简介:LatinAmericaistheonlyunderdevelopedregionintheWesternHemisphere,andChinaisthelargestdevelopingcountryintheEasternHemisphere.AcrossthevastPacificOcean,theChineseandtheLatinAmericanpeoplehaveahistoryofnearly500yearsofexchanges.Startingfromthe1980s,bothChinaandtheLatinAmericanstatesadoptedthereformandopening-upstrategiesfordevelopment,whichledtoprofoundpolitical,economic,andsocialtransformationsinthetwoareas.
简介:"Energyindependence"hasbeenanage-olddreamoftheU.S.administration,andrecentlyreemergedasahottopicintheUnitedStates.ThecurrentdeclineofU.S.dependenceonforeignenergyismainlycausedbyitseconomicdownturnratherthangenuineenergyindependence.ActuallytheU.S.stillneedstoimportlargequantitiesofcrudeoilinaratherlongtime.
简介:NewChinaiscelebratingits50thbirthdayatthedawnofanewmillennium,thethirdone.Thisprovidesanopportuneoccasiontoreflectonthenation’squestformodernization,ahalf-finishedsagaofupsanddowns,joysandsorrowsandtolookaheadtothecountry’sfuture.
简介:AstheColdWarhaspassedintohistory,China’snationalsecurityisnowfacedwithanewinternationalenvironment,inwhichthebipolarconfrontationhasdisappearedandthedangerofanewworldwarhasfurtherreceded.China’scurrentsecuritycanbesaidinabetterconditionthanatanytimeduringtheColdWar.
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简介:InJapan'ssupportforASEANcountries'connectionbuildingcanbeseenitspolicyvisionsinfunctionalpositioning,geographicallayoutandconnotationconstitution.Aspartofasystematicpolicyframework,JapansupportsASEANtransregionalandoutside-regionalconnectionswiththeMekongsubregionasfocalpoint,pushesforwardmetropolitaninterconnectionofASEANcountrieswithJakartaapriority,promotesbuildinginfrastructure,developsrules,andconstructsbetterexternalenvironmentsforconnectivity,allwhileadvancingitsPartnershipforQualityInfrastructuretoattractASEANcountries'cooperation.BecauseofJapan'seconomicinterestsandgeopoliticalstrategytowardASEANcountries,Japan'spolicyinfluencesChina'sBeltandRoadInitiativeandChinashouldproperlyrespondtoJapan'sactions.
简介:Asawhole,theEuropeanUnionhasyettocometoaclearconsensusonglobalization,manifestingakindofself-contradictingmentalityandconflictedpolicyorientations,evidencedbyitsdesiretoreapthebenefitsbroughtaboutbyglobalizationwhileatthesametimetryingtoevadechallenges.Forexample,theEUactivelyresistsUSprotectionism,whileclingingtoprotectionistmeasuresinitsownpolicies;anditsupportsthemechanismsforinternationalmultilateralcooperation,butatthetimeitwillfullyactstochangetherules.TheemergenceoftheEU'sconflictedattitudetowardglobalizationmaybeattributedtothefactthatithastoomanymemberstateswithawidedisparityintheireconomicperformancesinglobalization,whichhasmadeitdifficultforthemtoreachaconsensus.ItcanalsoberelatedtothecomplexityoftheEU'sinternaltradepolicyanddecision-makingmechanisms.Thismentalitywillaffectitsroleintheglobaleconomy,asitislikelythattheEUwillplaytherolesofreformerofthemechanismformultilateralcooperation,middlemanininternationaltradedisputes,andstragglerineconomicreforms.
简介:TherejuvenationofChinesecivilizationmeansthecontinuationanddevelopmentofthe5000-year-oldChinese
简介:ElexiblevarietyhasallalongbeenahallmarkofAmerica’sglobalstrategywithdifferentiatedtreatmentforspecificnations.Inthenewcentury,Washingtondividesthemajorworldforcesintofourcategoriesinlightofacomprehensivecrite-rionofwhethertheyhavebeenfusedintotheinternationalsystem,aregoingto-warddemocracyorbenefitworldstability.Theyinclude:insidersorallies(EuropeandJapan),marginalizedones(someunderdevelopedAfricannations),outsidersor"rogues"(Iraq,NorthKorea)andfinally,travelersonthewayor"transitionstates".InterpretationsbyU.S.strategicreportsdefinethe"transitionstates"as
简介:TheUnitedStateshascriticizedthedomesticandforeignpoliciesoftheMugaberegime,andhasattemptedtoraisetheZimbabweissueintheUNSecurityCouncil,thuscreatingapointofpotenti