#FH#P[140]$$Words From the Editor#C#FF$$#P[90] Having received encouraging responses to our 1st issue of #FKAmerican Studies in China#FS,_ we are glad to present to our readers this 2nd issue. If the first one contains a selection of articles published in our Quarterly #FKMeiguo Yanjiu#FS_ over the past several years, which is natural to start with, this issue may claim to be more up-to-date by mainly taking works published in the year 1995, or, in some case, those ready for the next issue of 1996. While sticking to the highly scholarly character of the Journal, which was set at the very beginning, this issue contains a larger proportion of topics of current concern, some of which go beyond the realm of American studies in its narrow sense, e.g., "Globalization and Chinese Culture" by Li Shenzhi and the one on "The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation" by Wang Yizhou. Those are hot topics much discussed among academic circles in China today and explicitly or implicitly, the United States inevitably weighs heavily in the arguments for whatever points of view. Sino-U.S. relations, both current and historical, being a constant focus of attention for Chinese scholars, has acquire new dimension in scholarship in recent years. Wang Jisi's article on "Containment or Engagement?" touches upon a topic acutely current which is also very controversial. The somewhat balanced views of the author is representative of an important school of thought among well-informed Chinese scholars. Five articles of case studies of various aspects of modern history of Sino-U.S. relations and a report on the activities of Society for Chinese Scholars on Sino-U.S. Relations are self-explanatory. Starting from this issue, we are opening a new column of Book Reviews. The three books reviewed here are all important works in American studies published in the last few years which have been well received in the Chinese academic circles.$#E