It is well known that both Russia and China have been strongly opposed to theUS plan for a national missile defence system (NMD), dubbed the son of starwars, ever since the American government announced it. Although W...It is well known that both Russia and China have been strongly opposed to theUS plan for a national missile defence system (NMD), dubbed the son of starwars, ever since the American government announced it. Although Washingtonanticipated an adverse Russian reaction, it failed to plan for strong opposition fromits European allies. Europe’s unexpected reaction has worried the Americans great-ly. At present, an intensive debate about the NMD program is going on betweenthe two sides of the Atlantic Ocean. This article shall focus on the following展开更多
January 1, 1999 marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomaticties between China and the United Slates. Over the past two decades, the bi-lateral relationship has traversed a bumpy path of a "para-...January 1, 1999 marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomaticties between China and the United Slates. Over the past two decades, the bi-lateral relationship has traversed a bumpy path of a "para-strategic partnership" inthe eighties, of "cold confrontation" in the first half of the nineties and of a "rela-tively stable development" in the past two years or so. The two decades have witnessed uninterrupted explorations for a mutually ac-ceptable strategic definition of bilateral relations, which have been characterized展开更多
文摘It is well known that both Russia and China have been strongly opposed to theUS plan for a national missile defence system (NMD), dubbed the son of starwars, ever since the American government announced it. Although Washingtonanticipated an adverse Russian reaction, it failed to plan for strong opposition fromits European allies. Europe’s unexpected reaction has worried the Americans great-ly. At present, an intensive debate about the NMD program is going on betweenthe two sides of the Atlantic Ocean. This article shall focus on the following
文摘January 1, 1999 marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomaticties between China and the United Slates. Over the past two decades, the bi-lateral relationship has traversed a bumpy path of a "para-strategic partnership" inthe eighties, of "cold confrontation" in the first half of the nineties and of a "rela-tively stable development" in the past two years or so. The two decades have witnessed uninterrupted explorations for a mutually ac-ceptable strategic definition of bilateral relations, which have been characterized