The Latest Transfer in China’s Foreign Strategy:from "Military Strategy" to "Economic Strategy"

Historian,Ban Gu,of the East Han Dynasty,used an impressive and lengthy political commentary to close the chapter of the"Han-Hun Biography,"a text based on ancient Chinese political experience.In this chapter he presented his idea of"Modern"history lessons as a means of debating the strategic guidelines for dealing with"barbarians."Among his rich and deep ideas,there is one that stressed that the guidelines be compound and situational,containing various"hard"and"soft"components.The grand strategy should be ever"flexible"and"keeping pace with the times."Similar to the interactive implementation of the"Strategic Marriage"and the"Strategic Force,"we are witnessing the synthetic     

The Article 9 Association,Leftist Elites,and the Movement to Save Article 9 of Japan’s Postwar Constitution

Leftist political parties and labor unions that had stood at the forefront of the collective effort to protect Article 9 until the early 1990s have stepped back to some extent as they have shrunk and fragmented. Instead, advocacy groups whose influence is often enhanced by ‘leftist elites’ have now seemed to come more to the fore, thereby raising certain questions: What roles do the leftist elites play in those groups? How are such groups organized? Who exactly are the leftist elites? This article intends to address questions regarding the leftist elites, as well as the organization and development of these advocacy groups, in particular the Article 9 Association.     

Unsettled Film Rating

正A film watching guide service is called for by Chinese moviegoers On January 30,Bona Cinema,a leading Chinese cinema group, announced on its micro-blog that the cinema was going to introduce a"film rating system,"which immediately aroused a heated discussion.But Bona Cinema soon deleted     

The CD Is Dying

正The resignation of a renowned producer reflects the decline of the music industry Song Ke,CEO of Taihe Rye Music Co.Ltd.,suddenly announced his resignation on January 5,shocking the Chinese music industry and again raising concerns over the future of the industry.     

Abstract Ink

正A Chinese artist evokes environmental sense of the public through ink paintings Chinese ink paintings once teetered on the edge of oblivion-at least according to a thesis of a postgraduate art student. Li Xiaoshan from the