《中国外交(2012)(英文版)》由外交部各地区业务司撰稿、外交部政策规划司主编、世界知识出版社出版，自1987年以来每年出版一卷，向国内外公开发行。该书旨在比较准确地阐述中国的外交政策和中国对国际形势的最新看法，较为系统、完整地介绍中国上一年度外交关系状况，增进国内外人士对中国外交工作的了解。
Chapter 1 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS IN 2011
Chapter 2 CHINA'S DIPLOMACY IN 2011
Chapter 3 CHINA'S RELATIONS WITH COUNTRIES HAVING DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH CHINA
Chapter 4 CHINA'S RELATIONS WITH INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Chapter 5 WORK ON ARMS CONTROL, DISARMAMENT AND NON-PROLIFERATION IN CHINA'S DIPLOMACY
Chapter 6 TREATIES AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF CHINA'S DIPLOMACY
Chapter 7 BOUNDARY AND OCEAN AFFAIRS IN CHINA'S DIPLOMACY
Chapter 8 THE PRESS, INFORMATION AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY WORK IN CHINA'S DIPLOMACY
Chapter 9 CONSULAR WORK
Appendix Ⅰ
Appendix Ⅱ
Editor's Note