This book is an annual publication on the relation between China and ASEAN countries. It presents comprehensive and in-depth studies on China-ASEAN cooperation and development by Chinese scholars. The book is composed of six parts. Part 1 contains the general report including the introduction of China-ASEAN cooperation, achievements and problems in politics, economy, diplomacy, security, military defense, maritime and cultural aspects. Part 2 studies the relation and cooperation between China and individual ASEAN nations, including the evaluation of each ASEAN nation's politics, economy, diplomacy, society and culture. Part 3 analyzes the building of China-ASEAN Community of Common Destiny, bilateral cooperation in the building of 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, finance and ecological environment, China-ASEAN Expo and Guangxi-ASEAN cooperation. Part 4 studies important issues of Southeast Asia, including the South China Sea disputes, the missing Malaysia Airlines MH 370, progress in the building of ASEAN Economic Community, military coup in Thailand, anti-China events in Vietnam, and general election in Indonesia. Part 5 contains short commentaries on the key events happened in some ASEAN nations. Part 6 chronicles major events in China-ASEAN cooperation, in ASEAN nations and in Guangxi-ASEAN cooperation.
Readership: Policymakers, academics, professionals, undergraduate and graduate students interested in China-ASEAN relations.
Lu Jianren is a Chief Research Fellow of the China-ASEAN Research Institute of Guangxi University. He is also a Senior Research Fellow of the National Institute of International Strategy at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (NIIS, CASS). He obtained his doctorate degree in economics from the Renmin University of China in 1991. Professor Lu's current research fields are economies in East Asia, Southeast Asia, ASEAN, and economic cooperation of countries in Asia-Pacific Region. He has published several books and many journal articles including
APEC and China, and
ASEAN: Today and Tomorrow. He has been appointed to be a member of ASEAN Regional Forum Expert and Eminent Persons Group by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China since 2001 and a member of East Asia Business Council by China Council for the Promotion of International Trade since 2006.
Fan Zuojun with PhD in Economics, is a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor of Guangxi University . He is also Vice-president of Guangxi University, Executive Deputy Director of China-ASEAN Research Institute and Executive Director of China-ASEAN Collaborative Innovation Center for Regional Development, Director of South-East Asia Research Centre. He is the leader of the innovative team under the "Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University" supported by Ministry of Education, the candidate of the "National Ten-Hundred-Thousand Talent Project". He has been awarded the title of "National Expert with Remarkable Contributions", Candidate for "New Century's Excellent Talents Funded Plan" of Ministry of Education, Guangxi "Bagui" scholar, the second-level candidate of the "New Century National Ten-Hundred-Thousand Talent Project". He is also an Advisory Consultant of Monetary Policy Committee of the State Council, Special Research Fellow of International Liaison Department of the Communist Party of China (Contemporary World Research Centre), Chief expert of major research projects in philosophy and social science supported by the Ministry of Education. He has published many papers in journals including Economic Research Journal (Jing Ji Yan Jiu), Management World (Guan Li Shi Jie), Economic Theory and Business Management (Jing Ji Li Lun Yu Jing Ji Guan Li), Studies of International Finance (Guo Ji Jin Rong Yan Jiu), Reform (Gai Ge).
