The year 2007 has a special place in the history of China＇s development.The Communist Party of China convened its 17th National Congress，which reiterated the goal of building towards a society of general prosperity and accelerating socialist modernization in the new historical era.In 2007，China continued to pursue an independent foreign policy of peace，hold high the banner of peace, development and cooperation，keep to the path of peaceful development and implement the opening-up strategy of mutual benefit and win-win progress.It worked with people of all other countries to build a harmonious world of lasting peace and common prosperity.We actively carried out external exchanges and cooperation and made major progress in conducting diplomacy on all fronts. We made great efforts to promote friendship with our neighbors and strengthen regional cooperation.We enhanced traditional friendship and practical cooperation with other developing countries and consolidated and built stronger ties with other major countries.We actively pursued multilateral diplomacy and played a mresponsible and constructive role in the settlement of international and regional hotspot issues.We firmly upheld China＇s interests in terms of sovereignty，security and development，vigorously supported external economic cooperation，effectively protected the lawful rights and interests of overseas Chinese nationals and companies and fostered an international environment conducive to the efforts to build towards a society of general prosperity.The 2008 edition of China＇s Foreign Affairs, which records the conduct of China＇s diplomacy in 2007，is a valuable and authoritative source of information for readers.
