China''''s Relations with South Asia

Currently, since regional arrangements or multilateral arrangements between China and South Asia as a whole are still at an early stage, bilateral relations between China and South Asia are mainly country specific. In 2006, there were     

China's New Neighboring Diplomacy

China＇s new thinking about neighboring diplomacy in Asia since the end of Cold War can be analyzed theoretically from angle of international institutions. China utilizes institutionalism with great flexibility in four sub-regions-Central Asia, Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia, where institutional models-dominant participation, deep participation, active participation and moderate participation models have been adopted. In the four sub-regions in Asia, China has handled the presence of U.S interests well and responded reasonably to the United States＇ Asian diplomacy. China and the United States have therefore achieved a compatible coexistence in Asia. Compatibility and coexistence between China and the United States in Asia are the fundamental reasons that China has made progress in this new stage, and are the essence of the new thinking in China＇s neighboring diplomacy.     

Energy Development in South Asia and China- South Asia Energy Cooperation

In South Asia, most countries are heavily dependent on energy imports as a result of poor natural endowment, weak exploration capacity and fast economic development. However, being close neighbor to China, the South Asia serves as the corridor for China＇s energy imports and the transit region for China＇s oil and gas pipelines. It is in China＇s strategic interests to conduct energy cooperation with the South Asian countries.     

How Can China, the U.S. and China＇ s Neighbors Interact Positively？

New Developments Before the 2008 financial crisis,and especially before the U.S.began its "return" to Asia,relations between China,the U.S.and China's neighbors in East Asia were not a major issue.However,since 2010,relations have been stirred up.Take the Cheonan incident,the shelling of Yeonpyeong Island,the Diaoyu Islands dispute between China and Japan,the Huangyan Island confrontation between China and the Philippines,and the South China Sea issue,for example.Sino-U.S.relations have grown more complex,and sovereignty disputes between China and some of its neighbors have intensified.At the same time,relations between the U.S.and most of China'sneighbors have improved.The U.S.' decision to "pivot" to Asia contains many objectives.     

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On the Relationship between Nepal and India and Its Development Tendency,The US Factor in South China Sea,The impact of Political traditions, religion and colonial history on Southeast Asia democracy——the Philippines and Malaysia As a Case     

China＇s Economic Relations with

Over the past several years, some terms, such as the ＂Asian Century , the ＂rise of Asia＂ and the ＂rise of China and India,have become popular in international society. For some international observers, these terms simply reflect a global tendency; but for Asian people, they are more like visions. As members of Asia, China and South Asian countries have a responsibility to make these visions into realities, and these countries are trying their utmost to do so.     

Understanding China's responses to THAAD

The THAAD issue stirs up the strategic security situation in Northeast Asia and the world,damaging mutual trust between China and South Korea as well as that between China and the United States,testing China's ability to safeguard strategic security interests and handle relations with neighboring countries and among major powers.China's reaction attracts wide attention,including misunderstanding and criticism.There is a view that the alliance between the United States and South Korea is dominated by the United States and followed by South Korea,marked by deployment of THAAD.China's countermeasures should be targeted at the United States.China should not set the South Korea as the main target.There is also a view that China overreacted,and that China should confine responses to military matters and ought not to expand them to areas of economy and trade as well as cultural exchange.Other opinions hold that the deployment of THAAD is related to the North Korea issue and that China should oppose North Korean nuclear buildup instead of THAAD.     

China-Japan-ROK Relations in Post-Beijing Olympics-Summary of the Sino-Japan-ROK Trilateral Symposium

The trilateral seminar of ＂China-Japan-ROK Relations in Post- Beijing Olympics＂ - organized by China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations （CICIR）, the Asahi Shimbun Asia Network （AAN） of Japan and the Hwajeong Peace Foundation of Northeast Asia Daily （the Dibg-A Ilbo） in South Korea--opened in Beijing on October l lth, 2008. Over 30 representatives from China, Japan and Korea attended the seminar and shared their views on a variety of issues, including China beyond the Games, security cooperation in Northeast Asia and Sino- Japanese-ROK cooperation in a new era. The discussions are summarized as follows     

Internationalization of the ＂DPRK Defectors＂ Issue

Over the past 20 years,the "DPRK Defectors" issue has become a security issue affecting China’s relations with its neighbors.Not only does this issue exacerbate the conflict between North and South Korea and contribute to unrest on the peninsula,but it also causes diplomatic disputes that affect relations among the big powers in Northeast Asia and China’s regional security.     

The Trends of Cross-Straits Relations in a Changing East Asia

The repercussions of high-profile ＂returning to Asia＂ and implementation of the Asia Pacific rebalancing strategy by the US has been felt in Asia. The US has openly given support to Japan, the Philippines and Vietnam to challenge China and secretly instigated some ASEAN and South Asian countries to go against China.