2016年，中国积极开展周边安全外交，深化合作、稳定周边，周边安全态势总体稳定。周边安全外交主要包括深化大国关系，增进与大国在周边安全议题上的互信与合作；在多边和国际场合，就周边安全议题积极阐释中国政策；反对个别国家别有用心地“炒作”和介入南海问题；推进“一带一路”倡议，倡导合作促进安全；倡导“亚洲新安全观”，提出构建亚洲特色安全治理模式等。同时，周边安全外交仍面临着一些挑战，需要进一步深化与巩固。
In 2016，China steps up efforts to promote security cooperation with neighboring countries in a bid to ensure regional stability. On the one hand，it has been strengthening regional security by deepening relations with great powers，and strengthening mutual trust and cooperation with other major powers on peripheral security issues； actively explaining China's policies on multilateral security issues at multilateral and international events； opposing the sensationalization of and the intervention in the South China Sea issue by some countries with ulterior motives； promoting the Belt and Road initiative and security cooperation； and promoting the new Asian security concept and the security governance model with Asian characteristics. On the other hand，it also faces many challenges in implementing its security-oriented peripheral diplomatic policy which needs to be deepened and consolidated.
