從研究與實踐的角度，經濟外交學（economic diplomacy）偏重理論，經濟外交外事實務（foreign economic affairs）則偏重實踐。經濟外交有一定科學理論的指導，但更多的是務實的外交藝術。這涉及情報和信息技術、心理學和語言學藝術、博弈藝術、程序藝術、禮儀藝術的綜合利用。
經濟外交，十幾年前民眾還不由自主地把它歸為“國家大事”。然而，在國際相互依賴不斷加深的時代，經濟化的外交和外交化的經濟，已經開始直接與百姓的錢夾、米袋和幸福指數息息相關。這門不久前還是少數學者揣摩的邊緣學科，已經成為全球化時代世界公民的生活常識了。
“經濟外交”（economic diplomacy and foreign economic affairs）是以經濟利益為目的的外交，包括一個國家、單獨關稅區和各類經濟組織為實現對外經濟目標而進行的外交外事決策、運籌和實踐活動。
經濟外交匯集了人類經濟縝密和外交機敏兩方面高度智慧。隨著各國經濟一體化的深入發展，單純的“經濟外交”概念已經不能準確描述在全球市場開放和貿易自由化迅速推進的今天，各國之間經濟關系的本質特征了。隨著反映不同經濟主體和經濟議題的經濟外交形式諸如財金外交、貿易外交、市場外交、產業外交、環境外交、能源外交等概念的逐漸出現，經濟外交學科體系已經日漸豐滿、規則日漸完善、理論日漸清晰、方向日漸明確。
經濟外交也是運用經濟手段實現對外政策的外交，包括運用援助、制裁、不同程度的合作與不合作的對外經濟交往。
從研究與實踐的角度，經濟外交學（economic diplomacy）偏重理論，經濟外交外事實務（foreign economic affairs）則偏重實踐。經濟外交有一定科學理論的指導，但更多的是務實的外交藝術。這涉及情報和信息技術、心理學和語言學藝術、博弈藝術、程序藝術、禮儀藝術的綜合利用。
至此，對“經濟外交事務或實務”可以做如下釋義：
“經濟”，漢語是“經邦濟世”之意，西語的economics本指“生計”“計財”，日本學者最先把economics譯為“經濟學”，讓漢字原來的“經濟”本義萎縮了大半。
“外交”，即邦交，是與內政并重的國之大事。外交放大之后就是外事，“外事”為外交之延伸，為廣義的涉外事務。與外交相比，外事的主體不僅是中央政府之外事，地方政府、機關、團體、企事業單位等也是外事工作的主體。經濟外交的主體比政治、軍事、議會要廣泛得多。
“事務”或“實務”，實際事務之意，含程序、技巧、辦法和藝術。
在市場化、全球化的世界經濟格局中，經濟類外交外事占各國外事的主導地位。從事經濟類外事的常常是整個國家機器。經濟外交水平，早已成為衡量各國政府治國水平和政治家素質與政績的重要標準。中國作為世界第一大貿易國和第二大經濟體，經濟外交是其外交的重要出發點和目的地。在中國對外多邊和雙邊關系中，經濟關系往往是最主要的平衡石和壓艙石。
《經濟外交事務》是清華大學國際關系學教材之一。圍繞經濟外交事務開設的課程已有十年之久了，選修這門課程的學生來自清華不同專業。本書是在歷年講義與參考文獻的基礎上匯集編纂而成。經濟外交學科基礎知識主要有經濟外交理論、經濟外交法律、經濟外交實務、經濟外交歷史等。清華大學經濟外交研究中心已經出版了《經濟外交學教程》（偏重經濟外交的理論和研究方法）、《經濟外交法》（偏重經濟外交的游戲規則）等教程。這次出版的《經濟外交事務》更偏重經濟外交的實踐、運作和程序等事務性內容，更具操作性和實用性。有興趣的同學，可以從經濟外交眾多專題的研究中找到經濟外交理念的延伸、理論的突破和方法的創新。
何茂春2016 年7 月
目錄
第一章 經濟外交戰略 ·······························································1
第一節經濟外交戰略的制定與實施·····································2
第二節經濟外交之形象戰略··············································8
第三節經濟外交之發展戰略·············································15
第四節經濟外交之安全戰略·············································25
第二章 經濟外交決策咨詢與信息情報的運用 ··························31
第一節經濟外交決策與政策咨詢機制·································32
第二節經濟外交調研 ······················································40
第三節經濟外交的情報與情報戰·······································44
第四節經濟外交工作中的保密常識····································46
第三章 經濟外交的決策與執行 ················································51
第一節經濟外交決策程序················································52
第二節經濟外交的主要執行主體·······································58
第三節決策與執行的保障機制··········································62
第四章 多邊經濟外交事務 ·······················································79
第一節多邊經濟外交的作用和運作特點······························80
第二節國際會議外交 ······················································84
第五章雙邊經濟外交事務·······················································95
第一節雙邊經濟外交的地位與作用····································96
第二節促進雙邊經貿······················································99
第三節保障雙邊投資···················································· 103
第四節經濟援助·························································· 107
第五節經濟制裁···························································113
第六節機制化的雙邊經濟外交互動·································· 120
第六章經濟外交爭端與解決················································· 125
第一節 WTO 爭端解決機制············································ 126
第二節“兩反一保”的應對措施····································· 138
第三節外交保護的價值················································· 151
第七章經濟外交談判一般程序與規則··································· 155
第一節經濟外交談判概述·············································· 156
第二節經濟外交談判的準備工作····································· 161
第三節正式談判階段的工作安排····································· 169
第四節談判成果及其落實·············································· 182
第八章經濟外交談判策略之心理學的運用···························· 187
第一節談判心理學的研究發展概述·································· 188
第二節經濟外交談判的心理分析····································· 195
第三節經濟外交談判的心理訓練····································· 205
第九章經濟外交談判策略之博弈原理····································211
第一節妥協與對抗的策略·············································· 212
第二節雙層博弈理論的解釋··········································· 217
第三節討價還價的模型················································· 225
第四節多邊經濟外交談判的博弈分析······························· 230
第十章經濟外交語言···························································· 235
第一節英語是經濟外交的主要工作語言···························· 236
第二節經濟外交語言運用的藝術····································· 243
第十一章經濟外交的媒體公關與危機處理································ 261
第一節輿論導向對經濟外交的影響·································· 262
第二節政府主導下的媒體公關與危機處理························· 265
第三節企業的涉外媒體公關··········································· 272
第四節媒體在經濟外交工作中的責任······························· 277
第十二章經濟外交禮儀與外事工作程序··································· 283
第一節經濟外交禮儀的特點··········································· 284
第二節經濟外交活動中的禮儀規范·································· 289
第三節經濟外事工作流程·············································· 296
第十三章中國經濟外交的成就與政策······································· 307
第一節中國1978 年以來經濟外交的成就·························· 308
第二節中國兌現“入世”承諾········································ 316
第三節中國的經濟外交政策··········································· 324
第十四章地方、企業經濟外事實務·········································· 341
第一節地方經濟外交外事·············································· 342
第二節民間機構的經濟外事活動····································· 346
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