, if we wisely and tactically deal with it. - It's a good way to promote mutual understanding between China and its neighboring countries, thus help to set a favorable environment for our development; multilateral diplomacy provides China with the platform to influence international regimes, protect our interests and gain competitive edge; multilateral diplomacy can be a good way to cope with other major powers, diluting the international pressure confronting China.However, China still has a long way to go before conducting effective multilateral diplomacy. China should get ready, in mentality, theory and practice, to understand problems in multilateral diplomacy implementation and find practical solutions, so as to better safeguard China's national interests.