An eight-tome series, titled
World Politics – Views From
China, was
published and made available in bookstores
recently, enabling readers around the world to gain a general
understanding of issues pertaining to China's world views.
The series falls into eight volumes, respectively under the
subtitles of The International Order, National
Interests, Strategies of the Great Powers, China's Foreign
Affairs, International Security, Non-Traditional Security, The
World Economy and Global Governance. The anthology is
consisted of 184 papers written by 181 international study
scholars, with the total Chinese characters being 2.3 million.
Published by the Hong Kong-based Peace Book Co Ltd (http://www.peacebook.com.hk),
a subsidiary of China International Publishing Group (CIPG), the
series targets foreign readers who will benefit from a unified
source presenting China's viewpoints on global politics and
international relations in a scholarly and comprehensive
fashion.
Representing the most advanced of China's academic achievements
in this field, the anthology was edited by leading experts from the
most influential academia in the Chinese mainland, with Prof. Wang
Jisi, headmaster of Peking University's School of International
Studies, being its editor-in-chief.
The editors in charge of the eight volumes are Prof. Qin Yaqing
with China Foreign Affairs University, Wang Yizhou, senior research
fellow with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Prof. Jin
Canrong with Renmin University of China's School of International
Studies, Prof. Niu Jun with Peking University's School of
International Studies, Prof. Yan Xuetong, director of Tsinghua
University's Institute of International Studies, Zha Daojiong, head
of Renmin University of China's Center for International Energy
Studies, Zhang Yuyan, senior research fellow with the Chinese
Academy of Social Sciences, and Prof. Pang Zhongying with Nankai
University.
All relevant papers were produced and published in the last five
years, providing a fresh view of China on international
affairs.
"The period from late 1990s to early 2000s is noteworthy for
China's world politics studies for three characteristics. First of
all, a legion of scholars was constituted with those with overseas
educational background as its backbone. Next, the field's focus has
gradually been shifting toward a more comprehensive overview of
world politics instead of China-specific issues. Thirdly, the past
five years saw a relatively stable international situation with no
foreign policy crisis facing China, especially in terms of
bilateral relations. This enables China to have a comfortable
environment for living, developing and studying the world calmly
and objectively," said Prof. Wang Jisi, well-known foreign
relations expert and the series' editor-in-chief.
Prof. Wang explains, "Collection of such a number of papers on
world politics by Chinese scholars in a book may be a publishing
miracle. What's also worth mentioning is that this is the first
time that overseas readers may listen to Chinese explanation of the
world issues in comparison to the past when foreign press explained
Chinese views arbitrarily, with Chinese themselves keeping
silence."
Publication of the book series has attracted wide attention from
ordinary readers and domestic and overseas organizations. It
will form the highlight of CIPG's exhibition booth at the coming
Frankfurt Book Fair starting on October 4 in Germany.
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(China.org.cn by staff reporter Wandi Jiang, September 29,
2006)
