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Zamir Ahmed Awan: Taking stock of power projects under CPEC
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor was signed in 2013, but actual work started after the visit of President Xi Jinping in April 2015. Pakistan was facing severe shortage of electricity, and that resulted in several hours of power cuts on daily basis. The shortage hit the industrial sector hardest and affected industrial productivity. It resulted in reduction of export and earning of foreign exchange. One of the major reasons for poor economy of Pakistan was the shortage of electricity. Due to this, CPEC focused on power sector and most of projects initiated were in power generation and transmission. Here’s a brief look at power projects under CPEC
September 11 , 2018 -
Gao Wei:【 China Daily】IPR protection boosts internet economy
According to a China Internet Network Information Center report, by the end of last year China had about 731 million internet users and the total value of internet copyrights exceeded 560 billion yuan ($86.8 billion). But online piracy, too, has grown with the internet industry, harming IPR protection online.
September 25 , 2017 -
Wang Huiyao: Summit paves way for new globalization
As BRICS members move closer to the core of international issues, they also will be faced with more responsibilities During the recently concluded BRICS Summit in Xiamen, Fujian province, the members of BRICS and five other developing countries witnessed the process of new globalization based on the principles of equality and reciprocal and mutual benefit. As President Xi Jinping expressed during his keynote speech at the ninth BRICS Summit, the emerging-market and developing countries should work together to build an open world economy and promote inclusive and beneficial economic globalization.
September 11 , 2017 -
Wang Huiyao: BRICS nations open to world market
Wang Huiyao, president of the Center for China and Globalization(CCG). [Photo by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn]
September 05 , 2017 -
【China Daily】Children from poor family could succeed through efforts
These years, the phrase "impoverished families can hardly nurture rich sons" has been frequently used in public opinions. In reports, for example, reporting the proportion of rural young people in the top universities is decreasing and the recruitment market is increasingly favoring urban youth seems to be common. However, while China’s population quality and education level has greatly improved, the gaps of material conditions and life experience are still large obstacles for "impoverished youth" to get ahead. Whether the situation is yet to be verified, the social anxiety of "Impoverished families can hardly nurture rich sons" is a reality.
September 03 , 2017 -
Cui Fan: Negotiations still best way to end disputes
Cui Fan, Non-resident senior fellow with the Center for China and Globalization (CCG) and a professor at the University of International Business and Economics The latest US investigation into China’s intellectual property policies and practices under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 is not the first of its kind. But the US has rarely used Section 301 against China after the latter’s accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001, because the WTO mechanism offers a fairer, more comprehensive solution to bilateral trade disputes.
August 27 , 2017 -
Sun Zhe: Reciprocal thinking should prevail
Sun Zhe, an acdemic adivisor of the Center for China and Globalization (CCG) and director of the Center of China-US Relations at Tsinghua University. Intellectual property has been a constant issue in China-US trade disputes since the 1980s, a time when the US and Japan were locked in an enduring trade war over steel, intellectual property and automobiles. During those days Robert Lighthizer, incumbent US Trade Representative, established his credentials by leading a campaign of voluntary restraint agreements, countervailing duties and anti-dumping duties against Japanese imports. He might try to do the same against China.
August 24 , 2017
