U.S. Financial Crisis in Perspective： Disequilibrium in Both Global Economy and International Monetary System

The U.S. financial crisis is a result of its economic disequilibrium. With the dual deficit of finance and trade that resulted in excessive spending over time, financial crisis was triggered by the disequilibrium in the domestic economy when the U.S. economy＇s relationship with the outside was interrupted.     

International System in Transition： From the Perspective of Financial Crisis

The U.S. subprime mortgage crisis has rapidly developed andspread from the region to the world and from the economic and financial field to the political and social field. It has evolved into an international financial crisis with a powerful force of impact and covering a wide range of fields rarely seen in history, and has become a major historical event that has a profound impact on the United States and the world at large since the 9/11 incident. The international community generally believes that it is a crisis of the existing order and system, and calls for reform of the international financial system are unprecedentedly high. This again has led to a discussion of the reform of the international system. The impact of the crisis on the transition of the entire international system has begun to appear.     

Impact of International Financial Crisis and China＇s Role

At present, the international financial and economic crisis is spreading in depth. This centennial crisis has exerted profound impacts on the world economy, political pattern and international relationships. China has been playing a unique irreplaceable role in addressing this crisis.     

Address at the Opening Ceremony of the Seminar on ＂Global Security System under the Background of International Financial Crisis＂

Today, the 8th Sino-German Seminar on Comprehensive Security opens here. On behalf of CAFIU, I would like to extend our warm welcome to all the guests present at the seminar.     

SCO： Outstanding Achievements,Bright Prospects

<正>The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was previously known as the Shanghai Five. In April 1996, heads of five states namely China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan held their first summit meeting in Shanghai, and officially     

Kazakhstan： Impact of and Countermeasures to the Global Financial Crisis

Kazakhstan, a big power in Central Asia, is one of the first countries affected by the U.S. financial crisis. As the funds of Kazakh banks are mostly from the international bank loans, Kazakhstan has suffered a slowdown in the international capital flows after the outbreak of the U.S. subprime lending crisis. In the second half of 2007, many other issues such as the decline in bank solvency, the increase in non-performing loans and the problem of ＂loan stint＂ emerged in Kazakhstan. Several projects had to be stopped due to capital-strand break.     

Opening Address at the Seminar on ＂Global Security System under the Background of International Financial Crisis＂

The 8th Sino-German Security Dialogue co-sponsored by the International Department of the CPC Central Committee （IDCPC）, Chinese Association for International Understanding （CAFIU） and the Friedrieh Ebert Foundation of Germany （FES） opens here. First of all, on behalf of CAFIU and IDCPC,     

Impact of Financial Crisis on Japanese Economy and Japanese Government＇s Related Policies

Under the impact of the financial crisis, the growth of the Japanese economy began to slow down from the end of 2007. To cope with the crisis, the Japanese government put forward large-scale economic stimulus plans with the emphasis on improving people＇s livelihood, expanding employment, propping up small and medium-sized enterprises （SMEs） and improving the environment. The plans have a dual role： on the one hand, they serve to deal with the current grim economic impact from the outside; on the other, they are aimed at seeking a solution to the inherent and long-term internal contradictions in the economic structure.     

China＇s International Orientation in the Fast- Changing International Situation

The financial crisis is having a great impact on the worldeconomic and political structure. At the same time, it has brought important opportunities to China, a country in a crucial stage of development. The crisis has demonstrated China＇s importance and positive role in international economy, and provided it with favorable conditions to enhance its international influence and status.     

The Ukrainian Crisis： A Multidimensional Perspective

In recent months, Ukraine has undergone dazzling tragedies and ordeals, revealing deep domestic conflicts, changes in the international strategic landscape and big power relations in the post-financial crisis era. On March 18, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty with the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol,     

The Deep-seated Influence of the Financial Crisis on the World Economic, Political and Security Structures

当前这场金融危机具有深刻的经济性和政治性根源合成、并发的特征,其影响将更为持久、广泛而深远.金融危机将全面启动新一轮国际金融乃至全球经济体系的改革进程,表现为全球金融体系朝着更加均衡、公平和综合方向改革的步伐加快,但全球金融/经济体系改革和过渡仍是一个长期而渐进的过程.金融危机推动了世界政治、安全格局的深度演变和改变国际政治议程的优先程序,对中国的对外关系提供了更多的战略机遇和挑战.     

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Afghan Issue

Afghanistan is not a member country of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization （SCO）, nor an observer country of it. However, Afghanistan has special relations with the SCO. In the whole history of the SCO, the Afghan issue has never been missed on SCO＇s radar. This is mainly because Afghanistan is closely related to the security of the region and remains deeply entangled with the various security issues in Central Asia,     

上海合作组织的经济合作模式

经济合作是上海合作组织的重要内容之一。从已签署的协议看,该组织在借鉴其他国际组织成功经验的基础上,已经确定了基本的合作思路和合作模式。合作思路是先开展便利化建设扫清合作障碍,再深化经贸合作使各方受益,最后在适当的时候建立自由贸易区。合作模式是在成员国共同感兴趣的领域通过双边与多边行动相结合的方式开展区域经济合作,符合成员国的国情和区域现实,具有可行性。     

Consultative Status with the ECOSOC of the United Nations——A Ticket for NGOs to Get Involved in the Main International Activities

FromMay10to282004regularsessionoftheNGOCommitteeoftheEconomicandSocialCouncilECOSOCoftheUnitedNationswasheldintheUNheadquarterinNewYork.ChineseAs-sociationforInternationalUnderstandingCAFIUsentadelegationtoparticipateinthesessionattheinvitationoftheNGOsectionundertheDe-partmentofEconomicandSocialAffairsDESAoftheUnitedNations.Duringtheseseveraldays'participationinthesessionwe'vegotabetterun-derstandingoftheconsultativestatusaswellasfurthercomprehensionofhowtomakebetteruseofthiss…     

World Situation of 2008 in Retrospect

2008 is the year which witnessed the most dramatic changes in the international situation since the end of the Cold War. The subrime loan crisis in the United States further developed. The military conflict between Russia and Georgia shocked the world. Beijing Olympic Games were held successively. These three events have a farreaching influence on the international structure. There are more and more discussions and debates among the international community concerning the changes of international political and economic order. The balance among big powers has been changing again and the development towards a multi-polar world speeding up.     

Russia＇s Eurasian Union Strategy and Its Impact on Sino-Russian Relations and SCO

No matter what period of history we choose, tsarist Russia or the Soviet Union, historically, Russia has wielded great power over bothEurope and Asia. However, this changed with the break-up of the Sov...     

International System and China＇s Asia-Pacific Strategy

What impact does a shift in the global distribution of power have on the international order？ According to the views of traditional realists, power transitions in the international order are usually accompanied by major wars, the best example being the two world wars of the twentieth century. China＇s peaceful rise is conducive to the peace and stability of Asia and Pacific regions. The steady rise of China＇s position and its role in dealing with international and regional problems have proved China＇s success in ＂cooperative security＂. This paper analyzes the security order in the Asia-Pacific region1 that China wants to construct to provide important guarantees to its peaceful rise. Firstly, I review and compare key arguments about the transition of international systems and China＇s Asia-Pacific strategy, Secondly, I investigate the dynamics between China＇s peaceful rise and the ＂cooperative security＂ which I think are the collective embodiments of modem transformation and the restructuring of China＇s traditional strategic culture. Thirdly, I examine how to construct a mechanism of cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region to guarantee China＇s peaceful rise on both political and economic levels. Economic cooperation and free trade in Asia-Pacific region is an important route to regional economic integrity which will guarantee China＇s role in maintaining the political and economic security in the region.