Neo-Chinese Politics "China is interested in modernizing itself while maintaining security": this is the only general statement that can be made about Chinese foreign policy. To achieve these two ends , China is willing to ignore conflicts that do not substantially affect its development or security Economic organizations are welcome because they facilitate economic development, but security multilateralism is used only where feasible, resulting in most. of security problems are resolved bilaterally. This case-by-case determination of policy leads China to support the status quo in some issues and to question it in others. To better understand Chinese foreign policy, it is necessary to investigate these three characteristics 'Post-Cold War Asia has witnessed China increasingly focusing its foreign policy on its neighbors rather than on a regional or global context. This stems from China's realization that the free market has triumphed over planned economies and that a world revolution is not expected. This has two implications. First, China no longer needs to divert resources to engage in global politics since the proletarian revolution will not take place. Second, China must undertake a program of economic development and modernization (F. Wang p. 32 and J. Wang p. 80). China has decided that economic growth must take priority before any other concerns for two reasons. First, economic growth allows China to enhance its aging military by purchasing advanced weapons or developing new weapons based on the infusion of technology from consumer goods. Second, and perhaps more importantly, economic development has become crucial to the Party's legitimacy to govern. During the Mao era, ideological fervor provided the basis for the Party's right to rule. However, since Deng Xiaoping's market reforms in the late 1970s and 1980s, the CCP has increasingly relied on economic progress as a source of political legitimacy. The Party promised economic prosperity in exchange for the undisputed right to govern. Any slowdown in economic growth could potentially lead to political instability. Therefore, all available resources are intended to maintain a healthy pace of economic growth (Yu p. 186). At this point in development, China does not believe it has the resources to get involved in remote countries... in the middle of the world. document… give in to informal security discussions to demonstrate that China is a responsible international actor and because any refusal could result in China being excluded from international decision-making. However, except for the issue of nuclear nonproliferation, China's new acceptance of multilateralism is based on a calculated tactical adjustment rather than a truly fundamental change in appreciation of multilateralism. China must feel secure in its new position as a global power before any real change. can occur. This can only happen if several conditions exist. First, Beijing no longer faces threats of containment from its neighbors and the United States. Second, China must be content with its military might and begin to view maintaining the status quo in military strength as desirable. Third, pending territorial disputes must be resolved. Ultimately, the security of each Asian nation must become so intertwined that bilateralism will be ineffective in addressing the growing issues. Until all of these exist..