POLITICS

Twenty Years of the Russia-ASEAN Partnership
Ye. Kobelev

The “History Issue” in Japan’s Relations with Neighboring Countries: Sources and Evolution
D. Streltsov

The “History Issue” in Japan’s Current Relations with China and the Republic of Korea
A. Batakova

Japan’s Policy Toward Taiwan: Issues and Trends
I. Gordeyeva

ROUND TABLE AT THE RAS IFES

Security Problems in East Asia
G. Lokshin

Afterword: Reflections at the Round Table
A. Davydov

RUSSIAN FAR EAST

The Russian Far East: A Tentative Test Case of Revealing the Image of a Region
V. Shvedov, A. Golub

ECONOMICS

Gu Yiqun: Economic Liberalism in China in the 1930s
O. Borokh

East Asian Integration: Unavoidable Rivalry Between Civilizations
V. Balakin

HISTORY

“The Loyal Nucleus of Whampoa”: Ninety Years of Huangpu Military Academy
A. Yurkevich

The Activity of the 9th Panchen Lama in Inner Mongolia and Manchuria
S. Kuzmin

RELIGION

Orthodox Christianity of the “Chinese Russians” in the Three Rivers Area (PRC): Some Results of Studies by Chinese Ethnologists
Liang Zhe

BOOK REVIEW

Strategic Dialogue Partnership Between Russia and China: Current Status, Problems, and Proposals
A. Lomanov