Issue 1 of 2021 (totally 5 issues) of China International Strategy Review (CISR), an English journal of the Institute of International and Strategic Studies (IISS), Peking University (PKU), published by Springer Nature, has now been released online. This issue of CISR continues to further discuss the issue of “Sino-U.S. Relations in the Era of Great Power Competition”. Experts and scholars from China, the United States and Germany are invited to thoroughly analyze the domestic political status of the United States, the situation of competition between China and the United States in the fields such as nuclear power, cyberspace and Taiwan issues, and the response of Europe regarding Sino-U.S. competition as a third party. In addition to 9 thematic articles, this issue of CISR has also published three papers and four introductions to new books to discuss topics such as the role of China in global health governance, the rise of China and the universality of international law and lessons from FOCAC (Forum on China-Africa Cooperation) higher education scholarships for Africa’s human capital development. The paper version of CISR will be printed and distributed later.

The English version of China International Strategy Review is initially scheduled to be released twice a year. It is positioned to publish works that discuss major international strategic issues and present important policy and academic significance. We sincerely welcome friends from the academic and policy communities who are engaged in research on issues related to China’s international strategy to submit articles which will be double blind reviewed according to standards that are common in the international academic circle. Outstanding articles will be selected and the published. 

To read articles published on CISR, please visit the journal webpage:

https://www.springer.com/journal/42533

For submission, please log into the submission system of the journal:

https://www.editorialmanager.com/cisr/default.aspx

For submission-related inquiries, please send an e-mail to: cuizhinan@pku.edu.cn