Shanghai Cooperation Organization： A Banner of Multilateral Cooperation

On June 15, 2001, the heads of state of China, Russia,Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan issued the Declaration on the Establishment of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Shanghai, China and signed the Shanghai Convention on Combating Terrorism, Separatism and Extremism.     

International Financial Crisis and the Reform of EU Financial Regulatory System

In the global financial crisis, EU countries have suffered huge economic losses. EU Banking Sector Stability report issued by European Central Bank in August 2009 showed that the cumulative write-downs of European banks amounted to more than US$359.4 billion by the end of July 2009.     

Risk Analysis on the Developed Economies＇ Sovereign Debt Crisis

As an impact of International Financial Crisis, the Greek sovereign debt crisis suddenly turned up. Some European countries＇ debt crisis got further unveiled. The mounting risk of world sovereign crisis could be the principal risk of world economy and financial market after the international financial crisis and would threaten the global economy recovery. The world economy, unchained from the international financial crisis, might enter the next phase of sovereign debt crisis.     

Latin American Regional Integration Progresses Steadily

With growing globalization, regional integration has witnessed a new round of development with a strong momentum. In recent years, in Latin America, a region that started regional integration earliest among the developing countries, regional integration has been advancing steadily. All kinds of regional and sub-regional cooperation organizations have been strengthening dialogue and exchanges in the political, economic, trade, energy, financial and other fields. Regional cooperation is further enhanced. Latin American integration is in a period of relatively sound development.     

Improving Public Diplomacy with Chinese Characteristics

The term ＂public diplomacy＂ was first used in 1965 by the Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Tufts University. The term has no fixed definition no matter in China or other countries. Scholars agree on some points but disagree on some others. The Dictionary of International Relations Terms compiled by the U.S. Department of State in 1987 illustrates that public diplomacy refers to government-sponsored programs intended to understand, inform or influence public opinion in other ＂countries, reduce foreign governments＇ and public＇s misperceptions on the United States, enhance the image and influence of the United States in overseas public and promote national interest;     

Achieve Glory against All Odds- The Development of China＇s Foreign Policy in the Past 60 Years

Since its founding 60 years ago, the People＇s Republic of China has been pursuing an independent foreign policy of peace under the guidance of Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought and Deng Xiaoping Theory. Braving wind and storm in diplomatic front and breaking through brambles and thorns, it has scored brilliant achievements. Through arduous diplomatic struggles, China has safeguarded its national independence, sovereignty and security, created a favorable international environment for its cause of modernization, reform and opening-up, improved its international status and influence, and made important contribution to the promotion of world peace and development as well as the cause of human progress.     

China's new regulatory regime tailored for the sharing economy: The case of Uber under Chinese local government regulation in comparison to the EU,US, and the UK

Although Uber's arrival in China has resulted in disruptive competition for incumbent taxi companies, it offers an attractive alternative in China's supply-demand-imbalanced urban passenger transport system. China's regulatory regime for Uber has evolved in three stages: from the regulatory vacuum prior to 2015 to its official legalization in 2015–2016, and the enactment of numerous local regulations in 2016, with specific and more demanding requirements for Uber. This policy is a part of the Chinese approach to the gradual liberalization of the urban passenger transport market. Policymakers should consider ‘fair competition’ as the guiding principle to balance the interests of sharing firms and incumbent service providers, as well as between different sharing firms. The core value of this principle lies in the benefits it provides for consumers and the way it engenders a pro-competitive market environment. The labor protection arrangements for sharing firms’ laborers should be more flexible and diversified. In order to recognize whether an Uber-Driver is an employee or independent contractor, a new standard taking into account a range of factors should be established through collective negotiations between the participants of the sharing economy, and dialogues between members of the judiciary, academics, and the policymakers. Further, consumer protection law and personal data protection provisions should apply when sharing firms misuse their distinctive algorithmic management model to compete unfairly to the detriment of consumers and other users. Ex ante regulatory measures designed to protect the personal data of users should be introduced for deployment in the context of the sharing economy. When enforcing these rules, a balance should be struck ensuring free data flow that is essential to sharing firms’ innovation and competition, and the need to ensure the level of data security required to underpin a well-functioning sharing society.     

A Public Law View of the New Generation of FTAs

Netherlands International Law Review - This article intends to consider what the new generation of FITs might signify for our understanding of public law. Rather than modelling international public...     

促进我国电子病历发展的相关政策分析

为促进电子病历的健康发展,我们必须首先明确电子病历的属性和定位,正确处理电子病历相关问题的关系,并找到切实可行的推进模式,分阶段加以推进。与此同时,应该高度重视采用云计算等新一代信息技术在电子病历、居民健康档案、区域卫生信息平台建设中的巨大作用,解决电子病历医疗服务对象的身份标识问题,并从电子签名、隐私保护、权利认定与事故责任分担等方面完善相应的管理制度,为促进电子病历有序发展创造良好的软环境。