The most important aspect of such cooperation is that it has brought real benefits to people's lives. For instance, Kazakh people can have fresh vegetables imported from China, and they can also use the communication networks provided by Chinese companies.
As Chinese society develops, an increasing number of problems have been exposed. The public has many negative sentiments. The middle class and intellectuals have a great desire to get involved in politics.
The ASEAN model does not try to forge an entity like a super-nation. It seeks to enmesh or make interdependent the various sovereign entities within the framework of ASEAN.
I don't think if a country makes its army, navy or air forces strong they are becoming aggressive. China is a very powerful and big country, it needs to develop a big armed forces, particularly navy forces.
China attaches great importance to cultural development for the realization of the Chinese dream.
Most foreign policies of any country never change with the change of establishment or government. As far as China is concerned, it is our old friend. Economies of both countries depend on each other's trust.
Promoting regional cooperation and mechanisms to resolve conflicts and shouldering responsibility for global challenges; these are and will remain core tasks for a more influential foreign policy.
Costa Rica is one of the countries that unilaterally have set up ambitious goals in fighting climate change. We aim to be carbon neutral by 2021 through a rigorous program.
Instead of picking a side, China knows that mediation is the best job China can do to make sure the situation won't escalate to something uncontrollable.
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Comparing the situation a decade ago and now, I have to consider that Afghanistan has moved on.
The interaction of the political system and the economy has been very successful in generating GDP growth for several decades, but now it needs to change.
As tensions between China and Japan simmer, will there be possibilities of military clashes, or will the relationship get better in 2014?
China has long harbored dreams of national rejuvenation. But have these been achieved? What geopolitical and domestic challenges does the country face?
Is the economic interdependence between the US and China already strong enough to withstand potential regional frictions amid the US “pivot” to Asia? Will different regional mechanisms, boosted by Washington or Beijing, ultimately integrate with each other?
Greece will push, during its presidency, toward more European integration, and a new legitimization among the peoples of Europe.
Political solutions may take a longer time to solve problems, but countries suffer much fewer losses.
In my opinion, economic and social development can be taken much further within China's one-party system, as explained above.