China＇s Foreign Affairs aims at accurately and comprehensively presenting China＇s foreign policies and its latest perspectives on the evolving international situation, and helping readers around the world learn more about China＇s external relations in the past year in a fairly complete and systematic manner. The book, published annually since 1987，now has its first abridged English edition to cater to the increasing needs of home and overseas readers. The 2003 China＇s Foreign Affairs(English edition)focuses mainly on the country＇s diplomatic activities in 2002，with a number of chapters or sections providing brief background information on some historical events. The book has five chapters. Chapters 1 and 2 outline the prevailing international situation as China sees it and provide a summary of China＇s diplomatic work in 2002. Chapter 3 deals with multilateral diplomacy of China in 2002， including its interactions with the United Nations and positions on the relevant issues. Chapter 4 briefs readers on China＇s diplomatic work in 2002 in the area of international treaties and laws. Chapter 5 is about China＇s work with the press and information in international relations. Attached near the end of the book is the chronicle of China＇s major diplomatic activities in 2002. The book also reprints two foreign policy papers, i.e. Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan＇s statement at the 57th Session of the UN General Assembly and China＇s position on the new security concept. The book＇s appendixes also include the table of the Ministry＇s organizational structure, the name-list of the Ministry＇s leadership in 2002，the table showing countries with diplomatic relations with China, dates of diplomatic recognition and names of Chinese ambassadors in 2002，the table showing China＇s permanent missions to the UN and Chinese permanent representatives in 2002, and the table of multilateral treaties.
