The “long peace” is a term coined by Yale professor and Cold War historian John Lewis Gaddis in his 1987 book The Long Peace: Inquiries into the History of the Cold War. It refers to the fact that, from the end of World War II in 1945 into the 1980s, more than 40 years passed without a third world war between the United States and Soviet Union. For centuries before 1945, great powers fought destructive general wars such as the Napoleonic Wars, World War I and World War II roughly once every generation.

美国总统特朗普8月31日在社媒平台发文，为全美人工智能（AI）数据中心建设辩护，称反对相关项目的美国社区是“想要落后和贫穷”，并呼吁各地“让数据说了算”。这是他迄今为止对全美AI基础设施建设最为直接的公开支持。

新时代区域国别学学科建设需以服务中国特色大国外交为核心使命，立足于扎根中国战略与全球视野的融合，为国家利益与全球治理提供智力支撑。本研究提出学科发展需坚守“以国家战略需求为锚点”的研究导向，整合既有学科积累，构建跨学科协同机制，强化有组织科研，并倡导“田野出真知”的务实研究范式。研究强调区域国别学应聚焦话语权构建、薄弱领域突破及人才梯队传承，通过制度创新与理论范式突破，回应全球化进程中宗教、文化等非传统议题的挑战。中国区域国别学需在守正与创新间寻求平衡，既立足本土实践，又为全球治理贡献中国方案，最终成为中国特色大国外交的“智慧引擎”。

清华大学战略与安全研究中心研究专员、中国论坛特约专家周波在《南华早报》发文指出，特朗普二次访华虽以牛肉、豆类、波音订单等“5B”经贸成果为亮点，但核心突破在于双方确立“中美建设性战略稳定关系”新定位，美方首次正式承认中国的大国对等地位。 文章认为，中国实力上升、对美出口依存度下降是谈判底气所在。元首会晤虽未在台湾、伊朗议题上取得明显突破，但为分歧管控留出空间。周波判断，中美关系已进入即兴、摩擦但保持节奏的“爵士乐”式共存新阶段。中国论坛特此转发，以飨读者。

China is asserting itself in global governance through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and alternative multilateral initiatives, combining consultation, soft laws and high standards to challenge the US-led order, says Chinese academic Gu Bin.

October 22, China Forum Expert Zhao Minghao published article "Maintaining 'Southern Solidarity'" in China Daily Global.

On August 5, 2024, Zhao Minghao, a special expert at the Center for Strategic and Security Studies of Tsinghua University, a special expert at the China Forum, and a professor at the School of International Studies of Fudan University published a article in the "China-US Focus", analyzing the role of the "Global South" in the current geopolitical context and the US strategy toward China

The UK is currently experiencing its most serious riots in 13 years, which were sparked by a social security incident on July 29. China Forum expert Gao Jian examines the deeper social crisis hidden under the current large-scale violent riots in the UK.

On June 28, Wang Fan, president of China Foreign Affairs University and a China Forum expert, published the following article in China Daily, dissecting the internal drive of China's policy of peaceful coexistence and the concept and development path of China's response to traditional security challenges through non-traditional security cooperation.

On April 25, Gu Bin, China Forum expert and associate professor of the Law School of Beijing Foreign Studies University, published an article "Blinken Will Be Disappointed" in China-Us Focus for in-depth analysis of China's position on the Ukraine crisis. The article pointed out that China's political position of seeking a diplomatic solution, that is, ending the war through mediation, has been consistent, and will continue to maintain political and economic exchanges with other countries in a rational, humane, just and reasonable attitude.

Professor Gao Jian analyses four key factors behind China's economic development: stable and enduring political guarantee, an ever-growing market, an overall and integrated manufacturing system, as well as abundant technological talents and well-trained skillful labor forces.

This article was first published on Global Asia Vol.18 No.4,December 2023.