In the past decade, as China opened its markets to foreign investment, the northeastern city of Dandong developed into a bustling center of economic activity. But its North Korean counterpart city across the border, Sinuiju, is still languishing in bleak poverty. North Korea has made plans to...
DANDONG (China) - Streams of cars, trucks and taxis flow on bustling riverside roads in this Chinese city bordering North Korea.
Across the Yalu River, the North Korean city of Sinuiju offers a striking...
When Taiwan held legislative elections in late 2001, the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party won a majority of seats, leaving China surprised. This political turnaround has dealt a blow to the theory that economic integration between China and Taiwan will bring political integration.
As...
Taiwan’s recent legislative election has dashed Beijing's hope that greater economic integration between China and the renegade island could eventually bring about unification.
Following their joint accession...
The global debate over a possible war in Iraq has occurred largely without the voice of the Indian government. The Indian Parliament has been largely silent on the subject, despite popular opposition to unilateral war and support for the role of the U.N. The government’s vagueness is unacceptable...
The Vajpayee government's evident reluctance to take a categorical position against a U.S.-led war on Iraq and its marked hesitation in articulating a clear policy before the country's Parliament on a matter of grave...
Uncertainty looms over Bolivia again now that isolationist and populist politicians have taken over former President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada's post. Bolivia is the fourth country that has fallen victim to the trend in Latin America's political leadership of failing to complete...
Click here for the original article on The Washington Post's website.
Breakdown of law and order, guerilla efforts, smashed infrastructure, multiple currencies, and deep factionalism are just a few of the problems currently plaguing the American-led coalition in Iraq. Many parts of the country, including Baghdad, are still anarchic, says this article from The...
Click here for the original article on The Economist website.
人好事,结果变成了被救人的不知和回避感恩,离开现场,在引起公愤之后,公安部门还必须要动用公权力“地毯式排查”,像寻找通缉犯一样地“找到”被救者,并且还是在压力之下,被救者才前往“致歉”。这样的一出“闹剧”,从道德和法律层面上都漏洞颇多。在《东方早报》的黎明看来,这个凸显的是我们在民法立法上的不足。比如,他认为,遇险者和施救者之间其实是一个民事契约的关系,遇险者发出声音或者形象的信号求救,施救者施以援手,这就构成了一个民事契约。尽管这种在道义上比契约更高的义举,如果用民事契约来规定,会有贬低义举之中所包含的善意之嫌,但是,从民法上进行规定,就能保证对这种“逃恩者”进行民事处罚有法可依。这样一来...
点击这里,阅读《东方早报网》上的原文。
美国当选总统巴拉克•奥巴马面临着大量紧迫的经济和安全挑战。但耶鲁大学国际贸易和金融学教授、前美国商业和国际贸易部副部长杰里弗•加藤认为,这并不意味着奥巴马政府就应当忽视跟中国建立更紧密联系的重要性。中美两国需要彼此合作,一起振兴陷入衰退的全球经济,制定规则来应对气候变化和鼓励开发替代性能源,以及设计一个向更广泛的多极治理机制过渡的计划——把一个只有7国的集团替换为一个由20个主要国家构成的集团。加腾认为,“这个‘中央王国’ 跟美国内政外交上的利益都紧密联系,其他国家无法望其项背。而且,鉴于中国的经济增长率、2万亿美元的外汇储备、在世界经济中地位的不断上升以及在全球范围的影响日益扩大,...
国旗已备好: 将中国作为其出访的第一站,当选总统奥巴马将向国内外发出一个强烈的信号。
黑文: 当选总统奥巴马的过渡团队面临着骇人的内外挑战。从应对崩溃的经济到处理南亚之弧局势的恶化,下一任政府必须精确权衡这些挑战的优先顺序。但是,在处理众 多紧迫危机的时候,有一个危险是,新任总统有可能会把一些几乎对美国所作的一切都至关重要的最基本的关系放在一旁。这种关系的一个例子就是:强化与中国的 关系。从经济的角度看,在未来几十年内,美国将跟中国关系密切。美国需要中国的持续投资,...
自1980年代以来,全球资本市场受到运输、通信和技术产业领域快速全球化的刺激而变得无拘无束、逍遥自在。为了追逐利润,投资者们在顷刻之间跨越国境,操纵经济增长、工作机会和产业的发展。在本系列中,两位经济学家将探索全球资本主义不断延伸的领地,其力量之大甚至足以藐视世界最大的经济强权。在上篇中,管理学教授杰弗里•加顿(Jeffrey E.Garten)认为奥巴马政府在改革金融体制方面的尝试少了一项至关重要的内容——全球结构和合作。市场像仲裁者一样评估着每一项公共政策举措,它发挥的影响要远远大于政治家。任何债台高筑的国家,包括美国,都是十分脆弱的,因为海外投资者可能拒绝借钱、...
宇宙的主宰:美国人谴责贪婪的银行家(上图),希腊人对抗逆境。
纽黑文:为了更加生动地表现抗击过度金融的决心,奥巴马总统于周四来到华尔街附近的一 家小学院,痛骂金融巨头并承诺将加强管制。他意识到美国选民们民粹主义情绪高涨,极力敦促通过金融改革的立法。在夏天结束之前,美国人有望见到新法的施 行,从救市程序和对衍生物交易实施新规,到针对复杂的金融产品对消费者加强保护,这些法律将无所不包。
但是这却不一定意味着令全球化疯狂的市场最终可被驯服。出自国会山的监管措施从平衡的 意义上说是有益和必要的,...