The Chinese Path | Yu Xianlong: The shadow lingering among East Asian cultures: Wandering Through the snake culture of China, Japan and South Korea

2025 is the Year of Yisi (Year of the Snake). Snakes are closely related to the development of human civilization. Snakes can be seen in early civilizations around the world, symbolizing reproduction, spiritual power, authority, fierceness, etc, and their images are both positive and evil.Thousands of years of snake charm: the multi-dimensional mark of snake in China cultureSnake culture in China ...

​Eurasian Studies｜Yang Cheng Interviewed by South China Morning Post, Dragon TV Tonight, Phoenix Global Connection, and GD Today: Why Do China and Russia Emphasize Promoting a Correct View of World War II?

Yang Cheng, Executive Dean of the Shanghai Academy of Global Governance and Area Studies at Shanghai International Studies University, was recently interviewed by the South China Morning Post, Dragon TV Tonight, Phoenix Global Connection, and GD Today, where he shared his views on why China and Russia emphasize promoting a correct view of World War II. The following are excerpts from those intervi...

American Studies | Huang Jing: As Trump Shuts the Door on Global Trade, Where Is the Key?

On April 2, Trump announced the imposition of a 10% “base tariff” on nearly all countries and “reciprocal tariffs” on more than 60 “violating” countries and regions, launching a global tariff war. His aim is to attempt to abolish the current free trade system framed by the WTO and rebuild a trade system that is beneficial to and dominated by the United States.1. The Global Free Trade System ...

Great Power Relations | Yang Cheng Interviewed by BBC: How the U.S.-Russia Realignment Affects China-Russia Relations

Trump Moves Closer to Putin—Is This an Attempt to Drive a Wedge Between Russia and China?Trump’s support for Putin signals a major shift in U.S. policy towards Russia.U.S. President Donald Trump is drawing closer to Russia, overturning decades of American foreign policy.He has sided with Vladimir Putin on a peace deal in the Ukraine war, pressuring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to accept...

Eurasian Studies | Yang Bo and Chang Xianmin: The Construction of Kazakhstan's National Identity from the Perspective of Ontology Security

Abstract: Most research on ontology security in international relations tends to the nation-centered assumption, but the theoretical paradigm formed based on this assumption cannot fully explain the ontology security problem in Kazakhstan. Based on Giddens 'sociological ontology security theory, this paper analyzes the social relationship nature of ontology security, and points out that K...

European Studies | Germany's new Chancellor delivers inauguration address, stance on China policy 'contradictory'

Friedrich Merz (CDU), Federal Chancellor, and the AfD parliamentary group, recorded during the first government statement in the German Bundestag as Federal Chancellor in Berlin, May 14, 2025. Photo: VCGGermany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, outlined his government's agenda to lawmakers in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, on Wednesday. Elected in a historic second-round vote, he...

European Studies | Jiang Feng: Fast Constitutional Reform – Where Is Germany Heading After Loosening the ‘Debt Brake’?

On March 24, the Federal Law Gazette (Bundesgesetzblatt) of Germany published a constitutional amendment passed by both the Bundestag and Bundesrat, marking a historic adjustment to the long-standing “debt brake” principle. This reform grants the federal government greater fiscal leeway, establishing a special €500 billion fund aimed at boosting the economy, improving infrastructure, and support...

European Studies | Li Wei & Jiang Feng: Who’s Still Intimidated by Britain’s Aircraft Carrier Returning to the Indo-Pacific?

Recently, the United Kingdom has sent some positive signals toward China, yet its military maneuvers reveal clear contradictions. On April 22, the Royal Navy's HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group officially set sail for the Indo-Pacific region for an eight-month deployment. The group will conduct joint military exercises and port visits with allies in the region. According to British...

Middle East Studies | Professor Ding Long Interviewed by Global Times on Iranian FM's Visit to China

At the invitation of Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi will visit China on Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on Tuesday.China and Iran maintain smooth and frequent communications as comprehensive strategic partners. The visit, coming amid Iran's indirect negotiations w...

European Studies | Jiang Feng: Three Reminders Regarding Europe's Strategic Shift

Recently, political leaders from Europe, located at the western end of the Eurasian continent, have been intensively visiting countries in the East—namely China, ASEAN nations, and Central Asian states—forming a noticeable eastward shift in diplomatic engagement. Observed against the backdrop of dramatic changes in transatlantic relations since the beginning of the new U.S. administration this yea...

Great Power Relations | Huang Jing Participates in China-US-EU Scholars’ Dialogue, Discussing Impact of Trump’s Second Term in Office on China-US-Russia-EU Relations

Editor’s NoteRecently, Huang Jing, Distinguished Professor at Shanghai International Studies University and Director of the Institute for American and Pacific Studies at Shanghai Academy of Global Governance and Area Studies, participated in a China-US-Europe scholars’ dialogue hosted by Guancha.cn. He shared his insights on the impact of a potential second Trump presidency on relations between ...

Eurasian Studies | Yang Cheng Interviews with Phoenix TV on the Russia-Ukraine Istanbul Summit

Professor Yang Cheng, Executive Director of the Shanghai Global Governance and Area Studies Institute at Shanghai International Studies University, gave an interview to Phoenix TV, commenting on issues including the renewed Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul.Yang Cheng believes that Ukraine has been seeking the possibility of meeting with Russian leaders to promote a resolution of the fundamental di...

European Studies | Jiang Feng: The United States Shifts the Costs of Hegemony—Europe May Bear the Brunt

Europe is currently undergoing intense upheaval brought about by the rupture of transatlantic relations. Until recently, this relationship was seen as the cornerstone of European foreign affairs and security strategy—the guarantor of European security. Some European security analysts now fearfully conclude that the United States is rapidly abandoning Europe, inflicting harm no less than that of a ...

Eurasian Studies | Ding Chun and Yang Cheng Interviewed by SCMP: Perspectives on the Ukraine Peace Process

Why China could capitalise on Trump-Zelensky showdown as rift emerges in the WestBeijing sees heated talks between US and Ukraine as a ‘systemic reordering’ of geopolitics, according to analystsChina sees the fallout from last week’s heated talks between the US and Ukraine as a “systemic reordering” of geopolitics, with a rift emerging within the West, according to analysts.US President ...

European Studies | Jiang Feng Interviewed by Berliner Zeitung on the GermanFederal Election

Editor’s Note:The Berliner Zeitung published an exclusive interview with Jiang Fengtitled “China’s View on Merz: Firewall Against the AfD ‘Difficultto Sustain.’”Introduction:The recent Germanfederal election has drawn widespread attention. In the interviewwith Berliner Zeitung, Jiang Feng analyzed the turning points inUS-Europe relations, changes in Germany’s political landscape, andthe new...