本书是一本论述中国与周边国家与地区的关系的英文论文集。全书由中国及邻国的专家和学者共同完成的，他们分别来自中国、日本、韩国、印度、俄罗斯、美国及中亚、东南亚国家。学者们从不同的角度和视野对中国与周边邻国的历史、现状及存在的问题进行了系统的分析和梳理，为中国与周边邻国的关系提供了一幅丰富的画卷。
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Foreword FewcountrieslikeChinathathavesomanyneighborswithgreatdiversity.ForChina,therelationshipwithitsneighborslikesamirror,whenitisgood,Chinaisgood,andwhenitisbad,Chinaisalsonogood.Duetoitsspecialimportance,Chinaalwayshandlestherelationswithitsneighborsverycarefully.
WithChina'snewrise,therelationswithitsneighborsareexperiencingsignificantreadjustmentandchange.Ingeneral,inordertodevelopafavorablesituationandenvironmentinthevastneighboringarea,Chinahasmadegreateffortstoimproveitsrelationswithallitsneighborsbysolvingthedisputes,establishingstrategicpartners,developingeconomic,aswellaspoliticalandsecuritycooperation,whileatthesametime,theneighboringcountriesalsohavenewintereststodevelopacloserelationshipwitharisingChinafortheirowndevelopmentandsecurity.Thetwowaymovementshavechangedthemapoftheneighborhoodrelations.
However,China'sriseisacomplexphenomenonthatbringsaboutdifferentimpactstodifferentcountries.Thus,thereflectionsfromtheneighboringcountriestoChina'srisearequitedifferent.Therearestillsomeremainingoldissuesthatneedtimetobesolvedandalsonewemergingissueswhichrequirecarefulmanagement.
ThisbookisbasedonaresearchprojectledbymewiththeparticipationofthescholarsandexpertsfromChinaandtheneighboringcountries.Theauthorswrotetheirpapersfromdifferentanglesandwithdifferentperspectives,whichmayprovideacolorfulpictureontherelationsbetweenChinaanditsneighbors.
Duetothesizeoftheprojectandthecurrentbook,wecannotwriteontherelationsbetweenChinaandeveryindividualneighbor.Thus,somepapersaretheregionalperspective.OurstudyalsoincludestwopapersontheUSAwhoisconsideredtobeaspecialandimportantneighborforChina.
ThisresearchisfinancedbytheFordFoundation.TogetherwiththisbookinEnglish,anotherbookwrittenbyChinesescholarswillbepublishedinChineseatthesametime.
IwouldexpressmysincerethankstotheFordFoundationforitsvaluablefinancialsupport.Mygratitudeshouldbegiventotheauthorswhofinishedtheirpapersontimeandactivelyparticipatedintheworkshopoftheproject,alsotomyassistantMs.LiMowhowasresponsibleforprojectmanagementandtoMs.LiuZunwhohelpedtoreadsomepapers.
China'sriseisalonghistoricalprocess.ThereadjustmentandchangeoftherelationsbetweenChinaanditsneighborshavejuststarted.Ihopemoreresearchworkscouldbedoneinthisareathatcouldhelppeopletohaveabetterunderstandingonthisgreateventinthe21StCentury.
ZhangYunling
October,2007