党的十六届四中全会明确提出了提高执政党应对国际局势和处理国际事务能力的重要任务,要求全党特别是领导干部通过切实地加强这方面的能力来提高科学判断国际形势和进行战略思维的水平,掌握处理国际事务的主动权,增强同国际社会交往的本领。一、处理国际事务的能力是党执政能力 The Fourth Plenary Session of the 16th CPC Central Committee clearly put forward the important task of raising the ruling party’s ability to cope with the international situation and handle international affairs. It demanded that all the party, especially leading cadres, enhance their scientific judgment of the international situation and carry out the strategy by earnestly strengthening their capabilities in this regard The level of thinking, the initiative to handle international affairs and the ability to enhance contacts with the international community. First, the ability to handle international affairs is the party’s ability to govern