China＇ s Peripheral and Grand Strategies：Seeking a Balance between Aspirations and Capabilities

The study of China＇s strategy towards its neighbors must also include a study of the regional situation. Generally, an accurate assessment of the situation and a clear understanding of the sources of threats should be the starting point for this kind of study. In studying strategy, the situation will determine the task and the object as well as any countermeasures.     

Defining China＇s Foreign Strategy in Accordance with National Interests

Discussions of foreign strategy should begin with a clear understanding of core participants or competitors, the key objectives of involved parties, the means the players use to reach their goals, as well as the direction and intensity of their moves with a weather eye out for excluding direct conflict in the nuclear age. Today＇s most vital players are America and China, and currently others can act in roles in global and regional affairs that eater to or harm the interests of one of these two superpowers.     

Reflections on China＇s Periphery Strategy

Over the past few years, along with the changing situation in China＇s periphery, regional mechanisms and forums have been consolidating.     

Lessons from Transient ＂Triumphalism＂ in China＇s Neighboring Diplomacy

This article aims to identify some lessons from China＇ s neighboring diplomacy in the two years prior to the 18th National Congress of the CPC （November 8-14, 2012 ）.     

China＇ s Maritime Security and Its Choices

Over recent years,China’s maritime security and associated issues have become a focus of international interest.What are the major factors in China’s maritime situation? How should we perceive the challenges that the situation poses to China’s national interests? What is likely to be     

Changes in China＇s Energy Situation and Its Strategy for Energy Security

As world consumption of energy grows fast, the proven petro- leum reserves are limited in today＇s world, and the oil price fluctuates and most often soars up sharply, energy has become a most crucial factor in the world economy and the energy security problem has increasingly become an important focus of attention for the international community. Owing to the big size and the fast growth-rate of China＇s economy, it is only too natural that China＇s energy situation, including its energy import, and its energy policy and strategy have been watched closely and discussed extensively by the whole world with wide-spread interest. It might be useful for this paper to give a brief account of the actual situation of China＇s energy production and consumption and China＇s relevant strategy for energy security.     

Development of Global Security Situation in the Post-crisis Era and China＇s Initiative to Build New International Security System

<正>I. Features of the post-crisis global security situation 1. Non-traditional threats become more urgent and cooperation for security remains to be the mainstream trend. The international financial crisis has deepened interdependence between     

Abe＇s Shrine Visit： Characteristics,Motivation and Consequences

Abe visited the Yasukuni Shrine on December 26, the anniversary of his second premiership. His visit on the 70-year anniversary of the release of the Cairo Declaration represents a flagrant defiance of the post-war international order. It features the following three characteristics.     

The Land ＆ Sea Frontiers Issue and Adjustment to China＇ s Foreign Strategy

First of all I’d like to express my heartfelt thanks to everyone for attending this meeting.In particular I’m grateful to Professors Hu Dekun,Li Jinming and Huang Renwei,who have traveled far to participate in the discussion.As the topic of this section isHow should China     

China＇s Security Strategy： Standing in the Forefront of the Times

The ten-year Great Cultural Revolution not only drove China＇seconomy to the verge of collapse but also put China＇s security under real jeopardy. The Chinese leaderships since Deng Xiaoping, with a new security thinking of vanguard nature, gained for China a safer intemational environment by responding to security threats and challenges with great wisdom and skills.     

China’s Future Security Environment

A U.S.military strategy report published in 2009 provides an assessment of China's overall national security environment and regional issues over the next 25 years.China's future international strategi...     

China＇s Engagement in African Security Cooperation： Evolution and Prospects

Although China began to engage in military cooperation with Africa quite soon after the founding of the People＇s Republic in 1949, there are as yet few articles on Sino-African security cooperation. Now, with a much closer security relationship between China and Africa, there is a need for more study of this issue. This article gives some idea of the evolution of Chinese engagement in African security cooperation and examines new opportunities for, and challenges to, a more active Chinese engagement in Africa in this domain.     

Encouraging a Neutral U.S. and Building Friendly Ties with China＇ s Neighbors

The U.S.has encouraged regional countries to gang up against China in seas around China as part of its strategy of returning to Asia.This looks like a new kind of Cold War directed against China which threatens the nation’s sovereignty.How can we interpret this new international situation