Bottom-Line?Thinking?and?Chinas?External?Risk?Response?in?the?New?Journey?of?the?New?Era
MEN?Honghua?and?SONG?Guoxin
Abstract:?Bottom-line?thinking?is?the?key?for?the?CPC?to?overcome?major?challenges.?The?CPC,?represented?by?Mao?Zedong,?Deng?Xiaoping,?Jiang?Zemin,?and?Hu?Jintao,?had?always?adhered?to?the?sense?of?hardship,?planning?from?the?bottom-line?thinking,?laid?out?and?put?into?practice,?led?the?Chinese?people?to?overcome?various?risks?and?crises,?and?therefore,?made?China?realize?the?great?transformation?of?the?Chinese?nation?from?“standing?upright”?to?“becoming?prosperous.”?On?the?basis?of?inheriting?the?tradition?of?the?CPC?peoples?sense?of?hardship,?Xi?Jinping?made?an?innovative?interpretation?of?the?bottom-line?thinking?from?the?ideological,?strategic,?and?methodological?levels,?and?raised?it?to?a?new?height?to?deal?with?the?centurys?changes?and?governance,?which?has?injected?new-era?connotations?into?the?bottom-line?thinking.?Currently,?the?worlds?turmoil?and?instability,?coupled?with?the?incapability?of?global?governance,?have?amplified?the?negative?impacts?on?China?from?diverse?aspects,?including?international?politics,?economy,?security,?and?culture.?If?not?handled?properly,?they?may?fundamentally?affect?Chinas?strategic?planning?in?the?New?Era.?Therefore,?China?should?adhere?to?the?bottom-line?thinking,?establish?a?solid?bottom?line?regarding?politics,?economy,?security,?and?culture?and?shape?a?good?external?development?environment?so?as?to?contribute?to?the?modernization?of?socialism?with?Chinese?characteristics?and?the?great?rejuvenation?of?the?Chinese?nation.
Keywords:?bottom-line?thinking,?Communist?Party?of?China,?external?risks,?strategic?response
The?Innovation?of?Chinas?International?Strategic?Thinking?in?the?New?Era
LING?Shengli
Abstract:?Since?the?dawn?of?the?new?era,?amid?an?increasingly?complex?global?landscape,?the?central?leadership?under?Xi?Jinpings?guidance?has?prioritized?strategic?considerations.?They?have?not?only?upheld?established?strategic?traditions?but?also?embarked?on?continuous?innovation?in?strategic?thought,?providing?crucial?support?for?the?nations?rejuvenation,?and?the?fostering?of?a?community?with?a?shared?future.?It?is?noteworthy?that?Chinas?international?strategic?thinking?in?this?new?era,?while?maintaining?its?traditional?gravity,?has?evolved?to?encompass?strategic?confidence,?focus,?and?initiative,?forming?the?bedrock?of?its?strategic?framework.?Specifically,?addressing?strategic?challenges?with?confidence,?adapting?to?evolving?circumstances?with?focus,?and?pursuing?strategic?advantages?with?initiative?are?paramount.?Firstly,?maintaining?strategic?confidence?is?imperative?for?China?to?navigate?current?challenges,?reflecting?both?the?necessity?of?responding?to?global?uncertainties?and?the?intrinsic?values?of?self-reliance?and?confidence,?which?serve?as?catalysts?for?resilience.?To?this?end,?leveraging?institutional?strengths,?maintaining?strategic?clarity,?and?enhancing?strategic?mobilization?are?indispensable.?Secondly,?maintaining?strategic?focus?is?essential?for?navigating?the?ever-changing?global?environment,?achieving?long-term?strategic?objectives,?and?competing?effectively?as?a?major?power.?Accordingly,?accurate?assessment?of?strategic?landscapes,?relentless?pursuit?of?strategic?goals,?and?robust?strategic?execution?are?vital.?Lastly,?maintaining?strategic?initiative?entails?proactive?adaptation?to?environmental?shifts,?preemptive?measures?to?mitigate?risks,?and?seizing?opportunities?to?secure?strategic?advantages.?Hence,?enhancing?strategic?foresight,?proactive?engagement,?and?strategic?positioning?are?imperative.
Keywords:?strategic?thinking,?strategic?confidence,?strategic?focus,?strategic?initiative
Artificial?Intelligence?Security?Governance?and?Strategic?Stability?in?the?Context?of?Great?Power?Competition
SHEN?Yi?and?GAO?Yu
Abstract:?In?the?context?of?intensified?strategic?competition?among?great?powers,?effective?governance?of?artificial?intelligence?is?not?only?crucial?for?the?development?of?human?society,?but?also?brings?new?implications?for?international?strategic?stability.?China?and?the?United?States,?as?two?key?actors?in?the?field?of?global?artificial?intelligence,?have?differences?in?governance?concepts?and?methods.?The?United?States?relies?on?its?technological?advantage?to?pursue?governance?unilateralism?and?defines?artificial?intelligence?as?a?frontier?for?strategic?competition.?Accordingly,?the?United?States?is?guided?by?the?principle?of?absolute?security,?while?attempting?to?extend?the?regulatory?system?based?on?artificial?intelligence?technology?and?industrial?ecology?and?focusing?on?data?resources.?It?aims?to?build?an?asymmetric?and?one-way?data?flow?order?centered?around?its?hegemony.?China,?on?the?other?hand,?adheres?to?genuine?multilateralism,?guided?by?a?holistic?view?of?national?security,?aiming?to?build?a?community?with?shared?future?in?cyberspace,?and?promotes?global?governance?of?artificial?intelligence?toward?inclusiveness,?resilience,?and?flexibility.?China?also?inevitably?concerns?the?necessary?data?resources?to?support?artificial?intelligence?innovation?and?industrial?development.?It?has?built?and?is?continuously?improving?a?data?governance?framework?with?orderly?flow?and?categorized?and?graded?protection?system?for?data,?emphasizing?balanced?consideration?of?interests?from?all?sides?to?coordinate?security?and?development.?This?serves?as?the?core?strategy?for?promoting?global?security?governance?of?artificial?intelligence.?Looking?forward,?global?governance?of?artificial?intelligence?security?will?face?many?challenges?and?opportunities,?requiring?countries?to?enhance?communication?and?coordination?to?jointly?address?security?risks,?and?promote?the?healthy?development?of?artificial?intelligence?technology.
Keywords:?great?power?competition,?artificial?intelligence,?strategic?stability,?China-U.S.?relations
Artificial?Intelligence?in?U.S.?Military?Strategy:?Trends?and?Impact
LIU?Shengxiang?and?LI?Zhihao
Abstract:?Since?the?Trump?administration,?the?United?States?has?been?adapting?its?military?strategy?in?response?to?the?new?round?of?scientific?and?technological?revolution,?seeking?to?uphold?its?tradition?of?technological?superiority?in?military?thinking.?It?aims?to?bolster?military?capabilities?centered?around?the?goal?of?prevailing?in?strategic?competition?among?major?powers,?leveraging?emerging?technologies?such?as?artificial?intelligence?(AI)?to?build?integrated?and?coordinated?combat?forces,?enhance?military?intelligence?systems,?and?develop?precision?strike?capabilities?against?specific?targets.?Consequently,?the?U.S.?government?has?released?a?series?of?strategic?directives?and?concrete?initiatives?to?implement?the?militarized?application?of?AI.?The?Department?of?Defense?has?established?an?organizational?structure?and?management?system?centered?on?AI,?spearheading?institutional?reforms?within?the?military,?prioritizing?the?cultivation?of?AI?talent,?boosting?investment?in?research?and?development?of?new?technologies,?fostering?integration?between?military?and?civilian?industries,?and?fortifying?technical?cooperation?with?allies.?The?recalibration?of?U.S.?military?strategy?is?poised?to?catalyze?similar?adaptations?among?other?nations?and?intensify?strategic?competition?among?major?powers,?with?AI?competition?at?its?core.?Given?the?elusive?nature?and?widespread?diffusion?of?AI?technology,?the?efficacy?of?nuclear?deterrence?may?be?diminished,?elevating?the?risk?of?inadvertent?conflict?and?war.?The?pervasive?militarization?of?AI?applications?may?engender?novel?forms?of?warfare.?China?must?closely?monitor?the?trajectory?of?the?new?technological?revolution?and?the?evolving?landscape?of?U.S.?military?strategy,?while?preparing?robust?responses.
Keywords:?artificial?intelligence,?U.S.?military?strategy,?technological?revolution,?great?power?competition,?strategic?adjustment
The?“Involutionary”?Dilemma?of?Global?Governance?and?Chinas?Response
LIU?Xuelian?and?ZHUO?Ye
Abstract:?Following?the?global?financial?crisis?of?2008,?the?trajectory?of?global?governance?became?increasingly?fraught,?even?as?a?plethora?of?institutional?rules?were?established.?While?many?scholars?have?characterized?global?governance?as?dysfunctional,?this?description?only?accounts?for?its?quality,?failing?to?explain?the?simultaneous?phenomena?of?governance?failure?and?rule?proliferation.?By?employing?the?concept?of?“involution”?and?contrasting?quantitative?growth?with?qualitative?stagnation,?this?paper?interprets?the?predicament?facing?global?governance?as?an?“involutionary”?dilemma,?wherein?the?expansion?of?institutional?rules?fails?to?enhance?the?essence?of?global?governance.?This?involution?is?rooted?in?the?contradictions?inherent?in?the?process?of?globalization,?encompassing?domestic?dissent,?statism,?and?the?repercussions?of?great-power?competition.?In?response?to?this?involution,?China?advocates?for?the?concept?of?a?community?with?a?shared?future?for?mankind?and?seeks?to?elevate?regional?governance?by?advancing?the?Belt?and?Road?Initiative.?China?aims?to?mitigate?inconsistencies?in?governance?rules,?thereby?striving?to?enhance?the?quality?of?global?governance.
Keywords:?global?governance,?involution,?complexity?of?international?institutions,?Chinese?diplomacy
A?Comparative?Study?on?AIIB?and?Legacy?Multilateral?Development?Banks
REN?Lin?and?SU?Shanyue
Abstract:?As?an?important?attempt?by?emerging?countries?to?participate?in?the?establishment?of?new?institutions?for?global?development?governance,?the?AIIB?has?shown?significant?characteristics?of?institutional?divergence?and?convergence?with?legacy?multilateral?development?banks?in?its?establishment?and?development?process.?On?the?one?hand,?the?AIIB?has?demonstrated?its?strength?and?innovation?through?institutional?divergence?in?terms?of?institutional?objectives,?institutional?design,?governance?structure,?and?decision-making?model.?On?the?other?hand,?it?has?converged?with?legacy?multilateral?development?institutions?in?terms?of?operational?principles,?financing?policies,?institutional?concepts,?and?partnerships.?Institutional?divergence?reflects?those?emerging?countries?upholding?multilateralism?with?concrete?actions,?enhancing?the?representation?of?developing?countries,?gaining?institutional?legitimacy,?and?at?the?same?time?responding?to?the?developmental?needs?of?countries?in?the?region,?using?various?measures?to?safeguard?the?development?priorities?of?its?member?states.?Institutional?convergence?reflects?the?intention?of?emerging?countries?to?learn?to?comply?with?mainstream?international?norms?and?adopt?best?practices,?dialectically?learn?to?apply?international?high-standard?rules,?and?promote?the?effectiveness?of?the?institutions.?The?institutional?divergence?and?convergence?of?AIIB?reflects?that?emerging?countries?pursue?not?only?the?representativeness?of?the?institution,?but?also?the?effectiveness?and?competitiveness?of?the?mechanism?when?they?participate?in?the?establishment?of?new?institutions?regarding?global?development?governance.?It?also?reflects?that?emerging?countries?focus?not?only?on?innovating?new?institutions,?but?also?on?inheriting?good?traditional?practices.
Keywords:?AIIB,?international?development?finance,?global?development?governance,?institutional?design
“Telling?the?American?Story”:?Deconstruction?and?Criticism?of?a?Hegemons?Diplomatic?Narrative
YANG?Mingxing?and?HE?Kangning
Abstract:?In?the?1940s,?in?order?to?establish?its?discourse?hegemony?as?a?global?power,?the?United?States?launched?a?strategic?diplomatic?communication?project?of?“telling?Americas?story?to?the?world.”?From?the?interdisciplinary?perspectives?of?international?politics,?diplomacy,?communication,?and?narrative?studies,?this?paper?comprehensively?investigates?the?historical?motives,?development?process?and?narrative?mode?of?“telling?Americas?story?to?the?world.”?It?is?found?that?by?integrating?overseas?communication?sources?and?advanced?information?technologies,?the?United?States?gradually?becomes?a?superpower?of?international?discourse?which?matches?its?comprehensive?national?strength.?In?order?to?build?a?whole-of-government,?whole-of-society,?and?whole-of-media?diplomatic?narrative?system,?the?U.S.?government?promotes?the?cross-departmental?linkage,?legalization?of?“telling?Americas?story?to?the?world,”?and?the?dual-track?narrative?principles,?complemented?by?multiple?narrative?strategies?such?as?plot?shaping,?character?image?highlighting,?multi-perspective?presentation?and?data?information?manipulation.?For?the?purpose?of?breaking?the?U.S.?narrative?hegemonism?and?safeguarding?Chinas?narrative?sovereignty,?China?should?accelerate?its?construction?of?a?major-country?narrative?system?of?“telling?Chinas?story?well,”?expose?and?counter?the?U.S.?stigmatizing?narrative?against?China,?and?constantly?improve?Chinas?international?discourse?power.
Keywords:?American?story,?hegemon,?diplomatic?narrative,?communication?strategy,?international?discourse?power
EU?Regulation?on?Government?Data?Reuse:?Jurisprudence,?Approaches,?and?Implications?for?China
CHEN?Yongmei?and?HU?Hanyan
Abstract:?Government?data?holds?immense?socioeconomic?value,?prompting?the?European?Union?to?continually?refine?regulations?governing?its?reuse.?Conceptually,?the?EU?has?transitioned?from?prioritizing?the?right?to?know?toward?a?more?governance-oriented?approach.?Specifically,?the?Data?Governance?Act?emphasizes?the?regulation?of?sensitive?data?categories,?including?personal?data,?commercial?secrets,?and?intellectual?property?rights,?within?government?datasets,?addressing?scope,?conditions?of?use,?and?security.?However,?China?currently?faces?challenges?in?effectively?utilizing?and?regulating?government?data,?including?low?utilization?rates?and?regulatory?incompleteness.?While?local?governments?have?made?strides?in?formulating?reuse?management?measures,?these?regulations?often?lack?specificity?and?practicality.?To?unleash?the?full?potential?of?government?data,?China?could?leverage?existing?legal?frameworks?and?draw?insights?from?the?EUs?Data?Governance?Act,?clarifying?conditions?for?data?usage?and?security?guarantees.?By?unlocking?the?“dividends”?of?government?data,?China?can?enhance?its?socioeconomic?value.
Keywords:?Data?Governance?Act,?government?data,?data?reuse,?data?protection