Contents
Unit 1 Global Competence………………………………1
Part I Reading for GC Knowledge ……………………………………..2
Text A Preparing for Global Competence…………………………………………2
Text B Developing Global Competence………………………………………10
Part Ⅱ Drilling for GC Skills……………………………………………..17
How to Communicate Effectively in Cross-Cultural Contexts(1)……17
Part Ⅲ Notes from China…………………………………………………………25
Ancient Chinese Philosophy and Global Competence ………………………………25
Unit 2
Global Peace and the UN……………………………………………27
Part I Reading for GC Knowledge………………………………………………28
Text A The United Nations and Its Duties……………………………………………28
Text B The UN and the Maintenance of Global Security and Peace……36
Part Il Drilling for GC Skills……………………………………………………………43
How to Communicate Effectively in Cross-Cultural Contexts(ID)………43
PartⅢ Notes from China…………………………………………………………………52
UNMISS Peacekeepers from China Recognized for Their Contributions
n South Sudan………………………………………………………………………………………………………52
Unit3
Global Development and APEC.………………………55
Part I Reading for GC Knowledge …………………………………..56
Text A An Introduction to APEC…………………………………………………………56
Text B APEC,Creating a Resilient and Sustainable Future for All……64
Part Ⅱ Drilling for GC Skills……72
How to Write a Report (1)………………………………………………………………………72
PartⅢI Notes from China…………………………………………………………82
China Contributes to APEC Sub-Fund to Combat COVID-19Pandemic.82
Unit 4
Global Health and the WHO…………………………………………85
Part I Reading for GC Knowledge …………………………………..86
Text A Global Health—Key Concepts and Misperceptions..86
Text B The Way Forward: WHO's Five Strategic Directions………………93
Part Il Drilling for GC Skills……………………………………………………………100
How to Write a Report (II).………………………………………………………………100
Part Ⅲ Notes from China………………………………………………………..105
The Globalization of Chinese Medicine……105
Unit 5
Global Ecology and the World Bank.107
Part I Reading for GC Knowledge …………………………………..108
Text A Economy-Wide and Enabling Policies for Carbon Neutrality……108
Text B Further Global Cooperation on Biodiversity Conservation……115
Part Ⅱ Drilling for GC Skills……………………………………………………………121
How to Write a Project Proposal(D)……………………………………………………121
PartⅢI Notes from China………………………………………………………127
“Xiamen Solution”Exemplifies Harmonious Coexistence Between Man and Nature………………………………………………………………………127
Unit 6 Global Gender Equality and the IAW………………131
Part I Reading for GC Knowledge …………………………………..132
Text A Gender Equality: The Unfinished Business of Our Time…………132
Text B Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence in an Era of
Generative AI……………………………………………………………………141
Part Ⅱl Drilling for GC Skill………………………………………………………149
How to Write a Project Proposal (II)…………………………………………………149
Part Ⅲ Notes from China…………………………………………………………155
Empowering Dreams: Free Education for Girls in Rural China………155
Unit 7
Global Culture and the UNESCO.…………………159
Part I Reading for GC Knowledge………………………………………..160
Text A 1982-2022:Cultural Policies at the Heart of International
Debate …………………………………………………………………………160
Text B Cultural Selection: The Diffusion of Tea and Tea Culture
Along the Silk Roads .………………………………………………167
Part Il Drilling for GC Skills..…………………………………………………173
How to Write a Position Paper(①)…173
Part Ⅲ Notes from China………………………………………………………………183
Chinese Culture Pursues “Not King, But Jade”………………………………………183
Unit 8
A Community of Shared Future for Mankind (①……187
Part I Reading for GC Knowledge………………………………………188
Text A The Belt and Road Initiative as a Srategy to Promote and
Sustain Growth……………………………………………………………188
Text B The Chinese Express Train Running in East Africa………196
Part Ⅱ Drilling for GC Skills……………………………………………………………203
How to Write a Position Paper(II)…………………………………………………………203
PartⅢI Notes from China…………………………………………………………209
President Xi's Reply Letters to Student Representatives from BRI
Countries…………………………………………………………………………………209
Unit 9
A Community of Shared Future for Mankind (II)……211
Part I Reading for GC Knowledge…………………………………..212
Text A Poverty Alleviation: China's Experience and Contribution..212
Text B Poverty Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa………………………………219
Part Ⅱ Drilling for GC Skills……………………………………………………226
How to Give a Formal Presentation(1)…226
Part Ⅲl Notes from China…………………………………………………………237
Anji Solution in China's Rural Revitalization……………………………………237
Unit10 A Community of Shared Future for Mankind (II)..241
Part I Reading for GC Knowledge…………………………………………242
Text A China's Three Global Initiatives.………………………………….242
Text B The Influence of Ancient Chinese Cultural Classics in
France……………………………………………………………………………………………………252
Part Ⅱ Drilling for GC Skills……………………………………………..260
How to Give a Formal Presentation(II…………………………………………………260
Part Ⅲ Notes from China………………………………………………………..277
Nishan Fonum on World Civilizations .………………………………………277
Glossary……………………………279