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Editor's Note:

"At present, China's relations with its neighboring countries are at their best in modern times, and are also entering a critical phase of deep linkage between the regional landscape and the world changes" - the recent Central Conference on Work Related to Neighboring Countries held in Beijing made such a profound judgment. Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia from April 14 to 18, highlighting the guiding role of head-of-state diplomacy in neighborhood relations. In the first volume of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China, President Xi emphasized that China's basic policy of diplomacy with neighboring countries is characterized by "amity, sincerity, mutual benefit and inclusiveness."

In the third installment of the "Decoding the Book of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" series, the Global Times continues to invite Chinese and international scholars, translators of the work, practitioners of its concepts, and overseas readers to share their insights, understandings and reflections on the ideas of China's neighborhood diplomacy, which emphasizes amity, sincerity, mutual benefit and inclusiveness, China's advocacy for building a community with a shared future with neighboring countries as well as its vision of creating a peaceful, safe and secure, prosperous, beautiful and amicable home.

Here are the stories:

1. Scholars' Perspectives: The neighborhood diplomatic concepts of 'amity, sincerity, mutual benefit and inclusiveness' are very important, says former Malaysian PM Mahathir

2. Practitioners' Insights: A light rail in Hanoi weaves China-Vietnam cordiality, highlighting commitment to pursuing friendship with neighbors

3. Translators' Voices: China's diplomatic philosophy paves 'road of hope' for people of two nations, says former advisor to Cambodian Senate

4. Readers' Reflections: Building a peaceful, safe and secure, prosperous, beautiful and amicable home common vision of China, neighboring countries