No.47, July/August 2014
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Reflections on Maritime Partnership: Building the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road
Liu Cigui
China’s proposal to build a 21st Century Maritime Silk Road is aimed at exploring the unique values and concepts of the ancient road, enriching it with new meaning for the present era and actively developing economic partnerships with countries situated along the route. Specifically, the proposal seeks to further integrate current cooperation in order to achieve positive effects.
The Role of Central and Eastern Europe in the Building of Silk Road Economic Belt
Liu Zuokui
Central and Eastern Europe links the European and Asian markets and helps promote cooperation between the EU and China. The author explores the feasibility and pathway choice of CEE countries’ involvement in the construction of the Silk Road economic belt, the role CEE countries would play in it and the challenges they would confront. The author concludes by putting forth some policy recommendations.
Silk Road Economic Belt: A Dynamic New Concept for Geopolitics in Central Asia
Pan Zhiping
The concept of a “Silk Road Economic Belt” envisioned by China’s new leadership would provide an unprecedented opportunity for the country’s overall development and its relatively backward western regions. China should combine the construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt with the new diplomatic approach on neighboring countries and strive to construct with Central Asian countries a community of shared destiny and a community of shared interests.
The Transformation of Strategic Mindsets and China-US Cooperation
Zhao Minghao
The national security core concepts, such as power, leadership and security, are under change and will define the debates and choices of grand strategy in the decades ahead. It is necessary to unveil and underline the new characteristics in the global affairs to stimulate the policy makers from both the United States and China to transform their mindsets accordingly and increase their awareness of the revolutionary mega-context where the bilateral relationship lies.
Confidence Building for Cybersecurity between China and the United States
Dong Qingling
In recent years, cybersecurity has become a contentious issue in the Sino-American relationship. The potentially poisoning effect of cyber distrust is taking place at a time when there is genuine uncertainty about the degree, nature and speed of changes in the global balance of power. As such, it is becoming increasingly urgent for China and the US to regulate conflicts and build confidence in cyberspace.
New Areas for United States Economic Growth
Zhen Bingxi
The United States’ economy is recovering from recession and is expected to be in high gear in the coming years, and the world economic power structure will also likely experience some new changes. All of these developments can, to a large extent, be attributed to the United States’ four new areas for economic growth. For China, the new growth areas for American economy have created both advantages and disadvantages, with opportunities generally outweighing challenges.
Development and Impacts of the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan
Yang Shu & Wang Shusen
In recent years, the Eurasian Economic Community has developed rapidly. Because of the special relationship between the SCO and the Customs Union, the latter will inevitably exert some influence on the development of the former, but they are not fundamentally contradictory. Since the establishment of the Customs Union, the trade between China and the Customs Union members grows steadily.
EU Enlargement in the 21st Century: New Stage and Challenges
Xing Hua
Since the drastic changes in Eastern Europe more than 20 years ago, the EU has been making tireless efforts on its eastern expansion project. That said, the attempt to include Ukraine as a member state recently triggered chaos in Europe that has not been seen in decades, flaring up a serious struggle between Russia and Western countries. Currently, EU enlargement faces a more complicated situation and is in urgent need of new measures.
Demystifying the China-Brazil Relations
Jiang Shixue
China and Brazil established a strategic partnership in 1993. The bilateral ties have seen rapid development in almost all areas. However, there are eight myths surrounding the China-Brazil relations. These myths are the result of a lack of mutual understanding as well as the misconceptions of the western observers and media. These misunderstandings have jeopardized images of the China-Brazil relations and also hindered further development of their bilateral relationship.
