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--China hosts meeting to improve Afghanistan-Pakistan relations, we will also look at the general picture about China’ foreign policy and diplomacy¹

--Russia establishing permanent presence at its Syrian bases

--The 5-year-old Beidou satellites help create new global navigation system

For more on this, CRI's Suyi joined on the line by Zhao Hai,Research Fellow, National Strategy Institute, Tsinghua University ; Einar Tangen, Author and Columnist;Dr. Cui Hongjian, Head of European Studies Department, China Institute of International Studies;Zhang Fan, Associate professor of Astronomy department of Beijing Normal University.

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1 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。