An Important Paper:“China's Responsibility and the‘China Responsibility’Theory”

Editor's Note:Ever since the founding of New China and especially since China implemented the policy of reform and     

China＇s International Responsibility Examined

International responsibility falls upon the shoulders of every country. China's growing contributions to world peace and development have surpassed the view of her as a "threat. "Instead, it was, among world mainstream opinion, expected to shoulder a still-bigger burden. Such external expectations, together with internal yearnings for a higher profile abroad, urge a response in terms of Chinese diplomacy. What is to be done? This paper explores the answer.     

Lessons from Transient ＂Triumphalism＂ in China＇s Neighboring Diplomacy

This article aims to identify some lessons from China＇ s neighboring diplomacy in the two years prior to the 18th National Congress of the CPC （November 8-14, 2012 ）.     

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 Peripheral and Grand Strategies：Seeking a Balance between Aspirations and Capabilities

The study of China＇s strategy towards its neighbors must also include a study of the regional situation. Generally, an accurate assessment of the situation and a clear understanding of the sources of threats should be the starting point for this kind of study. In studying strategy, the situation will determine the task and the object as well as any countermeasures.     

Reflections on China＇s Periphery Strategy

Over the past few years, along with the changing situation in China＇s periphery, regional mechanisms and forums have been consolidating.     

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.     

People＇s Friendship is the Important Social Basis of the Stable Sino-Japanese Ties

The year of 2007 is the 35^th anniversary of the normalization of Sino-Japanese diplomatic ties. People in both China and Japan carried out colorful activities in various fields to mark this event. Chinese Association for International Understanding （CAFIU） also held a one-monthlong Exhibition of Japanese Ukiyoe Art Treasures in Beijing. Among these activities, the most important one was the grand reception with attendance of hundreds of people, marking the 35^th anniversary of the normalization of Sino-Japanese diplomatic ties held at the Great Hall of the People on September 27.     

China＇s Security Strategy： Standing in the Forefront of the Times

The ten-year Great Cultural Revolution not only drove China＇seconomy to the verge of collapse but also put China＇s security under real jeopardy. The Chinese leaderships since Deng Xiaoping, with a new security thinking of vanguard nature, gained for China a safer intemational environment by responding to security threats and challenges with great wisdom and skills.     

Abe＇s Shrine Visit： Characteristics,Motivation and Consequences

Abe visited the Yasukuni Shrine on December 26, the anniversary of his second premiership. His visit on the 70-year anniversary of the release of the Cairo Declaration represents a flagrant defiance of the post-war international order. It features the following three characteristics.     

The Land ＆ Sea Frontiers Issue and Adjustment to China＇ s Foreign Strategy

First of all I’d like to express my heartfelt thanks to everyone for attending this meeting.In particular I’m grateful to Professors Hu Dekun,Li Jinming and Huang Renwei,who have traveled far to participate in the discussion.As the topic of this section isHow should China     

China's Responsibility and the“China Responsibility”Theory

The Western world has never stopped making judgments and comments on China, especially a China in the process of     

Defining China＇s Foreign Strategy in Accordance with National Interests

Discussions of foreign strategy should begin with a clear understanding of core participants or competitors, the key objectives of involved parties, the means the players use to reach their goals, as well as the direction and intensity of their moves with a weather eye out for excluding direct conflict in the nuclear age. Today＇s most vital players are America and China, and currently others can act in roles in global and regional affairs that eater to or harm the interests of one of these two superpowers.     

An Analysis of the ＂China Factor＂

Last year, the international community gave particular and systematic attention to the development of the "China factor", and various countries adjusted policies on China accordingly with far-reaching strategic consideration. The relations between China and the current world system have witnessed a change from partial and loose contacts to structural and systematic relations.I. Last year,the "China factor",as an impor- tant influencing concept,entered the language of the international politi…     

Encouraging a Neutral U.S. and Building Friendly Ties with China＇ s Neighbors

The U.S.has encouraged regional countries to gang up against China in seas around China as part of its strategy of returning to Asia.This looks like a new kind of Cold War directed against China which threatens the nation’s sovereignty.How can we interpret this new international situation