On August 26, 2011, the launching ceremony of the China's Foreign Affairs 2010 Photo Album and the Lanting concert were held in Beijing. More than 200 people, including Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, foreign diplomats and representatives of international organizations in China, officials from the central government agencies, experts, scholars and journalists attended the event.

Foreign Minister Yang inaugurated the photo album together with Nolana Ta Ama, Ambassador of the Republic of Togo and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in China, Vice Minister of the General Administration of Press and Publication Wu Shulin and President of World Affairs Press Gao Shumao.

Addressing the event, Yang said that the photo album is a true reflection of the dynamic development of China's foreign relations. Covering all the major diplomatic events of China over the past year and with more than 300 pictures, it depicts the colorful diplomatic activities from diversified perspectives and truthfully records China's adherence to the road of peaceful development. He hopes that readers through this album can feel more directly the firm belief of China in working with the people worldwide to build a harmonious world with lasting peace and common prosperity.

Edited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the annual photo album has Chinese, English and French versions. It integrates China's diplomatic philosophy, policies and practices into pictures and words, vividly records China's diplomatic footprint of the year and echoes the spirit of the Chinese diplomacy of keeping up with the trends of the times.

The album is composed of six sections, i.e. high-level exchanges and friendship, World Expo and diversified civilizations, multilateral cooperation and harmony, deepening cooperation and common development, diplomacy for the people, learning from each other to enhance mutual understanding. It vividly records China's major efforts of engaging with the outside world and promoting pragmatic cooperation with other countries and the friendly scenes during the Shanghai World Expo and the Guangzhou Asian Games, interprets China's policies of constructively participating in the international multilateral cooperation and displays the major activities of the Chinese government of protecting the legitimate right and interest of overseas Chinese.

After the launching ceremony, China National Symphony Orchestra performed a concert composed of Chinese and western music.