简介:<正>ASIAisahometodiversecultureswherevariousethnicgroupswithdifferentlanguages,culturesandlifestylesmingleinharmony.Thesediversecultureshavebeensourcesofcreationwhilebeingaguardianofapricelesslegacyofhistoricalandtraditionalassets.VarietyAsso,everycountryhasvividcultureandobservesthemintheirownway.Thetraditionalfestive-activitiesandthewayacountryobservesthemformthecultureofacountry.Acountry’srichand
简介:ChineseEconomyBeforetheYear2000BystaffreporterLIJIANGUOTHECHINESEgovernmenthasdecidedtoslowdownitsyearafterthecountryhasjustw...
简介:Tibetontheroofoftheworldiscoveredwithsnowforagreaterpartoftheyear,whenafreezingcoldholdssway.Thereislessoxygenintheatmospheretherethaninareasonloweraltitudes.Livinginsuchhostileconditions,Tibetanshaveacravingforrite.ATibetanfolksongsingsprayersofciren,orlongevity.Tibetanherdsmenaccosteachotherwithgreetingsofciren.CountlessnumbersofTibetansarecalledCiren.Folkdrawingsanddancesstagedat
简介:<正>KaifengwascalledBianliang,BianjingandDongjinginancienttimes.Historically,WeiKingdomofWarringPeriod,Liang,Jin,Han,ZhouoftheFiveDynasties,NorthernSongDynastyandJinDynastyhaveallsetuptheircapitalshere;soitislabeledthe"CapitalofSevenDynasties".Thehumanandnaturalscenicspots,suchastheIronTower,theFanTower,theDragonTower,theTerraceofKingYu,theTempleofBaogong,theStreetofSongCapitalalongwiththeSpringSceneryofFanTower,CloudFloatingOvertheIronTowerandtheWaveSoundoftheBig
简介:<正>EventhoughtheSriLankanenvoytotheCourtofClaudiusCaesarinthefirstcenturyA.D.mentionedabouttradebetweenSriLankaandChina,ittook19morecenturiesforthetwopeoplestodevelopanuninterruptedmutualawarenessandfriendship.Linkagesofdiplomatic,culturalandtradewhichoccurredduringthatlonghistoricalepisodecouldnotregisteralasting
简介:The9/11attackwasundoubtedlyoneofthemostimportanteventstoinfluenceinternationalrelationsinthe21stcentury.OnSeptember11th,2001,al-Qaeda,ledbyOsamabinLaden,attackedtheUSheartlands.Theattackscausedthedeathofnearly3000peopleandledtodirecteconomiclossesofaroundUS$100billion.ThiswasthemostseriousexternalattackontheUSsincetheWarofIndependenceof1812.IninfluenceitsurpassedeventheattackonPearlHarborintheSecondWorldWar.9/11highlightedtheimportanceofnon-traditionalsecurityandraisedittoapositionalmostparallelwiththatoftheworld'straditionalsecurityagenda.Theeventshaveprofoundlyinfluencedtheoutlookandbehavioroftheworld'ssole
简介:Editors’Note:TheNewYearapproachesaswegreetthefirstanniversaryofChinaInternationalStudies.Availingourselvesofthisopportunity,wesincerelywishourreadersahappyandprosperousNewYear!ChinaInternationalStudiesbeganitspublicationlastDecember.Sinceitsinception,variousthink-tanksandinstitutionsofhigherlearningbothathomeandabroadaswellasChineseembassiesinforeigncountriesandforeignembassiesinBeijinghaveoffereditgreatsupport.Manyreaderswrotetousgivingtheirencouragementonthisnew-bornpublication.Wearecarryingsomeofthemessagesinthisissuetoexpressourdeepappreciation.ArticlesinthisissuearemainlyontheMiddleEastsituation,theIrannuclearissue,China-EUrelations,China-IndiarelationsandChina’speacefuldiplomacy.Wearealsopublishingapaperbyaforeignscholarforthefirsttime.
简介:Springisatimeofrenewalandgrowth.Inthespringtimeof2017,Iwouldliketoextend,onbehalfoftheChineseAssociationforInternationalUnderstanding(CAFIU),ourNewYearmessagetoChineseandoverseasreaders,aswellaspeoplefromallwalksoflifewhohavebeensupportivetotheworkanddevelopmentofCAFIU.
简介:<正>Inthisdynamicandfreshseasonofspringwhentheflowersareinfullblossom,onbehalfoftheChineseAssociationforInternationalUnderstanding(CAFIU),I’dliketoextendcordialgreetingsandwishestothereadersoftheInternationalUnderstandinghomeandabroadandpeoplefromallwalksoflifeforyourlongstandingattentionandsupportfortheworkanddevelopmentofCAFIU.