China-US Strategic Competition under the Biden Administration
Wu Xinbo
The adjustment of US policy toward China under the Biden administration will not only pose new challenges to the bilateral relations, but also bring about opportunities for cooperation. It is hardly possible for the two countries to reverse the trend of competition, but the next four years will constitute a crucial stage in the process of establishing a new framework for the bilateral relations.
China's Choices in a Changing International Order
Da Wei
The current volatility concerning the character of the international order requires a prolonged period of observation before any accurate conclusions about its dynamics and context can be drawn. Major changes are bound to take place in the international order, but it will be a challenge for China to identify the direction of these changes, take advantage of the trend, and promote the evolution of the international order toward a more just and reasonable direction.
China's View of International Order in the New Era: Concepts, Policy Orientation and Practical Approaches
Shi Bin
The Chinese view of international order in the new era reflects China's cultural characteristics and historical experience, and is an organic combination of its local concern and global vision, and of its traditional and modern values. It offers new options to countries and peoples around the world who wish to seek development while maintaining their independence, and thus contributes Chinese experience and wisdom to national and global governance.
The Prospects of Russia-US Relations and its Implications
Liu Fenghua
With structural contradictions between the two countries unresolved and new problems constantly emerging, the already strained US-Russia relations are expected to remain confrontational during Biden’s term in office. With Biden in power, opportunities are rare and challenges manifold when it comes to improving US-Russia ties, while the Russian government will respond with a dual approach of countermeasures and cooperation.
Reshaping the US-European Relations: From Alliance to a More Balanced Partnership
Jin Ling
Biden's transatlantic policy will undoubtedly ease many of the tensions between the US and Europe during the Trump era, but it is difficult to totally reverse the trend of their estrangement. With the decline of US hegemonic influence and the strengthening of European strategic autonomy, the mainstays that have sustained their traditional alliance are undergoing structural adjustment, and this has become a decisive factor driving the transition to a more balanced partnership.
China-Africa Health Silk Road: Practices, Challenges and Solutions
Zeng Aiping
The once-in-a-century health crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic has once again demonstrated the pressing need for global health governance cooperation and the particular significance of building a Health Silk Road. Guided by the concept of health for all, China and Africa should face squarely to challenges and work together in the process of problem-solving to build a healthy China and a healthy Africa.
Green Belt and Road Initiative: Progress, Challenges and Pathways
Yu Hongyuan & Wang Wanfa
Green development is not only significant for high-quality Belt and Road construction, but also for the new development paradigm of domestic and international circulations reinforcing each other. As global green governance steps up, the green BRI may correct the current global governance deficit and boost a green recovery in the post COVID-19 era, making up for the lack of sufficient green public goods while facilitating the establishment of a global ecological civilization.
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and its Opportunity for Afghanistan
Syed Hussain Shaheed Soherwordi & Sadia Sulaiman
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor under the Belt and Road Initiative is a mega project that will bring opportunities for Afghanistan and the entire region. As a regional initiative that finds a solution acceptable to all stakeholders of the Afghan peace process, the CPEC will contribute to Afghanistan's economic development and help bring long-awaited peace and prosperity to the war-torn state.