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China’s influence on the international stage has grown significantly over recent decades. Alongside the rapid development of its economy, the country has come to play a key role within the global configuration of politics and diplomacy. It has therefore become vital that students of Chinese acquire advanced language skills. This book familiarises students with the use of the formal register, allowing them to extend their proficiency in the skills of reading, writing, speaking, and listening to the advanced level. In this way, students may also increase their understanding of China’s cultural heritage, politics, and international relations. The texts chosen are written in a variety of styles and employ various forms of Chinese discourse in order that students may achieve greater breadth and depth in their knowledge of grammar and syntax. Moreover, students will find that there is ample opportunity to develop the tools with which to express opinions appropriately, both orally and in writing. The selection of materials in the proposed book has been based on the CEFR (Common European Framework for Reference) B2 and above, the Advanced level of ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) and Grades 5 (HSK 5) and above of the newly-published version of the Chinese Proficiency Grading Standards for International Chinese Language Education. Full audio is available online.

Table of Contents:
Part I. Policy on Contemporary China’s International Communication 第一部分：中国国际交流合作政策 Chapter 1: China and the World: an Overview 中国与世界：概况 Text 1.1 From the song “Beijing Welcomes You” to the song “Together for a Shared Future” Text 1.2 A continual rise or an imminent fall of China Text 1.3: Why was Dongpo Su (a famous poet, in the Song Dynasty) selected as Millennium Hero by Paris. Chapter 2: One Belt One Road: Mutually Beneficial Collaboration/win-win cooperation 一带一路，合作共赢 Text 2.1 Five aspects of One Belt One Road Initiative. Text 2.2 One Belt One Road Adding Vitality to Pakistan Economy Text 2.3 Global discussion on the new stage of One Belt One Road Initiative. Chapter 3: Building a community with a shared future for mankind 人类命运、息息相通 Text 3.1 International Forum Dialogues: Olympic spirits and building a community with a shared future for mankind. Text 3.2 Russian media’s commentaries on China’s “Railway Diplomat”. Text 3.3 Hydraulic Electricity Project and Elephant and Dragon Village in Laos. Chapter 4: Sustainable development 可持续发展 Text 4.1 2030 Support for ecological and environmental protection (excerpts from the White Paper) Text 4.2 Biodiversity Protection System in China’s National Parks Text 4.3 Does global warming benefit the northern China? Chapter 5: Poverty Alleviation in China, Contribution to the world 中国扶贫，贡献世界 Text 5.1 China’s contribution to poverty reduction in the world. Text 5.2 Changes in Mount Daliang. Text 5.3 Global discussion around the lessons learned from China’s experience of poverty alleviation. Part II. International relations between China and other parts of the world. 第二部分：中国与世界各国的关系 Chapter 6: Sino-France Relations 中法关系 Text 6.1 Montargis and Xiaoping Deng Text 6.2 Sino-France joint communiqués Text 6.3 A survey of current Frenchmen’s opinion about China Chapter 7: Sino-Africa Relations 中非关系 Text 7.1 China in Africa, a new colonialism or a common development? Text 7.2 Promotion and development of One Belt One Road in Africa. Text 7.3 Chinese enterprises assisting African women’s independence. Chapter 8 Sino-UK Relations 中英关系 Text 8.1 Internal and External factors for Sino-UK Relations. Text 8.2 “Golden Age” fading in Sino-UK Relations: history and current situation. Text 8.3 “Hong Kongness” or “Chinese”? Two young people’s identity formation at the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong returning to China. Chapter 9 Sino-Russia Relations 中俄关系 Text 9.1 “Travel Diplomacy” in Sino-Russia Relations. Text 9.2 Sino-Russia Relations against the backdrop of global pattern and configuration. Text 9.3 Sino-Russia economic collaboration: current situation and future potentials. Chapter 10 Sino-US Relations 中美关系 Text 10.2 Increasingly competing Sino-US Relations in the next decade. Text 10.3 Ordinary American’s recounts of “Ping Pang Diplomacy”