U.S. and East Asian Integration

the U.S. is directly impacting on the future of the East Asian community. Therefore, finding ways to get along with the U.S. is crucial to the speed, direction, configuration and character of the East Asian community. In this paper, the author has analyzed the interests of the United States in East Asia and its stands towards the East Asian integration. The author concludes that it is to the interest of the United States to make more efforts to further join in the East Asian integration. And East Asia should accept and welcome the American participation.     

China-U.S. Trade——the Path of Development

The United States is the world's largest economy and China is ranked number four; together the two countries comprise one third of the global economy. 40% of the international economic growth is sustained by the two countries. In terms of international trade, the United States and China are the first and the third largest trading nations respectively. Trade developments of these two countries have a huge impact on international imports and exports.     

Our New Look

The English edition of Contemporary International Relations, the academic journal of CICIR, a major think tank in the country, is taking on a new look, starting from its first issue of 2007.     

以法治思维助推南通长三角北翼经济中心建设

建设长三角北翼经济中心，这是长三角一体化发展和江苏沿海开发两大战略规划赋予南通的城市定位。按照长三角北翼经济中心的定位，南通制定了“时间表”、“线路图”，并已进入建设的关键阶段。在此关键阶段，尤其需要法治为其提供制度依据和环境依托，作为以法助推经济发展的新要求，法治思维势必将贯穿于南通长三角北翼经济中心建设的全过程。文章从法治思维提出的背景及内涵入手，分析其与长三角北翼经济中心建设的关系、作用，提出当前我们面临的重要任务是将法治思维和法治方式结合起来，依法加快南通特色产业发展，推进生态文明建设，保障人民安居乐业，推进政府转型，将南通长三角北翼经济中心建设不断向前推进。     

变化中的家庭关系

老实说，2004年第一次到中国时，我有点不适应这个国家。塔楼的影子倾斜在熙熙攘攘的街道上，因为里面挤满了人，看上去好像角角落落都要爆出来了一样。而我的长途客车正在烟熏的街道上慢慢拖拉着自己的身躯，穿过一脸沮丧的司机们。我知道中国人口众多，但我还没准备好把那些统计数字变成现实。然后是噪声——我不是说那些机械引擎持续的轰鸣，而是指那些在餐厅里大声尖叫的情侣们。     

基于生命之维的大学生社会化德育范式构建

当代大学生个人价值与社会价值的错位,要求德育从生命价值实现视角确立逻辑起点和基本向度,在知性德育与社会德育深度联动的基础上,推进大学生德育目标、载体、手段及功能的优化和完善。研究德育社会化对传统知性德育的革新,应在构建德育范式的过程中系统开发富含价值引导功能的社会生活资源,使大学生在走向社会、掌握社会结构和规律的过程中感悟德育内涵,实现德育向生命的回归。     

Family Reunion Feast

These photos were photographed in Buchou Town, Yamou Town, Paiwu Town, Huaheng County, Western Hunan. ＂Family Reunion Feast＂ is an ancient wedding custom of the Miao people, unchanged even today. The procedure goes roughly like this： First, the engagement： whether or not the union is arranged by a matchmaker, the couple will ask the Badai （the shaman of the Miao people） to select an auspicious date for the engagement.     

Painting with the Genuine Gene of Classical Culture

With acute insight, Xun Shi （荀士） is devoted to Chinese classical culture. The creative classical cultural elements in his paintings appear in the form of an idiom story, a Buddhist philosophy or a cultural theme. Exceptionally vibrant are the elders who emerge playing chess, taking a tour, talking in bed or over wine. Their postures and expressions are rendered with minimal brushstrokes.     

Miao House Building Ritual

July 4, 2012 （the sixth day of the filth lunar month） was Meizhen, a couple living in the village of Lixin, Malichang building the timber frame of their new wooden house. the ＂＇auspicious day＂ selected by Long Zaiyun and his wife Ma Town, Huayuan County, Hunan Province. This was the day for For the Miao people, before erecting the timber frame, the foundation of the house needs to be installed and the timbers moved close alongside. Trees on the nearby hill, pre-selected as timbers for the house, are tied around with red cloth to mark them out for felling when the house owner comes along with friends to cut them down.