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The principles of China's current foreign policy and global strategy are examined, along with their connection to the world-view prerequisites of traditional Chinese philosophy, culture, and politics. The author shows that a category of transformations (e.g., hua and yi) that emphasize conformity, the importance of certain events in the life of a person or country, and the hidden continuity of polar values lie at the heart of the traditional Chinese world-view, strategy included. From this premise stems the concept of the existence of two dissimilar but not individual world orders. Opposition between an individual and the outside world is not allowed. The historical significance of the ideal of a "Community of Common Destiny" and the concept of a "New Celestial Empire" promoted by the Chinese leadership is marked by parallels between Chinese and contemporary Western philosophy.
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