#? #[*20,1,1,31,44] #FH#P[140]$$$Words From the Editor#C#FF$$#P[90] #G[3]#G[-3] We are launching a new periodical for international consumption entitled AMERICAN STUDIES IN CHINA, which contains English versions of the articles selected from our Chinese Quarterly #FKMEIGUO YANJIU#FF_(AMERICAN STUDIES) and will be published annually. Co-sponsored by the Institute of American Studies under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Chinese Association for American Studies, #FKMEIGUO YANJIU#FF_ is a unique nationwide journal of its kind. The content reflects the results of Chinese scholars in their research of different disciplines about the United States, including American politics, economy, foreign relations, military affairs, culture, social problems, and trends of thought, both historical and present. The main purpose is to help the Chinese readers get an in-depth understanding of the United States. The articles selected in the English version, we reckon, may be of interest to readers in other countries in that they present Chinese perspectives of the scenarios in the United States.$ #G[3]#G[-3] As an old Confucian saying goes, "Gentlemen make friends through exchange of ideas (#FKJun zi yi wen hui you#FF)," we do hope this publication, however imperfect it may be, would help us make more friends in the United States and serve the purpose of promoting the friendship and mutual understanding between the academic circles of our two countries.$#E