China.org.cn correspondent Jonathan Calkins interviews Chen Mingming, the former Director-General of the Department of Translation and Interpretation at China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and former Chinese ambassador to New Zealand and Sweden, and Zhang Yuanyuan, the former Director-General of the Department of Translation and Interpretation at China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the former Chinese ambassador to New Zealand and Belgium. Topics include: public diplomacy, the Middle East and the upcoming 2012 Chinese?leadership handover.

Zhang Yuanyuan (L),?Chen Mingming (2nd L)