Africa Welcomes Its New Opportunity for Peaceful Development

From the 1980s to the mid-1990s,Africa’s economic development stagnated. Its geopolitical importance diminished remarkably after the end of the Cold War. Africa was once a strategic abandoned pawn of the West. For quite a long period of time,Africa pessimism was very popular in international society. Nevertheless,over the past decade,major changes have taken place in Africa. Its economic development has changed from a low-ebb period into a growth period. Its international status has changed from being margi...     

Specific Suggestions to Strengthen Relations with Latin America

In the two decades ahead, China‘s development will face a period of important strategic opportunities. While coping with big power relations, China needs to be pluralistic in external relations and economic and trade relations. Therefore, strengthening relations with the developing countries and promoting South South cooperation is in China‘s interest and an essential link to ensure China‘s rise in the new century.……     

The Development Trend in China’ s Surrounding Areas

China’s surrounding areas are in a special transition period necessitated by China’s peaceful rise and the adjustment of its Asian strategy.In2014,these neighboring areas inherited the development trend of the previous three years,coaxing out changes that we are beginning to see.Changes in world economic growth,America’s rebalancing strategy,and alterations in Sino-Japanese relations are direct results of China’s rise,and other development trends are in the offing.The high-speed growth stage for Asian emerging economies has come to an end.Moderate growth in parallel with reform is the new norm in Asian economy.Due to the collective slowing of emerging economies,     

确保相互依赖与新型中美关系的构建

Ever since the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and the United States,putting an end to the long period of isolation between the two countries,the bilateral relations have progressed from early limited engagement to a comprehensive interdependence with an increasingly high degree of mutual interests.As one of the most important bilateral relationships in the world,the overall China-US relationship has remained stable,providing an important guarantee for the world’s peaceful development,prosperity and stability.However,in recent years,the benign interactions between the two countries have been disrupted,exhibiting a tendency of antagonism in some areas.     

Prospects for Sino-Russian Relations and China＇s National Interests in the Next Decade

The next 5-10 years will be a pivotal period in which China will implement its ＂ 11 th Five-Year Plan＂ and accelerate its construction of ＂ a moderately prosperous society.＂ It will also be an important period for Russia＇s resurgence. Sino-Russian relations are therefore facing new challenges and will be steadily developing. Under these new circumstances, clearly defining China＇s national interests in Sino-Russian relations will be an important prerequisite of ensuring the healthy and stable development of bilateral relations and of safeguarding China＇s peace and security. For the foreseeable future, China＇s national interests in Sino- Russian relations will be the further consolidation of mutual trust between the two countries and increasing Sino-Russian security cooperation so as to maintain peace and security in China ＇s northern border areas. As the two countries are both in a phase of social transformation, they can nevertheless learn from each other throughout this process. China will continue promoting diversity of cultures and the multi-polarization of world. China should also exploit Sino-Russian economic cooperation and try to frame a joint strategy with Russia in order to achieve common development and prosperity. Consequently, the two countries will be able to march forward side by side along the path of economic reforms and structural adjustment.＂ In the 21st Century, China and Russia not only need to maintain a good neighbor relationship and guarantee their joint security, but also build a closer cooperation in their common development.     

On Connotations and Conditions in China's New SOP

In the second 10 years of the 21st century,China finds itself still in the period of strategic opportunity.Connotations and conditions in the period of new strategic opportunity have changed significantly,with China’s own changes at the core.Accordingly,in terms of external work in the new period,China should firmly pursue peaceful development and adhere to promoting the establishment of a harmonious world.     

Global Economic Imbalance and China＇s Option

The world economic imbalance is mainly attributable to the huge current account deficits of the United States. Such imbalance is not a new phenomenon. In the 1980s, the continuous worsening of the U.S. current account deficit triggered the first global economic imbalance, which was eventually redressed by the signing of the Plaza Accord and the devaluation of the U.S. dollar. The current imbalance began in the 1990s, when the U.S. current account deficit rose from US$120.2 billion in 1996 to $665.9 billion in 2004 and the net balance of external liabilities correspondingly increased from $360 billion to over $2000 billion. In 2006, the U.S. trade deficit hit a record high of US$763.6 billion, the current account deficit amounted to $811.5 billion and the outstanding foreign debts reached as high as $2540 billion, throwing the country＇s economy into a state of serious imbalance.     

Fifty Years of China-Western Europe Relations

Ever since the founding of the PRC in 1949, Sino-Western European relationshave experienced three different phases. The first one ranging from 1950s toearly 1970s is the period in which the two sides were mainly seeking to set up andnormalize their diplomatic ties. The second phase ranging from early 1970s to late     

Building Friends Nearby： Chinas Economic Relations with Neighboring Countries

Peripheral diplomacy tops China＇s overall diplomatic layout. Economic diplomacy has also increasingly become an importantpart of Chinese diplomacy. Therefore, it is of important strategic significance to promote economic diplomacy in the surrounding areas. For China, now is a conflict-prone period in relations with its neighboring countries, a sensitive time of American rebalancing to Asia Pacific and a period of development bottlenecks in the peaceful rise of China. It is an important strategic issue for China to figure out how to join neighboring countries to achieve an inclusive growth and symbiotic development, to translate its economic influence in the surrounding areas into political influence, and to better safeguard national interests and improve diplomatic influence.     

Problems of Developing Countries in Dealing with Economic Globalization

The collapse of the colonial system and the rise of the developing countries are among the most important historic events after World War II. In the 1970s, the struggle of the oppressed nations in the world for political independence basically came to an end; with the establishment of more than 100 independent countries, the world entered a historic period with national economic deve-lopment as its center. At this time, economic globalization became the remarkable trend in the world economic …     

China and Asia:On A Path of Common Revival

Preface Asia used to be a region with advancing economics and cultures in ancient times. It lagged behind in the modern era of the western industrialization. Since the end of World War II, Asia has entered an era of unprecedented development and is currently becoming the focus of world geopolitics which is called "Asian revival". In the post-financial crisis era, Asian revival is now in a crucial period. There is now an urgent need to address the questions of whether     

China＇s Energy Diplomacy over Past 30 Years of Reform and Opening-up

During the initial period after the founding of New China in 1949,Western capitalist powers imposed a blockade on China. Under such circumstances, China did everything possible to import oil from abroad to guarantee the domestic energy demand of socialist construction. Diplomacy played an important role in this respect.     

ABSTRACTS

The Strategic Reliance of African Countries on Asia in regard of Several Major International Issues
He Wenping
In the historic transiton period of the early stage in 21st century, international setup has experiencing tremendous turbulence and readjustment. Although dissatisfied with only one representative in G20, African countries still happy to see the transition from G8 to G20 and also wish to benefit more from the cooperation with the emerging Asian countries in the field of the reform of UN Security Council and the climate change, etc.     

New Interpretations of Cyber Power

Since the 1990’s,the Internet has been an important force behind world changes and has sparked debates on such issues as the right to access to information and the concept of Cyber Power. In the first decade of this century,the Internet was one of the key causes of global change. Great advances were made in the field of information technology and the global spread of information reached unprecedented levels. The effects on society went from quantitative to qualitative. The Internet is also becoming a strate...     

Readjustments in U.S. Cross-Taiwan Strait Policy

Washington had all along followed an ambiguity policy over its possible military intervention in a Taiwan contingency. However, recent years have witnessed readjustments towards＂ ＂double clarity＂ of a possible military response in case of a Chinese-initiated use of force and potential inaction in the event of a conflict derived from Taiwanese provocations to change the status quo by seeking de jure independence. In other words, it spells a policy shift toward ＂dual deterrence,＂ namely to deter the Chinese mainland from using force in seeking national reunification and to deter Taiwan from moving toward de jure independence. To prevent such eventuality, Washington made direct appeal to the Taiwan public to make clear its opposition to Taiwan independence.
The reasons behind the readjustments are not far to seek. They reflect shifts in U.S. strategic focus, changes in its China policy, political developments on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and President Bush＇s personal disgust with former Taiwan leader Chen Shuibian＇s cunning tricks.
However, resumption of Cross-Strait dialogue in the wake of the return to power of the Kuomintang （National Party） through the ballot in March may bring about new worries and possible further readjustments in U.S. cross-strait policy after the November presidential elections. Though uncertainties remain, in the pipeline may be an endeavor to prevent excessive cross-strait warmth and a possible tilt of Taiwan to the Chinese Mainland.     

Seeking Strategic Balance in Complicated Situation

More than 170 years after the Opium War,China is returning to a more central role in international relations.The major global emergencies in 2014 indicate an historical course alteration is happening now,and China’s strategic choices will determine much of the final destination of the change.The interim period poses challenges to China’s national security and greater uncertainty in international systems.China’s rise,coupled with internal problems brought about by social transition and relatively insufficient strategic means,will make it more difficult for China to secure its interests.Provided China succeeds in this period of insecurity,the overall environment for the country will incrementally improve.Provided several factors are properly balanced,a period of relative"stability"will ensue as the negative effects brought about by China’s rise disappear.     

Tunisia in Steady Progress

In the scorching July heat of the Mediterranean, we traveled to cities and countryside in Tunisia, a country with an ancient civilization in North Africa. In the province of Jendouba, vast golden fields of wheat, which had just been gathered in, represented a gratifying sign of a bumper harvest. In the province of Kairouan，fruit hanging heavily on the olive trees, which stretched to the horizon, signaled sizable foreign exchange income from olive oil, which would sell well in the European …     

Thoughts on Japan＇s Big Power Strategy

More than 20 years have elapsed since Japan put forth the slogan of marching toward a ＂political power＂ from an economic one in the mid-1980s. People find that not only Japan＇s economic bubble has burst but its ＂political power＂ strategy is also quite feeble. The mettle Japan held in those years to ＂lead the world together with the United States＂ has long become grievance at the current state of affair and reminiscence of the good old days.     

China＇s Think Tanks in Global Transition

With China now the world＇s second-largest economy,the status and role of China＇s think tanks have become an increasing concem.On the whole,the international status of China＇ s think tanks is not commensurate with the country＇ s current international status.The University of Pennsylvania＇ s The Global Go To Think Tanks Report published in 2014 said that as of August 2013,China had 426 think tanks,second only to the U.S.with 1,828.But of the top 100 non-U.S.think tanks in the world only 5 are Chinese,and in the 150 most influential global think tanks,only 6 are from China—with the rest mostly from Europe.China＇ s think tanks lack professionalism and influence.1 This is why China has been pushing to improve its think tanks internationally.In April 2013,President Xi Jinping proposed building a ＂new think tank with Chinese characteristics＂.     

Ways to Advance China＇s ＂Going Out＂ Policy

China officially adopted its "Going Out" strategy in 2001 when it was included in the Tenth Five-Year plan. Over the past decade, the policy has gone from strength to strength: from its launch, to its prudent execution, and to efforts made to advance it further (as mentioned in its inclusion in the Twelfth Five-Year plan). "Going Out" is an obvious next step for a rapidly rising China during a period of strategic opportunities.