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Using the rural survey data preserved by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences＇ （CASS） Institute of Economics, this paper analyzes changes in the level and structure of per capita net income in the eleven villages of Baoding Prefecture, Hebei province, over the 1930-1997periods. According to the surveys, per capita net income level of the villages maintained consistent growth, as indicated by survey data on the years of 1930, 1936, 1957, 1986 and 1997, except for 1946 which saw decline, and enjoyed rapid growth particularly in the years of reform and opening-up after 1986. The changes reflect the national trendsustained decline of the proportion of net income from household operations versus eontinuous growth of the proportion wages income takes of the whole income.

The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences（CASS）released China’s top six archaeological discoveries of 2015 in January.The results were chosen from dozens of candidates by judges from institutions including the State Administration of Cultural Heritage,the CASS Institute of Archaeology,Peking University and the National Museum.

Editor＇s Note： A Brief History of China-U.S. Relations 1784-2013 was recently published by the Beijing-based Foreign Languages Press. The autlnor, Tao Wenzhao, a researcher with the Institute of American Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, offers fresh perspectives on the well-worn topic. J. Stapleton Roy, former U.S. Ambassador to China and Founding Director Emeritus of the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C., wrote a foreword for the book. His comments, in an edited version, follow：

Editor＇s Note： In the 200 years since German philosopher Immanuel Kant wrote his famous essay, To Perpetual Peace： A Philosophical Sketch, the world has seen something closer to perpetual warfare： Countless wars, ranging from small-scale battles to the two devastating world wars of the 20th century, have caused untold misery and suffering. Even today, the world is far from being a tranquil and peaceful place. To mark the lOOth anniversary of the outbreak of World War I （WWl） and the 75th anniversary of the World War II （WWlI）, an international seminar was held in Beijing on July 26, co-sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences （CASS） and the Academy of Military Science （AMS） of the Chinese People＇s Liberation Army. By reflecting upon the causes and outcomes of the world wars, panelists offered perspectives on the importance of lasting peace. Excerpts of their viewpoints follow