2017 - News
Guo Wanda, Executive Vice President of CDI, and Zeng Zhen, Executive Director of Urbanization Department at CDI, gave speeches at the 2017 Moscow Urban Forum held by the Moscow government from July 6 to July 7. Representatives from think tanks, enterprises and UNESCO discussed the prospect of urbanization and its influence on national economies in the context of globalization. CDI delegation shared the success of establishing special economic zones and upgrading old industrial areas in China, showing the cases of The Qianhai & Shekou Free Trade Zone in Shenzhen, and Shiwan Industrial Zone.
The Moscow Urban Forum was established in 2011 and it has covered a wide range of topics such as sustainable development, urban planning, and urban conglomerations.
In the interview with CGTN on June 27th, Dr. Guo Wanda, the Executive Vice President talked about advantages of Hong Kong business environment and the important role of Shenzhen manufacturing system in terms of the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The future cooperation between Hong Kong’s knowledge industry and Shenzhen’s manufacturing sector can be expected.
The following article drawn from a CGTN news entitled “Innovative and advanced manufacturing in Shenzhen”.
Guo Wanda, an expert in Hong Kong studies explained how the twin can cities collaborate to build the new Bay Area.
“Hong Kong’s low taxes, highly efficient legal system, as well as its business environment have made it impossible for other cities, including Shenzhen, to replace it. One way for the cities to cooperate, I always say, is to establish links between the top universities in Hong Kong and the manufacturing sector in Shenzhen. A soup with these two elements mixed together would taste great! ” said Wanda.
“With its high-end manufacturing and high-tech, high added-value production, Shenzhen could be an engine that powers the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and integrates resources in the region.”
Today, Shenzhen’s entrepreneurs no longer think about making cheap items. Instead, they focus on bringing new and unique products to the global market, which is helping China’s manufacturing sector transform into a global leader in innovation.
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On June 27th, Indian think tank delegation visited CDI and conducted discussion with Executive Vice President Dr. Guo Wanda. The roundtable discussion focused on land issues in urbanization, labor force circulation between cities and rural areas, income system in Shenzhen, and status quo of manufacturing industry in Shenzhen.
On June 4th, Alain Akouala Atipault, Minister of Special Economic Zones of the Republic of Congo, visited CDI and held discussion with Dr. Qu Jian, Vice President of CDI.
Dr. Qu introduced the history, category, supervision and experience of Chinese Special Economic Zones and gave suggestions for Pointe-Noire Special Economic Zone. Afterwards, SEZ minister Alain Akouala Atipault introduced how to invest in Pointe-Noire Special Economic Zone to ten Chinese companies. The next day, accompanied by Dr. Qu, SEZ minister Alain Akouala Atipault visited Shenzhen Yantian Port and Yantian Integrated Free Trade Zone.
Journalist delegation from China, Japan and South Korea visited CDI on June 16. Mr. Zheng Yujie, Director of Information and Communications Department, Mr. Zhoulin, Director of Innovation and Industry Research Center, and Mr. Liu Guohong, Director of Finance and Modern Industry Research Department, exchanged views with the delegation on the topics of China Manufacturing 2025, innovative industries in Shenzhen, China's performance in Industry 4.0, the obstacles to the development of China's manufacturing industry, the status quo and prospect of Shenzhen's innovative industries, and how to further their economic cooperation among China, Japan and South Korea.
Dr. Liu Rongxin, General Director of the Department of Regional Development Planning at CDI, gave a keynote speech on China’s experience with special economic zones (SEZs) and the success story of Shenzhen SEZ at the Seminar on Sino-Kuwait Joint Efforts for the Belt and Road initiative which was co-hosted by Kuwait University and Embassy of China in Kuwait from April 18 to 19 in Kuwait City.
Discussions centered on the Belt and Road initiative, China-Kuwait relations, China’s experience with SEZs, and the development of the five islands in Kuwait, were held among Mr. Wu Sike, the Chinese special envoy to the Middle East, Chinese experts on the economics and the Middle East, Chinese business representatives in Kuwait and political, economic and law experts from Kuwait. Kuwaiti government officials, such as Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, the Kuwaiti Minister of Amiri Diwan, also attended the opening ceremony of the seminar.
Students and teachers from University of Amsterdam visited CDI on March 31, and CDI experts on urban planning had academic exchange with them. The meeting is aimed at sharing Shenzhen’s successful experience in urbanization and construction of low-carbon city.
Urban villages in Shenzhen have been transformed successfully, so residents can live better and enjoy modern life. To construct low-carbon city, Shenzhen government not only made policies for saving energy, urban planning, space planning and feasibility studies, but also conduct energy-saving project for the government buildings, which contributed to the good environment for sustainability in Shenzhen. In addition, experts also provided guidance, analysis and advice for the graduate students on their case studies.
University of Amsterdam, one of the largest research universities in Europe with good reputation and high academic rankings, has produced several prime ministers of the Netherlands and Nobel laureates.
President Prof. Fan Gang spoke at two sessions of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2017 on March 25th, namely Global Economy: Moving Beyond Sub-Health and Labor Market Reform: Though, but a Must-Do.
In the Session 24 Global Economy: Moving Beyond Sub-Health, Prof. Fan said when dealing with economic problems, the root cause of global economic sub-health should be taken into account. Besides, he also pointed out that economic growth might not be the symbol of healthy economy. For example, the RGDP in 2007 was 14% and after the financial crisis in 2008, RGDP rose to 12% due to the stimulus policies, which was overheated and unhealthy. In the other session 28 Labor Market Reform: Though, But a Must-Do, Prof. Fan indicated that short and long term problems coexisted in China labor market. The short term problem of China labor market was excess capacity, while the long term problems involved artificial intelligence, automation, etc. In the process of capacity optimizing, a part of workers might lose their jobs. In addition, Dr. Fan also said that China’s labor market was faced with multiple serious problems. For example, Labor Law was at the cutting-edge, but labor mobility reduced and increased labor costs.
Mr. Charles Wyeth, Business Development Manager at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CISR), and Mr. Nare Mashamaite, Enterprise Development Portfolio Manager at CSIR, visited CDI on March 2, 2017. Dr. Qu Jian, Vice President of CDI, Dr. Liu Rongxin, General Director of the Department of Regional Development Planning, and Ms. Carol Feng, Director of the International Cooperation Department, held fruitful discussions with the South African delegation.
Dr. Qu introduced Shenzhen’s successful experience of building special economic zones (SEZ). He pointed out that, to successfully build a SEZ, the government must coordinate such work as proposal of policies and laws, industrial planning and spatial planning, investment feasibility study, operation plan and financing plan. Only by well implementing all the work can the government foster a favorable and attractive investment environment, and he also gave practical suggestions about SEZ site selection, financing methods, management and operation . Moreover, both sides expressed interest in cooperation and intended to have further discussion on it.
President Prof. Fan Gang of CDI and Senior Partner of Ambrosetti Paolo Borzatta signed MOU on March 21, 2017. The two parties have agreed to join forces of the two think tanks in terms of China-Europe related research programs and events. The MOU will strengthen the partnership between CDI and Ambrosetti.
For the fourth consecutive year, The European House - Ambrosetti has been nominated - in the "Best Private Think Tanks" category - the No. 1 Think Tank in Italy, ranking in the world top 100 independent think tanks according to the 2016 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania.
