No.71, July/August 2018
来源： 作者：China International Studies 时间：2018-07-30
New Phase of the United States' China Policy under the Trump Administration
Wu Xinbo
While President Trump's governing concept and policy preferences would inevitably affect the US agenda and pattern of interaction with China, fundamentally it is the political, economic and social changes within the two
countries that have driven the transformation of bilateral relations. The new phase of the United States' China policy has thus put forward higher requirements for bilateral interactions.
Maritime Security: A New Field of Cooperation for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization?
He Jian & Wang Lu
As an important force in global security governance, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization needs to continue tapping the potential and expand the space of cooperation following its admission of new members. Non-traditional maritime security is undoubtedly an important choice with both necessity and feasibility.
Deepening Economic Cooperation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Opportunities, Barriers and Approaches
Han Lu
Over the past 17 years, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has made significant progress in regional economic cooperation. The membership expansion has brought opportunities, but the internal and external negative factors that hinder in-depth development of economic cooperation still need to be properly addressed.
Empowering the Belt and Road with Energy and Resource Cooperation
Shi Ze
Given the economic endowment, development needs and complementary advantages of the countries concerned, energy and resource cooperation is the most practical and feasible way for the Belt and Road Initiative to take root. As an area that bears strategic implications and requires long-term efforts, Belt and Road energy and resource cooperation needs continuous exploration besides down-to-earth advancing of specific projects.
Trade and Investment Facilitation under the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Framework
Tian Xinqing
Despite their economic potential, the Lancang-Mekong countries' performance in trade and investment facilitation is far from satisfactory. Enhancing the facilitation level is key to promoting the LMC to a deeper stage, and relevant measures can serve to drive domestic reforms, increase competitiveness of sub-regional countries, and realize coordinated development.
Russia-US Rivalry and Accelerated Geopolitical Change in the Middle East
Dong Manyuan
The Middle East geopolitical landscape is undergoing accelerated transformation, distinguished by Russia-US rivalry and supplemented by Iran-Saudi contest. Divisions among regional camps have become even more distinct in the absence of effective leadership in the Arab world, and the Kurdish factor still plays an important role in the evolution of regional geopolitics despite partial setbacks.
Appeals and Constraints of Trump's "America First"
Shen Yamei
"America First," featuring its appeals in prioritization and choice of new policies, has become a constant motif of Trump's diplomacy, but shortcomings of leadership capabilities and constraints from domestic politics have dulled its initial cutting edge. Ironically, Trump's confusion in strategic thinking of "America First" might make the US the biggest loser of the concept he has long advocated.
New Development and Implications of Japan's Security Policy
Zhu Haiyan
On the pretext of containing North Korea's nuclear and missile threats as well as China's emergence, Japan has been vigorously shifting its security policy with "self-defense" as a major objective. Such a transformation would alter Japan's national development trajectory and also generate profound impacts on the Japan-US alliance and the regional security order.
Developments in US Trade Policy toward China and Outlook for China-US Trade Relations
Gong Ting
Characterized by increasing consideration of non-economic factors, Trump's economic and trade policy toward China mirrors a dramatic concern about and increasing alert against China's growing power. Besides handling differences with sufficient wisdom to avoid strategic misjudgment, enlarging common economic interests can make the "Chinese Dream" and "Make America Great Again" promote rather than restrain each other.
