Building an Equal and Orderly Multipolar World: Theories and Approaches
Liu Qing
The Global South is rising with impressive momentum, profoundly influencing the course of world history. The majority of the international community agrees that the old path of bloc confrontation and zero-sum games cannot be revisited, and the pitfalls of war and conflict must be avoided. However, there is still no consensus on how the multi-polarization will develop amid major changes. At this historical juncture, China has taken a clear stance in advocating for an equal and orderly multipolar world, offering significant pathways to promote a fair and reasonable global governance system.
A Universally Beneficial and Inclusive Economic Globalization: Connotations, Logical Basis and Contemporary Relevance
Liu Feitao
Globalization faces complex challenges and attacks nowadays. Advocating a universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization is a proposal by China to guide globalization in the right direction, which features the values of mutual benefit, inclusiveness, openness, and win-win outcomes. The proposal provides a Chinese solution for bringing globalization back on the right track, contributes Chinese wisdom to solving major and complex problems facing the world economy, and represents the latest theoretical enrichment of major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics and development of the Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy.
China-US Relations: The General Trend and Short Cycles
Wu Xinbo
Since the second half of 2023, China-US relations have entered a short cycle characterized by enhanced dialogue and exchanges while seeking stability and easing tensions. The summit meeting in San Francisco holds significant importance for establishing a phased objective for building stable, healthy, and sustainable China-US relations. The future of China-US relations depends on whether the US can pragmatically determine its China policy and define reasonable boundaries for competition. In handling its relationship with the US, China must consider the general trend and effectively utilize short cycles.
China-Latin America Green Cooperation under the Global Development Initiative
Cao Ting
The Global Development Initiative, proposed by China to promote global sustainable development and international green cooperation, has received positive responses from Latin American countries, with fruitful outcomes in multiple areas. Latin America is expected to become China’s important partner for green cooperation, but there are challenges amid the complex international and regional situation. With a consensus of prioritizing development, China and Latin American countries can elevate their green cooperation to a new stage.
Japan’s Quasi-Alliance Strategy: Motivation, Practices and Constraints
Wang Jingchao
Since former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s second term in office, the quasi-alliance strategy has become a key aspect of Japan’s national security policy. Japan has been building quasi-alliance relationships with the Quad members, major European powers, and some ASEAN countries through summit diplomacy, mechanism building, and security agreements. Despite the multiple driving factors, the strategy still faces various constraints at both international and domestic levels.
Artificial Intelligence in US Military Strategy: Trends and Implications
Liu Shengxiang & Li Zhihao
To maintain the technological superiority of its military, the US government has released a series of strategic directives and concrete initiatives to implement AI’s military application. The recalibration of US military strategy is poised to catalyze similar adaptations among other nations and intensify strategic competition among major powers, with AI competition at its core. China must closely monitor the trajectory of the new technological revolution and actively respond to the evolving US military strategy.
The Security Governance and Strategic Stability Challenges of Artificial Intelligence amid Major Power Competition
Shen Yi & Gao Yu
Effective governance of artificial intelligence is crucial. As the two key players in the field, China and the United States differ in governance concepts and approaches. The US relies on its technological superiority to promote unilateral, dominant governance, and defines AI as a frontier of strategic competition. In contrast, China adheres to genuine multilateralism, guided by the holistic view of national security, and promotes the global governance of AI in an inclusive, resilient, and flexible direction.