广东省志愿服务国际化的调查分析

广东志愿服务需要通过国际交流合作不断融入世界。一方面,吸收各国现代志愿服务发展理念和经验,丰富我国志愿服务的内容与形式;另一方面,通过志愿服务国际合作向世界传播中国的核心价值观,提升国家竞争软实力。广东珠江三角洲地区作为中国改革开放前沿和志愿服务的发源地之一,再次率先探索国际化途径,包括构建"一会两院三基地"的国际合作格局,将引进和借鉴国际志愿服务发展理念、向世界传播中国核心价值观、提升民间志愿组织服务能力、普及低碳环保生活方式、培育青年志愿者领袖国际参与素质、塑造中国现代化城市发展的国际形象等作为合作内容。     

A Shared Path While all concerned countries hope to benefit from the Silk Road Economic Belt,China needs to take on the role of coordinator

正Though trains have replaced camels as the primary mode of transport,and oil and gas have supplanted silk as the major commodity,the Silk Road has risen once again after Chinese President Xi Jinping first put forth the strategic conception of the Silk Road Economic Belt during his visit to four Central Asian countries in September 2013.The proposed belt traverses 18countries in the Eurasian region and has a population of about 3 billion.     

Bazhong——A City of Tranquility and Beaut

IN northeastern Sichuan Province,diminutive Bazhong City exudes a pastoral sparkle and tranquility.It makes one wish to blend in with its unique natural environment.A walk through Bazhong,it is said,is like a hazy drizzle that awakens people’s memories.The picturesque city,resembling a Monet oil painting,lies inlaid within the southern foothills of the towering and extensive Daba Mountains.Situated at the center of three large cities of Chengdu,Chongqing and Xi’an,Bazhong also sits along the dividing line between south and north China.Covering 12,000 square kilometers,the city combines both the grandeur of northern China and the warmth of southern China,with distinctive vistas of mountains and rivers,as well as places of historical and cultural allure.It has also been a historical channel for cultural exchanges between north and south China,witness to the Qin and Han dynasties,the Three Kingdoms,and the Red Army.People here easily sense the pulse and echoes of history.     

LETTERS

正It is an appropriate choice to create the BRICS New Development Bank,because it signifi es reorganization of the international economic and monetary system,which obviates over-dependence on the U.S.dollar.The new bank will consolidate the fi nancial independence of several states and stimulate the economic revival of many developing countries,especially in Africa.The BRICS nations command great force.I advise them to cooperate with the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States     

南海问题与中美新型双边军事关系的构建

南海领土争端非常复杂,与海上优势和领土主张有关的新利益和竞争背后存在战略动机。虽然20世纪90年代后期和过去十年间南海保持着相对和平,但是复现的争议及潜在的冲突升级除了凸显各声索国之间的角力外,更反映了南海问题正在由资源领土之争上升演变为中美两国的地缘战略博弈。中美两国在南海地区的互动,特别是两军愈发频繁的海空相遇以及由此引发的冲突或事故,因此中美两国发展新型双边军事关系是非常必要的。中美两国在南海附近的相遇存在冲突升级的可能性,同时,美国的亚太同盟的存在一定程度上阻碍了中美的双边军事交流。缺乏有效的沟通机制造成了中美双边军事关系的低互动性以及两国战略互信的缺失。考虑到南海作为至关重要的海上交通线,其潜在的海洋资源以及未解决的领土争端,中美两国应该如何更好地理解和解决不断出现的安全挑战并且建立管理危机的机制,这对亚太地区的重要国家(包括美国和中国)都有重大的政策启示。     

全球化时代世界政党政治新变化及对我们的启示

随着经济全球化和世界多极化的发展,世界范围内政党政治交流和合作空前活跃,政党政治在各个国家发生了一些变化,在意识形态、组织形式、社会基础、运作方式等方面出现了新的特点。研究世界政党的发展变迁,更好地把握世界政党政治发展的总形势,借鉴西方发达国家政党政治、政党执政的成功经验,深化对政党执政规律的认识,不断完善党的执政理论体系,提高中国共产党的执政能力,这对于推进中国特色社会主义伟大事业和党的建设新的伟大工程具有十分重大的意义。     

Organised Informality and Suitcase Trading in the Pearl River Delta Region

ABSTRACT

Suitcase trade is a common activity along state borders in Asia. Existing scholarship has often viewed such suitcase trade as locally embedded activities characterised by informality. This article contends that this perception underestimates the diversity and complexity of suitcase trade. This is illustrated with a case study of the Pearl River Delta region of southern China, where thousands of suitcase traders carry goods across the borders between mainland China and its two Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macao. Several patterns of operation run in parallel, ranging from petty traders working alone to highly-organised group operators. While each individual transaction is small scale and based on informal networks, the entire chain of operations is run by syndicates that are highly organised, commercial, with well-defined divisions of labour, and on a large scale. We describe such a combination of organisational competence and informal networks as “organised informality.” The concept allows us to expand the analytical horizon to cover those cross-border exchanges that incorporate modern commercial practices in otherwise non-formal settings. It also bridges the oft-criticised dichotomies of formal-informal and licit-illicit.     

Friendship across Pacific Ocean——Sidelights on the Visit of Crown Prince of Tonga

正At the invitation of the Chinese Association for International Understanding(CAFIU),Crown Prince Tupouto’a’Ulukalala and Crown Princess Sinaitakala of the Kingdom of Tonga visited China from December 8 to December 14,2014.     

Sidelights on Australian and New Zealand's Rotary Club Delegation's Visit to China

正At the invitation of the Chinese Association for International Understanding(CAFIU),a 6-member Australian and New Zealand’s Rotary Club delegation visited China from September 23 to September 27.As a staff member of CAFIU,I had the honor to take part in the reception of the delegation throughout this trip.     

Constitution of the Chinese Associa tion for Interna tiona l Understa nding(Approved by the Plenary Session of the Eleventh Executive Council on April 2, 2014)

正Chapter I General Rules Article 1 The Chinese Association for International Understanding is a national non-governmental organization(NGO)in the People’s Republic of China.Article 2 The official name of the Association isZhong Guo Guo Ji Jiao Liu Xie Huiin Chinese,orJiao Liu Xie Huifor short.Its English translation isChinese Association for International Understanding,and abbreviated asCAFIU.