Editor's Note:

In a great leap for public diplomacy, 12 Chinese diplomats will host a series of interviews to answer our readers' questions on regional and international affairs. The series, co-hosted by China Daily's website, the Foreign Ministry, People.com.cn, and Chinanews.com, runs from Jan 5. The director-general interviews will look back at China's diplomacy in 2011 and exchange views on the country's relations with the world in 2012.