Promoting China-U.S. Economic Relations through the Bilateral Investment Treaty

正MUTUAL suspicions concerning security among major countries and increasing economic competition among them are further complicating the situation in the Asia-Pacific region.The U.S.is proactively advancing talks towards the TransPacific Partnership(TPP)Agreement in hopes of forging higher-level free trade agreements in the region,while China supports and is participating in the negotiations of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership(RCEP).These     

Li Shaogang,Champion of?Folk Operas

正IN early April,when most Chinese people were mourning the dead on Qingming(Tomb Sweeping)Festival,Li Shaogang went on the road with two postgraduate students from Nanjing University to research folk operas in Heyang County.Li chairs the local Heyang Hop Opera association.     

The Chinese Dream and the World

正FOR over 2,000 years in its history,China maintained great power.But its influence didn’t stem from territorial expansion or the occupation of foreign countries.China is rather an introversive country,focusing on developing its culture rather than its military might.Chinese civilization has never displayed force or made bellicose policies;instead it emphasizes"harmony is of the utmost value."China hopes to share its dream with the rest of the world,as it is the time-honored consensus among its1.3 billion people that"the interests to be considered     

困难与希望并存的中日关系

当前,中日关系进入了建交以来最为困难的时期。尽管经济关系仍相对平稳,政治和安全关系却问题丛生,出现了所谓“政冷经热”的现象。中日之间归根到底在于两大问题:一是历史问题,二是台湾问题。“以史为鉴,面向未来”是中日关系健康稳定发展的基本方针。两国和两国人民都需要坚持对话、平等协商,需要以积极而冷静的姿态增进了解、解决分歧、深化合作,使中日关系健康稳定地向前发展。从比较现实的途径来看,“减少相互误解”、“建立理性关系”、“创造共同利益和共同意识”是现阶段较为可行的行动准则。     

ThePolitical TricksofAbe

正Japan’s leader hopes to salvage his power by way of an early election Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dissolved the House of Representatives,or the lower house in the country’s bicameral parliament,on November 21.A consequent snap election will be held on December 14,two years ahead of schedule.In recent months,the Japanese economy has continued to slide and entered a technical     

Courting Peace

正China contributes to the disposal of Syria’s chemical weapons in a cooperative escort mission The first batch of chemical weapons was shipped out of Syria on January 7,bringing bigger hopes for a peaceful settlement to the chemical weapon issue in the country.Although it is too early to say that Syria’s crisis can be ended in the immediate future,the move will at least clear away an ob-     

An Internet 'Davos'

正The first World Internet Conference,held in the small town of Wuzhen,hopes to bring the movers and shakers of the online world closer Wuzhen Town of Zhejiang Province is a typical southern waterfront town with rows and rows of whitewal ed houses reflected in the rivers running right through its center.The landscape is like a tranquil scene portrayed in traditional Chinese ink painting.