The "China model" that was established after the founding of the People's Republic of China and has ever since materialized has exerted growing influence on the world's political and economic landscape.

On the basis of its distinctive national conditions, cultural traditions and its sharp perception of world developmental tendency, China has taken the peaceful development road and has successfully forged itself into a regional power with global influence. Its peaceful development over the past six decades has facilitated change of the world's strategic structure. At the same time, its international status has also been elevated in the process.

From the 1950s to the 1970s, the world was a bi-polar one mainly dominated by the United States and the erstwhile Soviet Union. With their separate military and economic camps, the two superpowers sought an omnipresent confrontation on the international stage and did whatever they willed in defiance of some binding multilateral institutions. The international situation underwent enormous changes during the 1980s when there emerged a strong momentum among European countries for regional integration, Japan ascended to the world's second largest economy and China embarked on the historical reform and opening-up policy. The emergence of different powers or power centers across the world promoted the shift towards multi-polarization.