CCG has long-standing interests in domestic policy and reform research, and has provided constructive policy advice on China's openness index, regions and cities, the Greater Bay Area economy, and urban-rural integration.
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CCG Report | The Ukraine Crisis Isn’t the End of Globalization
The outbreak of the Ukraine crisis has had a dramatic and far-reaching influence on economies, trade and investment around the world. The limited nature of Russia and Ukraine in the global economy, trade volumes and participation in globalization means that the economic impact of the current crisis on global investment, trade and global value chains is relatively small.
June 05 , 2022 -
Hermann Hauser: Technology, Sovereignty and Realpolitik
In the future, every nation or group of nations must ask itself three questions: Do we have control over critical technologies? If not, do we have access to critical technologies from a number of independent countries? If still not, do we have guaranteed, unfettered, long-term (more than 5 years) access to monopoly or oligopoly suppliers of a single country (Typically this will be the US or China)? If the answer to all three questions is no, then that nation is open to economic coercion that is no less severe than the military coercion of yesteryear.
June 04 , 2022 -
A Life-Long Inspiration from the ‘Willow Pattern’
Story telling lies at the heart of both Chinese and British cultures. Stories impart truths which academic rigorous texts might not achieve. This essay uses the Chinese ‘Willow Pattern story’ that is deeply embedded in British culture as an example of the importance of ‘people to people’ exchange.
June 04 , 2022 -
Chairman of the Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce: The Significance of International Business
A free flow of business relationships and person-to-person interaction has been the life blood of commerce for much of the last few decades, but this has been suddenly interrupted due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It is especially important in this context to take a step back and “look over the fence” to assess where relations currently stand. In this assessment, the importance of the cultural environment cannot be overlooked.
May 30 , 2022 -
Lu MIAO: Trends, Challenges and Solutions in Global Talent Mobility
Competition for talent has become increasingly fierce and the accumulation, or loss, of talent can have a significant impact on the balance of power in international rela- tions. In the short term, the physical mobility of international talent has been limited by COVID-19. In the long term the frequency of online intellectual mobility provides an alternative way to replace physical international mobility.
May 30 , 2022
