On November 2 1-22,2009,China Institute of International Studies and China Foundation of International Studies CO.organized an annual seminar on the international situation entitled"Great Changes in the World and Opportunities and Challenges for China".More than 1 50 well-known experts and scholars participated in the seminar and delivered colorful and insightful statements and comments.H.E.Mr.Wang Guangya,Party Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.attended and delivered a masterly and important report.Mr.Le Yucheng Director-general of the Policy Planning Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was also present and gave a profound speech on the relevant subject. The reason for choosing the above-mentioned theme is very simple.The international situation is changing every year,but 2009 is indeed an eventful year with the most complicated and profound changes,and the most far-reaching significance since the end of the Cold War.Obviously,the relations between China and the world are becoming closer,and their interests are becoming more interrelated.The world is affecting China,while China is also affecting the world.As a rapidlv rising developing country,China'S position and role in the world have become a hot topic of the international community.Foreign scholars have published many works and essays in this respect,and,in China,there are various arguments and opinions as well.The key issue of common concem is:How to determine its position,how to take both domestic and international situations into consideration。how to seizeGreat Transformation ofthe World&China'S Opportunities and Challenges opportunities and counter challenges,and how to make contributions while balancing the interests of China and that of the world,againstthe backdrop of the current world undergoing the profound structureadjustment and transformation.