To help readers at home and abroad understand the international situation and know the process and role of China's diplomacy, China Institute of International Studies(CIIS)released in the first half of the year it...To help readers at home and abroad understand the international situation and know the process and role of China's diplomacy, China Institute of International Studies(CIIS)released in the first half of the year its three brand-name books:Blue Book on International Situation and China's Foreign Affairs(2007/2008), Proceedings of 2007 Symposium on International Situation展开更多
Countries around the world generally recognize the strategic value of cyberspace.Information and communications technology(ICT)has become one of the key elements in the economic development,national security and compr...Countries around the world generally recognize the strategic value of cyberspace.Information and communications technology(ICT)has become one of the key elements in the economic development,national security and comprehensive strength of countries.It has also become a key battleground of major-power rivalry.China has always attached great importance to developing and governing the cyberspace since it was connected to the internet nearly 30 years ago.The country also recognizes the international importance of cyberspace governance,particularly focusing on its increasingly unbalanced development,inadequate rules and inequitable order,and is committed to addressing the deficit of global cyberspace governance.展开更多
The great-power rivalry,the once-in-a-century pandemic and the Ukraine crisis have profoundly altered the EU’s worldview,and the EU’s Africa policy has experienced a reorientation in this context,which refocuses on ...The great-power rivalry,the once-in-a-century pandemic and the Ukraine crisis have profoundly altered the EU’s worldview,and the EU’s Africa policy has experienced a reorientation in this context,which refocuses on long-term strategic goals and serves its geopolitical shift in great-power competition.The EU wishes to move beyond the“donor-recipient”relationship and forge a reciprocal,equal,and balanced partnership with Africa,but the geopolitical shift in its strategy for Africa under the Cold War mentality is at odds with the goal,with deep-seated contradictions exposed in the process of policy reorientation.展开更多
Bone biomaterials have been increasingly used to reconstruct maxillary atrophic ridges.Thus,the aim of this study was to evaluate bone reconstruction in the maxilla using a homologous cortico-cancellous FFB(lyophilize...Bone biomaterials have been increasingly used to reconstruct maxillary atrophic ridges.Thus,the aim of this study was to evaluate bone reconstruction in the maxilla using a homologous cortico-cancellous FFB(lyophilized)graft and verify its reliability.Eight individuals were included from 2014 to 2018.The first surgery was performed to install homologous bone blocks in the maxilla.The period of the second intervention varied between 5 months and 15 days to 11 months(≈7.93 months).The biopsies were taken from the central region of the matured graft during the surgery for implant placement.All patients presented clinical and radiographic conditions for the installation of dental implants.There was a 100%of survival rate.The histological assessment showed that the homologous block bone graft was an osteoconductive biomaterial,with connective tissue present,and newly formed bone juxtaposed on its surface.There were bone trabeculae with osteocytes and active osteoblasts with connective tissue in the mineralization process;the remodeling process can be found through the reverse lines.A limited focus of necrosis with fibrosis was detected,with small resorption and areas of inflammatory infiltrate,but without clinical significance.The homologous block bone graft can be considered a feasible option to substitute the autogenous bone graft(gold standard),with predictable clinical and favorable histological results.The patients had a shorter surgical period,low morbidity,and an unlimited amount of biomaterial available at an accessible cost.展开更多
The political essence of Russian conservatism is to respect the historical tradition and take a development path aligned with Russia's national conditions.Since Putin came to power,Russian conservatism has develop...The political essence of Russian conservatism is to respect the historical tradition and take a development path aligned with Russia's national conditions.Since Putin came to power,Russian conservatism has developed into the mainstream official ideology,becoming the core concept of Russia's current domestic and foreign policies.Russian conservatism is not only the guiding principle of Russia's national foreign policy,but it is also the moral banner of Russia's diplomacy,which reflects its foreign cognition and value system.Under the guidance of conservatism,Russia's foreign policy has distinct offensive features,and Russia has intensified its efforts to counter the liberal international order dominated by the West.After the escalation of the Ukraine crisis,the status of conservatism as Russia's mainstream ideology has been further consolidated,exerting a comprehensive influence on foreign policy.Against the background of extreme sanctions and isolation from the United States and the West,Russia has turned its diplomatic attention to non-Western countries,hoping to build a new international order.展开更多
US President Joe Biden has quickly adjusted the country’s climate strategy upon taking office.He issued a series of executive orders to advance his ambitious new climate agenda and adopted a whole-of-government appro...US President Joe Biden has quickly adjusted the country’s climate strategy upon taking office.He issued a series of executive orders to advance his ambitious new climate agenda and adopted a whole-of-government approach with a multi-faceted package of climate policies.The Biden administration has demonstrated a proactive stance toward climate governance by putting forward three major objectives:achieving a 50-52 percent reduction from 2005 levels in economy-wide net greenhouse gas pollution in 2030,a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035,and net zero emissions economy no later than 2050.While putting the climate crisis squarely at the center of US foreign policy and national security,1 the Biden administration has taken climate diplomatic actions at global,regional,and bilateral levels.It announced the US return to the Paris Agreement and held the Leaders Summit on Climate.Through committed and globally significant moves to tackle climate change,the US is trying to reassert its leadership on the global climate agenda and enhance its international competitiveness.More than two years into its implementation,the Biden administration’s climate diplomacy has left its imprint on global climate governance and low-carbon transition.展开更多
With the United States accelerating the implementation of its Indo-Pacific strategy aimed at containing China,the US-Japan alliance is transforming from a bilateral defensive pact to an outward-looking alliance with b...With the United States accelerating the implementation of its Indo-Pacific strategy aimed at containing China,the US-Japan alliance is transforming from a bilateral defensive pact to an outward-looking alliance with both offensive and defensive capabilities.Focusing on the Indo-Pacific region,the two countries promote synergy between their bilateral alliance and the broader US-led global network of alliances and partnerships,collective security arrangements,and regional cooperation platforms.展开更多
In the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China,“Our world,our times,and history are changing in ways like never before...All of this is posing unprecedented challenges for human society.T...In the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China,“Our world,our times,and history are changing in ways like never before...All of this is posing unprecedented challenges for human society.The world is standing at the crossroad of history,and everyone must work together to map out its future.”1 Europe likewise faces the zeitenwende moment.Europe’s perceptions of the world have changed with the twin shock of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine crisis.The evolving new world order and the necessary adjustments of its self-perceptions,policy goals,and implementation paths have accelerated.Currently,Europe is experiencing the transition from the post-Lisbon Treaty era to the post-Ukraine crisis period.In the near future,Sino-Europe relations will act as an important factor in the transformation of Europe and become a major factor in shaping the future regional and world order.Although their perceptions and behaviors of the“Zeitenwende”are different,China and Europe must work together and play a positive and constructive role in building a new type of international relations and working out a new framework of major power relations that is stable and balanced.展开更多
After the June 2020 Galwan Valley incident,China-India relations suffered the most serious setbacks since the normalization of their relationship in 1988.The bilateral relationship has been stuck in a state of stagnat...After the June 2020 Galwan Valley incident,China-India relations suffered the most serious setbacks since the normalization of their relationship in 1988.The bilateral relationship has been stuck in a state of stagnation and hit an all-time low with frequent frictions since then.India’s negative impact on China’s national sovereignty,security,core development interests,and strategic environment has become increasingly notable.展开更多
At the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization(SCO)in 2022,Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered an important speech titled“Ride on the Trend of the Times and Enhance S...At the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization(SCO)in 2022,Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered an important speech titled“Ride on the Trend of the Times and Enhance Solidarity and Cooperation to Embrace a Better Future.”In the speech,President Xi proposed“five commitments”--commitments to the principles of political trust,win-win cooperation,equality between nations,openness and inclusiveness,and equity and justice.展开更多
Since February 2022,the idea of“Global South”has caught the attention of Japan and become the country’s mainstream foreign policy discourse.1 Japan’s Diplomatic Bluebook 2023 introduced the concept of“Global Sout...Since February 2022,the idea of“Global South”has caught the attention of Japan and become the country’s mainstream foreign policy discourse.1 Japan’s Diplomatic Bluebook 2023 introduced the concept of“Global South”for the first time,stating that the world is at a historic turning point.展开更多
Since US President Joe Biden took office in 2021,his administration has introduced the“21st-century American industrial strategy”at home and adopted a“worker-centered”trade policy internationally.The twin policies...Since US President Joe Biden took office in 2021,his administration has introduced the“21st-century American industrial strategy”at home and adopted a“worker-centered”trade policy internationally.The twin policies claim theoretical backing from the concepts of Bidenomics and the New Washington Consensus.展开更多
In Australia,the Labor Party has been very active diplomatically since it came to power,making multiple positive gestures to repair the relations with China,which were seriously impacted under the previous Liberal-Nat...In Australia,the Labor Party has been very active diplomatically since it came to power,making multiple positive gestures to repair the relations with China,which were seriously impacted under the previous Liberal-National Coalition government.However,its policy toward China has not improved as much as some expected.On the contrary,the senior leadership in the Labor Party remains cautious in its stance on China and has repeatedly stressed that its position on China is the same as that of the Coalition.This article will analyze the trends and logic of the Australian Labor Party’s policy toward China by examining the party’s statements and measures during and after the 2022 federal election,to help better understand the trajectory of China-Australia relations.展开更多
文摘To help readers at home and abroad understand the international situation and know the process and role of China's diplomacy, China Institute of International Studies(CIIS)released in the first half of the year its three brand-name books:Blue Book on International Situation and China's Foreign Affairs(2007/2008), Proceedings of 2007 Symposium on International Situation
文摘Countries around the world generally recognize the strategic value of cyberspace.Information and communications technology(ICT)has become one of the key elements in the economic development,national security and comprehensive strength of countries.It has also become a key battleground of major-power rivalry.China has always attached great importance to developing and governing the cyberspace since it was connected to the internet nearly 30 years ago.The country also recognizes the international importance of cyberspace governance,particularly focusing on its increasingly unbalanced development,inadequate rules and inequitable order,and is committed to addressing the deficit of global cyberspace governance.
文摘The great-power rivalry,the once-in-a-century pandemic and the Ukraine crisis have profoundly altered the EU’s worldview,and the EU’s Africa policy has experienced a reorientation in this context,which refocuses on long-term strategic goals and serves its geopolitical shift in great-power competition.The EU wishes to move beyond the“donor-recipient”relationship and forge a reciprocal,equal,and balanced partnership with Africa,but the geopolitical shift in its strategy for Africa under the Cold War mentality is at odds with the goal,with deep-seated contradictions exposed in the process of policy reorientation.
文摘Bone biomaterials have been increasingly used to reconstruct maxillary atrophic ridges.Thus,the aim of this study was to evaluate bone reconstruction in the maxilla using a homologous cortico-cancellous FFB(lyophilized)graft and verify its reliability.Eight individuals were included from 2014 to 2018.The first surgery was performed to install homologous bone blocks in the maxilla.The period of the second intervention varied between 5 months and 15 days to 11 months(≈7.93 months).The biopsies were taken from the central region of the matured graft during the surgery for implant placement.All patients presented clinical and radiographic conditions for the installation of dental implants.There was a 100%of survival rate.The histological assessment showed that the homologous block bone graft was an osteoconductive biomaterial,with connective tissue present,and newly formed bone juxtaposed on its surface.There were bone trabeculae with osteocytes and active osteoblasts with connective tissue in the mineralization process;the remodeling process can be found through the reverse lines.A limited focus of necrosis with fibrosis was detected,with small resorption and areas of inflammatory infiltrate,but without clinical significance.The homologous block bone graft can be considered a feasible option to substitute the autogenous bone graft(gold standard),with predictable clinical and favorable histological results.The patients had a shorter surgical period,low morbidity,and an unlimited amount of biomaterial available at an accessible cost.
文摘The political essence of Russian conservatism is to respect the historical tradition and take a development path aligned with Russia's national conditions.Since Putin came to power,Russian conservatism has developed into the mainstream official ideology,becoming the core concept of Russia's current domestic and foreign policies.Russian conservatism is not only the guiding principle of Russia's national foreign policy,but it is also the moral banner of Russia's diplomacy,which reflects its foreign cognition and value system.Under the guidance of conservatism,Russia's foreign policy has distinct offensive features,and Russia has intensified its efforts to counter the liberal international order dominated by the West.After the escalation of the Ukraine crisis,the status of conservatism as Russia's mainstream ideology has been further consolidated,exerting a comprehensive influence on foreign policy.Against the background of extreme sanctions and isolation from the United States and the West,Russia has turned its diplomatic attention to non-Western countries,hoping to build a new international order.
文摘US President Joe Biden has quickly adjusted the country’s climate strategy upon taking office.He issued a series of executive orders to advance his ambitious new climate agenda and adopted a whole-of-government approach with a multi-faceted package of climate policies.The Biden administration has demonstrated a proactive stance toward climate governance by putting forward three major objectives:achieving a 50-52 percent reduction from 2005 levels in economy-wide net greenhouse gas pollution in 2030,a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035,and net zero emissions economy no later than 2050.While putting the climate crisis squarely at the center of US foreign policy and national security,1 the Biden administration has taken climate diplomatic actions at global,regional,and bilateral levels.It announced the US return to the Paris Agreement and held the Leaders Summit on Climate.Through committed and globally significant moves to tackle climate change,the US is trying to reassert its leadership on the global climate agenda and enhance its international competitiveness.More than two years into its implementation,the Biden administration’s climate diplomacy has left its imprint on global climate governance and low-carbon transition.
文摘With the United States accelerating the implementation of its Indo-Pacific strategy aimed at containing China,the US-Japan alliance is transforming from a bilateral defensive pact to an outward-looking alliance with both offensive and defensive capabilities.Focusing on the Indo-Pacific region,the two countries promote synergy between their bilateral alliance and the broader US-led global network of alliances and partnerships,collective security arrangements,and regional cooperation platforms.
文摘In the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China,“Our world,our times,and history are changing in ways like never before...All of this is posing unprecedented challenges for human society.The world is standing at the crossroad of history,and everyone must work together to map out its future.”1 Europe likewise faces the zeitenwende moment.Europe’s perceptions of the world have changed with the twin shock of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine crisis.The evolving new world order and the necessary adjustments of its self-perceptions,policy goals,and implementation paths have accelerated.Currently,Europe is experiencing the transition from the post-Lisbon Treaty era to the post-Ukraine crisis period.In the near future,Sino-Europe relations will act as an important factor in the transformation of Europe and become a major factor in shaping the future regional and world order.Although their perceptions and behaviors of the“Zeitenwende”are different,China and Europe must work together and play a positive and constructive role in building a new type of international relations and working out a new framework of major power relations that is stable and balanced.
文摘After the June 2020 Galwan Valley incident,China-India relations suffered the most serious setbacks since the normalization of their relationship in 1988.The bilateral relationship has been stuck in a state of stagnation and hit an all-time low with frequent frictions since then.India’s negative impact on China’s national sovereignty,security,core development interests,and strategic environment has become increasingly notable.
文摘At the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization(SCO)in 2022,Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered an important speech titled“Ride on the Trend of the Times and Enhance Solidarity and Cooperation to Embrace a Better Future.”In the speech,President Xi proposed“five commitments”--commitments to the principles of political trust,win-win cooperation,equality between nations,openness and inclusiveness,and equity and justice.
文摘Since February 2022,the idea of“Global South”has caught the attention of Japan and become the country’s mainstream foreign policy discourse.1 Japan’s Diplomatic Bluebook 2023 introduced the concept of“Global South”for the first time,stating that the world is at a historic turning point.
文摘Since US President Joe Biden took office in 2021,his administration has introduced the“21st-century American industrial strategy”at home and adopted a“worker-centered”trade policy internationally.The twin policies claim theoretical backing from the concepts of Bidenomics and the New Washington Consensus.
文摘In Australia,the Labor Party has been very active diplomatically since it came to power,making multiple positive gestures to repair the relations with China,which were seriously impacted under the previous Liberal-National Coalition government.However,its policy toward China has not improved as much as some expected.On the contrary,the senior leadership in the Labor Party remains cautious in its stance on China and has repeatedly stressed that its position on China is the same as that of the Coalition.This article will analyze the trends and logic of the Australian Labor Party’s policy toward China by examining the party’s statements and measures during and after the 2022 federal election,to help better understand the trajectory of China-Australia relations.
