The Rise of China and the Vision for an East Asian Community

This article seeks to explore how stable regional order under the possible community formation can be created in East Asia in moves towards China's ascendancy. For this objective, it takes advantage of a framework assuming that the development of an East Asian community would be possible under conditions that the states in the region develop common identity and norms, as well as multilateral institutions that guarantee the long-term interest. Moreover, the society needs to be involved in identity formation and institution-building. This article argues that China has been gradually embedded into formal multilateral institutions and less formal policy networks formed by state and non-state actors, which have been conducive to the creation of a regional community. However, both collective norms at the governmental level and shared cultural consciousness at the public level have not developed enough to have significant influences on directing China firmly to the formation of a regional community.     

东亚儒学的复兴

一东亚各国在历史上曾是礼义文明高度发达的社会,而儒学则是东亚文明的核心和代表。近代以来,西方工业文明兴起,需要向国外寻找原料和市场,需要殖民地。当它进入东亚地区以后,这里的农业文明抵挡不住它的进攻,遭遇了历史性的失败。东亚传统文化的命运总是与东亚社会的兴衰联系在一起的。当东亚社会成为西方列强的附庸的时候,它的传统文化也进入衰落时期,儒学从主导地位退到边缘地带,儒学在它的发生地中国,甚至一度被进步人士视为保守、过时的思想文化,视为现代化的障碍,因而遭到猛烈抨击,说明东亚人对自己的固有文化丧失了自信。在西方,马克…     

论发展云南与东南亚国家的关系

改革开放以来,云南与东南亚国家关系出现了新的发展,但在一段时期,东南亚地区的政治、经济形势变化,对云南与东南亚国家关系产生了一定影响.促进云南与东南亚国家关系的发展是进入21世纪后云南对外开放的重要内容,我们应该认清形势,从多方面积极促进云南与东南亚国家关系的发展,开创云南对外开放的新局面.     

浅析东亚货币合作与人民币国际化

人民币国际化是中国经济自身发展的内在要求,同时被东亚货币合作的"集体行为"所推动,并被赋予新的时代使命。人民币国际化是一个动态的过程,在东亚货币合作不断发展的新形势下,人民币国际化存在着诸多的机遇与困境,如何推动人民币国际化是一个存在悖论的重大课题,面对一种全新的尝试,人民币国际化也只能是根据国际国内的形势发展而循序渐进。     

简析东盟的大国平衡战略--以东盟和中、美、日三国关系为视角

东盟的大国平衡战略由其成立之初提出的"和平、自由、中立"的外交目标演变而来,通过利用大国之间的利益及矛盾关系达到一种制衡作用,以维护地区的稳定和繁荣.该战略从某种意义上说对弥补冷战结束后东南亚地区出现的权力真空,起到一定积极作用,但不可否认的是由于东盟国家自身实力的相对薄弱,使得大国平衡战略的实施具有一定的局限性.本文以东盟和中、美、日三国的关系为视角,分析东盟外交战略的时效性.     

明代滇桂地区与东南亚国家关系述评

明代是中国对外关系发展史上的重要时期,处于西南的滇、桂两省与周边各国山水相连。随着明王朝国势的强弱及周边环境的改变,中国与各邻国在政治隶属和疆域统治等方面经历了一系列不同的发展和变化。其间云南、广西与缅甸、老挝、八百媳妇国、安南的经济文化交往始终延绵不断,云南、广西成为明王朝与东南亚国家来往的桥梁和基地。     

Five Associations for Friendship with Asian and African Countries Hold Joint Annual Meeting

On February 28,the Chinese-African People's Friendship Association(CAPFA),the Chinese-Arab Friendship Association (CAFA),the China-ASEAN Associa-     

China's Approaches toward Regional Cooperation in East Asia: motivations and calculations

This paper explores how China's strategic motivations and calculations have both motivated and constrained its participation in East Asian regional cooperation. It argues that China's participation in regional economic and security cooperation is motivated first of all by the calculation of China's domestic interests to create a peaceful peripheral environment for its economic growth and political stability, particularly its frontier security and prosperity. The realist interests to enhance China's position in power competition with other major players in the region, particularly Japan and US, also play an important part in China's strategic calculation. These interest calculations, however, also set limits on China's participation in regional cooperation. These interest calculations have also shaped China's preference for an informal approach, emphasizing voluntarism and consensus building rather than legally binding resolutions, toward regional cooperation. This soft approach is a major barrier for many regional institutions to move beyond the stage of talking shops to effectively resolve conflicts in the region.     

亚洲发展中国家农村社会服务型扶贫政策考察

为农村贫困人口提供社会服务是许多亚洲发展中国家消除农村贫困的一项重要举措.但这种社会服务型的扶贫政策能否达到预期目标,取决于一系列相关因素.服务对象的如何定位、传递机制和参与机制是否完善和健全,都可能直接影响扶贫效果.     

Marriage Migration in China and East Asia

This paper explores the connections between the shortage of women in China that is making it more difficult for men to find brides and the growing phenomenon of long distance marriage migration. It argues that marriage migration has tended to be from the poorer areas toward the richer ones. The movement satisfies demand from men too poor or disadvantaged to afford a bride from their local community. Women undertake marriage migration in the hope of achieving a better life for themselves or being able to help their families. A similar phenomenon can be observed in international marriage migration chains such as those from the Philippines, China and Korea to Japan, from the Chinese mainland, Vietnam and Thailand to Taiwan, and from North Korea and Vietnam to China. Marriage migration puts the women who engage in it into an especially vulnerable position.     

China and Asian regionalism: Challenge and policy choice

Regionalism has become an interesting phenomenon in Asian international relations. Driven by fast growing trade and investment, Asian countries have developed variegated patterns of economic co‐operation and a complex level of interdependence among themselves. Although the growing Asian regionalism is very much an economics‐driven process, it has profound impacts on regional political organization. This analysis examines Beijing's changing attitudes toward Asian regionalism and its policy choice in the regional economic integration. It is argued that the integration of the Chinese economy into the regional structure is promoted by the government as well as driven by market dynamics. Although Beijing has let the Chinese economy develop into the regional ‘flying geese’ structure, the best policy choice for China, as many Chinese scholars have argued, would be a three‐circle strategy of integrating into the world economy and a strategy of ‘market for technology’ in regional economic co‐operation. This analysis also discusses the regional political obstacles impeding co‐operation across national borders. It is argued that healthy bilateral relations and more political will toward regional multilateralism on political issues would be instrumental for future regional prosperity and stablity in Asia.     

发达国家农业产业化的经验及其对我国的启示

农业产业化是我国农业现代化和国民经济稳定健康增长的重要基础。要从我国农业发展现状出发,借助发达国家的经验,加大政府政策的引导作用,改善农业生产结构,完善农业服务体系,加大农业科技投入,加快农业产业化发展进程。     

我国东西部技术转移与西部发展

我国东西部技术发展的差距呈扩大的趋势。在东西部地区进行技术扩散和技术转移,是缩小东西部技术差距、促进我国整体科技水平提高、推动区域协调发展的重要途径。加快东西部技术转移,需要在政府的推动下,形成促进东西部技术转移的有效机制。     

妇女行动:迎接新挑战--第五届东亚妇女论坛综述

2003年12月20至22日,以“妇女行动:迎接新挑战”为主题的“第五届东亚妇女论坛”在香港举行,来自韩国、日本、蒙古、香港、台湾和内地的350多名代表参加了会议。论坛包括“全球化与妇女贫困化”、“社会性别主流化与中央机制”、“传统价值观与家庭互动关系”3个主题讨论会,“妇女与经济参与”、“妇女与教育”、“妇女与流动劳工”、“妇女与健康”、“妇女与资讯及通讯科技”、“妇女与城乡发展”、“妇女与环境保护”、“妇女与和平”、“妇女与宗教灵性”、“妇女与家庭暴力”、“妇女与性”、“妇女与性暴力”、“妇女与性工作”等13个…     

“两型社会”建设应该成为“东亚合作”共同的主题

该文分析了亚洲出口导向型经济增长模式的缺陷，提出面对“后危机时代”的课题，降低“转型成本”需要亚洲共同的合作和努力，“两型社会”建设应该成为“东亚合作”共同的主题。     

中外保安业比较──谈我国保安业发展中存在的问题

本文对中外保安业的诸多方面作了比较,并对我国保安服务业存在的问题进行理论探讨,提出了我国保安业发展的必由之路。     

China and Major Power Relations in East Asia

Tremendous changes have taken place in East Asia in the post-Cold War era, which have a great impact on Chinese foreign policy and its relations with major powers in East Asia. This new power configuration is related to as 'two ups' and 'two downs', which have become apparent since the early 1990s. The 'two ups' concern the rise of the United States and China. The United States' rise to sole superpower status has given Washington a dominant role in all four dimensions of world affairs: political, strategic, economic, and technological/cultural. Meanwhile, China has achieved a spectacular economic performance for the past two decades, sustaining high growth rates, and escaping, so far, the Asian economic crisis of 1997‐98. This expansion has greatly increased China's influence in regional and global affairs. The 'two downs' refer to the downturns of Russia and Japan. This article provides a detailed analysis of China's international environment in the context of the changing dynamics of major-power relations in East Asia. Special attention is paid to the crucial Beijing‐Tokyo‐Washington triangle. The examination focuses upon political, economic, and strategic dimensions.     

Evolution,History and Commerce in East China

I have visited ZhejiangProvince four times, oncefor each season. Eight yearsago, I spent Spring Festivalweek in the Zhejiang country-side, where I stayed with ruraldwellers. On the other occasions,in 1985, 1993 and 1999 when Ivisited Hangzhou, I noticed ahuge difference each time. I hadnever been to Ningbo, however,which, since the expresswayopened, is now only an hour anda half from the provincial capitalof Hangzhou.From June 8 to 12, at thetime of the APEC meeting inShanghai, we were…