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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Miao Lu: An open and regulated Pudong provides a pathway for other areas
Since China's State Council announced an initiative to develop and open up Shanghai's Pudong District, the three decades from 1990 to 2020 have witnessed its development from a village to a highlight of the metropolis. The GDP of Pudong in 2019 grew by 7 percent year on year, amounting to 1.27 trillion yuan ($184.59 billion) and almost equal to half of Singapore's.
November 11 , 2020 -
Zamir Ahmed Awan: What the 14th Five-Year Plan means to China and the world
Preparations for the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) started at the end of 2019 when the central government held a special conference on the formulation of the 14th Five-Year Plan. Since then, relevant ministries have started consultations and held internal seminars, meetings, discussions, and debates. Professionals and experts from all appropriate fields across the board from almost all parts of China, ethnicities and parties were involved.
November 04 , 2020 -
Harvey Dzodin: The 14th Five Year Plan: Compass for China’s continued success
When I was growing up in Detroit in the 1950s when it was the prosperous global automobile capital, parents told us to eat all our food because children in China were poor and hungry. And in 1953, the year of China's first Five Year Plan (1953 - 1957) for economic and social development, poverty was indeed the norm. In 1953, China's population was 583 million with its per capita GDP of $54.
October 30 , 2020 -
Andrew Moody: Zones may not sound exciting but they changed the world
"Special Economic Zones" does not sound particularly exciting. It conjures up industrial parks, bonded warehouses and other such basic infrastructure of a sealed-off commercial area.
September 03 , 2020 -
Wang Huiyao: The world should not be divided into “us” & “them”
On May 21, Center for China and Globalization (CCG) President Wang Huiyao was interviewed by British media outlet ITV. He shared ideas regarding signals the Two Sessions sent to the world, the impact of the pandemic on China and the world, how China reacts to the challenges of the coronavirus, the international image of China during the pandemic, and the different development models of the West and China. The following article is based on Wang’s answers given in the interview, edited for length and clarity.
June 23 , 2020