China's Peaceful Rise, Soft Power Construction Problems

Since china stated to a adopt the reform and opening--up policy in 1978, it has been one of the countries with the fastest economic growth, the trend of china's rise has attracted large attention all over the world. The experience of history has testified to the fact that the rise of a major power often results in drastic change in international configuration and world order, even triggers a world war. As china' rise, many topics of "china' threat" existed in the international community. Then, china put forward a topic of "New Path for China' Peaceful Rise", which express a meaning to the world that china' path to a peaceful rise and peaceful development brings to the international community opportunities, not threats. The topic emphasize that china's development depend on world peace-a peace that its development will in turn reinforce. China's rise is not only the rise of china's economic, but also all aspects. A nation's power includes hard power and soft power. Soft power has many characters which concord with the character of peaceful rise. Constructing soft power can meet the demands of international competition, alleviate fears and reduce the likelihood of other countries as well. This paper focus on the relation between soft power and peaceful rise, tries to explore the functionalities of soft power in china's peaceful rise and how to enhance soft power.