---
title: "World affairs | Chinese Reading Practice | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "China’s diplomacy, the UN and its place in the world, explained."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/library/topics/world-affairs"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

# World affairs

China’s diplomacy, the UN and its place in the world, explained.

## Choose a levelRead at your level

Every reading sits at the level where most of its words are taught

[**All**](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/topics/world-affairs) [**HSK 1**1 reading](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/topics/world-affairs?level=1)**HSK 2**0 readings[**HSK 3**1 reading](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/topics/world-affairs?level=3)**HSK 4**0 readings[**HSK 5**2 readings](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/topics/world-affairs?level=5)**HSK 6**0 readings[**HSK 7–9**1 reading](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/topics/world-affairs?level=7)

[**“一带一路”到底是什么？**What is China’s Belt and Road Initiative?NewHSK 7 · Article](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-the-belt-and-road-initiative)

[**熊猫去外国**Why does China send pandas to other countries?NewHSK 1 · Article](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/why-china-sends-pandas-abroad)

[**小球转动大球**What was ping-pong diplomacy?NewHSK 3 · Article](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-was-ping-pong-diplomacy)

[**中国的“蓝盔”**How many UN peacekeepers does China send?NewHSK 5 · Article](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/china-un-peacekeepers)

[**中国在联合国安理会**Does China have a veto at the UN Security Council?NewHSK 5 · Article](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/china-un-security-council-veto)

## How the levels work

Each reading sits at the HSK level where most of its words are taught: at least 9 in 10 of its words are on the official HSK word list (2025 syllabus) at or below that level.