Thisyearmarksthesecondyearafterweenteredthenewcentury.Onthewhole,Chinaisfacingasoundinternationalsituationandsecurityenvironment.Tworeasonsconcernedcouldbementioned:first,inthepastyear,theforeignrelationsofourcountrydevelopedstablyandsteadilyinseveralmajoraspects,withoutanyseriousknottyeventsoccurring.ThesameisbasicallytrueinChina’srelationswith