Abstract: With the deepening application of digital technology in the field of diplomacy, digital diplomacy has developed rapidly as a new type of diplomatic practice and has taken on its own distinctive characteristics. Although the state is still the main actor in digital diplomacy, other actors are also playing an increasingly important role. The issues involved in digital diplomacy are extensive and diverse, and the goals of countries are quite different. In the face of the accelerated evolution of global changes unseen in a century, the development of digital diplomacy is also facing many practical challenges, such as the increase of cyber security threats, the intensification of differences in technology application, the rise of technological nationalism, and those concerning network governance and the construction of digital order. Digital diplomacy in China has developed dramatically and has shown distinct features, which are manifested in the fact that high standards are supplemented by high frequency, online and offline practices can be integrated and mutually reinforcing, it leads the agenda setting of international issues with increasingly diversified styles and methods and there is a clear objective of serving the people. To promote and develop digital diplomacy with Chinese characteristics, we must vigorously develop the digital economy and digital technology, actively set up the frontier agenda for digital diplomacy, maintain the security of the network and digital space, enable the people to fully enjoy the dividends of digital diplomacy, strengthen the cultivation of interdisciplinary talents in diplomacy, and build a fair and harmonious new order in international cyber space.

Key words: digital globalization, digital diplomacy, cyber diplomacy, digital diplomacy with Chinese characteristics

摘要： 随着数字技术在外交领域的应用不断加深，数字外交作为一种新型外交实践得以迅速发展，并呈现出自身的鲜明特征。虽然国家依然是数字外交的主要行为体，但其他行为体也发挥着越来越重要的作用，数字外交涉及的议题广泛多元，各国的目标存在较大差异。面对百年大变局的加速演进，数字外交的发展也面临着互联网安全隐患上升、技术应用差异加剧、技术民族主义泛起、网络治理与数字秩序构建任务艰巨等诸多现实挑战。中国的数字外交发展迅速，特色明显，具体表现为高规格辅以高频率、线上线下相辅相成、积极引领国际议题设置、风格方式日趋多元、为民服务的底色鲜明。推进和发展中国特色数字外交，必须大力发展数字经济和数字技术，积极塑造数字外交前沿议程，维护网络和数字空间安全，让人民充分享受数字外交红利，加强复合型外交人才的培养，构建公正和谐的国际数字空间新秩序。

关键词: 数字全球化, 数字外交, 网络外交, 中国特色数字外交