“全球治理的中國方案”叢書（中、英文版），全面、深入地向國際社會闡釋中國的全球治理觀，展現中國作為一個負責任的大國，積極參與全球治理，努力為全球治理貢獻中國主張、中國智慧、中國方案，並以踏實穩健的步伐，推動構建合作共贏、公正合理的全球治理體繫和治理機制。

如何解決和平赤字，貢獻和平智慧，提出和平方案，成為世界各國共同面臨的時代問卷。《全球和平的中國方案》一書繫統闡述中國倡導的人類命運共同體思想，這是謀求實現持久和平、共同繁榮的“中國方案”，更是推動全球治理秩序向著公正合理方向發展的新全球化理念。人類命運共同體思想開創了基於共同利益基礎上的全球發展道路，致力於基於共同價值基礎上的全球文明理論，建立起基於共同責任基礎上的全球治理架構，其主旨在於弘揚和平、發展、合作、共贏的理念，超越不同國家、不同民族和不同宗教之間的隔閡、紛爭和衝突，建設一個更加和平、更具包容、更加美好的世界。

Peace is the eternal dream of humanity regardless of racial and religious di erences. In today’s world rife with con icts of all kinds, the question of how to achieve world peace has become more urgent than ever before. In China and Global Peace, Zhao Kejin traces the root of the peace de cit to the Eurocentric mindsets underpinning the dominant forces of globalization, and presents Chinese thought as an alternative solution for global peace based on an analysis of traditional Chinese philosophies on peace and harmony.  e book outlines China’s e orts to pave a new path toward global peace by o ering a slew of new concepts and initiatives aimed to promote open, inclusive, balanced, and equal development across the world, such as building a human community with a shared future, the Belt and Road Initiative, a holistic concept of security, and a new approach to global governance.

Introduction Deficit in Peace and the China Solution 
Chapter One Eastern Wisdom for World Peace 
1.1 All under Heaven Being One Family 
1.2 Regarding Peace as Most Precious 
1.3 Using Culture to Influence People 
Chapter Two Explorations of Peace by the Communist Party of China 
2.1 Protecting Peace with Revolution: The International United Front and Peaceful Coexistence
2.2 Promoting Peace with Development: Peaceful Development and a Harmonious World 
2.3 Fostering Peace with Win-Win Cooperation: A New Type of International Relations and a Human Community with a Shared Future 
Chapter Three A New Type of International Relations 
3.1 Background 
3.2 Main Concepts 
3.3 A Framework for Major-Country Relations 
3.4 Implications for Peace 
Chapter Four A Human Community with a Shared Future
4.1 Background 
4.2 Main Concepts 
4.3 The Chinese Wisdom 
4.4 Implications for Peace 
Chapter Five A Holistic Outlook on Security 
5.1 Background 
5.2 Main Concepts 
5.3 Actions for Security 
5.4 Implications for Peace 
Chapter Six A Chinese Concept of Global Governance 
6.1 Background 
6.2 Main Concepts 
6.3 Chinese Approaches 
6.4 Implications for Peace 
Chapter Seven The Belt and Road Initiative 
7.1 Background
7.2 Major Considerations 
7.3 Main Concepts 
7.4 Implications for Peace 
Chapter Eight Actions for Peace 
8.1 Peacekeeping 
8.2 Convoy Escort 
8.3 Disarmament 
8.4 International Assistance 
8.5 Dialogue 
8.6 Rights and Interests Protection 

In communication with others, it is inevitable for countries and peoples to encounter differences and conflicts. How to approach these problems is a test of a country’s wisdom. On this issue, traditional Chinese culture had, from the very beginning, established a virtue-over-force convention, favoring resolution through the use of morality, culture, proprieties, and law. Culture and rites were leveraged to influence people and ensure harmony: “If remote peoples are not submissive, culture and virtue are to be cultivated to attract them to be so.” In relations with remote peoples, China always adhered to a principle of moderation, adopting flexible policies and utilizing culture to resolve conflicts and ensure peace.
China, known as a land of courtesy and propriety, has always cherished peace, revered morality, and avoided the use of force. Throughout history, even when faced with serious military challenges, it still put courtesy before force. “In governing a state, a sage will put culture and virtue before the use of force. Victory won with force will not win the hearts of people. Only when culture and virtue fail, should the use of force be adopted.” For thousands of years, the Chinese people always attached great importance to ancestral ethics and culture when understanding themselves and the world; culture was always a key factor in China’s consideration of its position in the world and its relations with other countries. The reason that China did not historically have clearly delineated borders is that it was used to approaching other countries with culture rather than force.
In relations with neighboring countries, China always upheld wangdao and benevolence, using culture and virtue to influence people and carry out friendly interaction. Because they believed that wangdao and benevolence were the way to peace under heaven, Chinese rulers always stressed the need for a moral and ethical basis in foreign communication. This greatly influenced China’s philosophy of peace. At the same time, traditional Chinese culture was open to international communication, boosting China’s connections with the outside world. In internal and external relations, China emphasized the principle of putting oneself in others’ place and caring not only about oneself but also about others. Zhang Qian’s travel to the Western Regions in the Han Dynasty contributed to the opening of the ancient Silk Road; Xuanzang’s pilgrimage to the west for Buddhist scriptures and Jianzhen’s travel to Japan to propagate Buddhism reflected the integration of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism; Zheng He’s voyages indicated the flourishing of the Maritime Silk Road; and the Ten Thousand Li Tea Road, from the Wuyi Mountain in southeastern China’s Fujian Province to Kyakhta in today’s Russia, and the Ancient Tea Horse Road running through Sichuan and Tibet in southwestern China showed the thriving tea trade. All these indicated that China had never completely closed its doors to the outside world (see Exhibit 1.1). Despite the many bans on interaction with foreign countries and maritime, land, and river trade in history, China’s cultural and people-to-people exchanges with other countries had never stopped. This is why China has always been able to reflect upon itself and remain vibrant.
Chinese culture experienced three major instances of cultural blending. First, during the Han and Tang dynasties, Chinese culture met Buddhism, incorporating it and molding it into an important component of Chinese culture. Second, during the Song and Yuan dynasties, Chinese culture met Islam, and their integration produced the Hui culture, which also became an important element of Chinese civilization. Third, after the Ming and Qing dynasties, with the rise of the Western world, Chinese culture met Christianity and absorbed many Christian ideas. These cultural and people-to-people exchanges with foreign countries not only ensured the continuity of Chinese culture, but also expanded its influence worldwide. In modern times, Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s oncepts of peaceful reunification, harmony under heaven, philanthropism, peace, mutual assistance, and wangdao diplomacy were all a continuation and development of the traditional Chinese idea of using culture to influence people. For thousands of years, China has always stressed the use of culture to solve problems, opposing the use of one’s strength to bully the weak.
A review of China’s millennia-old culture reveals an abundance of valuable thoughts on peace. The ideas of all under Heaven being one family, regarding peace as most precious, and using culture to influence people, in particular, are deeply embedded in the Chinese culture and run deep in the veins of the Chinese people. Despite their limitations due to the historical fetters of feudal autocracy, these ideas can certainly be innovated and developed to serve the present, help China produce more solutions for world peace, and contribute to building a better world.