The Significance of and Route to Building a China-Central Asia Community with a Shared Future

From 18 to 19 May,2023,the first China-Central Asia Summit was successfully held in the ancient Chinese city of Xi’an,which elevated China-Central Asia relations to a new height and created new prospects for building a China-Central Asia community with a shared future.As things stand,the situation in Central Asia is undergoing complex and profound changes,with momentums in both regional multipolarity and independent development on the rise.

Major-Countries Competition and Pivot to the Asia-Pacific:the Strategic Transformation and Influence of“Global NATO”

As a product of the Cold War,NATO did not disintegrate with the end of it,but rather,it has sought to become“global NATO”through continuous expansion and transformation,in order to hold wider sway in international security.In its 75-year history,NATO has made numerous moves including adopting confrontational security thinking,building exclusive alliances,conducting humanitarian intervention and crisis management,expanding eastward and northward and involving in the Asia-Pacific.

Intensive High-Level Visits from Southeast Asia

Recently,senior officials from Southeast Asian countries have visited China in succession,including Indonesian Presidentelect Prabowo Subianto,Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith,Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son,Timor-Leste Foreign Minister Bendito Freitas,Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue,Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat,and Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirinhorn.

Creating a Better Future Together

China-Europe exchanges are of great significance not just for China and Europe,but also for the entire world as well.

Europe's Strategic Predicament and China-European Relations under the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has both posed challenges and brought about opportunities for Sino-European relations.While the ongoing fight against the pandemic has highlighted the importance of cooperation for both China and the EU,the two major economies are faced with the uncertainties in the recovery of industrial chain and supply chain.Meanwhile,the post-pandemic scenario will further cast new impacts on the China-European relations.

Leading the Way in China-Europe Relations

Europe,which has established a model of social stability and the pursuit of a high-quality of life since WWII,is facing the most severe economic,social,political and security challenges since the end of the Cold War.The euro crisis,the rise of far-right political forces,terrorist attacks inspired by international terrorism and the Europe-Russia confrontation triggered by the Ukraine crisis are among them.In 2015 the European Union(EU)and its member states will focus on economic issues,but after the Paris terrorist attack,they have to invest more to contain the extreme internal threats.In terms of external relations,Europe will regard the Middle East,eastern neighbors like Ukraine and major powers like Russia,the U.S.and China as its major diplomatic concerns.It is vital for the European Union to solve its economic difficulties.

Beyond‘Engagement and Integration'An Analysis of the Adjustment of the Obama Administration's Economic Policies toward China

After the end of the Cold War, the Clinton administration employed a policy of ‘engagement and integration' towards China, an approach which evolved and deepened in the Bush and Obama governments. The Obama administration has made substantial adjustments, highlighting the dual nature of Sino-U.S. relationship with both a "high degree of cooperation" and a "high level of competition."

China's Foreign Strategic Layout Should Make the Best of Advantages and Bypass Disadvantages

The diplomatic strategic layout of China can be expressed by the words"proactive and enterprising"since the 18th National Congress of the CPC.Since the establishment of the People’s Republic of China,China’s ideas of foreign strategic layout have experienced the different following stages:a large area as a line,leaning to one side,the three worlds theory,peaceful development and harmonious world.China’s foreign policy

Breaking the Territorial Impasse:A Strategic Priority for China

China has more neighbors than any other country on the Asian Continent and in the Pacific Ocean.Understandably,solving territorial issues remains a pressing item on the agenda of China’s grand strategy.This is especially true since the country began its rapid rise.With the exception

China and the G20

B ecause of the global financial crisis, the G20 has become the most dynamic and influential institution of global economic governance.Countries have high expectations for the G20. U.S. President Barack Obama declared on September 2009 at the Pittsburg Summit that the G20 will permanently replace the G8 as the dominant forum for global multilateral economic coordination. U.S. political researcher Stewart Patrick said he believes that this is the most significant initiative in global governance since the establishment of the WTO Former U.S. statesman Henry Kissinger said he believes that the G20 will become an important platform to deal with international affairs in the coming decades.

The Inherent Logic behind Rising China-Japan Tensions

Regardless of the basic principles governing bilateral relations over the past four decades and the possible damage to the interests of the people of the two countries,the Japanese government has deliberately touched China’s raw nerve frequently over delicate issues in disputes over the past couple of years.In 2010,the Naha prefectural court attempted to put on trial a Chinese boat captain detained for fishing near the disputed Diaoyu Islands.In 2012。

The Land & Sea Frontiers Issue and Adjustment to China's Foreign Strategy

First of all I’d like to express my heartfelt thanks to everyone for attending this meeting.In particular I’m grateful to Professors Hu Dekun,Li Jinming and Huang Renwei,who have traveled far to participate in the discussion.As the topic of this section is"How should

Prospects of the New German Government’s China Policy

In contrast to the Merkel era, the emphasis on ideological disputes and competition with China is evident in the new German government's Coalition Treaty and several of its new ministers' expressions about China. Against the background of the rising antagonism between China and the West as well as the continuous efforts of the US to urge Europe to curb China in recent years, Germany's understanding of China tends to be negative. Besides, because of the changes in Germany's political landscape and in Sino-German economic and trade relations, the new government is likely to reinforce its defense against and pressure upon China, reduce its strategic dependence on China, strengthen the coordination with its European and American allies for a collective China policy, and compete for dominance in economy and trade, science and technology, global infrastructure, and rules and standards. Sino-German relations may fluctuate, but because of the binding of the economy and trade between the two countries, internal contradictions inside the Western Bloc, and the German tradition of diplomatic pragmatism, the new government will adjust its China policy on the basis of continuation, so that the reversal of the Sino-German relations is hardly to be triggered.

How to Make the U.S.Stay Neutral on the South China Sea Issue

The South China Sea issue involves China’s sovereignty disputes with Vietnam and the Philippines;at the same time,it also includes China’s sea disputes with the U.S..The conflicts are different in nature but China has been trapped into strategic passivity.

The Enduring Legacy of China’s First “First Lady”

January 27 marks the 120th birthday of Soong Ching Ling, one of China’s greatest philanthropists. Her legacy lives on in various grassroots charitable organizations that continue to help the underprivileged.

China Must Participate in the Debate on World Order

WOPLD ORDER,the book authored by 91- Henry Kissinger, t to the President Affairs and later concurrently as Secretary of State in the administra- tions of Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, and whose opinion was subsequently sought by five U.S. Presidents, sparked a global discussion upon its publication in 2014, one that merits China＇s attention.

Why Is China’s Sovereignty Over the South China Sea Challenged Frequently?

IN recent years confrontations over certain islands in the South China Sea have been escalating. Recent provocations by Vietnam and the Philippines in the area have once again dragged this issue to the front of the international stage.

Innovation Spearheads China's Modernization

China’s innovation-driven development aims to make breakthroughs in core technologies dominated by others, make China among the leading innovation-driven countries, and shape China into a major global power in a range of fields.

欧洲战略转型左右为难

In 2023, to cope with the turn of events triggered by the Ukraine crisis and adapt to the fierce competition among major powers, Europe's strategic center of gravity has tilted toward security, emphasizing risk prevention and strengthening hard power. However, with this transformation.