2017 - News
CDI, Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Bay Area Council Economic Institute and Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada jointly hosted seminars themed on “Belt and Road” Initiative, the development of bay area and financial innovation. With the purpose of introducing the circumstance of CDI delegation paid visits to three cities including Chicago, San Francisco and Vancouver from December 10 to 17
On December 11, CDI and Chicago Council on Global Affair jointly hosted a seminar themed on “China is changing the future of the world” in Chicago. In the seminar, CDI delegates deemed that the international cooperation model should encourage overseas companies' entry to China and Chinese companies' expansion abroad with the main focus on the “Belt and Road” Initiative. On one hand, the cooperation seeks the mutual benefits with countries along the “Belt and Road” through promoting the cooperation on infrastructure construction, public education, policy making and etc. On the other hand, the “Belt and Road” Initiative encourages to integrate national strategies and plans with developed countries. The other participants had profounder understanding on the “Belt and Road” Initiative through the seminar.
With the idea of exchanging the experience of bay area development, CDI also hosted World Bay Area’s Development Seminar with Bay Area Council Economic Institute on December 13 in San Francisco. Dr. Sean Randolph, senior director of Bay Area Council Economic Institute, shared the experience of the San Francisco Bay Area in building a global innovation center while Dr. Guo Wanda from CDI analyzed the significance of the establishment of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Great Bay Area and Shenzhen. CDI delegation visited Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and discussed the development of the “Belt and Road” initiative on December 15 in Vancouver. CDI delegates talked about the prospect of RMB Internationalization under “Belt and Road” initiative. What is more, two institute exchanged the views of the policy mechanism of Hong Kong under the “One Country, Two System” policy.
The tour expanded the business connection with international financial institutes and enhanced the business integration. Moreover, through seminars, participants from different countries showed their own perspectives on the ‘Belt and Road’ Initiative.
From December 9 to 14, CDI delegation led by Dr. Qu Jian, Vice President of CDI, went on a field trip to Pakistan for a feasibility study on China Special Economic Zone Dhabeji, which is part of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). In the meetings with the government of Sindh, Pakistani consultancies, Chinese investors and Chinese Consulate-General in Karachi, CDI delegates conducted the feasibility study on establishing a special economic zone in Sindh, Pakistan.
CPEC is high on the agenda of the Belt and Road Initiative. Having improved road, rail and air transportation, CPEC now shifts to boost the project of special economic zones which will bring industry and investment to Pakistan. Motivated by the success story of Shenzhen, Pakistan will establish nine special economic zones.
Sino-Kuwait Strategic Cooperation Seminar was held on November 27, 2017 in Kuwait, hosted by Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the State of Kuwait, in hope to strengthen Sino-Kuwait relationship and facilitate strategic and pragmatic cooperation between the two countries. During the seminar, Dr. Qu Jian presented on “The Economic Transformation and Diversification Through Developing Special Economic Zone”, and analyzed the highly cohesive development strategies of China and Kuwait, as well as the implication of China’s experience in Special Economic Zone development on Kuwait. A total of over 140 participants attended the seminar, including personages from Kuwait government, academia, companies and social organizations.
During September 25 to 27, Vice President Dr. Qu Jian attended the Third Investing in Africa Forum and gave a presentation themed on “Promoting Africa Leapfrogging through Innovation” at Parallel Session: Special IATTA Roundtable. Dr. Qu Jian noted that to achieve leapfrogging development, African countries should pay attention to the life-cycle management of special economic zones by legislation, industrial planning, spatial planning, investment feasibility studies, operation schemes and financing schemes before the construction.
The Third Investing in Africa Forum was co-organized by Republic of Senegal, Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China, China Development Bank and World Bank Group. Under the overarching theme of Leapfrogging through Innovation, six key topics will be discussed: (i) Energy; (ii) Agriculture and Agribusiness; (iii) Information and Communication Technologies; (iv) Education; (v) Finance; and (vi) Governance and Sustainability. The forum will also mark the official debut of the “Investing in Africa Think Tank Alliance” (IATTA), a platform to synergize the intellectual capabilities of research centers and the capital strengths of development finance institutions to promote sustainable and inclusive development in Africa.
President of CDI, Pro. Fan Gang and Postdoctoral Researcher, Zhang Guoping attended roundtable on China-India Economic Integration jointly hosted by the CDI, Center for Policy Research and Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth in Singapore, from September 11 to 14. The roundtable aims to explore the feasibility of furthering closer economic integration between China and India under current conditions of bilateral relations.
President Fan and the representatives of Center for Policy Research and Mastercard Center conducted a sound discussion on the formulation of an effective modality of operating joint research with the purpose of accelerating China-India economic and trade cooperation and promoting other relevant mutually beneficial relationship. During the roundtable, CDI and CPR delegation clarified the framework for pilot joint research and identified the key issue, such as inclusive growth, employment, micro entrepreneurship and productivity, and urban planning.
Executive Vice President, Dr. Guo Wanda, attended the “Singapore and Hong Kong: Comparative Perspective on the Occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the Handover” workshop held by the Institute of Advanced Studies, NTU, the Nanyang Centre for Public Administration, NTU, and the Hong Kong Singapore Business Association in Singapore on September 4. Dr. Guo Wanda spoke on “Shenzhen - Hong Kong: Review and Outlook” through analyzing Shenzhen and Hong Kong’s past economic development, e.g. “stores in front, factories in back” model, and the prosperity of Guangdong – Hong Kong – Macau Greater Bay Area and Shenzhen – Hong Kong Metropolis.
Zheng Yujie, Director of Department of Think Tank Research and Information, and Liu Yu, Executive Director of Silver-Lake New Energy Research Institute attended the 2017 GRI International Conference (SEE - Sustainability, Energy and Environment) held by Gyeonygi Research Institute at Suwon, South Korea from September 5 to 7. Zheng Yujie presented on the blooming bicycle sharing industry in China, and focused on its development, low-carbon footprint characteristics, accompanying life style change, public space management challenges as well as related regulation and public policies. Liu Yu discussed alongside Mongolian, Indian and Korean representatives on new energy policies and experiences.
During a visit led by Vice President Wu Liangcheng to Belarus from August 21 to 25, CDI signed MOUs with the Institute of Economics of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and Belarusian Research Institute of Transport Transtekhnika to deepen China-Belarus cooperation and synergize development policies under the “Belt and Road” Initiative.
CDI and the two Belarusian institutes agreed to jointly carry out research projects to facilitate policy coordination and logistics connectivity between China and Belarus under the “Belt and Road” Initiative and convene conferences or seminars to expand the influence of Belarus along the Silk Road Economic Belt.
On August 17, Dr. Wu Liangchen, Vice President of CDI, attended BRICS Seminar on Governance. Dr. Wu Liangchen’s keynote speech focused on Shenzhen Special Economic Zone’s innovation development.
According to Dr. Wu Liangcheng’s speech, the successful experience of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone is as follows: to explore system reforms and institutional arrangements in small trial areas and then to effectively distribute rare resources, which can achieve rapid growth and showcase development model for other regions.
On July 31, Dr. Wang Guowen, Director of Department of Logistics and SCM attended the 1st ‘Belt & Road’ International Business Forum. Dr. Wang Guowen gave a keynote speech themed on the construction of “Belt and Road” Initiative and cooperation with Western Australia.
The proposal of three blue economic passages will bring chance for upcoming prosperity of maritime trade between China and countries along the “Belt and Road”. What’s more, Perth, the capital of Western Australia, is expected to become a hub node of blue economic zone, which includes China, Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Island countries. Perth can serve as a base and transit center, which take full advantage of the development opportunities brought by blue economy, so as to introduce new industries and realize the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries.
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From July 25 to 26, Dr. Qu Jian, Vice President of CDI, attended the Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2017 held by Ceylon Chamber of Commerce in Colombo. Themed on Execute-Transform-Realize, the summit discussed how to achieve the economic transformation in Sri Lanka through transforming the policy implementation model, accelerating the reform and renewing the business mode. Dr. Qu Jian gave a keynote speech on the session of Realizing the Potential of Mega Development Projects.
Dr. Qu Jian shared the developing mode and successful experience of Chinese Special Economic Zones. Besides, he put emphasis on the planning phase before the industrial park construction, and further illustrated the preliminary planning process including the establishment of Special Economic Zones Law, the planning of industries and space, and the research of investment feasibility, financing, and operation management.
From June 7 to 14, CDI delegates from Department of Regional Development Planning paid a visit to Bangladesh and India for a field-trip research on international production capacity and industry transfer cooperation on processing trade. The delegation was led by Ms. Zhu Yong, the Deputy Director of the Department of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Commerce and also included delegates from the MOFCOM.
The delegation had a sound discussion on joint construction of industrial parks and international production capacity cooperation with local foreign-funded enterprises and foreign trade departments. Besides, the delegation carried out filed research on four local industrial parks and more than 20 enterprises funded by Chinese mainland and Hong Kong investors and also had in-depth exchanges with economic and commercial representatives from Chinese embassies and consulates.
A delegation of 48 students from Swiss universities paid a visit to CDI. Dr. Guo Wanda, Executive Vice President of CDI, lectured students on “Chinese Economy and Shenzhen Special Economic Zone: The Transformation of China”. The lecture covers four parts: “Chinese Economy in the Past”, “Chinese Economy in the Future”, “Shenzhen：A Special Economic Zone” and “Shenzhen’s Innovation and Its Role in China’s Transformation”.
On July 11, Mr. Steve Arrick, Economic Consul of British Consulate-General Guangzhou visited CDI. Mr. Zheng Yujie, Director of Information and Communications Department, Mr. Cao Zhongxiong, Executive Director of New Economy Research Department exchanged views with the guests on the topics of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and China Manufacturing 2025, the challenges of urban integration in Guangdong Province, and Hong Kong's transformation during the growth of China's Greater Bay Area.
