In a world comprising a diverse array of countries, each with its own complex, dynamic, and evolving system, there can be no one-size-fits-all development path. With Xi Jinping's speech at the Chinese Communist Party’s 19th National Congress, China's path has now been mapped, with the understanding that the map can and will be revised as needed.
interpret President Xi Jinping's plan to transform his country into a modern socialist state.
The passing of America’s preeminent foreign-policy thinker and practitioner marks the end of an era. Throughout his long and extraordinarily influential career, Henry Kissinger built a legacy that Americans would be wise to heed in this new era of great-power politics and global disarray.
reviews the life and career of America’s preeminent foreign-policy scholar-practitioner.
香港—关于1972年美国总统尼克松访华有一则趣闻,中国领导人一直把它当做长期胜利的证明。据说,毛泽东的忠实副手周恩来在回答关于法国大革命的问题时说,现在下结论为时过早。事实上,据在场外交官说,周恩来讨论的并不是1789年大革命,而是1968年法国学生动乱,因此也许确实是现在下结论为时过早。
始于这个错误的开始,法国大革命的教训在中国引起了反响。2012年中共十八大召开后不久,据说托克维尔写于1856年的著作《旧制度与大革命》成为中共高级干部的“必读书”。习近平主席的反腐运动负责人、可能也是他的最亲密盟友的王岐山竭力宣传这部著作的好处。
托克维尔说,十八世纪法国的不断增长的繁荣实际上使得治理国家变得更加困难。随着人民变得更加富裕,他们也更加关注社会和经济不平等,从而更加仇恨富人和贵人。改革制度的尝试只是让这一脆弱性暴露无遗。革命随之而来,君主和贵族被扫荡一空,人头落地。
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