AsIseeit,China’sforeignstrategypursuesthreegoalsintheearly21stcentu-ry:goalsofsustainingeconomicdevelopment,ensuringstatesecurityandshoulderinglegitimateinternationalresponsibility.Thetaskfacingourforeignstrategyishowtoguaranteeasmoothrealizationofthesethreegoalsinresponsetotheshiftinginternationalenvironment.Forthis,whiledefiningourforeignstrate-gy,wemustmaketherightoptiononaseriesofmajorstrategicissuessuchasthoserelatedtonationaleconomicdevelopment,domesticpoliticalstability,mili-tarysecurity,nationalunification,policytowardsurroundingcountries,bigpower