多边外交是构建和谐世界的平台——重新认识多边外交

中华人民共和国成立之后,中国外交在相当长的时间内以双边外交为主。自1971年恢复我国在联合国席位之后,中国积极开展多边外交。此后,我国多边外交的发展大体上经历了三个阶段:一、局部参与联合国的活动;二、多边外交政策大调整,全面参与联合国的活动;三、积极进取,开展多边外交,为构建和谐世界而努力。在胡锦涛主席提出的“和谐世界”这一重要理念的指导下,多边外交作为构建和谐世界的平台,将为中国外交开创一个新局面。     

Japanese Cultural Diplomacy in Action: The Zenrin kyōkai in Inner Mongolia, 1933-45

In studies of Japanese “cultural diplomacy” between 1933 and 1945, the part played by the Zenrin kyōkai (Good Neighbour Association), a semi-official humanitarian organisation that provided medical assistance and educational opportunities to the Mongols and Hui (Han Chinese Muslims) living on the fringe of the Chinese Republic, has been largely overlooked. Dismissed by some as merely a front for intelligence-gathering operations, this article re-examines the operations of the Zenrin kyōkai, both in Inner Mongolia and in Japan, and argues that the relationship between it and the military was more complex than earlier studies have shown. In particular, the humanitarian activities of the Zenrin kyōkai went beyond military control and set the organisation apart from the other main agents of Japanese “cultural diplomacy” active in the region. Although not always successful in its attempts to woo the local population, the Zenrin kyōkai was a crucial instrument of the Japanese imperial project in the region and a reflexion of the complexity of that project.     

The role of parliament in South Africacs foreign policy development process: lessons from the United States' Congress

For most democracies across the world, legislative engagement in foreign policy development has traditionally been limited to ratification of international agreements and oversight of the executive. While the Parliament of South Africa tends to adhere to this traditional approach, deferring to the executive on matters of foreign policy, this paper argues that a collaborative approach between the legislative and executive branches as articulated in the South African constitution must rather form the basis of South Africa's foreign policy development process. Moreover, by comparing the parliament of South Africa, a legislature with limited policy influence, to the United States’ Congress, a policy making legislature, it becomes clear from Congress that political will in employing constitutional power is the most important factor in ensuring legislative engagement in foreign policy decision making.     

Afro‐Chinese relations: An evolving South‐South partnership

A detailed look at the historical and recent developments leading to the current Afro‐Sino relationship and the implications it has for South‐South relations in a changing global order.     

国际道义与中国外交

全球化时代,国际道义的重要性日益上升,忽视国际道义的代价更加高昂。外交的道义层面已成为各国外交实践中值得关注的重要问题。应当重新界定国际道义的内涵,使之更具广泛性和普遍性。对国际道义原则的坚持和履行提高了中国的国际形象和声誉,中国的政策感召力和国际公信力逐渐增强,中国的软力量不断积累,形成了中国的一个持久的外交优势。     

越南与印度关系:制衡外交的一个范例

越南和印度长期以来一直保持着亲密、友好的关系,并将这种良好的双边关系视为传统友好关系。越南革新开放以来,越印关系又有新的发展,最终演进到战略伙伴关系。根本原因是两国在外交战略的选择上有共同的需求:都希望借重对方的力量来达到制衡大国的目的。笔者认为,越印关系就是一种有实用目的的制衡外交的一个范例。     

试析尼克松政府全球均势外交的实施背景

20世纪60年代中后期到70年代初,美国深陷越战,国力相对衰落,而同时期国际几大力量却出现了重大改组。面对复杂的国际、国内局势,为了使其对外战略与国力相适应,尼克松政府大规模调整了美国的外交政策。显然,尼克松政府实施全球均势外交是有其深刻的国际国内背景的。     

“民间先行、以民促官”——周恩来对日民间外交的基本方针

在中日关系的坚冰期，周恩来提出了“民间先行、以民促官”的对日民间外交方针，并制订了“民间先行、贸易入手”，“民间来往、官方挂钩”，“渐进积累方式”和“备忘录贸易”等发展中日关系的具体外交策略。正是周恩来倡导并大力推行的民间外交，使中日邦交正常化具备了日益强大的群众基础和社会基础，终使两国复交水到渠成，瓜熟蒂落。     

1958-1965年中国对印尼的援助

1958 -1965年中国对印度尼西亚的援助情况同两国友好关系的发展进程并不完全同步.特别是在1960 - 1963年两国关系稳步恢复和发展的阶段,中国在援助印尼的态度上呈现出较为谨慎保守的特点.至1964 -1965年,中国的态度才转为积极主动,加大援助印尼的力度并加快援助进度.这一变化除了受冷战国际格局以及两国国内政治经济等情况的影响外,更重要的原因在于中国自身的革命外交理念.正是基于对世界革命的战略解读与坚定信仰,中国在援助印尼的外交决策中才将“革命”作为首要的评判标准,从而出现这种不同步的情况.