简介:In2014,wewitnessedthepolarizationofglobaleconomicgrowtti,aproliferationinthenumberofregionalhotspotsthathadwidespreadrepercussions,incrediblycomplexandzealousbigpowerrelationsandsomeeye-catchingdiplomaticachievementsfromChina.Thisauthorattemptstogiveaforecastofglobaltrendsin2015basedonthedevelopmentsinthepreviousyear.In2014,countriesshowedtheirstrengthsandweaknessesinthepolitico-economicdomain,whiletheglobaleconomygaveapoorperformance.Inthedevelopedworld,theU.S.registeredastrongeconomicrecovery,whereasEuropeandJapanstruggledwithsluggishgrowth.Ofthe
简介:TheauthorityandefficiencyoftheUnitedNationshaveweakenedleadingtoaseriousdeficitinglobalgovernance.AUnitedNationswithstrongerrepresentativeandoperationalpowersisneededtoconstructthemoreopen,inclusive,collaborativeandeffectiveframeworkrequiredforglobalgovernanceinthe21stcentury.ChinashouldandwillplayaleadingroleintheUN'sfutureefforts.
简介:Thepost-ColdWarinternationalpatterninwhichonesuperpowerco-existswithseveralmajorpowerswillnotchangeinthecoming20-30yearsorevenbeyond.However,asnothingremainsstatic,thevariousinnerfactorsrelatedtotheinternationalpatternareintheprocessofconstantchange.Suchchangesaremanifestedintenaspects,whichfind
简介:Attheturnofthecentury,sharpchangesinSino-Indianrelationshavedrawnwideattentionoftheinternationalcommunity.Relationsbetweenthetwocountries,improvedanddevelopedsincetheyrestoredexchangesofambassadorsin1976,sufferedheavysetbacksbecauseofIndia'nucleartestsinMay1998.Butbothsideshaveproceededinallcasesfromtheoverallpublicinterestandmadejointefforts,hencequicklyovercomingtheirtemporarydifficulties.EversinceJune1999,thetwonationshaverestoredanddevelopedtiesonthebasisoftheFivePrinciples.Thepastfiveyearshavewitnessedobviousimprovementandrapiddevelopmentofrelationsbetweenthetwosides.Thiscanbeseenfromthefollowingrespects.
简介:TodiscussthetrendoftheU.S.policiesafterthepresidentialelection,economicdimensionisundoubtedveryimportant.MyviewisthatthenewBushadministrationwillnotlargelyadjusttheexistingeconomicpolicies;howeveritmayadoptmoretradeprotectionistmethods.
简介:Hugehistoricalprogresshasmadeupdiredisastersformankindinthe20thcen-tury.AnumberofdramaticturnscharacterizegiantfootstepsofAsianhistoryinthepresentcentury—fromcolonizationtode-colonization,fromfeudalismtocapitalismorsocialism,fromagriculturaltoindustrialcivilization,frombeingterri-toriescarvedupamongmajorforeignpowerstoaregionforcontentionbetweenthetwosuperpowers,thentothecurrentsituationofmulti-dimensionalco-existencea-
简介:NewChapteropensinthehistoryofSouthAfrica,anationbornanewwiththeburialoftheapartheidandtheeventualdemiseofthewhiteminorityracistregime.Overthirtymillionoppressedblacksfinallywontheirfreedomtobecomemastersofanewnationborninthefirsteverall-raceelectionheldlastApril.TheAfricanNationalCongress(ANC),withyearsofanti-apartheidrecord,won252seatsintheelectiontothe400-seatNationalAssemblytocomeoutasthelargestpartyofthecountry,followedbytheoriginalrulingNationalParty(NP)with82seats,theInkathaFreedomParty(IFP)with43seatsandotherswith23seats.ANCPresident,world-famousblackleaderNelsonMandela,waselectedasthefirstblackStatePresidentandtheorganization’sNationalChairmanThaboMbekiasFirstDeputyPresident.F.W.deKlerk,formerStatePresidentandleaderoftheNationalPartyremainedinthenewgovernmentastheSecondDeputyPresident.AnANC-ledgovernmentofnationalunitywasinauguratedandsworninonMay10.