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Wang Huiyao: We should focus on real threats, not illusory ones
Stories shape our world. We should choose them based on facts, not fear. We understand the world through stories. Stories can help bridge cultural gaps and connect us with others. They can also mislead and divide.
May 30 , 2019 -
CCG Speech Series: Kevin Rudd shares view on Sino-U.S. relations
Kevin Rudd, former Australian Prime Minister and well-known China expert, delivered a keynote speech on the future of Sino-U.S. relations at Center for China and Globalization (CCG), May 17th, 2019. Kevin Rudd, current President of the Asia Society Policy Institute, was joined by a group of Chinese scholars and former officials engaged in the field of Sino-U.S. relations. In a private roundtable discussion following his keynote speech, Mr. Rudd and experts shared views and exchanged ideas on the future prospects of the world’s most significant bilateral relationship. In the shadow of escalating trade tensions between China and the U.S., the event aimed to cast light on the current impasse and work towards solutions for the most pressing bilateral dispute facing the world at present.
May 17 , 2019 -
Wang Huiyao: Are we ready for Globalization 4.0?
The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) is taking place from January 22 to 25 in Davos, Switzerland. The theme this year is "Globalization 4.0: Shaping a Global Architecture in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution." But what exactly is Globalization 4.0? Have we already entered this new phase? What challenges are we facing in this new era? Wang Huiyao, founder and president of the Center for China and Globalization, shares his views with CGTN.
April 28 , 2019 -
He Weiwen: The “America First” Trade Policy is Hurting America
The “America First” trade policy has only resulted in two direct outcomes: increasing trade-related tensions between the US and its major trading partners, and threatening the global trading system. On February 27, 2018 the US Trade Representative published a report entitled “Putting America First: The President’s 2018 Trade Policy Agenda” (hereafter referred to as “The Agenda”), which begins with: “Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s time to declare our economic independence once again.”
February 18 , 2019 -
Laurence Brahm: Rational and healthy growth should be China’s new normal
China’s 2018 GDP growth rate came in at 6.6 percent. This is technically the lowest average growth rate reported by China for the past 28 years, making global capital markets worried where investment bank analysts are toiling with the question of whether China is headed toward a recession. If this were the case, it would be a signal of oncoming global recession.
February 13 , 2019 -
Andy Mok: China’s social e-commerce illustrates success of innovation
Social e-commerce is a term that is rapidly gaining popularity in China. The act of asking for advice from friends and family or other trusted parties before making an important purchase decision is nothing new. In the digital age, social e-commerce has sometimes been described as the process of turning strangers into friends, friends into customers and customers into salespeople.
February 12 , 2019 -
He Weiwen: What is the solution to globalization imbalance？
Wang Qishan, Vice President of China, delivered a speech at the annual meeting of World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland on January 23. His speech responded explicitly to the world’s concerns on China’s economic slowdown, the on-going China-U.S. trade tensions, the rampant populist trend against globalization and the prospects of Fourth Industrial Revolution.
January 29 , 2019
