Chapter 1 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS IN 2012 1
1．An Overview 1
2．Regional Situation 3
3．Thematic Review 22
Chapter 2 CHINA'S DIPLOMACY IN 2012 33
1．An Overview 33
2．China's Relations with Countries in Various Regions 36
3．Special Events 59
Chapter 3 CHINA'S RELATIONS WITH COUNTRIES HAVING DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH CHINAAfghanistan 100
Albania 101
Algeria 102
Andorra 104
Angola 104
Antigua and Barbuda 106
Argentina 107
Armenia 108
Australia 109
Austria 112
Azerbaijan 113
The Bahamas 114
Bahrain 115
Bangladesh 115
Barbados 117
Belarus 118
Belgium 119
Benin 120
Bolivia 121
Bosnia and Herzegovina 122
Botswana 123
Brazil 124
Brunei Darussalam 125
Bulgaria 126
Burundi 128
Cambodia 129
Cameroon 131
Canada 131
Cape Verde 133
Central African Republic 135
Chad 135
Chile 136
Colombia 137
Comoros 138
Congo 139
Cook Islands 140
Costa Rica 141
Cote d'Ivoire 142
Croatia 143
Cuba 144
Cyprus 148
Czech Republic 149
Denmark 149
Djibouti 151
Dominica 152
DPRK 153
D.R.Congo 155
Ecuador 156
Egypt 157
Equatorial Guinea 158
Eritrea 159
Estonia 160
Ethiopia 161
Fiji 162
Finland 163
France 165
Gabon 167
Georgia 168
Germany 169
Ghana 173
Greece 174
Grenada 176
Guinea 176
Guinea-Bissau 177
Guyana 178
Hungary 178
Iceland 180
India 181
Indonesia 184
Iran 186
Iraq 187
Ireland 188
Israel 189
Italy 190
Jamaica 193
Japan 194
Jordan 198
Kazakhstan 199
Kenya 201
Kuwait 202
Kyrgyzstan 203
Laos 204
Latvia 205
Lebanon 206
Lesotho 207
Liberia 208
Libya 209
Liechtenstein 209
Lithuania 210
Luxembourg 211
Macedonia 212
Madagascar 213
Malawi 213
Malaysia 214
Maldives 215
Mali 216
Malta 217
Mauritania 218
Mauritius 219
Mexico 220
Micronesia,F.S 222
Moldova 223
Monaco 224
Mongolia 225
Montenegro 226
Morocco 227
Mozambique 228
Myanmar 230
Namibia 231
Nepal 233
The Netherlands 234
NeW Zealand 236
Niger 238
Nigeria 239
Niue 240
Norway 240
Oman 241
Pakistan 241
Palestine 243
Papua New Guinea 244
Peru 244
The Philippines 245
Poland 246
Portugal 248
Qatar 250
ROK 251
Romania 253
Russia 255
Rwanda 259
Samoa 260
San Marino 261
Saudi Arabia 262
Senegal 264
Serbia 265
Seychelles 266
Sierra Leone 267
Singapore 268
Slovakia 269
Slovenia 270
Somalia 271
South Africa 272
South Sudan 274
Spain 275
Sri Lanka 278
Sudan 280
Suriname 281
Sweden 282
Switzerland 284
Syria 285
Tajikistan 286
Tanzania 287
Thailand 288
Timor-Leste 290
Togo 290
Tonga 291
Trinidad and Tobago 292
Tunisia 293
Turkey 294
Turkmenistan 295
Uganda 296
Ukraine 298
United Arab Emirates 300
United Kingdom 301
United States of America 302
Uruguay 311
Uzbekistan 312
Vanuatu 313
Venezuela 314
Vietnam 315
Yemen 317
Zambia 318
Zimbabwe 319
Chapter 4 CHINA'S RELATIONS WITH INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 321
China and the United Nations 321
1．Political and Security Fields 321
2．The Economic Field 337
3．Human Rights 339
4．Social Issues 343
5．China's Relations with Specialized Agencies of the United Nations 347
（1）World Health Organization 347
（2）World Tourism Organization 348
（3）International Telecommunication Union 348
（4）International Maritime Organization 349
（5）International Civil Aviation Organization 350
（6） United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization 350
（7）World Intellectual Property Organization 351
（8） Universal Postal Union 352
（9） United Nations Alliance of Civilizations 352
（10）United Nations Development Program 353
（11）United Nations Industrial Development Organization 353
（12）United Nations Population Fund 354
（13）United Nations Human Settlements Program 354
（14） United Nations Children's Fund 355
（15）United Nations Environment Program 355
（16）Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 356
（17）International Fund for Agricultural Development 356
（18）World Food Program 357
（19）World Meteorological Organization 357
（20）World Trade Organization 358
China's Relations with Other International and Regional Organizations and Conferences 359
1．International Red Cross Organizations 359
2．International Organization for Migration 360
3．China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development 361
4．Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 361
5．Shanghai Cooperation Organization 363
6．Association of Southeast Asian Nations 364
7．South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation 366
8．League of Arab States 367
9．Gulf Cooperation Council 370
10．African Union 371
11．European Union 372
12．Organization of American States 379
13．Community of Latin American and Caribbean States 380
14．South American Common Market 381
15．Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean 381
16．Inter-American Development Bank 382
17．Latin American Parliament 382
18．Asia-Europe Meeting 383
19．East Asia Summit 384
20．China-Japan-ROK Cooperation 385
21．The ASEAN plus China,Japan and the ROK Cooperation 387
22．Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation 389
23．Boao Forum for Asia 390
24．ASEAN Regional Forum 391
25．Forum for East Asia and Latin America Cooperation 392
26．Pacific Islands Forum 393
27．Asia Cooperation Dialogue 394
Chapter 5 WORK ON ARMS CONTROL,DISARMAMENT AND NON-PROLIFERATION IN CHINA'S DIPLOMACY 394
1．An Overview 396
2．China's Participation in Arms Control and Disarmament Within the UN Framework 397
3．China's Implementation of International Legal Instruments on Arms Control and Non-Proliferation 402
4．China's Efforts on Non-Proliferation 413
5．Dialogues with Relevant Countries on Strategic Security,Arms Control and Non-Proliferation 414
6．Other Matters 416
Chapter 6 TREATIES AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF CHINA'S DIPLOMACY 416
1．Bilateral and Multilateral Treaties 419
2．China's Activities in the Legal Field of the United Nations 421
3．China's Law-related Activities in Combating Transnational Crimes 429
4．China's Activities in Relation to International Human Rights Law 430
5．China's Activities in Relation to Private International Law—the Hague Conference on Private International Law 432
6．Mutual Legal Assistance and Cooperation 433
7．China's Work in the Field of the International Law of the Sea 436
8．China's Participation in the Field of International Environment Law 442
9．Other Work on Treaty and Law 447
Chapter 7 BOUNDARY AND OCEAN AFFAIRS IN CHINA'S DIPLOMACY 447
1．An Overview 451
2．Work on the Land Boundary 452
3．Boundary Administration and Cooperation for Development 454
4．Issues of Maritime Rights and Interests Between China and Its Neighboring Countries 457
Chapter 8 THE PRESS,INFORMATION AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY WORK IN CHINA'S DIPLOMACY 457
1．An Overview 461
2．Exposition of China's Foreign Policy 462
3．Work Related to Foreign Correspondents 466
4．The Information Department's External Exchanges 472
5．Public Diplomacy 474
Chapter 9 CONSULAR WORK 479
1．An Overview 479
2．Consular Protection 480
3．Consular Consultation and Dialogues 482
4．Consular Agreements 485
5．Consular Posts 486
6．Consular Certification 487
7．Affairs Related to Foreign Consular Posts in China and Consular Cases 489
8．Migration Cooperation 490
Appendix Ⅰ 491
Appendix Ⅱ 502
Appendix Ⅲ 511
Editor's Note 560