中國推動改革開放將近三十年，經濟的快速發展促使總體國力快速提升，當中國崛起成為全球焦點，國際社會再度提起中國威脅論，中國卻強調「中國和平崛起」。究竟一個崛起後的中國是國際社會的威脅或夥伴？已成為國際關係的熱門議題。本文將針對「中國和平崛起」的意涵、國際主要觀點、中國對國際的反應、中國崛起與兩岸關係以及台灣面對「中國和平崛起」因應之道提出探討。

After almost 30 years since the beginning of the reformation in China, the nation's fast-paced economic development is spurring the rise of the entire country. As China's rise becomes the focal point of the world and the global community debates the “China Threat” theory, China continually insists on “China's Peaceful Ascendancy.” Will China's rise result in another threat or friendly partnership to the world community? This question has already become the topic of discussion. This paper will focus on the ideas behind the theory of “China's Peaceful Ascendency,” the global communities' main standpoint, China's reaction to the international community, China's rise in relation to the Strait relations, as well as how Taiwan confronts “China's Peaceful Ascendency.”