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Part II Interpret the following passage from Chinese into English
对于全世界的每个国家而言，城市友好关系的建立都是提升“软实力”的一个有效的途径。在信息化的时代，“软实力”已经被提到与军事力量等“硬实力”同等重要的高度。
软实力的强弱，关系到一个国家、一个地区、一个城市国际和地区影响力能否实现。在未来的日子里，我们将继续地坚持友谊、合作、和平发展的宗旨，继续地推进城市外交的战略。
附：参考答案
For all nations in the world, establishing friendly relationships among cities is an effective way to boost one’s “soft power”. In the information age, the “soft power” has been elevated to a status equal to that of the “hard power”, such as military power.
The regional and international influence of a country, region or city hinges upon the level of its “soft power”. In the future, we will continue our commitment to friendship, cooperation and peaceful development and continue to push ahead with the city diplomacy strategy.
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