In search of a foreign policy

He is author of Red Star on the Nile; Soviet Foreign Policy Since World War II;and Moscow’s Third World Strategy.He is co-editor of Anti-Americanism in the Third World.     

The legacy of the Korean War: Impact on U.S.-Taiwan relations

If there had not been a Korean War, the Chinese Communists would probably have invaded Taiwan in 1950. After the outbreak of the Korean War, the United States began to reverse its hands-off policy toward the Chinese Nationalists on Taiwan. The Korean War first compelled the United States to grant military aid to Taiwan and then put the island under U.S. protection. The war forestalled the deterioration of the ROC’s international status, but the legal status of Taiwan became undetermined in the eyes of U.S. policymakers. U.S. economic aid prevented Taiwan from sliding into an economic depression in the 1950s, and greatly contributed to the island’s later economic takeoff. He is the author ofThe Taiwan Security Triangle (Taipei: Laureate Publishing Company, 1989).     

The evolution of party images and party system in Taiwan, 1992–2004

This article examines the evolution of party images in Taiwan between 1992 and 2004. It shows that party images are not immutable, as while the DPP gained more positive images, the other parties gained more negative images during the research period. The results show that the Taiwanese parties have quite distinct party images. Taiwanese voters often tend to use ethnic background and the cross-Strait relations to define the parties. Party images also play a significant role in Taiwanese voting behaviour, even when other variables are controlled. Voters tend to vote for the parties that they have favourable impressions of. The results also have implications for how political parties package themselves to attract more votes and on the development of the party system in Taiwan.     

试论学术期刊编辑的基本素质

加强编辑素质建设,是提高学术期刊品位的根本途径。在新的时代条件下,学术期刊编辑的素质建设应该从职业道德、专业素质和市场意识三个层面进行。编辑工作首先必须遵循基本的职业道德要求,其次必须具备比较完备的知识结构,最后必须培养敏锐的市场意识。     

创新商品价值理论

“价值消亡论”认为,“一旦直接形式的劳动不再是财富的巨大源泉”,商品生产、价值形式将随之消亡。但是,这不合乎当今经济生活的实际情况。而它却是“劳动价值论”的逻辑结论。因此,这就要求以新的科学的商品价值论取代现有的劳动价值论。根据价值哲学和现实经济生活的要求,提出新的社会效用价值论。     

国际文化产业的非均衡竞争与中国的竞争方略

文化产业的国际性发展是经济全球化和文化全球化的集中反映。作为一种产业,它的发展必然跟随着经济全球化的步履不断地扩大经营规模,拓展发展空间,走向世界。推进中国文化产业的国际化进程,是我国融入全球化大潮的重要途径。当今世界文化产业竞争的平台就是WTO,世界贸易组织各种现行的国际贸易协议中有关文化艺术产品的规定,作为游戏规则将对中国发生效力。     

国家利益拓展初探

在当代,国家利益拓展成为国际社会的普遍现象。国家利益涉及政治、经济、军事、文化、安全等领域,拓展国家利益要考虑到国家的自主性、国际组织、跨国公司、大众传媒以及个人行为体作用等五方面的因素。全球化时代的国家利益正朝着全球、地区、超国家层面的趋势不断发展。     

暴力袭警事件原因及对策的深层思考

近年来,暴力袭警已经成为危及公安民警生命安全的重要因素。暴力袭警的根本原因在于社会矛盾激化的不利后果的转移和国家权力、警察权和公民权之间关系的失衡。针对这些原因,阻止暴力袭警事件频繁发生的突破口和根本出路是采取措施缓和社会矛盾和平衡国家权力、警察权与公民权之间的关系。