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- Chinese exploration - "Chinese exploration was an age of exploratory Chinese travels abroad, on land and by sea, from the 2nd century BC until the 15th century." - Wikipedia
- Foreign relations of Imperial China - "... the theory of foreign relations of China held that the Chinese Empire was the Celestial Dynasty, the center of world civilization... China was, from very early history, a center of trade.... Many of China's interactions with the outside world came via the Silk Road. This included, during the second century AD, contact with representatives of the Roman Empire, and during the thirteenth century, contact with Venetian traveler Marco Polo." - Wikipedia
- Foreign relations of the People's Republic of China - Wikipedia
- Zheng He - "Zheng He (1371–1435), was a Hui-Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat and fleet admiral, who commanded voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, and East Africa, collectively referred to as the travels of "Eunuch Sanbao to the Western Ocean" or "Zheng He to the Western Ocean", from 1405 to 1433." - Wikipedia
- Amid fears of unrest, China imposes new restrictions on foreign journalists - "Under the new rules, announced over the weekend, foreign journalists must now have prior government permission to interview anyone in a public area in China." - The Washington Post - March 7, 2011
- Chinese Foreign Relations to Focus on More Active Diplomacy - "China says it will focus on what it calls "summit diplomacy" this year, with the foreign minister outlining plans for Chinese leaders to take part in high-profile meetings around the world." - VOA - March 7, 2011
- Amid Hu's U.S. Visit, How Do China's Youth View Rest of World? - "As Chinese President Hu continues his state visit to the U.S., Lindsay Hilsum of Independent Television News gets views from several students at Renmin University in Beijing" - PBS Newshour video, 5:34 min - Jan 20, 2011
- China pays US schools to teach Mandarin - CNN - Jan 18, 2011
- China on equal footing with US as Hu Jintao visits Washington - "China's inferiority in 'hard power' has turned to Beijing's advantage, and signs of its growing 'soft power' abound" - guardian.co.uk - Jan 18, 2011
- Good news: China might bail out Europe - "China has said it is willing to bail out debt-ridden countries in the euro zone using its $2.7 trillion overseas investment fund." - Hot Air - Dec 23, 2010
- China eyes common prosperity, development with Spain, Europe - "...China-Spain cooperation in such areas as finance, telecommunications, tourism, education and culture." - English.news.cn - Jan 5, 2011
- Chinese Exploration and Voyages, 1405 to 1433 - "Naval Expeditions of Zheng He" - (poor technical quality video) - 8:22
Inside Story - China's influence in Europe - China offered financial help to Spain. Discussion about the meaning and China's increasing influence in Europe - Al Jazeera - Jan 5, 2010 - 24:50 min
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