This article examines China’s concern to prevent terrorism and maintain stability in Central Asia through the SCO. The situation in Afghanistan has raised concerns among SCO member countries and strengthened common interests to maintain the regional organization, regime stability, and economic co-operation within it.

Sino-Vietnamese relations since the mid-1980s represent an interesting case for studying how economic considerations can transform two conflicting states into peaceful accommodation in an asymmetrical bilateral relationship. The Chinese leadership's pursuit of a peaceful international environment for economic development has been followed by its Vietnamese counterpart.

This article attempts to use three case studies of labor organizations to explain the uncertainty of informal politics in China. Because informal rules are naturally vague and uncertain, the tactical interactions between government agencies and civic groups become unbalanced. Uncertainty in informal politics in China is almost inevitable.

After a massive July 1, 2003, protest rally, Hong Kong people voted in local elections to again express their demand for democratization. The electoral victory and the prospect of winning in the Legislative Council elections in September 2004 symbolize the revival of the pro-democracy movement. 1 The expectations also generate considerable pressure on the Beijing authorities, who could not accept a scenario in which China lost control of Hong Kong.