Mughal, Raees Ahmed2019-09-252019-09-252012-10-1720081819-6470http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/187832This article details history of Peoples Republic of China’s foreign policy in two distinct eras, namely pre-Communist and Communist. After provision of specific details of both eras, the pre-Communist era is used as tool of comparison, to find elements consistency and change in foreign policy. In pre-communist era, China was termed as center of the world and its relations were mainly in the area of military and at times in the trade. Communist China's first priority was furthering ideological interests and guarding security of the nation. With the end of Cold war and coming of new leadership, China re-arranged its preferences in public policy, and introduced “Four Developments” which consequently changed the foreign policy. This article also touches upon factors responsible for changes and consistency in foreign policy.engWith permission of the license/copyright holderhistory, republic, China, foreign policy, consistency changeEconomic ethicsReligious ethicsEthics of economic systemsComparative religion and interreligious dialogueArticle