Characteristics of China's Ancient Diplomacy

1. The biggest feature is that official trade does not focus on interests, but on etiquette and friendship, and carries out equal and friendly exchanges;

2. Political stability and economic prosperity are important conditions for foreign economic and cultural exchanges. Peaceful and friendly exchanges are the mainstream of Chinese people's foreign exchanges, and these laws play an important role in the development of contemporary China and its diplomatic enlightenment.

Trade by land first and then by sea. China's external communication in ancient times can be divided into two stages, with the Tang Dynasty as the boundary. From the Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, trade and exchanges were mainly carried out with some countries and regions in West Asia, Europe and Africa through the overland Silk Road.

4. From the Tang Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, foreign exchanges at sea became increasingly dominant, which was due to the war in the north and the shift of China's economic center of gravity to the south.