Senior Research Fellow and Executive Director, Department of Sustainable Development and Blue Economy

Research Focus
Blue Economy, Belt and Road Initiative, Regional Economics, Industrial Planning, and Industrial Park

Education
Master of Economics, Central China Normal University

Projects

Study on promoting urban-rural integrated development of Shenzhen-Shanwei special cooperation zone, 2021

Industrial planning and business model planning of wuchang fishing port economic zone in Wanning Hainan, 2021

Master development plan of economic and technological development zone in Hongqiqu Linzhou (2021-2030), 2021

Industrial orientation and development planning of marine science and technology industrial park (phase one) in Dapeng new district Shenzhen, 2021

Study on operation and management mode of six beach-sea areas in Dapeng Shenzhen, 2021

Global ocean centers - Qingdao index, 2021

Study on bay enterprises entering Guangxi (undertaking seaward industries), 2021

Study on industrial and economic feasibility of Chengxi area in Putuo Zhoushan, 2021

Study on innovation and development of marine economy in Shenzhen, 2021

Study on the development of Shenzhen marine industry in 2021, 2021

Study on marine economy and industrial development in Qianhai Shenzhen, 2021

Study on comprehensive development planning of China Nano valley, 2021

Industrial planning and feasibility study for Hisibi culture and sports innovation center in Shenzhen, 2021

Study on China’s total carbon dioxide emission control mechanism, 2021

Pilot demonstration study on peak carbon emission and carbon neutralization of Shenzhen, 2021

Study on comprehensive treatment and sustainable development of water environment in Nanliu river basin of Guangxi, 2021

Study on Shenzhen's Policies and Strategies for Building A Global Marine City, 2018
International Comparative Study of Shenzhen's Construction of a Global Marine City, 2018
How to Leverage the Driving Force of Shenzhen and Hong Kong in the Greater Bay Area, 2018
Study on Collaborative Development and Innovation Model of Science and Technology for Dongguan, Hong Kong and Macao, 2018
Dongguan Binhaiwan New Zone Development Master Plan, 2018
Formulation of Three-Year Action Plan for Guangdong's Marine Industry, 2018
Guangdong Future Industry (Gas Hydrate) Development Plan, 2018
Implementation Plan and Progress Evaluation for Shenzhen Innovative Marine Economic Development, 2018
Special Plan of Marine Economic Development of Qianhai, Shenzhen, 2018
Tangshan Marine Economic Development Plan, 2018
Formulation of Integrated Implementation Plan for Shenzhen Marine Emerging Industrial Base, 2018
Study on Shenzhen Establishing Demonstration Zone on Sustainable Development (2017-2030), 2017
Study on Cooperation between Shenzhen and Pacific Island Countries, 2017
Master Plan of Shenzhen Building Demonstration Zone on Marine Economic Development, 2017
Implementation Plan of Shenzhen Marine Economy Innovation during 13th Five-Year Plan, 2017
Feasibility Study on Deep-Sea Fishery Bases of Liancheng in Micronesia, 2016
Study on Great Bay Area of Guangdong, HK and Macao and Regional Development of Zhuhai, 2016
Study on Development Strategy and Financing Model of Binhai Development Zone in Dongguan City, 2016
China’s Opening Up Beige Book (2014-2015), 2015
13th Five Year Plan for Business and Technological Innovation of Dongguan City. 2015
13th Five Year Plan for Blue Economic Development of Guangdong Province, 2015
13th Five Year Plan for Blue Economic Development of Guangzhou, 2015
2014 Shenzhen Blue Industry Development Report, 2015
13th Five Year Plan for Blue Economic Development of Shenzhen, 2015
Statistical Survey and System Integration of Shenzhen Blue Economy, 2015
Industrial Plan for Marine Emerging Industry Bases of Shenzhen, 2015
Study on Accelerating Integrated Development of Shenzhen, Dongguan and Huizhou, 2015
Study on Dongguan’s Integration with Guangdong’s Free Trade Zones, 2015
Strategy and Policy for Shenzhen’s Participation in Building 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road, 2014
Study on Shenzhen Economic and Trade Cooperation in the Framework of 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road, 2014
Study on Convention & Exhibition Industry and High-Speed Railway Economy in Houjie Township, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, 2013
Strategy for Modern Service Industry in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, 2012

Contact
Email: ar76ers@cdi.com.cn 
Tel: +86-755-8247 1431

Dr. Qu Jian is Vice President of China Development Institute (CDI). He serves as an expert of the MOFCOM and a SEZ consultant of ADB.

He specializes in industrial economics, regional economics, special economic zones and industrial parks. He played leading roles in more than 100 research projects for policy makers and businesses from home and abroad. He provided consultation on master planning, industrial planning, spatial planning, investment feasibilities and legislation proposals for special economic zones and industrial parks in many countries, including Ethiopia, India, Republic of Congo, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, etc.

He received his Ph.D. in economics from Nankai University. 

Dr. Guo Wanda is Executive Vice President of China Development Institute (CDI) and Vice Chairman of Chinese Association of Hong Kong & Macao Studies.

He specializes in macroeconomics, economic and social development of Hong Kong and Macao, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao cooperation, low-carbon economy, urbanization and industrial economics. He played leading roles in research projects commissioned by Chinese central and local governments. His published books include Rethinking China’s Urbanization and Metropolis, Migrant Workers’ Early Retirement: Theory, Evidence and Policy, Low Carbon City: A Non-Regret Opinion, and Perspective on the Development between Shenzhen & Hong Kong and the integration of the PRD Region, etc. He was awarded Chevening Fellowship by the British government in 2008.

He received his Ph.D. in economics from Nankai University.

Prof. Fan Gang is President of China Development Institute (CDI) in Shenzhen, China, Director of National Economic Research Institute (NERI) and Chairman of China Reform Foundation in Beijing, China. He is Professor of Economics at Peking University (PHBS) and at the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). He is a guest professor at a number of universities and graduate schools.

He served as an independent member of the Monetary Policy Committee of China’s Central Bank from 2006 to 2010, and again since 2015, and is an advisor to various departments of the Chinese central government and provincial governments. He served as an economic consultant to various international organizations and played leading roles in research projects commissioned by the World Bank, ADB, UNDP, OECD, etc.

His publications include over 100 academic papers published in Chinese and English academic journals and 12 books on macroeconomics and economics of transition. He received Doctor Honoris Causa degrees (Honorary Doctorates) from the University of Auvergne (France) and the Royal Roads University (Canada), in 2004 and 2011 respectively, and was listed as one of the “World’s Top 100 Public Intellectuals” jointly by Foreign Policy and Prospect in 2005 and 2008 consecutively, and one of “100 Global Thinkers” by Foreign Policy in 2010.

He received his Ph.D. in economics from the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in 1988.

CDI delegation attended the 2016 GRI International Conference which was held from 21 to 22 December 2016 by Gyeonggi Research Institute. Themed on “Human and Locality: Human-friendly Urban and Regional Development”, the conference convened over 60 delegates from China, India, Malaysia, Mongolia, Russia, Vietnam, Britain, and Korea.

CDI Senior Research Fellow Li Jinkui gave a presentation on “City Village: the Secret of Shenzhen”, emphasizing that the city village in Shenzhen offers a huge low-cost living area that the government can’t offer during the rapid urbanization. As a discussant, Dr. Hu Zhenyu, Director of Sustainable Development and Blue Economy Research Department, gave speeches on precariat employment, youth employment and the cross-border cooperation between Shenzhen and Hong Kong.

The conference consisted of five sessions of urban and regional development, housing and urban regeneration, migration and mobility in the metropolitan region, employment and community and people. In addition, there were the other three special sessions of immigration and multiculture, border of cooperation and multicultural society of Korea from the view of foreign students.

GRI is the only comprehensive policy research institute established with the contribution of Gyeonggi Province, its 31cities and countries, and local business companies. The purpose of GRI is to enhance the competitive advantage of Gyenoggi Province and improve the residents’ quality of life through policy research and development. GRI develops professional and systematic policy solutions for diverse fields, such as economy, urban and regional planning, transportation, environment, local governance, society and culture. 

Executive Vice President Dr. Guo Wanda gave a presentation on the investment risk management for “One Belt One Road” initiative (OBOR) during the 8th World Chinese Economic Summit themed on “China–ASEAN: Realizing Opportunities, Strengthening Partnership”, which was held in Malacca, Malaysia from November 16 to 17 2016. With experts from China, Pakistan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Kuwait, and Britain, the panel had a heated discussion on OBOR new business and investment opportunities and challenges so as to further strengthen China-ASEAN cooperation.

In his speech, Dr. Guo noted that Chinese businesses will be confronted with both opportunities and risks when investing OBOR projects and Chinese enterprises should consider whether the recipient region can benefit from the OBOR investment and use Chinese Diaspora network to reduce the potential risks.

The World Chinese Economic Summit (WCES) is a flagship event created by The Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute (ASLI), which is also one of the biggest global economic forums in Malaysia. Since 2009, CDI has been working as a partner of the event, with its representatives participating in the forum to share their views on Chinese economy. In 2013, CDI was awarded by former Malaysian Prime minister Mahathir Mohamad for its great support to the forum. 
 

Nicolai Peitersen, author of The Ethical Economy published by the Columbia University Press, advisor and Co-founder of Wikifactory, visited the CDI on Nov. 16, 2016. During the meeting with CDI research fellows, he introduced his "I-Box" innovation industry park in Chengdu, exchanged with views on his book, and shared his opinions about the world economy.

On Nov 4, Amb. Nadav Cohen, the Israeli Consul General in Guangzhou paid his first official visit to CDI. Dr. Guo Wanda, the Executive Vice President, presented a general picture of the economy in China, especially in South China. He emphasized innovation as one of the crucial driving forces in Shenzhen. He also explained the "One Belt One Road" Initiative from economic perspective. Amb. Cohen reviewed the development of hi-tech industry in Israel and its experiences. Both sides agreed on exploring further cooperation in the future.

Executive Vice president Dr. Guo Wanda participated in the International Think Tank Dialogue held on Nov. 4th during Dameisha China Innovation Forum. The dialogue is centered on how to enhance the capacity building of think tanks.

Dr. Guo said that as a non-governmental think tank which develops solutions to public policy challenges, CDI is focused on policy-oriented research which can play a bigger role in policy decision-making via efficient information exchange between CDI and government departments. Dr. Guo pointed out that CDI is aimed at being an influential global think tank with its institutional reform.

As a supporter of the forum, CDI invited experts from international think tanks like Brookings Institution, Chatham House, Cato Institute, Milken Institute, East-West Center, Asia Society, German Development Institute, French Institute of International Relations (IFRI), Center for International Public Policy Studies (Japan), etc. 
 

In August 2016, Dr. Qu Jian, Vice President of CDI, led a project team to Kenya for research and investigation on the Kilifi Park and the Bomas Convention and Exhibition Center, which are planned to be built with investment from the Wuyi Group. The delegation attended 13 discussion meetings visited seven federal and local government departments, including the Kenya Investment Authority, the Ministry of Devolution and Planning, the Export Processing Zones Authority and the Kilifi County Government. In addition, the project team also had in-depth discussions with Mr. Liu Xianfa, the Chinese ambassador to Kenya, on such issues as China–Kenya relations and development of Chinese enterprises in Africa.