中国靠前问题研究院是从事靠前问题和中国外交研究的专业研究机构，长期对靠前形势进行密切跟踪和深入研究，对中国外交进行深度分析和透彻解读，并集中其主要调研力量每年编撰一书《靠前形势和中国外交蓝皮书》，其宗旨是帮助广大读者全面认识靠前形势和正确理解中国外交政策。《靠前形势和中国外交蓝皮书（2019）》一书分为两大部分：上篇2018年靠前形势专题述评；下篇2018年中国外交评析。

Foreword
Part Ⅰ
The International Situation in 2018
Chapter 1 Section 1
Situation in the United States： Who Will Restrain Trump?
Chapter 1 Section 2
Situation in Russia： Stability with Minor Fluctuations，No Major Changes in Pattern
Chapter 1 Section 3
Situation in Europe： Trapped in Harsh Predicaments，Integration Process Slowing Down
Chapter 1 Section 4
Situation in Japan： Seeking Progress Steadily and Making the Best of All Sides
Chapter 2 Section 1
Situation in Southeast Asia： Changing Politics and Stable Economy
Chapter 2 Section 2
Situation in South Asia： Political Upheavals and Intensified Geopolitical Wrestling
Chapter 2 Section 3
Situation in Central Asia： With Keynote on Regional Cooperation and Focus on Economic Diplomacy
Chapter 2 Section 4
Situation in Latin America： New Political Landscape in the Election Year
Chapter 2 Section 5
Situation in Africa： Coexistence of Increasing Autonomy and Development Challenges
Chapter 2 Section 6
Situation in the Middle East： Growing Complexities in Power Play
Chapter 3 Section 1
World Economy： Continued Growth， Prominent Divergences
Chapter 3 Section 2
Global Governance： Increasing Difficulty with Partial Progress
Chapter 3 Section 3
Situation of International Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism Cooperation： Threats Rising again with Hidden Risks Increasing
Chapter 3 Section 4
Situation on Korean Peninsula： Turning Point Occurred with Remaining Challenges
Chapter 3 Section 5
U.S.-Iran Relations and Iran Nuclear Deal
Part Ⅱ
China s Foreign Affairs in 2018
Chapter 1 Section 1
China's Diplomacy： Starting a New Voyage
Chapter 1 Section 2
China's Relations with Major Countries
Chapter 1 Section 3
Neighborhood Diplomacy： All-Round Improvement with Potential Challenges
Chapter 1 Section 4
China's Relations with Developing Countries： Building Consensus on Development and Leading South-South Cooperation
Chapter 1 Section 5
Multilateral Diplomacy： Advocating Openness and Multilateralism
Chapter 2 Section 1
China-U．S． Relations： At the Crossroad
Chapter 2 Section 2
China-Russia Relations： Continuous Development at a High Level
Chapter 2 Section 3
China-EU Relations： Forging Ahead While Maintaining Stability，Seeking Common Ground While Managing Divergences
Chapter 2 Section 4
China-Japan Relations： Returned to Track with Difficulties
Chapter 2 Section 5
China-India Relations： Establishing an Important Milestone and Entering a New Era
Chapter 2 Section 6
China-ASEAN Relations： Entering the New Era and
Composing a New Chapter
Chapter 2 Section 7
China's Relations with Central Asian Countries：Developing at a High Level， Aiming for Steady and Sustained Progress
Chapter 2 Section 8
China-Africa Relations： Forging Ahead with Determinations and Aiming for Steady and Sustained Progress
Chapter 2 Section 9
China-LAC Relations： Stable Progress amid Rising Challenges
Chapter 2 Section 10
China-Arab Relations： New Opportunities and New Challenges
Chapter 2 Section 11
China-South Pacific Relations： Forging Ahead Against Headwinds
Chapter 3 Section 1
International Economic Relations： Accelerating Opening-Up， Promoting Multilateralism
Chapter 3 Section 2
International Security Cooperation： Commitments and Contributions
Chapter 3 Section 3
Public Diplomacy： Taking Initiative to Shape Perceptions and Actively Dealing with Challenges