Mutual Learning and Building a New Type of Cooperative Relations Between China and Latin America
Guo Cunhai
China-Latin America cooperation has expanded beyond the basic political and economic ties to a higher level of people-to-people exchanges, experience sharing, and mutual learning. Both sides have accepted action plans to upgrade their cooperation. In the long run, outlines for new paths, goals, mechanisms, and practical platforms are needed to maintain a long-term perspective for the partnership between China and Latin America.
Building Balanced, Stable, Coordinated and Cooperative Trilateral Relations among China, the US, and Latin America
Song Junying & Fu Liyuan
Despite growing competition between China and the US, cooperation between China and Latin America experiences rapid development. In the context of the unprecedented pandemic and other profound historical changes, the China-US-Latin America triangle faces enormous challenges, but also offers remarkable opportunities. A balanced, stable, coordinated, and cooperative relationship is not only in line with their shared interests, but also corresponds to the trend of the times of building a community with a shared future for mankind.
Russia’s Adjustments to Its European Policy amid the Reshaping of Transatlantic Relations
Zhao Long
The reshaping of transatlantic relations brings new variables into play for Russia and its relations with Europe. Under the changing circumstances, Russia positions itself as neither friend nor foe to adapt to the twofold dimension of Europe’s strategic autonomy. The interactions between Russia, Europe and the US also determine the trajectory of Russia’s own policy adjustments, which are aimed at alleviating political anxiety and security concerns in the post-Soviet space and at extending Russia's energy leverage over Europe.
India-ASEAN Relations from the Indo-Pacific Perspective
Ning Shengnan
India had expected to gain access to the Asia-Pacific economic circle and beyond through interaction with ASEAN, but its "Act East" policy has borne little fruit for developing trade and economic ties with ASEAN over the years. Despite India's repeated recognition of ASEAN regional centrality, its Indo-Pacific vision is unable to bridge the two sides' different regional strategies and expectations. Instead, it has exposed and even expanded the gap, making it difficult for India-ASEAN relations to make any further substantial progress.
Measures and Constraints of India's Renewed Focus on the Bay of Bengal
Li Yibo
The Bay of Bengal has gained much significance in India's strategic layout in recent years. The impetus for India's renewed focus on the Bay of Bengal is closely related to the changes in the regional strategic environment and India’s strategic culture, national strength, interests, and threat perceptions. Despite certain obstacles, India will invest more in the region, which will have great impact on the regional security order and for the Belt and Road Initiative.
Party Politics and Changes in Australia's China Policy
Ning Tuanhui
The negative changes in Australia's China policy are to a large degree the result of domestic political battles on how to respond to China. Major Australian political parties and different factions within these parties have fiercely debated and competed over the handling of China-Australia relations over the past few years, most notably concerning the Belt and Road Initiative and the narrative that China was “penetrating” Australian national security.
Development and Functions of Ruling Party Exchange Mechanism Between China and Japan
Liu Jiyue & Zhang Yong
The China-Japan ruling party exchange mechanism plays an important and unique role in promoting China-Japan relations in the new century. These exchanges are characterized by a high degree of institutionalization, a high level of the participants’ positions, a strong pragmatic orientation, and a true reflection of the bilateral relations. Building and maintaining the exchange mechanism not only brings new tasks for the party leaders and participants of both sides, but it is also a touchstone for the sincerity and long-term commitment of Japan's new government to improve relations with China.