The Influence Of Traditional Culture Between China And The United States On Its Diplomacy

In the research of political modernization,more and more scholars have begun to pay attention to the role of traditional culture in shaping the political values and instructing world intentions of a state actors.The influence of traditional culture on national diplomacy is mainly embodied in the understanding of the self,the others,and the world.Diplomatic strategies and actions include the consideration of self-interest,the handling of the relationship between others,and the understanding of the world system.Therefore,It is significant to analyze national diplomacy to a cultural perspective.In today's world,China and the United States are the two most influential countries.In the short term,the power structure of China and the United States may not change easily,but culture is a more stable factor than polity,economy,and military in the background of changing international situation.Hence the influence of culture on the diplomacy of the two countries must be more sustained and profound.Since Chinese and American traditional cultures embody the characteristics of stretching and expansion in their formation,and the characteristics of introverted and outward during their development.Ultimately it shows significant differences in the self view,the other views and the world view of the two country: as for China,under the influence of the traditional culture of "righteousness" "harmony" and "Tianxia" Chinese culture is used to regarding itself as part of the environment,attaching importance to contact and interaction with others,and seeking harmony between self-development and environmental development.As for America,under the influence of national characteristics and religious spirit,American culture is used to emphasizing its development above the development of the environment,dividing the boundary between "I" and "the other",and pursuing its dominance in the environment.Thus,in the cultural perspective,the diplomacy between China and the United States has shown marked differences.In the pursuit of self-interest: the realization of China 's diplomatic goals and the development of diplomatic activities must maintain moral principles to the utmost extent under the premise of ensuring national interests.While the purpose of America's diplomacy is to achieve the highest point of self-interest,and to measure the interests of others and the world on the basis of maximizing self-interest.In the relations between others: China's diplomacy emphasizes the harmony of the self and the other,seeking cooperation with different countries to different extents.While in foreign relations with others of America,not only to emphasize their own exceptions and isolation,but also continue to export out of American values and political institution.For the understanding of world system: China advocates every individuals in the environment jointly safeguard the stability and coordination of world system,while the United States emphasizes its leading role in the current system and maintains its absolute leadership by deepening the containment of the unstable factors in the system.