On December 31, 2013, as we prepared to welcome the New Year, a Chinese naval vessel was leaving the Saudi port of Jeddah to escort Syrian chemical weapons en route to be destroyed in the Mediterranean. This example demonstrates that China ... [FULL TEXT]

In the near-term, Washington must manage austerity with pro-growth policies, even amid secular stagnation. In turn, Beijing seeks to manage local debt challenges with subdued but solid growth.In both the United States and China, policy outc... [FULL TEXT]

The Chinese economy undergoes stable adjustment in 2013. The GDP growth rates for the first three quarters stood at 7.7%, 7.5%, and 7.8% respectively, and the growth rate for the entire year is expected to reach 7.6%, a significant slowdown... [FULL TEXT]

In the 1980s, Deng Xiaoping’s economic reforms and opening-up policies enabled China to industrialize through investment and export-led growth.After Beijing’s Third Plenum, the new grand strategy by President Xi Jinping and Prem... [FULL TEXT]

If it is fair to say that China-Africa cooperation has crowned the overseas expansion of Chinese enterprises in the last decade, the China-South Africa cooperation has become the jewel in that crown. Both members of the BRICS, South Africa ... [FULL TEXT]

The third Plenary Session of 18th Central Committee, a historic meeting just ended with high attention from abroad and inside. Compared to the Third Plenary Session of 11th Central Committee thirty five years ago, this meeting is facing mor... [FULL TEXT]

Over the last decade, the world has witnessed the significant shift in the U.S. role in the Middle East from being dominant to reactive. Previously, to maintain its hegemony in the region, the U.S. did not hesitate to reverse the actions of... [FULL TEXT]

The third plenary session of the CPC’s 18th Central Committee will open up a new chapter in China’s reform and opening up policy. Focusing on the land system, SOE reforms, social security and other fields, China’s future r... [FULL TEXT]

On February 19,cyber security firm Mandiant was the front-page news around the world, a shocking report by this U.S. Company alleged Chinese military cyber espionage troops conducted hacking activities to steal commercial secrets with gover... [FULL TEXT]

I. CHALLENGESThere are more continuities than readjustments as far as China’s diplomatic strategy and foreign policy are concerned. However, as both internal and external conditions are undergoing fast and sometimes fundamental change... [FULL TEXT]