China´s cultural fundamentals behind current foreign policy views: Heritage of old thinking habits in Chinese modern thoughts

Different philosophical frameworks between China and the West found their reflection in diverging concepts of managing relations with the outside world.China focused more on circumstances, managing situation and preventing conflicts, the West was resolution oriented, aimed at fighting opponents and looking for victory in conflicts.China has introduced the idea of harmonyhierarchy world, while the West, on the opposite, tends to freedom-conflict patterns of relations.On China's side, thinking habits and old thought paradigms of statecraft are until now deeply ingrained in mentality, thus shaping China´s policy today.Understanding the background of Chinese traditional thinkin g modes and mind heritage helps better understanding of China´s rise in global affairs as well as of Sino-American relations as the key element in a search for global leadership.