The multipolar vector in Deng Xiaoping’s foreign policy strategy: reconsideration of China’s diplomatic course

The modern world order is in a state of permanent change. By the end of the 20th century, the topic of a multipolar world order began to gain popularity, mainly in the discourse of developing countries such as China. The ideas of equal, multilateral and global cooperation were reflected not only in the official, but also in the expert discourse of Chinese political scientists and scientists. In order to be able to evaluate and predict China’s foreign policy strategy towards its partners (including Russia) today, it is necessary to identify the distinctive features of the Chinese understanding of multilateral cooperation and global interaction, laid down under the great reformer of China, Deng Xiaoping, which is the purpose of this article.