May I begin by congratulating the publication of China's Diplomacy(2002 edition).
The year 2001 marked the beginning of the new century. It was no ordinary year, but one of convoluted changes in the international situation. In particular, the September 11th incident led to profound readjustments in international relations and rising uncertainty in the global security environment. Our world is indeed not a tranquil place.
Nonetheless, peace and development remain the theme of our times. Multipolarization and globalization have kept developing amidst twists and turns. Overall relaxation and local tensions will continue to characterize the current international situation and that of the coming period.
The drastic turns of events in the world have not deterred us from seeing the opportunities, making pioneering efforts and achieving notable success under the correct leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Jiang Zemin at its core and with the strong support of our people and the close cooperation of the various departments.
Firmly pursuing an independent foreign policy of peace, China is dedicated to strengthening its friendly relations and cooperation with all the countries in the world on the basis of Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. China was more active than ever before on the multilateral diplomatic front. By successfully sponsoring the 9th Informal APEC Leadership Meeting, China helped inject new vitality into world economic recovery. And by actively participating in international counter-terrorism cooperation, China played a constructive role in the global fight against terror.
The propositions and actions of China projected an image of a peaceful, responsible, and justice up-holding country and won her extensive acclaim in the international community. China's diplomacy and foreign policy have significantly contributed to the maintenance of world peace and promotion of common development. At the same time, it has secured a sound external environment for the development of Chinese-style socialism and the reunification of the motherland.
Presenting a comprehensive and systematic sum-up of the changing international situation and China's diplomatic work in 2001 to the public at home and abroad is a job that is highly called for, but not at all easy. China's Diplomacy (2002 edition) deserves our commendation for having largely fulfilled that goal. What needs to be pointed out, in particular, is that China's Diplomacy has succeeded in being innovative compared with past editions. The book we have now is richer in contents, smoother in style, more succinct in language and contains more pictures. I am sure it will be more enthusiastically received by the readers.
China's Diplomacy is compiled and published by the relevant departments of the Foreign Ministry. I hope that they will continue to carry forward the spirit of innovation and professionalism and make fresh progress in making the book a better source of theory, policy and knowledge, thus contributing to greater publicity of China's foreign policy and diplomatic efforts and closer exchanges between China and other countries.
Tang Jiaxuan
27 May 2002
Contents
Chapter Ⅰ
The International Situation in 2001
Section 1 Non-traditional Security Threats on the Rise and the US Forced to Readjust its Security Strategy
Section 2 More Relaxation of Tension between Major Countries and Greater Compromise and Co-operation
Section 3 Some Regional Hot Spots Becoming Hotter and New Changes Emerging in Geopolitical Structure
Section 4 Global Economic Downturn and a Grim Situation
Chapter Ⅱ
China's Diplomacy in 2001
2001 Shanghai APEC Summit Meeting
Section 1 Active Participation in International Affairs and Maintenance of World Peace and Promotion of Common Development
Section 2 Overall Development of China's Good-neighborly and Friendly Relations and Cooperation with Surrounding Countries
Section 3 Rapid Development of China's Relations with All Developing Countries
Section 4 Fresh Progress in China's Relations with Western Developed Countries
Section 5 Safeguarding China's Territorial Integrity and Promoting the Great Cause of National Reunification
Section 6 Furtherance of China's Foreign Economic Co-operation and Trade
Chapter Ⅲ
China's Relations with Other Asian Countries
2001 ASEAn+3 Summit Meeting
Section 1 The Situation in Asia
Section 2 An Overview of China's Relations with Other Asian Countries
Section 3 China's Relations with Mongolia
Section 4 China's Relations with D.P.R.K
Section 5 China's Relations with R.O.K
Section 6 China's Relations with Japan
Section 7 China's Relations with Viet Nam
Section 8 China's Relations with Laos
Section 9 China's Relations with Cambodia
Section 10 China's Relations with Myanmar
Section 11 China's Relations with Thailand
Section 12 China's Relations with Malaysia
Section 13 China's Relations with Singapore
Section 14 China's Relations with Brunei
Section 15 China's Relations with the Philippines
Section 16 China's Relations with Indonesia
Section 17 China's Relations with Pakistan
Section 18 China's Relations with Afghanistan
Section 19 China's Relations with Nepal
Section 20 China's Relations with Bhutan
Section 21 China's Relations with Bangladesh
Section 22 China's Relations with India
Section 23 China's Relations with Sri Lanka
Section 24 China's Relations with Maldives
Section 25 China's Relations with Sikkim
Chapter Ⅳ
China's Relations with West Asian and North African Countries
Section 1 The Situation in West Asia and North Africa
Section 2 An Overview of China's Relations with West Asian and North African Countries
Section 3 China's Relations with Iran
Section 4 China's Relations with Turkey
Section 5 China's Relations with Cyprus
Section 6 China's Relations with Syria
Section 7 China's Relations with Iraq
Section 8 China's Relations with Lebanon
Section 9 China's Relations with Jordan
Section 10 China's Relations with Palestine
Section 11 China's Relations with Israel
Section 12 China's Relations with Saudi Arabia
Section 13 China's Relations with Kuwait
Section 14 China's Relations with Bahrain
Section 15 China's Relations with Qatar
Section 16 China's Relations with United Arab Emirates
Section 17 China's Relations with Oman
Section 18 China's Relations with Yemen
Section 19 China's Relations with Egypt
Section 20 China's Relations with The Sudan
Section 21 China's Relations with Libya
Section 22 China's Relations with Tunisia
Section 23 China's Relations with Algeria
Section 24 China's Relations with Morocco
Section 25 China's Relations with Mauritania
Chapter Ⅴ
China's Relations with Sub-Saharan African Countries
Section 1 The Situation in the Sub-Saharan Region
Section 2 An Overview of China's Relations with Sub-Saharan African Countries
Section 3 China's Relations with Ethiopia
Section 4 China's Relations with Eritrea
Section 5 China's Relations with Djibouti
Section 6 China's Relations with Somalia
Section 7 China's Relations with Kenya
Section 8 China's Relations with Uganda
Section 9 China's Relations with Seychelles
Section 10 China's Relations with Tanzania
Section 11 China's Relations with Comoros
Section 12 China's Relations with Mauritius
Section 13 China's Relations with Madagascar
Section 14 China's Relations with the Central African Republic
Section 15 China's Relations with Cameroon
Section 16 China's Relations with Rwanda
Section 17 China's Relations with Burundi
Section 18 China's Relations with the Democratic Republic of Congo
Section 19 China's Relations with the Republic of Congo
Section 20 China's Relations with Equatorial Guinea
Section 21 China's Relations with Gabon
Section 22 China's Relations with Mali
Section 23 China's Relations with Nigeria
Section 24 China's Relations with Benin
Section 25 China's Relations with Niger
Section 26 China's Relations with Togo
Section 27 China's Relations with Ghana
Section 28 China's Relations with C?te d?Ivoire
Section 29 China's Relations with The Cape Verde
Section 30 China's Relations with Guinea-Bissau
Section 31 China's Relations with Guinea
Section 32 China's Relations with Sierra Leone
Section 33 China's Relations with Mozambique
Section 34 China's Relations with Zambia
Section 35 China's Relations with Angola
Section 36 China's Relations with Zimbabwe
Section 37 China's Relations with Botswana
Section 38 China's Relations with Namibia
Section 39 China's Relations with South Africa
Section 40 China's Relations with Lesotho
Chapter Ⅵ
China's Relations with East European and Central Asian Countries
Section 1 The Situation in East Europe and Central Asia
Section 2 An Overview of China's Relations with East European and Central Asian Countries
Section 3 China's Relations with Russia
Section 4 China's Relations with Azerbaijan
Section 5 China's Relations with Armenia
Section 6 China's Relations with Georgia
Section 7 China's Relations with Kazakhstan
Section 8 China's Relations with Uzbekistan
Section 9 China's Relations with Tajikistan
Section 10 China's Relations with Kyrgyz
Section 11 China's Relations with Turkmenistan
Section 12 China's Relations with Estonia
Section 13 China's Relations with Latvia
Section 14 China's Relations with Lithuania
Section 15 China's Relations with Ukraine
Section 16 China's Relations with Belarus
Section 17 China's Relations with Moldova
Section 18 China's Relations with Poland
Section 19 China's Relations with the Czech Republic
Section 20 China's Relations with Slovakia
Section 21 China's Relations with Hungary
Section 22 China's Relations with Romania
Section 23 China's Relations with Bulgaria
Section 24 China's Relations with Yugoslavia
Section 25 China's Relations with Bosnia-Herzegovina
Section 26 China's Relations with Croatia
Section 27 China's Relations with Slovenia
Section 28 China's Relations with the Republic Of Macedonia
Section 29 China's Relations with Albania
Section 30 China's Relations with Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Chapter Ⅶ
China's Relations with West European Countries
Section 1 The Situation in West Europe
Section 2 An Overview of China's Relations with West European Countries
Section 3 China's Relations with Norway
Section 4 China's Relations with Sweden
Section 5 China's Relations with Finland
Section 6 China's Relations with Denmark
Section 7 China's Relations with Iceland
Section 8 China's Relations with Germany
Section 9 China's Relations with the Netherlands
Section 10 China's Relations with Belgium
Section 11 China's Relations with Luxembourg
Section 12 China's Relations with the United Kingdom
Section 13 China's Relations with Ireland
Section 14 China's Relations with Austria
Section 15 China's Relations with Liechtenstein
Section 16 China's Relations with Switzerland
Section 17 China's Relations with France
Section 18 China's Relations with Monaco
Section 19 China's Relations with Andorra
Section 20 China's Relations with Italy
Section 21 China's Relations with San Marino
Section 22 China's Relations with the Vatican
Section 23 China's Relations with Spain
Section 24 China's Relations with Portugal
Section 25 China's Relations with Greece
Section 26 China's Relations with Malta
Section 27 China's Relations with the European Union
Chapter Ⅷ
China's Relations with North American and Oceanian Countries
President Jiang Zemin met U.S. President Bush
Section 1 The Situation in North America and Oceania
Section 2 China's Relations with the United States
Section 3 China's Relations with Canada
Section 4 China's Relations with Australia
Section 5 China's Relations with New Zealand
Section 6 China's Relations with Kiribati
Section 7 China's Relations with Samoa
Section 8 China's Relations with the Cook Islands
Section 9 China's Relations with Vanuatu
Section 10 China's Relations with Fiji
Section 11 China's Relations with Papua New Guinea
Section 12 China's Relations with Micronesia
Section 13 China's Relations with Tonga
Chapter Ⅸ
China's Relations with Latin American and Caribbean Countries
Section 1 The Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean Region
Section 2 An Overview of China's Relations with Latin American and Caribbean Countries
Section 3 China's Relations with Mexico
Section 4 China's Relations with Guatemala
Section 5 China's Relations with Honduras
Section 6 China's Relations with El Salvador
Section 7 China's Relations with Nicaragua
Section 8 China's Relations with Costa Rica
Section 9 China's Relations with Panama
Section 10 China's Relations with Dominica
Section 11 China's Relations with Haiti
Section 12 China's Relations with Colombia
Section 13 China's Relations with Venezuela
Section 14 China's Relations with Ecuador
Section 15 China's Relations with Peru
Section 16 China's Relations with Bolivia
Section 17 China's Relations with Chile
Section 18 China's Relations with Argentina
Section 19 China's Relations with Brazil
Section 20 China's Relations with Uruguay
Section 21 China's Relations with Cuba
Section 22 China's Relations with Paraguay
Section 23 China's Relations with Antigua and Barbuda
Section 24 China's Relations with St. Lucia
Section 25 China's Relations with Barbados
Section 26 China's Relations with Guyana
Section 27 China's Relations with Jamaica
Section 28 China's Relations with Trinidad and Tobago
Section 29 China's Relations with Suriname
Section 30 China's Relations with The Bahamas
Chapter Ⅹ
China's Relations with the United Nations
Foreign Affairs Minister Tang Jiaxuan Delivering a Speech at UN General Assembly
Section 1 On UN Political and Security Issues
Section 2 On Disarmament and Arms Control
Section 3 On Human Rights Issues
Section 4 China's Activities in the Economic Field of the United Nations
Section 5 China's Activities in Multilateral Social Domain
Section 6 China's Relations with the Specialized Agencies and Other Organizations of the United Nations
Chapter Ⅺ
China's Relations with Other International Organizations and International Conferences
Signing Ceremony on China's Accession to the WTO
Section 1 China's Relations with the Non-aligned Movement
Section 2 China's Relations with the International Criminal Police Organization
Section 3 China's Relations with the World Tourism Organization
Section 4 China's Relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Section 5 China's Relations with ASEAN Regional Forum
Section 6 China's Relations with the Asian Development Bank
Section 7 China's Relations with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Section 8 China's Relations with the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Section 9 China's Relations with the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council
Section 10 China's Relations with the Pacific Basin Economic Council
Section 11 China's Relations with Pacific Islands Forum
Section 12 China's Relations with 10+3 (ASEAN, China, Japan and R.O.K)
Section 13 China's Relations with East Asia-Latin America Forum
Section 14 China's Relations with the Asia-Europe Meeting
Section 15 China's Relations with the World Energy Council (WEC)
Section 16 China's Relations with the Organization of African Unity
Section 17 China's Relations with the League of Arab States
Section 18 China's Relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council
Section 19 China's Relations with the International Organization of Red Cross
Section 20 China's Relations with the Organization of the Islamic Conference
Chapter Ⅻ
Work Concerning Treaty and Law in China's Foreign Affairs
Section 1 A Survey of Treaties Concluded between China and Other Countries
Section 2 China's Work in UN Legal Field
Section 3 China's Work Related to the Law of Sea
Section 4 China and the International Environment Law
Section 5 China and International Legal Instruments on Human Rights
Section 6 Work Concerning Law and Treaty Related to Hong Kong and Macao
Section 7 China's Territorial and Boundary Affairs
Section 8 Judicial Assistance and Legal Cooperation between China and Other Countries
Chapter ⅩⅢ
China's Consular Relations with Foreign Countries
Section 1 Consular Consultation
Section 2 Agreements on the Exchange of Consulates Signed between China and Foreign Countries
Section 3 Consular Treaties Signed between China and Foreign Countries Applying to Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR
Section 4 Handling Affairs Concerning Foreign Consulates in China
Section 5 Assistance in Dealing with Foreign-Related Cases
Section 6 Consular Protection
Appendixes
1、Institutional Diagram of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the People's Republic of China, 2001
2、Name List of Leading Members at Ministerial Level in the MFA of the People's Republic of China, 2001
3、Table of Countries Having Diplomatic Relations with China, Dates of Establishment of Such Relations and Chinese Diplomatic Envoys to Those Countries, 2001
4、Table of Names and Seats of Permanent Missions of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations and Their Resident Representatives, 2001
5、Table of Chinese Consulates in Foreign Countries and Vice Versa
6、Table of Agreements on Mutual Exemption of Visas Signed between China and Foreign Countries
7、Table of Consular Treaties (Agreements) Signed between China and Foreign Countries
8、Table of Multilateral Treaties China Acceded to in 2001
9、Table of Major Bilateral Treaties and Agreements Signed between China and Foreign Countries in 2001