At the turn of the century, it seems to us that - as one particular strand of philosophy claims - the only thing that does not change in this universe is change itself. The past two months that elapsed since our last issue of "Perspectives" witnessed quite a bit of changes around the globe as well as within our editorial team. Mr. Wentong Zheng, a Ph.D. candidate in economics at Stanford University, joined us as one of our two co-editors in place of the outgoing co-editor Li-an Zhou, who will remain in our team as a senior editor. Special thanks are due to Li-an who helped shape the direction of our journal during its formative periods. Despite the change in the editorial board, our dedication to the pursuit of excellence will be as firm as it has always been, as you will soon find out yourself.

Over the past two months probably nothing made the headlines more frequently than the highly charged battle for the White House. While taking extra caution in avoiding falling victim to partisan bickering, we are delighted to present you in this issue with several short commentaries by Dr. Bo Li, Henry Gao and Duan Wu, respectively, on the final Bush v. Gore decision. These commentaries were originally posted on the online BBS of OYCF (available at http://www.oycf.org), and now are pieced together in a new pilot column called "News Commentary," which replaces the "News Review" column for this issue.

In this issue, Professor Gregory Chow, one of our frequent authors, will share with us his perspective on the Taiwan issue. We are happy to note that the publishing of Professor Chow's article coincides with the positive development in the across-strait relationship after the two sides edged closer than ever to the realization of the so-called "little three links," and eventually, the "three links." Also in this issue, Zhimin Wen will talk about the right of abode cases in Hong Kong in the first part of a two-part essay, and Su Sun will walk us through the antitrust analysis and its enforcement in the United States. We are also happy to have Dennis Ventry, Jr. continue his discussion of the estate and gift tax, and Xiaojiang Hu finish up her fascinating stories about Tibet in the second parts of their respective essays. Finally, a report by our co-editor Dr. Bo Li about his recent trip back to China concludes this issue.

We hope that you enjoy reading this issue of "Perspectives," and appreciate your continuing support. You are welcome to send your comments or suggestions to us at bo_li@post.harvard.edu or wtzheng@stanford.edu.