Obama＇s ＇ Strategic Patience＇ and the North Korean Nuclear Issue

How do we persuade Pyongyang to scrap its nuclear weapons program？ How do we stop it from behaving provocatively？ Obama has been struggling with these questions. In his first term, Obama adopted a policy of strategic patience. How will he deal with the country in his second term, especially after the D.P.R.K. launched its third nuclear test and heightened tensions in the Korean Peninsula remain？ What is Obama＇s motivation？     

No-fly Zones and China＇ s Diplomatic Dilemma

The no-fly zone has become a model of United Nations-mandated humanitarian intervention.However,no-fly zones have exceeded the authority of the United Nations and have led to the excessive use of force.As the legitimacy of the zones has been accepted by more and more countries,they have also created a diplomatic dilemma for China.     

China＇s Role in the Post-2015 International Development Agenda

after meetings of the UN Millennium Development Goals （MDGs） in 2010, especially the Rio ＋ 20 Summit on Sustainable Development, there have been increasingly frequent debates on the post-2015 international development agenda （hereinafter referred to as ＂the post-2015 agenda ＂）. From May to July 2013, the UN released three key reports on this issue.1 In September, the 68th UN General Assembly discussed laying a foundation for the post-2015 agenda.2 The UN will then set the final post-2015 agenda and expand inter-governmental negotiations by September 2014 so that it can be passed by the General Assembly in 2015 and be launched on ! January 2016. China urgently needs to establish a comprehensive and forward-looking engagement strategy to ensure a proper focus for the post-2015 agenda and promote the establishment of a new global partnership for development.     

The Turnaround of the DPRK Nuclear Issue and the Prospect of the Six-Party Talks

The Korean nuclear issue has entered a phase of substantive settlement. Neither the DPRK nor the United States wanted the     

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,     

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.     

China＇s Economic Relations with

Over the past several years, some terms, such as the ＂Asian Century , the ＂rise of Asia＂ and the ＂rise of China and India,have become popular in international society. For some international observers, these terms simply reflect a global tendency; but for Asian people, they are more like visions. As members of Asia, China and South Asian countries have a responsibility to make these visions into realities, and these countries are trying their utmost to do so.     

Problems and Challenges in China＇s Peripheral Security

An unprecedented complicating and sharpening situation has been developing in China＇s peripheral security since the end of the Cold War in 1991.     

China＇s Rise and the International Pattern

Three basic elements stand out in the international pattern：global power distribution,the system of international norms,and the transnational value systems,all of which are of vital importance in the interaction between China＇s rise and the future international pattern.     

The Concept of Harmonious World and the Development of China＇s International Strategy

At different stages of historical development in the past 60 years of its foreign relations, China came up with fresh strategic thoughts and concepts of great significance to the international community, such as the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, the Three Worlds Theory, the New International Economic and Political Order, and the Concept of Harmonious World. In today＇s world, the international balance of power has experienced great changes, the prospect of multi-polar system is increasingly clear,     

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,     

China’s Diplomatic Options in the Face of Profound Global Changes

he world today is undergoing profound changes not seen in a century.In terms of its formal structure,the world system has been greatly affected by the striking economic and social developments,changes in the international order,and adjustments in international relations.In effect,the world is facing great instability and uncertainty.Multilateralism is undergoing a major crisis,global governance is being challenged,while strategic competition among great powers has grown increasingly fierce.Confronting increasingly uncertain circumstances,China should maintain its strategic focus,strengthen the top-level design of its diplomacy,improve the overall layout,and step up efforts in its practices.In this way,China will effectively safeguard the stability of the global order and become an indispensable source of“positive energy”in this changing world.     

China＇s Maritime Frontiers and the Global System

According to the concept of the Exclusive Economic Zone(EEZ) set out in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea,the Maritime Frontierof China can be defined as extending 200 nautical miles from its coastal baseline.According to the UN principles regarding