"Fu Ying, Liu Xiaoming's predecessor as China's ambassador to Britain, wrote frequently in the British press and appeared on British television, putting across China's message in a confident, personal style—and to good effect. Some in British political and business circles even said they wished every Chinese diplomat were like Fu Ying."
——BBC Chinese (on her tenure as Ambassador to the UK, January 2014)

The book offers readers a guide to understanding "profound changes unseen in a century," building three perspectives: how we see the world, how the world sees us, and how to reflect, from a third-party vantage point, on "the mutual perceptions of the world and China."
——Xue Lan (Dean of Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University)

The book shows the experiences and toil of a former diplomat and raises important questions readers need to understand; it is "a textbook that helps everyone see the world as it is."
——Peng Kaiping (Dean of the School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University)

★ Seeing China's place in the world, and the world's view of China. The sequel to Seeing the World 1, collecting Fu Ying's articles and interviews published from 2017 to 2020, plus two lectures on the international landscape and international communication.
★ Fu Ying served as China's Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, as ambassador to the Philippines, Australia and the United Kingdom, and as spokesperson for the National People's Congress; Britain's Diplomat magazine named her "Asian Diplomat of the Year" during her London posting.
★ Challenges ahead—but what choices to make? The book reads the world through three dimensions—the international landscape, globalization and technological change—and through three perspectives: how we see the world, how the world sees us, and how each side perceives the other, answering the questions the international community asks about China.
★ The book examines the pandemic's impact on the international situation and the evolution of China-US relations, analyzes how artificial intelligence is reshaping economies, militaries and the global order, and records the author's live exchanges with world leaders and scholars at the Munich Security Conference and beyond.
★ Professor Peng Kaiping of Tsinghua University calls the book "a textbook that helps readers see the world as it is."

Seeing the World 2 is a collection of essays by Ambassador Fu Ying and the sequel to Seeing the World 1 (2018), bringing together her articles and interviews published between 2017 and 2020, along with two lectures on the international landscape and international communication. The book is organized into eight themes—changes in the international landscape, globalization and China's role, international relations, and more—and proposes three dimensions for observing the world: shifts in the international order, the evolution of globalization, and technological change. Through the author's dialogue practice with statesmen and scholars, it shows a habit of open, probing debate and the depth of thought that Chinese scholars bring to the world order.

The book examines the impact of COVID-19 on the international situation and the evolution of China-US relations, and analyzes the profound changes that artificial intelligence is bringing to economies, militaries and the international order, offering varied insights for readers seeking to understand the transformation of global governance. Xue Lan, a scholar at Tsinghua University, notes that the book builds three perspectives—how we see the world, how the world sees China, and how to reflect on mutual perceptions—presenting systematically the logic of dialogue between China and the world.

As the sequel to Seeing the World 1, the book draws on the author's seasoned diplomatic experience—recognized with honors such as "Asian Diplomat of the Year"—to parse global hot topics and governance changes amid profound changes unseen in a century, combining practical cases with deep reflection; it is a quality read for understanding the logic of China's diplomacy and its participation in global governance. The English edition of Seeing the World 2, faithful to the intellectual depth of the original, was reviewed jointly by senior scholars of international relations and translation experts, ensuring rigor of academic expression and fluency across cultures, and offering English readers an authoritative window into China's strategic thinking and dialogue in responding to the challenges of our time.

Fu Ying (Author)
A graduate of the English Department of Beijing Foreign Studies University (then Beijing Foreign Languages Institute), Fu Ying holds a master's degree in international relations from the University of Kent, UK. She served as Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as Ambassador to the Philippines, Australia and the United Kingdom, and as Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs. She was a deputy to the 12th and 13th National People's Congresses, spokesperson for the First to Fifth Sessions of the 12th NPC and chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the 12th NPC, and deputy chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the 13th NPC. From 2018 to 2021 she served as an adjunct professor at Tsinghua University, where she founded the Center for International Strategy and Security. She is currently a senior fellow at the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies.

Qian Kunqiang (Translator)
A seasoned translator and scholar, Qian Kunqiang is a master's supervisor in the English Department of the School of Foreign Languages at the University of International Relations, and a member of the Research Committee on International Discourse of the China Translation Association. His translation practice spans literature, academia, international communication and applied fields: in Chinese-to-English translation he has taken deep part in the national "going global" program, translating Seeing the World, Narrator's Notes and Principles of Semiotic Communication, among other works; his English-to-Chinese translations include Romantic Art and Tesla: A Biography. He has long served as designated English translator for core journals such as the Journal of International Security Studies and has led a number of national-level translation and publishing projects.

Preface

Chapter One　The International Power Reconfiguration
　The World is Facing Critical Choices
　The World Stage Needs a New Script
　New Dynamics in the International Landscape: Understanding the Profound Changes Unseen in a Century
　The Future Direction of the International Order
　China Sides with Multilateralism

Chapter Two　Globalization and China's Role
　China Facing Changes in Global Economic Landscape
　China's Choice Amidst the Ebb and Flow of Globalization
　The Rise of China and the Self-Erosion of US Hegemony
　Answering Four Key Questions About China's Rise
　To Share, not to Divide

Chapter Three　International Relations
　China-US Relations and the World in the 21st Century
　Can China-US Relations Step Back from the Edge?
　China-US Relations Face Difficult Choices
　What are China and the US Competing for?
　Confronting Nancy Pelosi at Munich Security Conference
　Westlessness and the China Factor: My Take-aways from 2020 Munich Security Conference
　China and Russia in the Context of Global Changes
　Open a New Horizon for China-Japan Relations
　Different Geopolitical Outlooks
　China Needs an External Environment of Peace and Cooperation: An Interview with Turkish Reporter Murat Yetkin

Chapter Four　COVID-19 and International Situation
　The World After COVID-19: Why China and America Should Cooperate to Defeat COVID-19?
　COVID-19 Pandemic and China-US Relations: Risk, Choice and Path
　Orientation of China-US Relations Calls for Serious Deliberation
　Facing COVID-19, Mankind Should Stand Together in the Same Boat: Written Interview with Croatia's Vecernji List

Chapter Five　Peace in Asia
　Huangyan Island: What Actually Happened in 2012
　North Korea and South Korea Reach Out for Reconciliation at the 2018 Winter Olympics
　The Window of Opportunity for Peaceful Settlement of the Korean Nuclear Issue
　China and Asian Security: Written Interview with Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao

Chapter Six　Artificial Intelligence
　Some Thoughts and Analyses on AI's Impact upon International Relations
　The Governance of Artificial Intelligence and International Cooperation
　China and the US Shoulder Common Responsibilities to Shape a New Era of Artificial Intelligence
　The International Governance of Artificial Intelligence

Chapter Seven　International Communication
　Put the "Microphone" to Effective Use
　The World Wants to Know China
　Communication Means Person-to-Person Dialogue
　How to Tell China's Story to the World
　Seeing China from a Global Perspective and Seeing the World from the Chinese Perspective: An Interview with Mishu Gongzuo Magazine

Chapter Eight　Think Tank Construction
　Chinese Think Tanks Face the Important Responsibility of the Times
　Building Think Tanks on International Strategy

Appendices
　Fox or Hedgehog? —Looking at US Gains and Losses in the Post-Cold War Era Through John Gaddis's Book On Grand Strategy
　Memories of the Days Spent at the University of Kent, UK

Epilogue
　Looking Forward to a Bright Future Together

Abbreviations and Acronyms