简介:Spacepreventstheauthorfromgoingtodetail.Thefollowingscenarioisbutabroadbrushsketch:1.Doublingthe2000GNPinadecade(2001-2010)withtheinitialmarketmechanismestablished.Thesewillbethepivotalyearsforthetransitionperiodin
简介:Theissuesofwarandpeacecapturedinternationalattentionin2014.ItwasthecentennialofWorldWarI,andthefocuswasontensionsinAsiaforthefirsthalfoftheyear.OneradicalWesternviewwentsofarastocomparetoday'sChinatopre-warGermanyinthemidstofrapideconomicgrowth,risingnationalismandabeefedupmilitary.ThehypeaboutBeijing'sallegedregionalexpansionpeakedattheShangri-LaSecurityForum(Singapore)inMay2014.However,eventsonthegroundprovedsuchglibaccusationswrong.InOctober2014,thisauthoraccompaniedseveralotherChinesescholarsinavisittosevenU.S.thinktanks.OurAmericanhostswerenotworried
简介:WorldwideattentionisnowfocusedontheprospectofAfricaintheforthcom-ingtwenty-firstcenturyasthepresentoneisdrawingtoaclose.Inthelatterhalfofthiscentury,countriesandthepeopleinAfricaeventuallywontheirnationalfreedomandindependenceaftercenturies-longbitterstrugglesa-gainstthecolonialruleoftheimperialists.TheemergenceofaNewAfricainthe
简介:Alongwithdynamicsininternationallifeandadvancesinmilitaryrevolution,aprofoundtransformationisunderwayinworldsecuritylandscapeatthebe-ginningofthenewtentury.Anewroundofmilitaryexpansionisinprogressamongmajormilitarypowers,notablytheUnitedStatesand-itsWesternaUies.therebyaggravatingimbalancesintheworldmititarystrategicconfiguration.Thiswillposenewchallengestoworldpeaceanddevelopment.
简介:Asanintegralcomponentofthe"OneBeltandOneRoad"strategicvision,theconstructionofthe21stCenturyMaritimeSilkRoadwillreflectthedevelopingpathofChina'smaritimegeo-economywithsignificantpolit-icalanddiplomaticimplications.Althoughtheconstructionofthenewmaritimesilkroadhasits?endogenouslogicandjustifiedconsiderations,itwillencountervariouschallengesanddifficulties.Inordertoachievethestrategicgoalofsettingupacommunity?ofcommoninterestand?destinywiththerelativecountries,the"MaritimeSilkRoad"programhastobeadvancedcautiouslywiththeprinciplesofwideconsultation,jointcontributionandsharedbenefits.
简介:Dramaticchangeshaveoccurredinthepost-ColdWarworldstrategicconfigurationandinternationalorderwiththeirreplacementsburgeoning.Thisconfrontsnations,bigpowersinparticular,withnewstrategicchoices.Indeedunfoldingbeforeusisacontentionamongthemforseizingtheinitiativeintheemerginginternationallandscapeinthe21stcentury.Thushowtocorrectlyassessandrespondtothesechangesforpursuingareasonablestrategyandselectingarightpolicyoptionisnotonlyamatterofprimaryconcernfortheacademiccommunity,butalsoamajorforeignpolicytaskbeforearapidlygrowingChina.Forthis,asymposiumonthisthemewasrecentlysponsoredbytheEditorialDepartmentofContemporaryInternationalRelationstosolicitfromadozenorsoBeijingbasedwell-knownscholarsandexpertsfortheirviewsonandpolicysuggestionsforsuchissuesasthecurrentoverallstrategicpicture,globalconfiguration,trendsoftheinternationalorderandthestrategicenvironmentfacingChina.Excerptsoftheirmajorviewsareasfollows.