Before becoming a great power as it is today, China implemented a passive diplomacy (low profile diplomacy) from 1980s until 2000s by Xi Jinping’s predecessors: Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, and Hu Jintao. China attempted to improve its power by being open to international community and not assertive. Driven by China’s growth and nationalism spirit, since Xi Jinping took office in 2013, China…