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简介:Inthe60yearssincethefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicofChina,thecountryhaspursuedapeace-orientedforeignpolicy.AftertheendoftheBeijingOlympicsinOctober2008,China'sforeignrelationsbegantotakeonanewlook.Thecountrynowparticipatesmoreactivelyinglobalandregionalissues,forgingmultilateralandbilateralrelationships,andenteringintodiscussionsonmaritimerightsandmilitarystrategy.ItcouldbesaidthatChinaisnowshowingmoreinitiative,independence,confidence,transparencyandagreatersenseofresponsibility,andstrengtheningcooperationwithallpartners.ThesechangesaremainlyduetoChina'sincreasingcomprehensivenationalstrengthanditsneedtointegrateintotheinternationalsysteminapeacefulandharmoniousmannerwithbenefitstoall.Chinahasredefineditsidentityandreassesseditsinterests.Thesechangesareongoing,andthenation'sdiplomacyisstillnotperfect,butthegeneraldirectionhasnowbeenset.
简介:In1997,internationalarmscontrolanddisarmamentcomesonceagaintoanewcrossroads.Aconsensushasasyettobebuiltconcerningthenextstep.FortheUS-ledWesternnations,thefocuscontinuestobepreventionagainstthepro-liferationofWeaponsofMassDestruction(WMD),missilesandhigh-techconven-tionalweaponsandaccelerateddevelopmentanddeploymentofanti-missilesys-
简介:Inretrospect,Africahastravelledan“S”curveoverthepast40yearsonitsroadofeconomicdevelopment.Theyear1994canberegardedasaturningpointforthebetterwithanannualgrowthrateof2.8%.Thefollowingtwoyears1995and1996witnessedfurtherimprovementwithgrowthratesof3.7%and3.96%respectively.Thesewerethehighestratesinthepast20years,surpassingthatof
简介:Sincethe1990’s,theInternethasbeenanimportantforcebehindworldchangesandhassparkeddebatesonsuchissuesastherighttoaccesstoinformationandtheconceptofCyberPower.Inthefirstdecadeofthiscentury,theInternetwasoneofthekeycausesofglobalchange.Greatadvancesweremadeinthefieldofinformationtechnologyandtheglobalspreadofinformationreachedunprecedentedlevels.Theeffectsonsocietywentfromquantitativetoqualitative.TheInternetisalsobecomingastrategictool.CyberPowerisnotonlyinfluencingnationalstrengthbutisalsoaffectingnationalsecurity.
简介:Justasthehumancivilizationhasenteredintoanewcentury,sohastheRus-sianFederationarrivedatacriticalturningpoint.TheStateDumaelectionjustconcludedandPresidentBorisYeltsin’sresignationaheadofschedulehaveheraldeddawningofastabilisingRussianpoliticalscene.AsRussiaisstillabigpower,es-peciallyaheavyweightmilitarypower,anynewdevelopmentsinthecountrywouldhaveprofoundimpactupontheinternationalcommunity.Therefore,inwhatdirec-tionRussiawilldevelopinthenewcenturyisaquestionnotonlybeingwatchedcloselybyitsownpeople,butalsobeingfollowedwithgreatinterestbythewholeworld.
简介:Asthepresentcenturydrawstoaclose,theyear1994isexpectedtowitnessanewroundoftidalwavesweepingtheworldintheformofin-depthpolicyad-justmentsandreformsinavarietyofnations,allwiththeirownfuturestatusintheforthcomingcenturyinmind.Thecatchwordinthenewyearwillbeinternationaldiversityintunewiththeglobaltransitiontomultipolarity.Thefocusislikelytobeonthereformofandcompetitionamongdifferentsocialsystemsanddivergenteco-
简介:ThemajorityofAfricancountrieswontheirpoliticalindependenceinthe1960s.Sincethen,theyhavebeenmakingrelentlesseffortstodeveloptheireconomiesandraisetheirpeople’slivingstandards,andhaveachievedsuccessesinvaryingde-grees.ReviewingAfricaneconomicdevelopmentinthelastfourdecades,however,
简介:TheNationalTransitionalCouncil(NTC)ofLibyaofficiallydeclaredthecountry’snationalliberationinBenghazionOctober23,2011.Earlier,onSeptember16,thesecondplenarysessionofthe66thUNGeneralAssemblyagreedtoseatNTCasthelegitimaterepresentativeofLibyaattheUnitedNationsbyavoteof114-17with15abstentions.Theoutcomeofthewar
简介:Theadvanceinbreadthanddepthofinternationalarmscontrolanddisarma-menthasitsgreatsignificanceineliminatingthethreatofanuclearwarandpro-pellingtheworldsituationonwardinthedirectionofrelaxationoftension.Atthesametime,anegativetrendalsoclaimsourattention.ThestrongmilitarypowersliketheUnitedStatesarecontendingamongthemselvesforretainingtheirmilitarysuperiorityandseizingmilitarysci-techcommandingheightswhileusingthe
简介:Africa,whichcomprisesasignificantnumberofdevelopingcountries,isanimportantforceworkingforworldpeaceandstabilityandglobaleconomicdevelopment.TheAfricancontinentisrichinnaturalandhumanresourcesandpotentialsfordevelopment.Foryears,however,Africagavepeopletheimpressionthatitwasapoverty-stricken,backwardlandravagedbysuccessivewarsandepidemicdiseases.Sincethebeginningofthe21stcentury,therehavebeensome
简介:OntheThresholdOnthethresholdofanewcentury,whileretrospectshowsastormycenturyjustgoneby,prospectdisplaysrenewalandtransformationsonthehorizon.Justastracesofthepastcanbefoundinthetrajectoryofthefuture,socouldcluestothefuturebepredicatedfromvestigesofthepast.Ontheonehand,areflectionofthefuturecanbegleanedfrompastdevelop-ments.Infact,alltheatmosphericpatternsofthecurrentgloballandscapehavebeendeeplyintertwinedwithmajortransformationsinthepoliticalandeconomic
简介:KofiAnnan,aGhanaiancareerdiplomat,hassucceededBoutrosBoutros-Ghali,anEgyptian,asthenewSecretary-generaloftheUnitedNationsforafive-yearterm.ThishasensuredcontinuedtopUNadministrativeleadershipforAfrica.Incidentally,Mr.AnnanisalsothefirstUNSecretary-generalfromsub-SaharanAfrica.