The country's foreign exchange activities in the military field
Military diplomacy refers to the country's foreign exchanges in the military field.It is an important part of national diplomatic activities.Such as mutual visits of military personnel, military negotiations, the conclusion of military treaties, and the handling of international military affairs.
Military diplomacy is an important growth resource of military soft power and is conducive to creating a favorable strategic environment[1]It plays an important role in expanding the international influence of the country and the military.Since the reform and opening up, China, based on its national conditions and taking the initiative, has actively carried out all-round military diplomacy activities, played an important role in the growth of our military's soft power, and effectively enhanced the international influence of the country and the military.In the face of the new world situation and national conditions, we should stand at the dual strategic height of national diplomacy and national defense construction, actively adopt flexible and pragmatic military diplomacy means, and provide strong support for strengthening our military's soft power and achieving the strategic objectives of national diplomacy. First, mutual visits of bilateral or multilateral military delegations, that is, international military personnelcontact；Second, in order to solve military issues of common concern, the state authorizes diplomatic representatives to conduct bilateral or multilateral negotiations with foreign countries, that is, international military negotiations;The third is to provide human, material, financial, intellectual and other assistance to other countries in accordance with government agreements with military as the content or purpose, that is, international military assistance;Fourth, with the approval or permission of the government, the circulation of military goods among countries, that is, international military trade;Fifth, countries should exchange military information and carry out conditional information exchange and sharing, that is, international military intelligence cooperation;Sixth, in the field of military industry, the division of labor and cooperation between countries in scientific research and production, that is, international military industry cooperation;Seventh, in order to ease conflicts, maintain or restore peace, international organizations send military personnel to relevant dispute areas through member countries, namely international peacekeeping operations;Eighth, the bilateral and multilateral military diplomatic activities among the allied countries, namely the activities of international military alliances;The ninth is a series of military cooperation activities carried out by international organizations in the nature of non military alliances to deal with common threats and safeguard national and regional security.
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Military diplomacy has its own characteristics and laws, with the particularity of "slow heating and fast cooling".Military mutual trust depends on political mutual trust. To enhance military mutual trust and deepen military relations often requires a long "slow" process;In case of conflict between countries, military relations tend to be "cold".
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Military diplomacy has various forms, but they are all direct manifestations of national will. The level, field and content of military diplomacy reflect the overall consideration of national strategy.Military diplomacy is a special use of military power, with strong sensitivity.The military is the main body of military diplomacy.Joint exercises and training with foreign forces, participation in maritime escort, United Nations peacekeeping, humanitarian relief and other foreign-related operations are all military forces used in peacetime.The contents, methods and timing of military diplomacy should be considerednational security interestsAnd overall diplomatic needs.
