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简介:2018marksthe40thanniversaryofChina'sreformandopeningup,andalsothe40thanniversaryoftheestablishmentofChina-USdiplomaticties.OnDecember16,1978,theChineseandAmericangovernmentspublishedtheJointCommuniquéofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaandtheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Nearlyatthesametime,the11thCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinahelditsthirdplenarysessioninBeijingbetweenDecember18and22,1978.Thiswasnocoincidence:Sino-USrelationsareanissueintegraltoChina'sdevelopment.
简介:Gatheringandusinge-evidenceintrans-bordercriminalinvestigationstillfacesmanychallengeswhichreflectstheefficiencyofcrimecounteraction.Ithasbeenlongtimeacommonconcernofthelegalcommunity.TheEuropeanUnionhasshowndeepinteresttotheissueandhasundertakencrucialmeasures.Recently,aproposalforaRegulationoftheEuropeanParliamentandoftheCouncilonEuropeanProductionandPreservationOrders,forelectronicevidenceincriminalmatters,andaDirectiveoftheEuropeanParliamentandoftheCouncillayingdownharmonisedrulesontheappointmentoflegalrepresentativesforthepurposeofgatheringevidenceincriminalproceedingshavebeenlaunchedafterlongandthoroughpreparation.Throughthesespecifictools,theproposaltargetstheproblemcreatedbythevolatilenatureofelectronicevidenceanditsinternationaldimension.Itseekstoadaptcooperationmechanismstothedigitalage,givingthejudiciaryandlawenforcementtoolstoaddressthewaycriminalscommunicatetodayandtocountermodernformsofcriminality.Theproposalalsoaimstoimprovelegalcertaintyforauthorities,serviceproviders,andpersonsaffectedandtomaintainahighstandardforlawenforcementrequests,thusensuringprotectionoffundamentalrights,transparency,andaccountability.Italsospeedsuptheprocesstosecureandobtainelectronicevidencethatisstoredand/orheldbyserviceprovidersestablishedinanotherjurisdiction.Thisstudyoutlinesthebasicachievementsofthenewlyproposedregulation.
简介:Since2017,theadjustmentofJapan’ssecuritypolicyhasacceleratedtowarditsgoalofself-defense.In2018,JapanwillreviseitsNationalDefenseProgramGuidelines.AccordingtoPrimeMinisterShinzoAbe,therevision,“insteadofextendingtheexistingpolicyline,willconsiderthevisionofthedefensecapabilitiestrulynecessaryforprotectingtheJapanesepeople,”1whichindicatesthattheJapanesedefenseforcewillundergoaqualitativechange.Withtheadjustmentofitssecuritypolicy,Japanwilladoptmoreprogressivemeasuresindefensespending,procurementofdefenseequipment,improvementofdefensesystems,andbreakthroughofitsdefenseregulations.Externally,Japanwillfurtheradvancedefensediplomacy,andconsolidateandexpanditssecuritycooperationnetwork,whichwillhaveasignificantimpactonregionalsecurityandthusdeservescloseattention.
简介:ThereisadeephistoricalfoundationofeconomicprotectionisminEurope,whichrunsthroughitscapitalistdevelopmentandregionalintegrationprocess.Overthepasttwoyears,theEU'seconomicprotectionismhasrisenagain.Bothitsofficialstatementsandpoliciesshowsomenewtrendsandcharacteristics.ThebasiccauseoftheselatesttrendsistherelativedeclineintheoverallstrengthoftheEU,especiallyinregardtotheongoingimpactofthefinancialanddebtcrisisonitseconomic,politicalandsocialfields.Ingeneral,theEUislikelytobecomemoreradicalinitsforeigneconomicrelations,butitsprotectionismwillnotsolvethefundamentalproblemsitfaces.ChinaandEuropestillneedtofurtherstrengthenriskcontrolandmanagementintheireconomicandtraderelations.
简介:After17yearsofdevelopment,theShanghaiCooperationOrganization(SCO)hasachievedremarkableresultsincrackingdownonthe“threeevilforces”ofterrorism,separatismandextremism,aswellasresolvingborderdisputesandhandlingtransnationalcrimes.Ithasbecomeanimportantforceinglobalsecuritygovernance.Asthesecuritythreatswillnotonlycomefromthelandaftertheexpansionofmembership,theSCOmemberstatesshouldnowalsoattachimportancetomaritimesecuritythreats,turntheirattentiontotheoceaninatimelymannerandgraduallystrengthenmaritimesecuritycooperation.
简介:PresidentXiJinpingdeclaredinhisreporttothe19thNationalCongressoftheCPCthatsocialismwithChinesecharacteristicshasenteredanewera.ThisisanewhistoricalcontextsetforChina’sdevelopmentandforitsdistinctivemajor-countrydiplomacy.Thismajor-countrydiplomacywithChinesecharacteristicsintheneweraisunderpinnedbyChina’sdiplomaticpracticesincethefoundingofthePRCandinparticularbyinnovationsindiplomatictheoryandpracticeafterthe18thCPCNationalCongress.
简介:THE2018BeijingSummitoftheForumonChina-AfricaCooperationheldonSeptember3-4yieldedrichresults.Inparticular,ChinesepresidentXiJinpingproposedeightmajorinitiativesbasedonthe10majorChina-Africacooperationplanstobethefocusforthecomingthreeyears.ChinaandAfricaenjoycomplementaryadvantagestoeachother,andbroadprospectsforeconomicandtradecooperation.Inlinewiththegoalofbuildingacommunityofsharedfuture.
简介:DonaldTrumpwasinauguratedasthe45thUSPresidentinJanuary2017.Asapresidentoutsideoftheestablishmentcamp,Trump’sgoverningconceptandpolicypreferenceshaveshowngreatdifferencefromthoseofhispredecessors.ThishasinevitablyaffectedtheUSagendaandpatternofinteractionwithChina.Meanwhile,thepolitical,economicandsocialchangesinbothChinaandtheUShavealsoinfluencedbilateralrelations,drivingatransitioninbilateralrelationsatadeeperlevel.TheChinapolicyoftheUnitedStateshasenteredanewphase,inwhichthecompetitionbetweenthetwocountrieshasbecomeevenintensified.ThisarticleaimstosummarizethefeaturesofChina-USrelationsduringthefirstyearofTrump’spresidency,identifychallengesofbilateralrelations,discussthecontentofSino-UScompetitiverelationsinthisnewstage,andanalyzethefeaturesandtrendsthatarelikelytocharacterizetheUnitedStates’Chinapolicyinthenearfuture.
简介:AseminaronConstructionofChina’shumanRightsdiscourseSysteminthenewerawasheldinCentralSouthUniversity(CSU)onApril12,2018.TheeventwassponsoredbytheChinaSocietyforhumanRightsStudiesandthePublicitydepartmentofthehunanProvincialCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina,andhostedbytheCSUResearchCenterforhumanRightsandtheCSUSchooloflaw.nearly70expertsandscholarsinlaw,internationalrelations,andcommunicationfrominstitutesofhigherlearning,researchinstitutions,andpracticalworkdepartmentsfromaroundthecountrysharedtheiropinionsonthreetopics:CultivationofaChinesehumanRightsdiscourseSysteminthenewera,CommunicationoftheChinesehumanRightsdiscourseinthenewera,andChinesehumanRightsdiscourseandInternationalhumanRightsGovernanceinthenewera.Theyconductedanin-depthdiscussiononenhancinghumanrightsself-confidence,graspingthecharacteristicsoftheneweraandthegeneraldevelopmenttrend,consolidatingconsensusbetweendomesticandoverseashumanrightsdiscourses,andeffectivelycarryingoutinternationalhumanrightsexchanges.Fullyreflectingthein-depththinkingandinsightsofattendingexpertsandscholarsonthematter,theseminareffectivelypromotedthedevelopmentofresearchonConstructionofChina’shumanrightsdiscoursesysteminthenewera.
简介:AccessibilityisthebasisandprerequisiteforpersonswithdisabilitiestoenjoyandexerciseallhumanrightsandfundamentalfreedomsWiththerapiddevelopmentoftheinternet,providingandpromotinginformationaccessibilityisconsideredanimportantobligationfortheStateIntheprocessoftransforminginternationalhumanrightslawintodomesticlaw,howtodealwiththehumanrightsprotectionofpersonswithdisabilitiesandtheobligationsoftheprivatesectortoensurepersonswithdisabilitiesreceiveservicesandproductsthatmeettherequirementsandprinciplesofinformationaccessibilityhasbecomeadevelopmentissueintheneweraAgainstthebackdropoftheConventionontheRightsofPersonswithDisabilitiesandinthecontextoftheboomingdevelopmentofthecauseofpersonswithdisabilitiesinChina,legalscholars,personswithdisabilities,andorganizationshavejointlyproposedtheBeijingInitiativeonthePrinciplesofInformationAccessibilityforScienceandTechnologyProductsItclarifiesthattheprivatesectorshouldembracethehumanrightsmodeladvocatedbytheConventionintermsofinformationaccessibility,andprovideequalparticipationforpersonswithdisabilitiesintheprocessofdesigning,producingandsellingscientificandtechnologicalproductsTheInitiativealsostatesthattheprivatesectorshouldkeeppacewiththeUnitedNation’ssustainabledevelopmentgoalsandthebasicnationalpolicyofbuildingawell-to-dosocietyinanallroundway,ensuringpersonswithdisabilitiesareincludedwithinamoderatelywell-offsocietyItalsoprovidescivilopinionsontheformulationandclarificationofrelevantlawsinthefuture.