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Since the US identified North Korea as part of the "axis of evil", the forecast for North-South Korean relations has worsened. However, this article suggest that contrary to popular opinion, the advent of the six-party talks may prove surprisingly conductive to the improvement of inter-Korean relations. Three tactical moves seem currently open to North Korea: threatening the use of force in an effort to stall international pressure; attempting to mend diplomatic relations with the US; or the initiation of closer ties with Seoul, with the good offices provided by Beijing. The last option may prove to be the best from a North Korean point of view and may be the first step towards achieving the longed-for Korean reunification. (Asian J Pol Sci/DÜI)

In the wake of the Iraq War, what lies ahead for the United Nations as peacekeeper and nation-builder? What lessons were learnt in Afghanistan and Iraq, what reforms could they entail, how do UN efforts fare as compared with those of the United States, and what will be, in the next decade, the most pressing challenges confronting the Organization? Will the United Nations, in its current form and within the new global power structure, be able to remain relevant, retain its ideals and still respond meaningfully to mounting international tensions? These were some of the questions tackled by a group of eminent scholars and practitioners, many directly and personally involved with multilateral or unilateral peace operations. In addition to the larger issues of peacekeeping and peace-building and the recommendations for historical reform suggested by the 'UN High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change' in December 2004, the group debated some of the most complex recent interventions, including Afghanistan, East Timor and Iraq. This volume, which contains all the presentations and discussions of the UNITAR/IPS Conference on "United Nations as a Peacekeeper and Nation-Builder: Continuity and Change - What Lies Ahead?" will be a valuable addition to the collections of experts or laypersons interested in the future role of the United Nations in general and in peacekeeping and post-conflict state-building in particular

Building the Rule of Law in Chinaexplores the idea that China needs a more globalized and diversified vision for the science of law, presenting the need to think differently from the two major western mainstream legal cultures, the Anglo-American and the continental systems.Other globalized, universalized, and diversified models and experiences in the rule of law from diverse civilizations have much to offer China. Through learning from the strengths exhibited by systems in countries with a very developed and well-organized rule of law, and absorbing essential aspects from different countries, China might be well positioned to promote the development of the rule of law in a robust and comprehensive manner.This book explores the topic from several perspectives, giving the reader an up-to-date resource on the ever-evolving vision for the science of law in China. Explores the situation of rule of law in China as it currently standsPresents a case that China must look beyond the two western systems of law for a more globalized visionGives analysis on the contemporary situation, and insight into the near future Presents a particular perspective on the rule of law in China by a scholar closely involved with its actual developmentTranslates into English, providing a new and valuable perspective to an English speaking readership Lin Li, Staff Research Engineer at Chevron Energy Technology Company, Richmond, CA. PhD in Chemical Engineering from Tianjin University, Tianjin, China, 1989. Worked 9 years at Dept. of Chemical Engineering at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. He moved to the US in 1998, and after research experiences at Princeton University and UC Berkeley he joined UOP, Des Plaines, IL, in 2001 as R D Specialist. He has published 1 book, more than 40 journal papers and many technical presentations. He also has 4 Chinese patents, and 12 US patent/applications.

Preliminary Material /Lin Li -- 1. China's Rule of Law in 2009: Seeking Development, Guaranteeing the Livelihood of the People, and Promoting Stability /Research Team, Law Institute, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences -- 2. National Human Rights Action Plan: A Symbolic Document on China's Human Rights Protection /Huawen Liu -- 3. Application of International Law in China's Recourse of Overseas Lost Chinese Cultural Relics /Xinsheng Xie -- 4. China's Military Legislation Construction in 2009 /Chuangdong Chen -- 5. Rule of Law in SAR Macao Since Its Return to China /Tao Wang -- 6. China's Administrative Rule of Law in 2009 /Xia Li -- 7. Development of Food Safety Legislation in 2009 /Hualing Song -- 8. Legal Measures for Group Events in 2009 /Jihong Mo -- 9. Analysis on Crimes and Criminal Polices in 2009 and Its Forecast /Gaofeng Jin -- 10. Intellectual Property Legislation in 2009 /Shunde Li -- 11. China's Financial Industries under Rule of Law and Its Reform of Financial Regulation and Supervision in 2009 /Yuemin Xi -- 12. Implementation of Labor Law: Current Situation, Problems, and Countermeasures /Zengyi Xie -- 13. Construction and Forecast of Education Rule of Law /Xuemei Wang and Zhuguo Wang -- 14. Investigation Report on Post-Disaster Reconstruction and Grass-Roots Democratic Participation in Sichuan /Legislation National Condition Investigation Group of the Institute of Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences -- 15. Report on Mafia-Style Criminal Gangs and "Targeted Actions against Criminal Forces" in Chongqing City /Research Group on "Anti-Organised Crime Legal System" -- 16. Mode of Operation of the Beijing Labor Dispute Mediation Center /Fan Li and Lei Ge -- 17. Report on the Transparency of Local Governments in 2009: View of Disclosure of Government Website Information /Legislation National Condition Investigation Group of the Institute of Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences -- 18. Legal Issues in Rural Land Circulation /Zhan Yuan and Hao Ran -- 19. Investigation Report on Corporate Social Responsibility /Legislation National Condition Investigation Group of the Institute of Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences -- 20. Research Report on Development of New Rural Cooperative Medical Service /Shaoxiang Yu -- Index /Lin Li.

Preliminary Material /Lin Li -- 1. The Comprehensive Development of Rule of Law in China: On the 30th Anniversary of Reform and Opening /Rule of Law Blue Book Task Force Institute of Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences -- 2. Chinese Rule of Law in 2008: On Scientific Progress /Task Force of the Institute of Law Chinese Academy of Social Sciences -- 3. Legislative Development in China in 2008 /Guogang Chen -- 4. New Developments in Human Rights Protection in China /Huawen Liu -- 5. Administrative Rule of Law in 2008 /Shuhong Yuan and Chunhui Han -- 6. Formulation and Implementation of the Regulations on the Disclosure of Government Information /Miaohan Su -- 7. Development of Legislation for Earthquake Disaster Prevention and Relief in 2008 /Jihong Mo -- 8. Rule of Law in Food Safety /Jinghe Xu -- 9. Criminal Rule of Law in China in 2008 /Renwen Liu and Zhenjie Zhou -- 10. Procuratorate System Reform /Qian Sun -- 11. Reform and Development of the Penal System /Kaijun Dong and Tianqiu Ding -- 12. The 2008 Tax Law /Yi Ding -- 13. Present Status of the Credit Card Industry /Shizhi Chen -- 14. Medical System Reform /Shaoxiang Yu -- 15. Public Interest Law in 2008 /Jinrong Huang -- 16. Legal Education /Xiangde Ji -- 17. Investigatory Report on the Chinese Government's Response to the 2008 Snow Emergency in Guizhou Province /China Rule of Law Survey Group Institute of Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences -- 18. Investigation and Research on the Protection of Personal Information /Chinese Personal Information Protection Task Group -- Index /Lin Li.

Preliminary Material /Lin Li -- 1. Legal Development amid Reform: Review of 2007 and Predictions for 2008 /Research Group from the CASS Institute of Law -- 2. Chinese Legislative Development in 2007 /Chunying Xin and Guogang Chen -- 3. Reform of the Administrative Rule of Law /Honglei Li -- 4. Prosecutorial Reform in 2007 /Weilie Hu and Jianping Wang -- 5. judicial Reform of the People's Courts in 2007 /Qiuhong Xiong -- 6. Death Penalty System Reform in China /Xuanguo Xiong -- 7. State Compensation for Victims of Crime /Qian Sun -- 8. The Antimonopoly Law of the People's Republic of China /Xiaoye Wang -- 9. Human Rights in China in 2007 /Huawen Liu -- 10. The Labor Contract Law: Construction of Harmonious Labor Relations /Mingqi Zhang -- 11. Administrative Charges: Current Problems and Future Solutions /Administrative Charges Research Group -- 12. The Practice of Public Law: Progress in 2007 /Jinrong Huang -- 13. Development of Food and Drug Safety in China /Shuhui Qu -- 14. Formulation and implementation of the national intellectual Property Strategy /Mingde Li -- Glossary /Lin Li -- Index /Lin Li.

Preliminary Material /Li Lin -- 1. China's System of Harmonious Rule of Law /Li Lin -- 2. Report on the Development of the National People's Congress in 2006 /Li Xia -- 3. Predictions on the Development and Direction of Legislation /Wang Shucheng -- 4. Combining Punishment with Leniency, Implementing Temporary Measures and Radical Measures: An Exploration of Criminal "Rule of Law" /Liu Renwen and Zhou Zhenjie -- 5. Analysis of the Response to Administrative Review (行政复议) and Administrative Lawsuits /Fang Jun -- 6. The Development of Administrative Litigation (行政诉讼) and State Compensation (国家赔偿) /Cheng Hu -- 7. Judicial Reform and Development in 2006 /Peng Haiqing -- 8. Protection of Human Rights and the Establishment of "Rule of Law" in China /Liu Huawen -- 9. Report on the Resolution of Rural Disputes /Li Lin -- 10. The Development of Mechanisms for Settling Disputes through Legal Channels /Li Lin and Mo Jihong -- Index /Li Lin.

In order to improve the integration of higher education resources, local governments should strengthen the administrative management of higher education and propose measures to promote social governance. Therefore, from the perspective of local autonomy, this paper puts forward the following hypotheses about local government behavior and public policy adjustment: whether local autonomy affects the adjustment of higher education policy, whether the role of local intervention policy and legal improvement overlaps, whether the impact on resource integration is perfect, whether the public supervision mechanism is perfect, whether the public plays a role in promoting the integration of educational resources, and whether local laws and regulations have an impact on the integration of educational resources, the educational environment, and the level of local governance. The results show that the policy intervention of local governments and the improvement of laws and regulations have a great impact on the integration of educational resources, which can optimize the educational structure and form a good educational environment, which is the direct factor of the integration of educational resources. Therefore, local governments should strengthen the introduction of intervention policies, improve laws and regulations, and guide the public to participate in the integration of education.

The word "party" in "Stereotyped Party Writing" originally referred to Kuomintang. "Stereotyped Party Writing" was a proper noun used by the intellectual and cultural circles in resisting against the the bureaucratic writing style and criticizing the ossified Three People's Principles in the 1920's. The emergence and popularity of "Stereotyped Party Writing" also indirectly reflected the difficulty and challenge of unifying the ideology in the beginning era of the Nanjing National Government. The formation of Mao Zedong's thought of critizing "Stereotyped Party Writing" appeared as a progressive course. His thought was initially presented in "On Contradiction" published in August 1937, but not until August 1941, then stood as the most remarkable achievement. This speech has been widely spread and extended a far-reaching influence, and possibly because of so, researchers have failed to explore the emerging background and meaning source of this phrase before the speech.

Going beyond previous research suggesting that the search for meaning in life (hereafter "search for meaning") is associated with civic engagement, this study investigated the moderating effects of personal and cultural values on the associations between the search for meaning and two kinds of civic engagement (i.e., pro-environmental engagement and political engagement). Based on the dataset of the sixth wave of the World Values Survey (WVS), multi-level analyses showed that the association between the search for meaning (in terms of thinking about meaning and purpose of life) and pro-environmental engagement was stronger when people held stronger values of openness to change (vs. conservation) and prioritized environmental wellness. The association between the search for meaning and political engagement was stronger when people endorsed stronger values of openness to change, showed a greater interest in politics and attributed greater importance to politics. At the society level, the association between the search for meaning and civic engagement was stronger in societies with a lower power distance. Implications for individual differences of the meaning search are discussed.