Territorial disputes between China and some of its neighbors are of the most spectacular issues in the region. There are deep concerns about what is going on between China, the rising power in the world arena, and the Asia-Pacific neighbors... [FULL TEXT]

T factor: TaiwanThe year of 1949 divided China into mainland China (Beijing authority) and island China (Taipei authority). Beijing and Taipei refuses to recognize the other’s legitimacy. Both of them develop individual diplomatic rel... [FULL TEXT]

The difference is: it’s a policy of ‘one country two systems’ in the first period and of ‘two countries one system’ in the second. Since the signing of CPA in 2005, China has closely engaged into its implementa... [FULL TEXT]

Global warming and the resulting climate change present the world with major and potentially devastating challenges. They lead to environmental degradation/scarcity and a radical reform of the energy mix among industrial countries, in addit... [FULL TEXT]

I. Call on New-type Diplomatic ThinkingThe effort to break through the diplomatic stereotype and to foster a new-type diplomacy will boost China’s diplomatic transition and upgrading in the first decade of the new century. It is the m... [FULL TEXT]

I. The Importance of Freedom and Safety of Navigation in the South China SeaThe strategic location of the South China Sea is extremely important. In between the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, the South China Sea is a semi-closed sea... [FULL TEXT]

I. The Inception of Law DiplomacyThe world is in a period of rapid development, fundamental change, and tremendous transformation. Due to the deepening multi-polarization, accelerating economic globalization and regional integration, and th... [FULL TEXT]

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本文讨论新时期中国对外战略问题。这里有两层意思需要首先厘清，一是新时期的定义。在中国的政治术语中，新时期是涵盖面较广的，本文论述的范围限于中共十六大以后的将近10年时间。做这种划分显然是以中国国内政治发展为主脉的，旨在对这个重要时期的中国对外战略做初步探索，力求论证在中国成长为全球大国的道路上，这是一个承前启后、继往开来的决定性时期。另一是对外战略的定义。大国的对外战略一般具有全球性的范畴和布局，但中国迄今并未颁布过任何关于中国全面的对外战略的官方正式文件，中国的对外政策宣示... [FULL TEXT]

I. From 2012 to 2012: Declining Chinese Image in USAIn November 2009, a Hollywood disaster film entitled 2012 drew tremendous attention of the world audience. Not only did the film hit at the box office with a worldwide total of $770 millio... [FULL TEXT]