English-Chinese Comparative Diplomatic Documents and Official Documents Tutorial (Volumes 1 and 2)

Author: Huang Jinqi
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: This book serves as both an applied English course and a textbook for diplomatic affairs, aiming to cultivate foreign affairs officers who are proficient in foreign languages and skilled in diplomatic work. It emphasizes the close integration of foreign languages and diplomatic enterprises, which is a distinctive feature and attempt of this course. Most of the teaching materials are selected from representative documents published in China's actual diplomatic practice during different periods. Some international treaties, such as the Charter of the United Nations, the Convention on Diplomatic Relations, the Convention on Consular Relations, and the Convention on the Law of the Sea, are included either in full or in excerpts as teaching texts.
The book is divided into eight units based on different forms of diplomatic documents, each extensively featuring important international documents with universal significance and long-term value, as well as representative Chinese diplomatic documents, along with their original Chinese and English versions or authoritative translations. It provides teachers, scholars, and readers with sources, references, and background information on general and representative issues in diplomacy and Chinese diplomacy. At the same time, it offers standard formats and terminology in both Chinese and English for all types of diplomatic documents. This book holds both theoretical value for diplomatic studies and practical value for diplomatic applications, making it convenient for users to preserve for long-term use.