After the end of the Cold War, the PRC, while regarding itself as a big power, began to promote big power diplomacy vigorously. They key approach in the PRC's big power diplomacy is to establish "Partner relationship" with all other big power. By 1999, the PRC has established "Partner relationship" with the US, Russia, France, the U.K and Japan. So far, the PRC has made some gains in promoting big power diplomacy. However, it would be very difficult for the PRC to reach all of the original goals of big power diplomacy.