The non-intervention principle has long been one of the cornerstones of China’s diplomacy. Based on new situations and new issues in the practice of diplomacy and combining the results of theoretical studies，the author presents general ideas for enriching and adapting this principle. Africa is the background of discussion and cases are drawn from recent years’ development of Sino-African relationships. The author stresses that while sticking to non-interventionism，innovation needs to be promoted to meet the demands of the time and of China itself.

The first part of the paper analyses the breakthroughs and innovations made in recent Chinese diplomacy and summarizes non-interventionism and the innovations made to it which have set good precedents. The second part expounds China’s aid to the security autonomy of Africa and regional organizations in Africa，the efficiency and regulation of aid to Africa，the shift from “small diplomacy” led by government to “big diplomacy” with participation of the whole society，the combination of the new thoughts in diplomacy in China with new trends in internal affairs，and the development of the new type of strategic partnership between China and Africa.