China's Foreign Affairs,edited by the Department of Policy Planning of the Foreign Ministry and contributed by various departments,is published annually by the World Affairs Press and distributed internationally.
China's Foreign Affairs strives to accurately and comprehensively present China's foreign policies and its latest perspectives on the evolving international situation,and to give a systematic and full elaboration on China's external relations in the past year.
The 2020 edition of China's Foreign Affairs focuses mainly on the country's diplomatic activities in 2019.An unabridged English version is published simultaneously with the Chinese version.
The 2020 edition of China's Foreign Affairs has nine chapters.
Chapters 1 and 2 outline the 2019 international situation as China sees it and present a summary of China's diplomatic work in the year.
Chapter 3 describes the state of relations between China and countries having diplomatic ties with it in 2019.The countries are listed in alphabetical order.
Chapter 4 briefs on China's interactions with international and regional organizations in 2019 and its positions and views on the relevant issues.
Chapter 5 presents China's diplomatic work in the area of international security,arms control and non-proliferation in 2019.
Chapter 6 presents China's diplomatic work in the area of international treaties and law in 2019.
Chapter 7 presents China's diplomatic work in the area of boundary and ocean affairs in 2019.
Chapter 8 presents China's diplomatic work in the area of the pressand information in 2019.
Chapter 9 presents China's diplomatic work in consular affairs in 2019.
The last part of the book includes the Chronicle of China's Major Diplomatic Activities in 2019 and other appendixes of important diplomatic documents in 2019.
