简介:Internationalresponsibilityfallsupontheshouldersofeverycountry.China'sgrowingcontributionstoworldpeaceanddevelopmenthavesurpassedtheviewofherasa'threat.''Instead,itwas,amongworldmainstreamopinion,expectedtoshoulderastill-biggerburden.Suchexternalexpectations,togetherwithinternalyearningsforahigherprofileabroad,urgearesponseintermsofChinesediplomacy.Whatistobedone?Thispaperexplorestheanswer.
简介:SoonafterKofiAnnanassumedhisofficeasthenewSecretary-GeneraloftheUnitedNations,hedeclaredhisdeterminationtoquickenthepaceoftheUN’sreformwiththepurposeofenablingtheworldbodytoserveitsmemberstatesthebetter.Ifsuccessful,thereformwillnodoubtbringthe52-years-oldinternational
简介:Nationaleconomicsecurityreferstothefreedomofasovereignstatefromanyinternalorexternalthreats,eitheractualorperceived,toitseconomicinterests.Thenotionvariesinmeaningfromonecountrytoanother,duetotheirdifferencesinsecurityenvironment,cognitionanddefensecapabilities.IttookquitealongtimeforChinatoformitsowndefinitioninanoverall,profoundmanner,withcontroversystilllingeringamongdivergentinterestgroupsand/orschoolsofthought.Astheauthorseesit,formidableinternalandexternalchallengesthreatenthecountryinthisregard.Weshouldmaintainawarenessoftherisksfrommonopoly-drivenmergersandacquisitionsofforeigncapitalinagrowingnumberofourindustries.
简介:Withthecomingofthenewcentury,theEuropeanUnion(EU)arrivesontheworldscenewithacompletenewlook.Atthebeginningoftheyear,theunionsignedtheNiceTreatyinresponsetotheneedsoffurtherintegrationandeast-
简介:StrivingforcloserbilateraltieshasdominatedEuropeanUnion’sChinapolicyadjustmentssincethemid-nineties.Fourmajordecisionsofstrategicsignifi-canceinthisregardweremadeinquicksuccessionfromJanuarytoAprilthisyear.FirstcametheconsensusinJanuarytoholdanEU-ChinaSummitinthemar-
简介:Employmentconstitutesthebasisofpeople’slivingandthemeanstoensurethestabilityofacountryaswell.Realizingrelativelyfullemploymentistheimportantprerequisiteandbasicwaytoimprovepeople'slife.Beingthemostpopulouscountryintheworld,Chinahasabundantlaborresourcesandfacesanarduousandurgenttasktotackletheemploymentproblem.Therefore,providingmoreemploymentisamajorissuedirectlybearingonpeople'slivingthatChinawillhavetofaceforalongtime.
简介:China'sFourGreatInventionsFOURGREATinventions:thecompass,gunpowder,paperandmovable-typeprinting,wereanogicalcontributionstowo...
简介:ThewordsthatXiJinpingsaidatthe47thWorldEconomicForum(WEF)havereallysurprisedjustthemostinattentivepeople.DuringhisvisittoDavos,whereleaders,entrepreneursand
简介:<正>Likemanyofmyslackerbackpackerfriends,I’velongregardedGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion’sGuilinCityasaplacebestpassedthroughquickly,amerestopoverfrompointsnorthonthewaytothewaymellower,morebananapancakefriendly,and-mostimportantly-cheaperresorttownonYangshuo.Whenmyedi-