No.57, March/April 2016

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　　The Belt and Road Initiative in Global Perspectives
　　Su Ge
　　The China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative is by no means for the development of China alone, rather, it coincides with current world trends and meets the demands of most countries in the 21st century.
　　
　　Characteristics and Trends of the ‘New Normal’ in China-US Relations
　　Wu Xinbo
　　The development of China-US relations is generally under a “new normal” that has come into being between the two countries in recent years, and which is characterized by frictions and competition coexisting alongside coordination and cooperation.
　　
　　Russia’s Middle East Strategy: Features, Background and Prospects
　　Feng Shaolei
　　Russia’s new proactive Middle East strategy aims to break the dominance of the United States and some European countries in the region’s affairs and win itself strategic space to maneuver.
　　
　　New Trends in US Asia-Pacific Alliance Relations
　　Liu Qing
　　In recent years, the global strategic center has sped up moving eastward. Thus the status and function of the Asia-Pacific alliances in the United States’ global strategy have further increased, giving new momentum to the deepening of the cooperation between its allies.
　　
　　Japan’s Meddling in the South China Sea: Current Movements and Future Developments
　　Zhu Haiyan
　　Japan’s meddling has brought greater uncertainties to the already complicated situation, and it increases the challenges China faces in safeguarding its maritime rights and implementing its Maritime Silk Road initiative.
　　
　　Peaceful Central Asia but with Unpredictable Prospects
　　Pan Zhiping
　　With the global economic downturn, particularly the fall of oil and gas prices and the struggling Russian economy, the economic deterioration of Central Asian countries has continued. Central Asia is relatively peaceful for now, but it is difficult to predict if it will remain so.
　　
　　SDR and Internationalization of RMB
　　Zhou Shijian
　　The inclusion of Chinese reminbi (RMB) into the IMF’s Special Drawing Rights basket of currencies has greatly improved the international status of the RMB, and boosted confidence in the RMB’s internationalization.
　　
　　China’s Climate Policy and Carbon Market Outlook in Post-Paris Era
　　Li Junfeng & Chai Qimin
　　China’s climate policy is to decarbonize its economic and social development through establishing an operable and enforced mechanism for peaking emissions early while transforming its growth model and optimizing its energy structure.
　　
　　Post-2015 Global Development Agenda: Content, Influence and China’s Participation
　　Huang Meibo & Zhu Dandan
　　China’s active involvement in the post-2015 development agenda is reshaping China’s role and position in international development cooperation and beginning a new era for its participation in global development.