简介:JustasPresidentBorisYeltsinneedsrecuperationthisyearafterhisheartby-passoperationlastNovember,hiscountryisalsoinneedofrecoveryofitseconom-icandmilitarystrengthforkeepingsocialstabilityandRussia’simageasabigpow-erafterafive-year-longcontinuousdeclineinthecomprehensivenationalstrength.Thegovernmentbudgethassetthegoalofa2%GDPgrowthfor1997,cou-
简介:RussiaisastatestretchingovertheEurasianlandmassandwithamixtureofbothEastandWestcultures.Duringthehistoricalprocessofitsshaping,particularlyseachangestookplace,Russianleadersandtheelitesaswellhavealwaysaskedthefollowingquestionsaboutthedefinitionandorientationoftheircountry:"WhoamI?""Howtodo?"and"Whereto?"Atpresent,Russiafindsitselfinacriticalstageofsocialtransitionandadjustmentofinternationalstatus."WhatcountryisRussialike?""WhatimageshouldRussiashowontheinternationalarena?""Whatisitsstrategictrend?"ThesequestionswoulddirectlyaffectthedevelopmentofRussia.
简介:In1956theChinesegeoscientistChenGuoda(1956)proposed,forthefirsttime,theterm"activatedregion"tostandforanewtectonicregimeoccurringinanarealikemostofeasternChinaaftertheMesozoic.BasedonthegeologicalfeaturesoftwotypicalexamplesfromChina,theYinshanregionan
简介:RelativestabilitymarksthecurrentRussianscene.Yetuncertaintieslingerandfreshtroublesarebrewing.PresidentBorisYeltsinwonabigvictorywiththeadoptionofthenewconstitutionbyplebisciteandaslightmajorityofsup-portersinthenewDuma.Thenationalyearningsforstabilityalsoworkinhisfa-vor.However,thepolitical,economicandsocialcriseshestillfacesaredaunting.Andthedisputeoverthenecessityofpresidentialreelectionmayflareupagainin
简介:OnMarch23,1998,RussianPresidentBorisYeltsinstunnedthenationbydis-missingthegovernmentofPrimeMinisterViktorChernomyrdin.ThenhenominatedMr.SergeiKiriyenko,35,whohadbeenODtheenergyministerpostforonlythreemonths,forthenewheadofthecabinet.Thisimmediatelyignitedafiercepoliticalwarofamonthlongbetweentheexecutiveandthelegislaturedraw-inggreatconcernfromtheinternationalcommunity.AtthemomentwhenRussia
简介:Justasthehumancivilizationhasenteredintoanewcentury,sohastheRus-sianFederationarrivedatacriticalturningpoint.TheStateDumaelectionjustconcludedandPresidentBorisYeltsin’sresignationaheadofschedulehaveheraldeddawningofastabilisingRussianpoliticalscene.AsRussiaisstillabigpower,es-peciallyaheavyweightmilitarypower,anynewdevelopmentsinthecountrywouldhaveprofoundimpactupontheinternationalcommunity.Therefore,inwhatdirec-tionRussiawilldevelopinthenewcenturyisaquestionnotonlybeingwatchedcloselybyitsownpeople,butalsobeingfollowedwithgreatinterestbythewholeworld.
简介:Intherecentpresidentialelection,amostbittertrialofstrengthsinceitsinde-pendencetookplacebetweenthe“democrats”andtheso-called“traditionalists”inRussia.TheoutcomeofthisrivalryhasadirectbearingonthechoiceofRussia’sfuturedevelopmentpath.ThereelectionoftheincumbentPresi-dentBorisYeltsininthesecondroundofthevotinghasofferedthepoliticalguaran-teeforthecountry’sfurthersearchforanappropriatedevelopmentstrategyalongthecurrenttrack.
简介:GroundedinananalysisoftheuniqueadvantagesofChina-Russiarelations,thepaperarguesthatthetwocountrieshaveestablishedahighlevelofpoliticaltrustandwillcontinuetoworkinconcertonallfronts.ItalsolooksbackathowChinaenteredintoalliancesthroughoutitshistoryandthelessonsithaslearnedfromthoseexperiences.ItemphasizesthatChinadoesnotdeemtheestablishmentofexclusivealliancesorpoliticalblocsasaforeignpolicyoption.
简介:ThestatusoftheThirdWorldinRussianforeignpolicyplummetedintheimmediatepost-Sovietyears,duringwhichMoscowpursueda"LookWest"policy.WhenthedesignoftheWesttocontainandweakenthecountrycametolighthowever,vigilanceheightenedinMoscowandtimelyforeignpolicyreadjustmentswereunderwaybyraisingtheweightoftheThirdWorld.Russiaintendstousetheresultingboostedtiesasaproptoitspursuitofanequalpartnershipwiththe
简介:TheunbalanceddevelopmentbetweenChinaandRussiaisconsideredthebiggestchallengeforthedevelopmentofthetwocountry’sfuturebilateralties.AmongRussianacademics,skepticismconcerningthebrightprospectsfortheSino-Russianrelationshiphasalwaysexistedandithasalwaysbeenpopulartobeskepticalabout