China 's Study Of Pakistan' S Public Diplomacy

The classical definition of public diplomacy is a kind of diplomatic behavior with the purpose of establishing a good image of the country, winning supports of other countries as well as gaining interest of its own country. At the same time, with deepening of the conscious of mass political democracy and development of communication technology, connotation of public diplomacy has been extended thus the concept of it occurs to us. Public diplomacy has functions of improving and shaping national image and it can set a good international image through improving cognition.Pakistan, as one of China’s neighboring countries, has important strategic meanings to China. With the “All-weather Strategic Partnership”between China and Pakistan, people from both countries are of good friendship. However, people from Pakistan have negative cognition toward China thus making Chinese national image damaged a lot which should be highly focused. Functions of public diplomacy on country image remind us that we should reconsider the public diplomacy with Pakistan and make a deeper research.China’s public diplomacy toward Pakistan has the following 5 aspects and mechanisms like government public diplomacy, cultural diplomacy, media diplomacy, folk diplomacy as well as disaster diplomacy. China’s public diplomacy toward Pakistan has distinctive features. The improving of China’s domestic affairs, mature public diplomacy as well as the base of friendship between China and Pakistan,all of which are active factors promoting public diplomacy between China and Pakistan. While there are many barriers like neglects of it, lack of deepening interactions between people in both countries, extreme freedom of media in Pakistan as well as existing of national secessionism and religious extremism. China should make full use of active factors and resources, overcome barriers and improve China’s public diplomacy toward Pakistan. Only by doing this, can China get a sound effect in public diplomacy, establish a good image and obtain China’s interests.