2023年行至岁末，中国政府“友谊奖”获得者、中央民族大学美籍教授马克·力文在接受中新网专访时表示，一年来，他对中国有了更深的了解：中国人更加团结一心，中国的发展蒸蒸日上，在各个领域都取得了重大进步；在国际舞台上，中国开始发挥更大的作用，在劝和促谈方面展现了大国的责任担当。

　　展望2024年，他认为，中国蓬勃发展的趋势还会持续下去。(莫红娥)

　　China has made major advances in a variety of fields and begun to play a bigger role on the international stage this year, said Mark Levine, an American professor at Minzu University of China, in an exclusive interview with China News Network.

　　Since August Levine has been to many places all across China. 　He said each of those places brought forth many exciting and important experiences for him.

　　Looking ahead to 2024, the professor said that the process will continue.

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