The Influence of the Changes in Social Trends of Thought in Japan

The social trend of thought is the trend of thought that is of extensive influence formed in a certain period of time in a given society. It o-riginates from the changes in international environment and domestic social situation, reflecting the interests and demands of a given group of people and producing a great influence on the foreign and domestic policies and the future trend of the society. One prominent feature of the     

Trends of Thought of World Politics in 2006

The year of 2006 had witnessed a dynamic picture in the trends of thought on the world political arena. Among them,some were quite eye-catching: the idea of building a harmonious world proposed by China had attracted broad attention; the U.S.     

Impressions of WSF in Karachi

In March, Karachi saw bright sunshine andpleasant weather. From March 24-29, 2006, theAsian sub-conference of the 6th World SocialForum (WSF) was convened here. This is the firsttime since its birth that WSF had been held indifferent regions with the aim …     

Promote Economic Globalization in Direction of Sustainable Development in Place of Neoliberal Economic Globalization

Asanobjectivelyexistingtrendofdevelop－mentintheworldtoday，economicglobalizationisthecourseofhistorywhichallthecountriesoftheworldarehardtosidestep．Iwouldliketogivemyfollowingviewsonthishistoricaltrend：l．Thetrendofeconomicglobalizationhasbeendevelopingundertheoldinternationaleconomicorderthatisunfairandunjust．Theprocessofthetrendhasbeendominatedbythedevelopedcoun－triesfollowingfaithfullytheoldinternationaleco－nomicorder．Sothetrendsofarhasbeenfeaturedbyneoliberalismwhichhasbroughtallthe…     

The Role of FOCAC in the Development of Africa

China-Africa cooperation in the modern time started after the inauguration of China-Africa relations in 1956. At that time, the focus of cooperation was in the political area, with China supporting the movement of national independence of Africa and Africa supporting China＇s cause of unification. From 1978 to 1999, with great changes in both China and Africa, China-Africa cooperation entered the second phase. China had begun to implement the policy of reform and opening up, and African countries had moved from seeking national independence to developing national economy.     

World Situation of 2008 in Retrospect

2008 is the year which witnessed the most dramatic changes in the international situation since the end of the Cold War. The subrime loan crisis in the United States further developed. The military conflict between Russia and Georgia shocked the world. Beijing Olympic Games were held successively. These three events have a farreaching influence on the international structure. There are more and more discussions and debates among the international community concerning the changes of international political and economic order. The balance among big powers has been changing again and the development towards a multi-polar world speeding up.     

Summary of Major Issues in China''''s Foreign Relations in 2006

In 2006,China carried on with its all-round diplomacy by seizing opportunities and properly handling challenges,with new developments made in the theories and practices of its diplomacy and commendable achievements scored in its work of external relations.     

Impressions of Some Parlisments in Europe

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Implementation of Sustainable Development in China

Ⅰ．ConnotationofSustainableDevelopmentThephraseof″sustainabledevelopment″madeitsfirstappearanceintheinternationaldocumentTheWorldConservationStrategy，whichwasformu－latedwiththesupportandcoordinationofIUCNandWWFin１９８０．Initiallyappliedtoforestryandfish－ery，theconceptofsustainabledevelopmentreferstoamanagementstrategyofresources，namely，howtoacquireareasonablepartofthetotalresourceswith－outdestroyingtheresourceswhereasnewlygrownresourcesareenoughtomakeupthosehavingbeenacquired…     

An Assessment of Future Patterns of Security in Central Asia

Since the disintegration of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, various social problems left over have emerged in some Central Asian states, thus threatening social stability in the region. Under globalization, the former Soviet republics in Central Asia have made great efforts to develop constructive relations with others in the hope of strengthening their security. However, the threat of terrorism, extremism and separatism still exists. These non-traditional security issues play a role in current international politics, and the countries in the region are trying to meet new challenges.     

Orientation of the New Round of Adjustment in World Economy

Athorough-going change in economic development mode is crucial to the solu-tion of the knotty world economy.The world's trend in the nineties is toseek a“sustainable development”.The year 1992 winessed the convocationof the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development;the UnitedNaitons Population Conference was convened in 1994;and in March 1995,the U-nited Nations World Summit on Social Development was held in Copenhagen.All     

Changes in the Features of Major Contradictions

Immediately after humanity entered the new century,the worldseems somewhat a bit turbulent because of the following events.First are the September 11 events,which were followed by U.S.militaryattacks against Afghanistan.Last year witnessed the continuity of Arab-Israel conflicts in the Middle East,and at the very beginning of the newyear,the United States dispatched warships to the Persian Gulf for a“war to topple the Saddam regime”.The Democratic People's Republicof Korea(DPRK)suddenly declared that it has decided to withdraw fromthe Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty just after Iraq stated that it wasdetermined to resist the United States.Whither the world in the new year?This is a question that all of the academic circles on international relationsare trying to answer.To this end,on January 9,2002,we speciallyinvited Lu Zhongwei,Research Professor and President of China Instituteof Contemporary International Relations and some other experts oninternational relations from the institute to hold a symposium with the theme“Prospect on World Trend 2003.”Now we present their discussions as anew-year gift to our readers who are always in support of our journal.Wehope this would do a bit for their mastery of international situation.     

A Nascent Engine of Growth in Asia

Nevertheless,even today,China is already making an ever-mounting contri-bution in seeking solutions to world peace and development,the two majorinter-related global issues.At a time when Japan has barely begun to bottom outfrom the worst slump in the post-war years,the American recovery is only nowgathering steam and Europe still struggles with high unemployment,how come A-sia seems to be doing so well?“The answer is China”,says the Pacific Economic     

Regional Impact of Evolving Developments in Lebanon

Lebanon is situated in a sensitive area in the Middle East and has been locked in prolonged turmoil. Its domestic problems have been interwoven with the region's underlying contradictions for decades. The situation in Lebanon has undergone significant changes since Syria pulled out its troops from Southern Lebanon. The United States has got itself more proactively involved in the     

Poverty Alleviation in Yunnan Province of China

Yunnan Province locates to the far end of southwest China, covering 16 prefectures and cities, and 129 counties （and sub-cities and districts）, with a population of 44.83 million, including 31.157 million of rural population. The size of the province is 394000km^2, of which mountain areas is about 94%. It borders Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, with a total borderline of 4060km. Yunnan has a diversified climate and abundant natural resources.     

Persist in Sustainable Development & Build the Eco-industrial Zone——Records of development of eco-agriculture in Yanqing County of Beijing Municipality

LocatedinthenorthwestofBeijingand７４kilometersawayfromtheurbanareaofBeijing，YanqingCountyisthenortherngatewayofthecap－ital，Beijing．Coveringatotalareaof２０００squarekilometers，Yanqinghasthetotalpopulationof２７２，０００．Ithasmaderemarkableachievementsinsus－tainabledevelopment．Followingistherelevantin－formationpresentedbyMr．WangZiming，DirectorofthePlanningCommitteeofYanqingCountyandotherleadingmembers．Ⅰ．TheCurrentSituationofEco－industryinYanqingCountyWithgreenmountainsa…     

Feasibility of Multi-lateral Co-ordination in the Asia-Pacific

There are really piles of tasks before the Asia-Pacific as the region is approach-ing the 21st century. The course of development of some of the major trendsand contradictions can be foreseen. But the complexity of the situation caused bymulti-laterality and the interdependence and interaction of the countries of the re-gion requires that we should break through the old framework of thinking, adopt     

World Championship in Negotiation? The Role of Competitions in Negotiation Pedagogy

The last decade has seen the emergence of several new negotiation competitions around the world. We think the two major drivers of this development are a general trend toward the increasing internationalization of higher education and a recognition of the specific benefits of competitions for negotiation pedagogy. These benefits include: the high level of student commitment generated by participation in a competition, which enhances the quality of negotiation; the opportunity that the competitions give students to experience authentic cultural diversity; and the networking opportunities for students and instructors that the competitions create. This article focuses on the role that negotiation competitions can play in negotiation pedagogy. We first present an overview of the currently most important international negotiation competitions. This is followed by an outline of the specific benefits of negotiation competitions for pedagogy. We then take a closer look at the organization and outcome of negotiation competitions and discuss the opportunities for their development and growth.     

An Overall Review of International Situation in the First Quarter of 2004

I.TheU.S.Presidentialelectiongotlockedinaseesawbattle,therelationsbetweentheU.S.andsomebigpowerssawnewtrends.KerryhackedhiswaythroughdifficultiesintheprimaryandwontheDemocraticnomination.KerryandBushattackedeachotherontheissuesofcounter-terrorismandeconomyandtheirsupportratingwasequallymatched.Bushexpressedhisanti-terrorismdeterminationseveraltimes.TheU.S.desperatelysuppressedtheal-QaidaandtheremainingforcesofTalibawithPakistanandAfghanistanasitsalliesandpropagatedits″Demo-craticPlanon…