近期以来,国际舆论对中国外交有这样一个评价,那就是“中国外交成熟了”。现在,它变成了全世界对中国外交政策的一个共同认识。国际社会为什么会对中国外交有这样一个评价?我国外交在不断地进步,但是为什么直到现在,国际社会才认定中国外交“成熟”了?这种说法的出现是由于中国自身变化的原因,还是别人对中国的认识发生了变化?不久前召开的党的十六大和这一“成熟论”有什么关系?如果说现在我国的外交政策“成熟”了,那么下一步的发展趋向是什么?我们这些年的外交工作在哪些方面是比较成熟的,是成功经验,哪些方面还不成熟,是需要改进的?今天请专家就上面的问题进行探讨。——阎学通 Recently, the international public opinion has made such an assessment of China’s diplomacy that “China’s diplomacy has matured.” It has now become a common understanding of China’s foreign policy throughout the world. Why does the international community have such an evaluation of China’s diplomacy? China’s diplomacy continues to progress, but why does it not until now that the international community recognized China’s diplomacy as “mature?” This is due to the changes in China itself or to others What is the relationship between the 16th National Congress of the CPC and this “maturity theory” held recently? If the foreign policy of our country is “mature” now, what is the next trend of development? Years of diplomatic work in which areas are more mature, is the successful experience, what is not mature, is the need to improve? Today, experts are invited to discuss the above issues. - Yan Xuetong