Abstracts
Chinese?Diplomacy?in?the?New?Era:?Theory?and?Practice
Chen?Dongxiao,?Wang?Gonglong,?Wang?Honggang,?Zhou?Fangyin,?and?Chen?Xiangyang
Abstract:?Theory?and?direction?of?Chinese?diplomacy?in?the?new?era?should?be?explored?from?three?perspectives,?methodology,?theoretical?significance,?and?institutional?innovation.?The?vision?of?humanity?as?a?community?with?a?shared?future?contributes?to?China’s?international?relations?theory?and?drives?innovation?in?theoretical?paradigm,?a?process?that?is?reflected?in?the?introduction?of?;new?ideas,?values,?models,?and?narratives.?The?theoretical?importance?of?China’s?global?partnerships?should?be?better?understood?to?promote?a?new?type?of?international?relations?and?the?progress?and?ingenuity?of?the?Belt?and?Road?Initiative?be?popularized?to?promote?institutional?innovation?for?common?modernization.?International?competition?in?the?21st?century?will?be?horizontal,?indirect,?and?asymmetric.?As?Washington?sees?Beijing?as?its?peer?competition,?strategic?rivalry?between?the?two?superpowers?will?persist.?We?must?situate?strategic?competition?in?a?broader?spectrum,?approach?it?so?as?to?manage?and?mitigate?it,?and?at?the?same?time?promote?a?real?multilateralism.
Keywords:?Xi?Doctrine,?community?with?a?shared?future?for?mankind,?modernization?for?all,?international?order,?competition?and?cooperation,?multilateralism
New?Developments?in?China’s?Peripheries?and?the?Building?of?a?Neighboring?Community?with?a?Shared?Future
WANG?Jian
Abstract:?Significant?security?and?economic?changes?have?taken?place?in?China's?neighborhood?since?2017.?In?an?attempt?to?increase?regional?deterrent?capabilities,?Washington?has?shored?up?its?Indo-Pacific?strategy?by?fostering?closer?defense?ties?with?Tokyo?and?Seoul?and?courting?ASEAN?on?specific?issues?on?the?one?hand,?and?encourage?European?allies?like?France,?the?United?Kingdom,?Germany,?and?the?European?Union?to?take?similar?steps,?for?example,?expanding?economic?and?trade?links?and?ramping?up?security?presence.?There?is?a?growing?tendency?toward?regionalization?as?globalization?meets?major?setbacks,?a?process?likely?to?be?accelerated?by?the?development?and?deployment?of?robots,?3D?printing,?renewable?energy,?and?other?emerging?technologies,?presenting?new?opportunities?for?China?to?strengthen?ties?with?neighboring?countries.?Beijing?should?further?elevate?the?importance?of?its?peripheries?in?its?foreign?policy?planning?by?improving?its?relationships?with?regional?stakeholders?like?Japan,?South?Korea,?India,?Russia,?ASEAN,?and?the?United?States,?turning?itself?into?a?hub?of?new?regional?development,?actively?providing?regional?public?goods,?and?facilitating?the?building?of?a?neighboring?community?with?a?shared?future.
Keywords:?Chinese?diplomacy,?neighborhood,?Sino-American?relations??regionalization,??community?with?a?shared?future
Symbiotic?Systems?Theory?for?Global?Peace?and?Cooperation?and?China’s?Neighboring?Community?of?Shared?Future
XIA?Liping?and?ZHONG?Qi
Abstract:?Symbiotic?systems?theory?for?global?peace?and?cooperation?is?a?new?framework?intermingling?symbiosis?theory?and?systems?theory.?It?can?be?an?analytical?paradigm?and?theoretical?basis?for?building?a?community?with?a?shared?future?for?mankind?and?China’s?neighboring?community?with?a?shared?future.?This?theory?maintains?that?everything?in?the?world?is?a?symbiosis?in?a?big?system?so?that?the?community?with?a?shared?future?for?mankind?must?be?constructed?from?a?global?perspective.?The?relationship?between?the?various?components?of?the?international?system?is?dialectical,?that?is?unity?of?opposites.?Interdependence?within?the?global?system?and?China’s?peripheral?system?has?both?positive?side?and?negative?side.?Positive?interdependence?means?that?both?interdependent?parties?benefit?from?the?relationship,?while?negative?interdependence?means?that?the?destruction?of?interdependence?by?one?party?may?result?in?losses?for?the?other?or?even?for?both.?Building?China’s?neighboring?community?with?a?shared?future?is?the?objective?of?advanced?stage?of?global?symbiosis?system.?Interdependence?in?the?symbiotic?systems?theory?determines?the?necessity?of?optimizing?China’s?peripheral?system?so?as?to?realize?China’s?neighboring?community?with?a?shared?future.?Mutual?respect,?fairness?and?justice,?and?win-win?cooperation?should?become?the?three?key?factors?in?China’s?effort?to?build?a?community?with?a?shared?future?in?its?neighborhood.
Keywords:?peripheral?diplomacy,?community?with?a?shared?future,?symbiotic?theory,?systems?theory,?global?peace?and?cooperation,?diplomatic?philosophy
International?Tax?Reform:?New?Process?and?Implications
DENG?Zhichao,?LIAN?Ping,?and?ZHOU?Yu
Abstract:?The?BEPS?has?long?plagued?international?taxation,?and?the?rise?of?the?digital?economy?has?further?exacerbated?the?problem.?BEPS?was?formally?put?on?the?reform?agenda?for?international?taxation?in?2013.?Under?the?impact?of?Covid-19,?the?Biden?administration?has?actively?promoted?international?tax?reforms?in?line?with?its?domestic?tax?increases?act.?In?October?2021,?the?BEPS?international?tax?reform?has?"broken?down?the?barriers"?and?formally?obtained?the?approval?of?most?of?the?BEPS?framework?member?states.?It?is?planned?to?be?implemented?globally?in?2023.?In?the?future?international?tax?reforms?will?continue?to?have?an?impact?on?global?tax?governance,?global?tax?cycles,?digital?economy?development,?capital?flows,?and?global?offshore?centers.?It?will?also?improve?China’s?tax?system,?the?advantages?of?China,?attract?the?return?of?Chinese-funded?transnational?digital?enterprises,?and?bring?opportunities?for?reform?and?innovation?in?the?Pilot?Free?Trade?Zone?(Port).?At?the?same?time,?the?international?tax?reform?will?also?tighten?the?overseas?investment?environment?for?Chinese-funded?multinational?companies,?which?will?have?an?impact?on?Hong?Kong’s?financial?stability.?China?should?take?the?opportunity?presented?in?this?round?of?tax?reforms?to?improve?the?domestic?tax?collection?and?management?system,?accelerate?market-oriented?construction?and?financial?opening?process,?promote?the?benchmarking?of?international?innovation?in?the?self-experimental?zone,?and?enhance?Hong?Kong’s?endogenous?growth?momentum?and?stability.
Keywords:?international?tax?reforms,?profit?shifting,?tax?base?erosion,?digital?economy
Toward“Results-based?Aid”and?Beyond:?China’s?International?Development?Cooperation?and?the?Construction?of?Global?Development?Discourse?in?the?New?Era
CUI?Wenxing?and?YE?Jiang
Abstract:?Aid?is?an?important?tool?of?a?country’s?foreign?policy.?During?the?Cold?War,?the?main?purpose?of?the?US?and?the?Soviet?Union’s?foreign?aid?practice?was?to?compete?;for?allies.?The?evaluation?of?aid?effectiveness?was?mainly?process-based,?and?the?aid?was?used?to?keep?the?recipient?countries?in?their?own?camp.?After?the?end?of?the?Cold?War,?a?crisis?of?legitimacy?of?aid budgets?emerged?in?Western?countries,?and?discussions?on?aid?effectiveness?gradually?shifted?from?process-oriented?to?result-oriented.?Since?the?beginning?of?the?21st?century,?the?United?Nations?Millennium?Development?Goals?and?the?2030?Sustainable?Development?Goals?have?provided?an?important?frame?of?reference?for?the?evaluation?of?development?aid?results.?Result-based?aid?provides?an?important?reference?for?improving?the?visibility?of?China’s?foreign?aid,?but?its?drawbacks?and?North-South?vertical?characteristics?make?it?necessary?for?China?to?formulate?the?international?development?cooperation?strategy?that?goes?beyond?aid?in?the?new?era.The?United?Nations?2030?Agenda?for?Sustainable?Development?not?only?absorbs?the?positive?elements?of?results-based?aid,?but?also?lays?the?foundation?for?transcending?it.The?in-depth?alignment?of?China’s?international?development?cooperation?with?the?United?Nations?2030?Agenda?presents?an?important?opportunity?for?China?to?break?through?the?strategic?containment?of?the?United?States?and?the?West?and?realize?the?great?rejuvenation?of?the?Chinese?nation.Global?Development?Initiative?together?with?the?Belt?and?Road?Initiative,?Community?of?a?Shared?Future?for?Mankind,?Ecological?Civilization?forms?the?basis?for?the?construction?of?China’s?global?development?discourse,?surpasses?results-based?aid?and?points?out?the?direction?for?the?implementation?of?the?United?Nations?2030?Agenda.
Keywords:?results-based?aid,?2030?Agenda?for?Sustainable?Development,?global?development,?Chinese?initiatives
China’s?International?Development?Cooperation?under?the?International?Public?Goods?Perspective
TANG?Lixia,?ZHAO?Wenjie,?and?LI?Xiaoyun
Abstract:?With?the?changes?of?the?international?and?domestic?situations,?China’s?foreign?aid?has?undergone?several?changes.?In?recent?years,?the?emphasis?on?international?development?cooperation?from?the?official?perspective?has?become?the?beginning?of?the?ideological?transformation?of?China’s?foreign?aid,?which?has?also?laid?a?conceptual?foundation?for?promoting?the?transformation?of?foreign?aid?into?international?development?cooperation?and?better?providing?global?public?goods.?At?the?same?time,?China’s?experience?in?providing?global?public?goods?in?the?field?of?development?cooperation?has?become?richer.?First,?international?cooperation?on?poverty?reduction?based?on?China’s?successful?experience?has?become?an?important?public?good.?Second,?China?has?provided?more?public?goods?to?address?global?food?security?issues,?including?through?innovative?ways?of?agricultural?technology?cooperation?and?so?on.?Third,?triangular?cooperation?is?regarded?as?an?important?way?to?innovate?the?supply?model?of?public?goods.?Fourth,?China?continues?to?strengthen?the?supply?of?public?goods?in?the?area?of?global?health.?In?the?field?of?international?development?cooperation,?China?has?achieved?satisfying?results?in?a?series?of?explorations?on?innovative?modes?of?supply?of?public?goods.?However,?there?is?no?denying?that?China?faces?challenges?in?the?supply?of?global?public?goods,?such?as?limited?economic?and?technological?strengths,?the?sustainability?of?aid?projects?to?be?improved,?difficulties?in?coordinating?national?governance?and?non-interference?in?the?internal?affairs?of?recipient?countries,?and?the?need?to?enhance?the?voice?in?international?development?cooperation.?In?the?future,?China?should?pay?more?attention?to?making?better?preparations?in?terms?of?institutional?building,?fund?raising,?sustainability?improvement,?and?the?initiative?of?recipient?countries?and?the?enhancement?of?international?influence.
Keywords:?aid,?global?public?goods,?international?development?cooperation,?global?governance
China-U.S.?Engagement?in?Triangular?Development?Cooperation:?Challenges?and?Solutions
HU?Yong
Abstract:?As?the?biggest?providers?of?South-South?cooperation?and?North-South?cooperation?respectively,?China?and?U.S.?have?reinforced?policy?dialogues?on?international?development?and?piloted?several?triangular?development?cooperation?(TDC)?programs?in?human?resources,?agriculture?and?public?health?with?partners?from?the?developing?world?since?the?early?21st?century.?However,?TDC?has?been?facing?dual?challenges?including?incompatibility?among?participants?in?international?development?and?political?barriers?generated?by?U.S.?policy?towards?China?since?2018.?Given?the?international?development?that?was?hit?heavily?by?Covid-19,?it?is?of?significance?for?China and?U.S.?to?reset?collaboration?to?bolster?triangular?development?cooperation.?Despite?of?various?difficulties,?China?could?play?the?constructive?roles?to?get?TDC?back?on?track?through?taking?measures?like?proposing?development?policy?dialogues?with?the?U.S.,?encouraging?TDC?among?non-official?participants?and?improving?coordination?with?partners?form?the?developing?world.
Keywords:?international?development,triangular?cooperation,?China-U.S.?relations.
Foreign?Aid?of?the?Arab?Gulf?States:?Strategies,?Characteristics,?and?Implications
LI?Yi
Abstract:?The?Arab?Gulf?states?are?an?important?part?of?the?emerging?donor?community?and?are?increasingly?contributing?to?the?international?development?assistance.?Their?aid?practices?are?closely?linked?to?national?strategies.?The?rich?oil?dividends,?the?monarchies,?the?historical?geography?of?the?Arab?world,?the?religious?attributes?of?the?Islamic?culture?with?the?complex?and?volatile?regional?security?environment,?together?impact?their?diplomatic?strategy,?economic?strategy?and?cultural?strategy.?In?terms?of?diplomatic?strategy,?their?foreign?aid?is?integrated?into?the?overall?national?strategy?and?gradually?expanded?to?the?whole?world?on?the?basis?of?maintaining?sustained?investment?in?the?strategically?prioritized?regions,?mainly?in?the?forms?of?“solidarity?aid”?and?South-South?cooperation.?In?terms?of?economic?strategy,?they?aimed?at?accelerating?national?economic?diversification?policies?through?the?deployment?and?recycling?of?oil?wealth?on?a?global?scale.?In?terms?of?cultural?strategy,?they?promote?the?idea?of?generosity?in?the?traditional?culture?and?Zakat?in?Islam,?in?order?to?achieve?the?goal?of?improving?national?status?and?gaining?regional?influence.?Their?aid?policy?is?monarch-?and?central?government-led?that?balances?bilateral?and?multilateral?aid?channels?with?aid?allocations?to?Arabic?neighbouring?countries,?Islamic?countries?and?sub-Saharan?African?countries.?The?Arab?Gulf?donors?focus?on?the?economic?and?social?development?of?recipient?countries?and?actively?align?themselves?with?the?new?mechanisms?for?international?development?cooperation.?They?have?not?only?alleviated?the?development?difficulties?of?the?poor?countries?through?humanitarian?assistance,?but?also?demonstrated?their?multiple?roles?in?international?development?cooperation?and?echoes?with?China?in?carrying?out?the?concept?of?cooperation?and?shared?development.
Keywords:?Arab?Gulf?donors,?foreign?aid,?South-South?cooperation