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大道之行也，中国的大国外交梦

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Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said in his speech at this year's UN General Assembly that China is an anchor of world peace, an engine for development and prosperity, and a champion of multilateralism.Wang Yi also said China's diplomatic vision is consistent with the purposes of the UN and the aspiration² of its member states. Chinese President Xi Jinping called for a new type of international relations featuring win-win cooperation and to build a community of shared future for the human being at the General Assembly back in 2015.

The foreign minister said in an article earlier this year that with the resolution of a "reformer and a pioneer", President Xi had "put forward many new ideas that his predecessors³ had not".

Meantime, veteran diplomat¹, former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said this week that the Belt and Road Initiative will have the practical significance of shifting the world center of gravity from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

Today we are talking about China's diplomacy⁴.

Joining our discussion are Dr. Cui Hongjian, Head of the European Studies Department at China Institute of International Studies；Harvey Dzodin, Research Fellow of Center for China and Globalization, freelance columnist⁵ for China Daily；Professor Jia Qingguo, Dean of the School of International Studies at Peking University.

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1 diplomat   

n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人

参考例句：

• The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
• He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。

2 aspiration   

n.志向，志趣抱负；渴望；(语)送气音；吸出

参考例句：

• Man's aspiration should be as lofty as the stars.人的志气应当象天上的星星那么高。
• Young Addison had a strong aspiration to be an inventor.年幼的爱迪生渴望成为一名发明家。

3 predecessors   

n.前任( predecessor的名词复数 )；前辈；（被取代的）原有事物；前身

参考例句：

• The new government set about dismantling their predecessors' legislation. 新政府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Will new plan be any more acceptable than its predecessors? 新计划比原先的计划更能令人满意吗？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。

5 columnist   

n.专栏作家

参考例句：

• The host was interviewing a local columnist.节目主持人正在同一位当地的专栏作家交谈。
• She's a columnist for USA Today.她是《今日美国报》的专栏作家。