On The Post-war Role Of The Royal Diplomacy

Royal diplomacy refers to the diplomatic activities in which diplomatic representatives who have royal status play a key role. It has a large effect on international relations because of historical cultural tradition and designated political functions born by royal status. As a way of diplomacy, royal diplomacy is marked by the special status of diplomatic representatives. There are both similarities and differences among royal diplomacy, chief diplomacy, great-power diplomacy and cultural diplomacy, etc.Royal diplomacy has different kinds of effect on external relations in dual monarchy countries, parliamentary monarchy countries and non-monarchy countries.Royal diplomacy in dual monarchy countries, with the characteristics of directness, dominance, substantiality and independence, plays a leading role in their external relations. Because of different counteractions towards contradictions between royalty and religion, external power and internal forces, royal diplomacy of Saudi Arabia and Iran (1945—1979) respectively led to a stimulative effect and destructive effect, which resulted in opposite consequences on their national security and external relations.Royal diplomacy in parliamentary monarchy countries, with the characteristics of indirectness, subordinacy, symbolism and dependence, plays a supporting role in their external relations. Through British Commonwealth diplomacy, soft power diplomacy,"apology"diplomacy and economic diplomacy, royal diplomacy of Britain and Japan respectively made progress in historical heritage succession, national image promotion, international trust acquisition and political support gaining, which had a stimulative effect on their external relations.Royal diplomacy in non-monarchy countries, with the characteristics of participance, also plays a supporting role in their external relations. Take China for example, the participation in royal diplomacy in different periods was a significant approach for China to open diplomatic door, integrate into international community and make friends all over the world, which had a stimulative effect on its external relations.Royal diplomacy is going on take effect in 21st century, and gets some new characteristics. To make greater contribution towards its external relations in the future, China should make full use of the supporting role of royal diplomacy.