Editor＇s Note：

Public diplomacy is gaining a growing weight in China＇s diplomacy. Mr. Qu Xing, President of China Institute of Intemational Studies（CIIS）,     

Editor＇s Note：

We are glad to announce that as from 2009, China International Studies is published bi-monthly so as to keep up with the fast-changing international situation. We shall continue to present to our readers insightful views and in-depth analysis on topics and issues that are of interest to our readers.     

Editor＇s Note：

Some American scholars claim that the rise of China is bound to trigger off a fierce security competition with America. The argument that China and America are destined to become strategic adversaries is called into question by Mr. Ma Zhengang, former Chinese Ambassador to the UK. In his paper entitled Analysis of ＂China-U.S. Strategic Competition＂ Theory that he contributed to this issue, he argues that China and America are both great nations.     

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China has attached great importance in handling relations in neighborhood as the work of diplomacy with its neighbors is incredibly heavy, since the founding of the People＇s Republic of China. Zheng Ruixiang, Senior Research Fellow at China Institute of International Studies, made an account of the great achievements of China＇s diplomacy in neighborhood in his article Creating a Peaceful and Stable Neighboring Environment.     

Editor ＇ s Note：

Global Warming is increasingly becoming an important issue of great concern to the international community. As a responsible major developing country, China has been making great efforts in addressing global warming. Liu Zhuren, Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Institute of Politics and Public Management, Hunan Provincial Academy of Social Sciences,     

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The emerging countries are playing more and more important roles today. This epoch-making change is altering the old international configuration and fmancial system, both dominated by developed countries since the Industrial Revolution, and pushing the world forward to a multi-polarized pattern.     

Editor＇s Note：

We are glad to announce that as from 2009, China International Studies is published bi-monthly so as to keep up with the fast-changing international situation. We shall continue to present to our readers insightful views and in-depth analysis on topics and issues that are of interest to our readers.     

Editor＇s Note：

Major developing countries are encountering difficulties and challenges in their efforts to develop their national economy and raise the living standards of their people. There are contradictions and competition among them.     

Editor＇s Note

We are glad to announce that as from 2009,China International Studies is published bi-monthly so as to keep up with the fast-changing international situation.We shall continue to present to our readers insightful views and in-depth analysis on topics and issues that are of interest to our readers.     

Editor＇s Note

We are glad to announce that as from 2009, China International Studies is published bi-monthly so as to keep up with the fast-changing international situation. We shall continue to present to our readers insightful views and in-depth analysis on topics and issues that are of interest to our readers.     

Editor＇s Note

We are glad to announce that as from 2009, China International Studies is published bi-monthly so as to keep up with the fast-changing international situation. We shall continue to present to our readers insightful views and in-depth analysis on topics and issues that are of interest to our readers.     

China＇s Diplomatic Achievements and Theoretical Breakthrough During Three Decades＇ Reform and Opening-up

In the past three decades of reform and opening-up, China,under the guidance of Deng Xiao-ping＇s thought and by creatively acting from a scientific outlook on development, has formulated a diplomatic theory of its own, set out a long-term goal for the construction of a harmonious world, and consolidated its views on international cooperation, national interest,