简介:AsharpecohomicslidebeganinU.S.economysincethesecondhalfoflastyearafterasustainedrobustgrowthlastingclosetoadecade.ThreesuccessiveFederalReserveBoard’s(FRB)interestratecutsamountingto1.5percentagepointshavethusfarfailedtocheckthedownturn.Thesituationismoregravethanexpectedwiththebottom-outnotyetinsight.Therecoveryperiodmaybealongdrawn-outaffair,yetatraditionaldepressionmaybeavoidable,nottosayarepeatofenduringrecessioninJapanesestyle.
简介:Therighttosocialsecurityisthebasicrightofcitizensofacountry.TheInternationalCovenantonEconomic,SocialandCulturalRights,whichcameintoeffectforChinaonJune27,2001,stipulatesinitsArticle9that"theStatesPartiestothepresentCovenantrecognizetherightofeveryonetosocialsecurity,includingsocialinsurance."ItalsosaysinitsArticle2(1)that"eachStatePartytothepresentCovenantundertakestotakesteps,individuallyandthroughinternationalassistanceandco-operation,especiallyeconomic
简介:AnacademicforumwasheldonMarch22,2005onwomen’slaborrightsandinterests.Participatingweresome30expertsfromChinaSocietyforHumanRightsStudies,All-ChinaWomen’sFederation,All-ChinaFederationofTradeUnions,aswellasRenminUniversityofChinaandotherprestigiousinstitutionsofhigherlearning.JointlysponsoredbytheLaborandSocialSecurityBranchofBeijingLawSociety(BLS)andChineseWomen’sCollege(CWC),theforumreviewedthe
简介:TheIraqwaristhebiggestexperimentalsiteofBushismandthesuccessorfailureofthewartherehasadirectbearingonthespreadofBushismasastrategicmodel.HenceitisnecessarytomakeasystematicassessmentofAmerica'ssituationinIraq.ThecurrentsituationshowsthattheUnitedhasgotintoanunprecedentedstrategichaziness.Inthesecurityfield,U.S.forceshavedispatchedlargenumberoftroopstocarryoutsuppressionandwonfrequentvictories,buttheyaresufferingstrongerresistances.Intherealmofpoliticalreconstruction,thedemocraticprocessinIraqisnowunderinaccordancewiththeprescribedorder,butreligiouscontradictionsareontherise,andpoliticalstructuresbecomemorefragile.Overeconomicreconstruction,theUnitedStateshaskeptincreasinginputandatthesametimeappealedtotheinternationalcommunityformoreassistance.EventhoughIraqisfacedwithdifficultiesinthereconstruction.Therefore,thereisawideningdisagreementinAmericaover"whethertheU.S.iswinningorlosingthewarinIraq."①BasedonthemajorviewsofexpertsandscholarsfrombothChinaandoverseas,theauthorthinksthatthefollowingthreecriteriaareimportantforjudgingwhethertheUnitedStateshassucceededorfailedinpursuingitsstrategyinIraq:thefeasibilityofstrategicobjectives,balanceofobjectivesandmeansandadaptabilityofstrategicmeans.Judgedbytheabove-mentionedcriteria,theUnitedStatesisnowlandinginastrategicpredicamentinIraq.
简介:OnDecember10,2004,Japan'sSecurityCouncil(alsocalledDefenseCouncilbefore1986,whichiscomposedofPrimeMinisterandseveralimportantCabinetmembers)andCabinetapprovedandpublishedanewNationalDefenseProgramGuideline("DefenseGuideline"inshort),whichelaboratednotonlyJapan'sdefenseforceconstructionobjectivesanditsdetaileddevelopmentprograminthecoming10years,butalsogreatchangesinitsbasicdefenseprinciples,conceptofsecuritythreats,securityobjectivesandtheircorrespondingmeasure.
简介:China'sAnti-JapaneseWarWORLDWARⅡ,whichendedhalfacenturyagoinacrushingdefeatforthefascistpowers,wasalife-and-deathstrugglebetw...
简介:<正>OnceatimeacommentatorsaidthattherehadbeenthreegreatestgeniusscholarsinChina.OneisConfucius(551BC-479BC)wellknownastheChineseSage,anotherispoetLiPo(701-762)asaDivinePoetofChina,andstillanotherisLuXun(1881-1936)asaGeneralCommanderoftheChineseLiterature.Approximatelyeveryother1300-years,oneofthemwasbornconsecutively.
简介:<正>In1402Mingdynasty,emperorYongledecidedtomakeBeijinghiscapital.Thisbecameatimeofmuchbuildingandevenrestorationofpartsofthecitywhichhadsufferedhundredsofyearsofdecayandneglect.Yonglewastheemperorwhoerectedthewallsoftheinnercitycharacterisedbyitshugegatetowers.Theyarerememberedtodayoftenbytheirnamesalone.Somedostillremainastestimonytothestrengthoftheformerdefensivebarriers.
简介:World’sLargestHatcheryofDinosaurEggsFossiltreasuresthathadlainformillionsofyearsunderthegroundinHenanfinallycametolightlastge...
简介:InOctober1991,PresidentBorisYeltsininitiatedaprogramofradicaleconom-icreformatthefifthsessionoftheoldparliament,theCongressofthePeople’sDeputies,andintroducecdtheso-called“shocktherapy”throughoutthecountryonJanurary2thefollowingyear.Theprogramaimsattherealizationofatransitionfromaplannedeconomytoamarketonewithinashortspanoftime
简介:SincetheendoftheColdWar,theU.S.-EUrelationshavegonethroughtwistsandturns.Fromthebeginningof2003whentheUnitedStateslaunchedtheIraqWartothespringof2005whenPresidentGeorgeW.BushpaidavisittoEurope,thealliesacrosstheAtlanticOceanhaduncompromisingconfrontationsatfirst,andthenshowedapparentreconciliationandstrengthened
简介:Ayearofanti-terroristwarhaspassedsincePresidentBushdeclaredwaronAfganistanonOctober7,2001.Inthecourseofthewar,Bush'santi-terroriststrategicthinkinghasbeenenrichedandperfectedgraduallyasthewardevelopsingreaterdepthandwasfinallyformedasso-called“Bushism”,whichhasbecometheguidelinenotonlyfortheAmericanwaronanti-terrorism,butalsofortheBushadministration'sexternalstrategy.Itisexertingprofoundimpactoninternationalpoliticsandinternationalrelations.
简介:Wang:TheU.S.statedpurposesofmilitaryactionsagainstIraqareto"overthrowSaddam"and"transformIraq."Iamafraidsuchactionswouldcauseabigstir.Tang:Ithinkso.AmericanmilitaryactionsagainstIraqwillnotonlypromotethebirthofanewIraqbutalsochangetheinternationalrelationsandmilitarybalanceintheMiddleEast.Washington’srevealedintentionshowsthatithopestocreateademocraticandpro-