New Global Ideological Trends in the Era of Unprecedented Changes and China’s Diplomatic Responses
Lu Jing & Lin Yiping
Amid transformations of the world unseen in a century, outdated paradigms are clashing with emerging visions, resulting in new ideological trends that reshape international discourse. For China, it is not only deeply influenced by the international ideologies but also plays a major role in shaping them, and the evolving global dynamics present both formidable challenges and historic opportunities. To pursue major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics on all fronts, it is imperative for China to strengthen its capacity to shape international thoughts and lead the way in reforming the international system and order.
Crisis Management in the South China Sea between China and ASEAN States
Liu Lin
Properly managing differences and preventing conflicts from escalating into crises is essential for maintaining peace and stability in the South China Sea. Over the years, China and the claimant states of ASEAN, as well as the organization itself, have developed several bilateral and multilateral crisis management mechanisms, which have been useful for stabilizing the situation but are facing new challenges in the context of growing US-China strategic rivalry and evolving South China Sea dynamics. Recent tensions between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea have once again highlighted the significance and urgency of crisis management.
Promoting China-ASEAN Digital Economy Cooperation: Progress, Challenges, and Pathways
Li Jia & Jiang Zhida
Through joint efforts, China-ASEAN digital economy cooperation has expanded both in breadth and depth, yielding remarkable results across various domains. Such cooperation can bolster the technological capabilities of Chinese digital enterprises and mitigate the negative effects of the US technological embargo against China and its decoupling strategy on the digital economy. It also holds vital significance for stabilizing China’s surrounding geopolitical environment, promoting China- ASEAN cooperation and development, and creating a favorable international environment for Chinese modernization.
The EU’s Perception of Multipolarity and China-EU Multilateral Cooperation
Jin Ling
The European Union’s perception of multipolarity has evolved in tandem with changes in its international status. As multiple crises unfolded, the EU gradually accepted the reality of a multipolar international order and strives to establish itself as one of the poles through strategic autonomy. Meanwhile, some issues have remained relevant in the EU’s multipolarity discourse, determining its positions at different times. Despite their divergences, China and the EU have significant common understanding on multipolarity and multilateralism, which would help promote multilateral cooperation between the two sides and hedge against the US unilateralist impulse.
The Inherent Logic Underlying US Risk-Seeking Policy Orientation toward China and Its Strategic Effects
Chu Yongzheng & Song Dexing
As the global power transition accelerates and major-power strategic rivalry intensifies, China’s rise is perceived by the United States as a major threat to its hegemonic status. In its China policy, the US is increasingly inclined to take more risky actions to maximize its own interests. Aiming to create a favorable strategic competitive environment for the US and to“deter and subdue China”without completely disrupting the bilateral relationship, the risk-seeking policy orientation is undoubtedly extremely dangerous and thus requires high vigilance.
Japan’s Critical Mineral Strategy and Its Implications for China
Shu Biquan
Amid the global energy transition, the role of critical mineral resources has become increasingly prominent given their value for strategically important emerging industries.As a country highly dependent on imported resources,Japan has advanced its critical mineral strategy at an accelerated pace, building and restructuring supply chains for critical minerals both domestically and globally to ensure its secure access to mineral resources. With China as an explicit consideration, the strategy has implications for the structure of China-Japan mineral relations, the stability of China’s mineral supply chain, and China’s role in global mineral governance.