The Basis, Theme and Tactics of Deng Xiaoping' Diplomatic Theory

It is the foundation of Deng Xiaoping's diplomatic theory to make scientific judgment of the development of the time, to maintain firmly the independence, sovereignty and safety of the nation, and to create and share a peaceful international environment so as to realize socialist modernization. It is the basic theme of Deng Xiaoping's view on independent and peaceful diplomacy to avoid confrontation and alignment, to go against hegemony and maintain international peace, to hold on to the five principles for peaceful co-existence, to solve world conflict without a war and to stand on the side of the third-world countries. And it is Deng Xiaoping' theory on diplomatic strategy to make a good use of contradictions between nations, to remain calm under the changing situation, to be alert and practical and to keep one's capacity and time under cover.