A Segment from an Interview about China’s Foreign Policy [Editor's Note: The following is an interview with a senior Chinese diplomat about Beijing’s foreign diplomacy, published on Xinhua’s International Herald Leader. Interviewee Lu Shiwei is the News Division counselor of the Foreign Affairs Ministry. He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1989 and used to work in the policy research office of the policy research department (now called the policy planning department) at the Chinese Embassy in Thailand and was the Special Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Regional Government office in Hong Kong.] [1] Lu Shiwei: Since the establishment of the new China, we have pursued an independent and peaceful foreign policy. In foreign diplomacy, we adhere to the principles but allow for flexibility at the same time. The basic principles have not changed, and will not change. Q: Specifically speaking, what belongs to the “principles”? A: On our core national interests, we adhere to our principles and leave no room for compromise.
South China Sea Issue: The U.S. Moves from Neutrality to High-Profile Intervention [Editor’s Note: Xinhua published an article analyzing China’s strategic position in the South China Sea dispute. The author makes suggestions on how to deal with U.S. intervention on this issue. The entire article is translated below.] High-profile intervention after long premeditation This year, tension, which is closely related to the high-profile involvement of the U.S., has again developed over the South China Sea. Earlier this year, Assistant Secretary of State for Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell visited several Southeast Asian countries including Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia. Soon afterward, U.S. However, all previous U.S. In fact, the U.S. has long premeditated on pushing the South China Sea issue through multilateral and international channels. By intensifying the South China Sea situation and promoting an international solution, the U.S. intends to have China divert more strategic resources to the South China Sea issue so as to curb the rise of China. China’s Response
The CCP’s Management of Religions during the 11th Five-Year Plan [Editor’s Note: People’s Daily published an article by the State Administration for Religious Affairs that reviews the CCP’s policies and decisions in the area of managing religion during the period of the 11th Five-Year Plan (2006-2010). It stated that the “The Central Committee (of the Chinese Communist Party [CCP]) pointed out … having the right understanding and handling of affairs relating to religion … is critical to the development and long-term stability of the Party and the nation. The CCP’s achievements during the period included starting to use the “Regulations on Religious Affairs” as the main vehicle to regulate and manage religious groups, directing religious practitioners to adjust their religious beliefs to conform to socialist theory, developing new religious leaders, using religious groups around the world to promote the CCP’s religious ideology, and taking control of issues regarding international religious affairs. The following are highlights of the report.] [1] 1.
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A national strategic language for China China’s national language is known by a variety of names. Called “Mandarin” or “modern standard Chinese” in English, it is officially known as Putonghua (普通话, “common speech”) on the mainland and guoyu (国语, “national language”) in Taiwan. Chinese in general is called hanyu (汉语, “Han language”), which in casual speech often refers to mainstream Mandarin. The identification of this term with the Han, China’s majority ethnic group, is detrimental to national unity, argues Zhang Wenmu in an essay published in the Global Times last October. The essay, translated below, is one preliminary result of a grant program at the Shanghai International Studies University to study foreign language development strategy. Fashioning China’s National Strategic Language By Zhang Wenmu / GT The destiny of the state determines the destiny of its people, and the destiny of the people is the destiny of their language. First, the use of “Chinese language” is advantageous to national identity. Notes Links and Sources
Tibetan Monk in China Dies After Setting Himself on Fire The act appeared to reflect the sense of desperation and futility that simmers among Tibetans who chafe at rule by China, which invaded central Tibet in 1951. The monk, Phuntsog, 20, belonged to the Kirti Monastery in Sichuan Province. The monastery has been a center of protest against Chinese policies and was especially active in the 2008 Tibetan uprising. “China’s violent rule in Tibet has escalated since 2008 to a point where Tibetans feel compelled to take desperate action,” Tenzin Dorjee, executive director of Students for a Free Tibet, based in New York, said in a statement. Phuntsog set himself on fire at 4 p.m. A report by a Tibet advocacy organization based in Washington, International Campaign for Tibet, or I.C.T., said that security officers doused Phuntsog’s flames, then beat and kicked him. At some point, monks took Phuntsog’s body back to the monastery. Dalai Lama Speaks on Decision “I do not want to be like Mubarak,” he said, speaking of , the former Egyptian president.
Outlook Weekly’s Special Interview with the Deputy Director of CCCMPS [Editor’s Note: The Central Committee for the Comprehensive Management of Public Security (CCCMPS) is an agency in charge of social order. It is under the dual leadership of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and the State Council. The CCCMPS is a national system, with the Central Committee at the top of the hierarchy, and provincial and local level Committees penetrating to every level of the Chinese government. Zhou Yongkang, the CCP’s security czar and a member of Politburo standing committee, heads the national CCCMPS, while local Party secretaries or deputy secretaries head committees at the local level. Outlook Weekly: What are the current key issues with respect to national security and social stability? Chen Jiping: In the international arena, some hostile Western forces are intensifying their attempts to Westernize and divide our country. Currently, some outstanding issues, which cannot be ignored, still exist. Third, we will strengthen grassroots work.
Challenges for China in the Year of the Rabbit - The Economic Times Brahma Chellaney, Feb 4, 2011, 04.14am IST The lunar new year couldn't have begun on a more edgy note for China's rulers, who have been quick to add 'Cairo' and 'Egypt' to their list of banned words on the Internet. Haunted by the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, China's leaders are watching the rise of people's power against some Arab dictatorships. If Egyptians could rise up, despite enjoying a per-capita income three times higher than the Chinese, China risks the same contagion. China actually lived up to the Year of the Tiger that 2010 represented in its astrology by roaring at its neighbours and picking territorial fights with them. If the Chinese leadership were forward-looking, it would utilise the Year of the Rabbit to loosen its political reign and make up for the diplomatic imprudence of 2010 that left an isolated China counting only the problems states of North Korea, Pakistan and Myanmar as its allies. The gap between its words and actualities is also widening.
China: The coming of age of Political Confucianism? Confucius is enjoying a revival as the state ideology of China. Over the past few years, ‘national studies’ (guoxue) focusing on Confucianism and traditional culture is popular among officials, scholars, students and the public at large in China. Overseas, hundreds of Confucius Institutes have appeared around the world. Confucius is also evoked to declare China’s view on peace, as the Confucius Peace Prize was created in 2010 as a response to the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. The most symbolic official endorsement yet comes last month, when a Confucius statue was unveiled on Tiananmen Square, the political heart of China. Political Confucianism as state ideology The origin of this Political Confucianism might be traced to Jiang Qing, a leading scholar of mainland China New Confucianism. Democracy is Westernized and imperfect in nature, Jiang Qing points out. In 2009, Prof. On one hand, it is a show of weakness to the US by Hu Jintao.
Timeline: The Chinese Military's Major Diplomatic Events Since 1949 [Editor’s Note: Xinhua published an article with a timeline of China’s major military diplomatic events since 1949, when the Communist regime was established. The following is a translation of the timeline.] [1] • January 1949, China sent military attaches to the USSR and Eastern European countries. • March 1951, the International Liaison Department of the Central Military Commission was established. • February 1952, the first group of military students from foreign countries came to China to study. • July 1953, the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed. • June 1955, the 196th Army Division became the first military unit to be open to the outside world. • April 1959, China’s Senior-level Military Delegation visited eight countries including Eastern European countries and Mongolia by traveling through the USSR. • January 1972, China sent a representative to the United Nations Military Staff Committee. • July 1998, China published its first defense white book.
The Sources of Chinese Conduct by Yan Xuetong Exit from comment view mode. Click to hide this space BEIJING – Six decades ago, the American diplomat George Kennan wrote an article, “The Sources of SovietConduct,” that galvanized American and world opinion, which soon hardened into the rigid postures of the Cold War. Today, given China’s decisive influence on the global economy, and its increasing ability to project military power, understanding the sources of Chinese conduct has become a central issue in international relations. Since 2008, discussions among Chinese scholars and strategists on the nature of their country’s foreign policy have focused on two issues: its ideological foundations, and China’s international appeal and standing – its “soft power.” Mainstream thinking, known as the Chinese School, insists, with the government, on “Marxism with Chinese characteristics” as the bedrock principle of China’s foreign policy. Domestic politics is always an important factor influencing a country’s foreign policy.
Is China Overtaking America? by Joseph S. Nye Exit from comment view mode. Click to hide this space CAMBRIDGE – The twenty-first century is witnessing Asia’s return to what might be considered its historical proportions of the world’s population and economy. In 1800, Asia represented more than half of global population and output. Asia’s recovery began with Japan, then moved to South Korea and on to Southeast Asia, beginning with Singapore and Malaysia. This change, however, is also creating anxieties about shifting power relations among states. But, even if overall Chinese GDP reaches parity with that of the US in the 2020’s, the two economies will not be equal in composition. Moreover, linear projections of economic growth trends can be misleading. China’s north and east have outpaced its south and west. During the past decade, China moved from being the world’s ninth largest exporter to its leader, displacing Germany at the top. Some analysts argue that China aims to challenge America’s position as the world’s dominant power.
China’s new Age of Enlightenment | The Art Newspaper Openings China National Museum in Beijing looks to 18th-century Europe for its grand reopening By András Szántó. Features, Issue 223, April 2011Published online: 04 April 2011 Seeing the light: the National Museum of China reopened last month after a four-year renovation Imagine you are a rising global superpower of 1.3bn people. For the National Museum of China, on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, the topic is the European Enlightenment. The choice is bold, and timely. Occupying almost 30,000 sq. ft in galleries devoted to international culture in the newly renovated building, which opened last month, “The Art of the Enlightenment”, on view for a whole year, is notable not only for its theme, but for the circumstances of its organisation. The heads of state of China and Germany, presidents Hu Jintao and Christian Wulff, are the official patrons. The German involvement extends well beyond loaning works of art. Shining a light Cultural handshake Soft power Starting a conversation Submit a comment
Vice President urges officials to enhance study of Marxism Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (C), also president of the Party School of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, attends the school's opening ceremony for the spring semester's second group of students, in Beijing, capital of China, May 13, 2011. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei) Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Friday urged leaders and cadres to attach great importance to the study of Marxist theories and to creatively use them in analyzing and solving the country's practical problems. Xi, also president of the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), made the remarks at the school's opening ceremony for the spring semester's second group of students. Officials can enhance knowledge and insight, as well as foster a down-to-earth work style through their study of Marxism, said Xi, who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. Source: Xinhua