S&ED Promotes Stable and Cooperative Sino-U.S. Ties

正THE Sixth U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue(SED)convenes in Beijing this July.President Obama’s Special Representative and Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew visited China ahead of the event,from May 11 to13,to meet with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Vice Premier Wang Yang.The two sides reached consensus on the basic content of the coming SED.     

A Strategic Prospect that Can Be Realized

正The Chinese Dream in Full Swing Speech Extracts from the International Dialogue on the Chinese Dream ForumTHE Chinese Dream encompasses four main visions:a renewed,powerful China;a civilized China governed by equality and fairness;a harmonious China in which all social strata coexist peacefully;and a beautiful China with a clean environment.Despite China’s well-known difficulties–pollution,corruption,and economic inequality–China     

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正Photo NewsJuly 9,2014The 6th round of China-U.S.Strategic and Economic Dialogue opens in Beijing.The forum is co-chaired by Vice Premier Wang Yang(front,third right),State Councilor Yang Jiechi(front,second right),who is the special representative of President Xi Jinping,U.S.Secretary of State John Kerry(front,far left)as President Obama’s special representative and U.S.Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew(front,second left).     

Strategic Significance of the 21~(st) Century Maritime Silk Road and Tactics in its Development

正In a speech delivered at the Indonesian Parliament in October 2013,Chinese President Xi Jinping said:"we should further strengthen our maritime partnerships and jointly build the 21st century Maritime Silk Road",articulating China’s willingness to beef up maritime cooperation with ASEAN countries.The Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on     

The role of ASEAN institutes of strategic and international studies in developing security cooperation in the Asia‐pacific region

As the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) governments are facing new challenges, the need to re‐evaluate the significance of the track‐two activities has been recognised. As there has been insufficient research on the ASEAN Institutes of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS), this article analyses their role in the development of security cooperation. It shows that ASEAN‐ISIS has contributed to the establishment of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) by analysing the common/cooperative security thinking, the establishment of an inter‐governmental forum for a security dialogue, and the extension of ASEAN's diplomatic style over a larger geographical area. As ASEAN‐ISIS has contributed to inter‐governmental cooperation by promoting ideas, this article concludes that the significance of their activities in contemporary Asian politics should be understood in terms of the introduction and promotion of such innovative ideas.     

韩国的东南亚外交：目标、手段及其启示

早期韩国外交囿于东北亚区域,但近年来,韩国日益以中等强国的进取姿态,试图超越东北亚外交的局限,向亚洲乃至全球层面扩展影响力。其中,东南亚已上升为韩国外交的战略区域。以经济利益为重心,韩国积极参与地区多边机制,拓展安全合作,提供发展援助,推动环境和文化外交,全面追求其在东南亚的政策目标。韩国外交的这一态势,会对中国在该地区的利益产生一定影响。     

中国对六方会谈的战略思考及演变

20世纪90年代中期以后,中国开始积极利用多边安全合作维护自身的利益。为了解决朝核危机,中国促成了六方会谈,并在会谈中发挥了建设性作用。和平解决朝核问题、维护国家安全以及通过会谈改善中美关系是中国的重要战略思考。提高国际形象以及推动朝核六方会谈向机制化方向发展也是中国的长远考虑。因六方会谈的长期中断和国际形势的变化,中国的基本战略思考也发生了微妙的演变,即中国希望朝核六方会谈的机能向一般意义上的安全对话平台方向扩展。另外,通过推动重启六方会谈的实际行动,表露了半岛危机必须和平解决的立场,借以维护朝鲜体制安定,同时也表现了愿与美国协作、和平解决地区安全问题的态度,以避免新的冷战出现。     

福建省公共文化建设的战略意义探析

公共文化服务是政府提供的公共服务的重要组成部分。我省大力加强公共文化服务建设,具有巨大的战略意义和时代意义。福建省加强公共文化建设,是建设海峡西岸的深层驱动力,是繁荣社会主义先进文化的应有之义,是保障公民权利的重要举措。同时也服务于祖国的统一大业     

“印太”视域下印日“特殊全球战略伙伴关系”:动力、影响及前景

近年来,随着美国"印太"战略的提出和印度洋战略地位的进一步凸显,印度洋—太平洋地区已经成为世界各大国战略竞争与博弈的重点区域。印度与日本作为影响印太秩序的两支重要力量,两国均提出了自己的"印太"战略构想,并不断加强在印太地区的战略互动。在"印太"地缘框架下,印日战略伙伴关系的内涵得到全面发展,已经升级为"特殊全球战略伙伴关系"。印日战略伙伴关系以共同的"民主价值观"为纽带,在政治、经贸、安全、军事等各领域的合作全面深化,并具有浓厚的制衡中国色彩。在当前国际政治、经济重心向印太地区转移的大背景下,印日战略伙伴关系的强化既是两国各自利益的需求使然,也是对印太地缘政治格局新变化的反应,必将对当前的印太地区秩序产生深远而复杂的影响。面对"印太时代"的到来,中国应与印日共同建立有关印太地区秩序的对话沟通机制,扩大中印日三国在印太地区基于共同利益的战略合作,推进印太命运共同体建设。在当前印太地缘政治兴起与日印战略伙伴关系不断升温的情势下,中国既要密切关注日印战略伙伴关系的发展态势,客观地看待印日在印太地区的战略互动给中国周边外交环境带来的各种风险和挑战。同时也要积极构建中国的"印太"战略,运筹好中日、中印双边关系,以便塑造有利于中国和平崛起的周边安全环境。     

Ticket splitting,strategic voting and personal vote in the 2012 Mongolian elections

This article examines ticket splitting under Mongolia's new mixed-member majoritarian system used for the elections in 2012, reaching several conclusions. First, we confirm that strategic ticket splitting depends on party size, as especially candidates of larger parties receive, on average, more district votes. Second, we show that strategic voting is not a universal phenomenon under the Mongolian mixed-member majoritarian system. Finally, as personal vote rather than strategic voting generally influences electoral behaviour of Mongolian voters at the district level, we hypothesize that institutional factors alone are not sufficient to explain both ticket splitting and strategic voting.