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中国能对抗世界吗？——上篇

November 25, 2010
1978年，中国在邓小平领导下进入自由市场资本主义，过程是渐进和谨慎的。如今作为世界第二经济大国，中国经常与它最大的贸易伙伴美国发生摩擦，最近是在首尔20国集团首脑会议上关于货币升值手段的摩擦。本期上下篇的耶鲁全球系列从区域和中美关系角度分析了中国新的自信，以及这种自信的指向。中国对美国的批评表示愤慨，抗议说美国陷于高失业率、泡沫和收入不平等，不能把责任归于中国。中国领导人不再羞于谈论根据自己现行规则运作的意向，并与其他强国在高价值技术、能源安全和区域合作方面展开竞争。作者乔纳森•芬比（Jonathan Fenby）指出，在小事上口角之争，只会导致保护主义和中美两国的经济纠纷。...

We Either Lead, Or We Get Left

July 18, 2008
The G8 meetings may soon be in flux as new countries enter the talks or some are excluded. There are many possible options for future G8 meetings. Certain countries can be dropped to make room for others. Another possibility is that membership will be expanded to include the Outreach 5 countries-...

Yemen Truce Ends With Blasts, Stokes Civil War Worries

June 1, 2011
As citizens protest poverty and autocratic rule throughout the Middle East, global powers urge leaders to arrange transfer of power quickly, avoiding instability that allows terrorist groups to thrive. Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh has been in office for more than three decades, and analysts...

Mexican President Rivals Both Claim Win in Tight Vote

July 3, 2006
Mexican presidential candidates Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Felipe Calderón both claim to have won the election, but exit polls show the race too close to call. López Obrador, former mayor of Mexico City, whose progressive government policies are popular with Mexico’s working-class population...

Obama: Hoping for Pacific Free Trade Plan by 2012

November 14, 2011
Recession in Europe – Asia’s second most important trade partner after the US – was a concern for leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. At the meeting in Hawaii, APEC leaders agreed that free trade and global cooperation could fend off recession in Europe, reports Elaine...

The First Step Towards Defeating the Terrorists: Stop Blaming Ourselves

August 11, 2006
Uncertainty abounds in assessing the seriousness of any terrorist threat that has been thwarted. London Times Editor Gerard Baker criticizes those who would either accuse authorities of overreacting to the threat in an effort to boost poll numbers or those who would excuse attacks as a justified...

We Are Getting Richer, But More Insecure and Cynical About Politicians. What Can Be Done?

July 8, 2007
On the surface, the British economy is doing well. It is the richest EU country in terms of national net income per head, and has a reputation for attracting global talent. Yet citizens express little trust in their government and report a feeling of insecurity. Worrying economic signs include...

Obama's Pressure on Mubarak Could Cost US Regional Influence

February 8, 2011
It’s no secret that the US values democracy, free speech and representative government – and that the regimes ruling Arab nations in the Middle East resist those values. “The Obama administration has so far followed a bifurcated approach of supporting both the popular uprisings sweeping across the...
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