From
the Co-Editors
Bo
LI & Wentong ZHENG
Perspectives,
Vol. 2, No. 4
This
is the tenth issue of Perspectives. In the last
one and half years, we have come a long way:
ten issues of Perspectives, more than seventy
articles, and even more fond memories. Most
encouraging is the steady growth of our journal.
With a growing reader base in China and a growing
demand for a Chinese publication, we have decided
to supplement our English journal with a Chinese
version starting from this March. In order to
handle the increased work load, we have also
secured the able hands of two additional editors,
Mr. Su Sun, an economist in Washington DC, and
Mr. Xiaodong Yi, a soon-to-be lawyer from Chicago.
Mr. Sun is joining the team as a Co-Editor,
while Mr. Yi is going to be in charge of our
"International" column.
In
this issue of Perspectives, we are glad to present
an article from Mr. Cheng Yu, a young Chinese
diplomat based in New York. Mr. Yu represents
a new generation of Chinese diplomats who are
knowledgeable, open and pragmatic about international
affairs. We hope that you can get some sense
on the directions of China's future diplomatic
strategies from this article.
In
the "Law" column, Dr. Bo Li shares
with us his view on a proper conception of law.
As you can read from Dr. Li's essay, the most
fundamental question in jurisprudence, i.e.,
what is law, bears some important relevance
to China's legal reform today. In another essay
of the same column, Mr. Zhimin Wen finishes
his insightful analysis of the right of abode
cases in Hong Kong.
Under
"Economics," Ms. Hongyu Liu provides
us with her study of the Polish banking reform,
which generated a number of useful lessons for
China's banking reform. In another article,
Mr. David Smith and Mr. Su Sun summarize several
important lessons for introducing competition
policies into developing economies.
In
this issue we also have several interesting
articles in the "Society and Culture"
column. Ms. Valerie Mamara describes her courageous
experience of helping poor people and building
schools in Yunnan, and Ms. Ying Qian writes
about an interesting couple that she met in
Shanghai. Finally, Ms. Jin Chen gives us a report
on a globalization forum that she recently attended
in Hainan.
We
hope that you enjoy reading the articles in
this issue of Perspectives. Questions or comments?
Please contact us at oycf_editor@hotmail.com.
