The Promise of Fruitful Sino-British Cooperation

正RELATIONS between Britain and China date back to antiquity,founded on ancient trade and missionary contacts.Beginning in the 1830s,Britain was the first country to industrialize and become a world economic power.In the Opium Wars Britain forced China to open its doors,bringing the country into     

Buddha Jumps over the Wall

正"Buddha Jumps over the Wall,"also known as"Fu Shou Quan,"a wish for good fortune and long life,is a well-known Fujian dish that originated during the reign of Qing Emperor Daoguang(1821—1850).It was created by Zheng Chunfa,celebrated chef and proprietor of the Ju Chun Yuan Restaurant in Fuzhou,Fujian Province.Zheng was private chef of a senior local official in the early years     

Exchanges

正Chinese,Australian FMs Host Diplomatic and Strategic DialogueOn September 7 Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Australian counterpart Julie Bishop co-hosted the second round of China-Australia Diplomatic and Strategic Dialogue in Sydney.Wang Yi said that bilateral relations have maintained an optimistic momentum.To enhance bilateral ties,both sides need to promote mutual trust and mutual     

Fruitful Cooperation between China and Dominica——An Interview with David Xu,Special Envoy of the Commonwealth of Dominica

正THIS year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the People’s Republic of China and the Commonwealth of Dominica.China’s1.3 billion-strong population dwarfs Dominica’s less than 100,000 inhabitants.However,the two countries share a common understanding of equality and mutual benefit and have developed bilateral relations noticeably over the past 10 years,witnessed by achieve-     

The New Maritime Silk Road,A Historic Choice

正THE concept of a 21st century Maritime Silk Road was initiated by Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit to the ASEAN region in October 2013.President Xi proposed the strategy creatively,considering both the history of the region and its future against the current global climate.The New Maritime Silk Road and the New Silk Road Economic Belt together construct an important pillar of the Chinese dream of rejuvenating the na-     

“Comfort Women” Merit Remembrance

正ON August 6,Navi Pillay,the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights,urged Japan to produce a comprehensive,impartial and lasting resolution on the issue of wartime sexual slavery,the so-called"comfort women."She lamented a report released by the Japanese government on June 20that said it"was not possible to confirm that women were forcefully recruited."In appealing to Japan,Pillay recognized that such a statement would cause tremendous agony to those female victims.     

A Descendant of Nanjing

正IN August of every year,the Japan-China Friendship Association organizes a touring exhibition around Japan themed"Expose War for Peace."Exhibits include historical photos and objects relating to the Japanese war of aggression against China.The 2014 three-day exhibition started on August 10 and concluded on August 12 at the Nagoya Civic Assembly Hall.Thirty-nine non-governmental organizations provided extensive historical WWII     

Memorialize the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre

正THE Nanjing Massacre refers to the 40-day slaughter committed by the Japanese army in the early stages of their invasion of China,which cruelly claimed the lives of more than 300,000 civilians and captured soldiers.One third of the city was razed and property losses were beyond count.Some believe that the Nanjing Massacre,along with Auschwitz Concentration Camp and bombing of Hiroshima(the first use of atomic weapons in combat)were the three     

Faces of the War

正WAR may shatter humanity,but it also brings out our best qualities.During WWII many people in occupied Europe and Asia risked their lives to help war victims.Among them are John H.D.Rabe of Germany,Jean Augustin Bussiere of France,Grigori Akimovich Kulishenko of Ukraine and He Fengshan and Nie Rongzhen of China.     

Voices

正"Tibet has been visibly transformed by uninterrupted double-digit GDP growth over two decades and has entered a new stage of development…As a result of this development,Tibet’s interaction and integration with the rest of China has deepened and its isolation from the rest of the world has been decisively ended,"     

Remember the War,Cherish World Peace

正Visitors to the Jianchuan Museum Cluster in Anren Town,Dayi County,Sichuan Province walk among statues of soldiers on the square in front of the museum on September 3,2014,the69th anniversary of China’s victory in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.     

Potential Partners in the Pacific? Mutual interests and the Sino–NATO relationship

Is there mutual benefit in a relationship between the People's Republic of China and the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance (NATO)? At first glance, China and NATO appear to have little to offer one another, and many obstacles to cooperation exist. But distinct (and different) benefits exist for both parties should they elect to pursue a relationship based on interests. NATO and China share a common interest in maintaining international security, and increased interaction can thus appeal to NATO's desire to extend cooperative security beyond the Euro–Atlantic area while offering the Chinese a means for protecting their interests on the global stage in a constructive, non-threatening manner. While both NATO and China have interests in Afghanistan, the most fertile ground for a future relationship lies in mutual interests in four ‘politically acceptable’ domains: crisis management, humanitarian assistance/disaster relief, counter-proliferation and counter-piracy. Increased interaction will present both NATO and China with risks, but these are ultimately outweighed by the potential benefits.     

Vicarious Trauma in Child Welfare Workers: A Study of Organizational Responses

Child welfare is provided within an organizational context that both supports and thwarts the efforts of workers and administrators to meet the myriad of goals established by federal, state, and local regulation and professional bodies. As the field moves toward trauma-informed services for children and families (Ko et al., 2008 Ko, S. J., Ford, J. D., Kassam-Adams, N., Berkowitz, S. J., Wilson, C., Wong, M., Brymer, M. J., &; Layne, C. M. (2008). Creating trauma-informed systems: Child welfare, education, first responders, healthcare, juvenile justice. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 39(4), 396–404.[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]), the effect of trauma on workers has received less agency attention (Middleton &; Potter, 2015 Middleton, J. S., &; Potter, C. C. (2015). Relationship between vicarious traumatization and turnover among child welfare professionals. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 9(2), 195–216.[Taylor &; Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]). This exploratory, qualitative study examines the level of knowledge administrators have regarding vicarious trauma and probes the organizational responses of public child welfare agencies to the vicarious trauma experienced by workers.     

U.S. Needs Neutral Policy on Sea Disputes

正U.S.National Security Advisor Susan Rice said during her first visit to China from September 7 to 9 that President Barack Obama regards his scheduled November visit to China as a milestone,because he attaches great importance to U.S.-China relations.Although Obama’s visit is still a month away,observers believe that instability in the South China Sea due to the"pivot to Asia"policy of the U.S.will be high on the     

Passing on the Ethnic Korean Farmers＇ Dance

正Wangqing County,located in Jilin’s Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture,is known as the hometown of the Chinese elephant cap dance.Fifty-six-year-old Jin Mingchun is leading ef orts to preserve the traditional folk art.As director of Wangqing’s Center for Preservation of Intangible Cultural Heritage,Jin has devoted 35 years to continuing the ethnic Korean farmers’dance.He is also the only dancer who can     

LETTERS

正Lin Zhixin’s devotion to charity is a touching story.It is good to know that many benevolent people are contributing to Lin’s charity projects.Transparency is the key to Lin’s success;without it,charities quickly lose public credibility.Certain governmental charities in China are currently grappling with a public trust crisis following recent scandals.Some are accused of misusing funds,others embezzled donations     

BRICS New Development Bank——Promoting Reform with an All-Win Strategy

正ON July 15,2014,at the 6th BRICS Summit in Brazil,the heads of the BRICS countries signed the Fortaleza Declaration,which announced the founding of the BRICS New Development Bank(NDB)and an emergency reserve fund.The initial authorized capital of the bank will be US$100 billion with a first investment of US$50 billion contributed equally by each of the five member states.At the same time,a US$100 billion contingent     

Bill Loves China

正BILL Brown,Fujian’s first foreign permanent resident,has been a professor in Xiamen University’s School of Management since he helped start the MBA program in 1988.Currently,he hosts the weekly TV program Xingfu Fujian(Happiness in Fujian)for     

What Are the Real Problems of China＇s Economic Growth？

正CHINA is the world’s second-largest economy,and how its economic growth progresses will inevitably influence that globally.The outside world has followed closely the sustainability of China’s economic growth.Such interest was the basis for the BBC documentary How China Fooled the World.The documentary is centered around China’s economic growth having been driven by vast amounts of credit from the banking sector over the past few     

Deeper SCO Cooperation Promises Regional Peace and Development

正LEADERS of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization(SCO)member states gathered on September 11 and 12 in Dushanbe,capital of Tajikistan,for a summit that is set to chart the course of the regional group’s development