China's return to its ancient status of a world power is one of the key issues defining the 21st century. Its continuous growth dominates our daily newspaper headlines, and everyone's lives are affected by the increasing presence of the Chinese culture, business and entertainment in our society. With the Beijing Olympics approaching fast, most of us view China with a new degree of curiosity; Chinese language is increasingly being taught in western schools, universities and even kindergartens, and several of our world class academies are now opening exchange and joint degree programmes with Chinese universities. With strong belief in mutual understanding One World Week presents "The Rise of China: A Global Perspective".