CCG New Year Message for 2022

2022

CCG

New Year Greetings

Looking back at 2021, the past year brought the world yet more covid variants, grinding climate and geopolitical anxiety and endless fatigue about the pause in globalization. At a time of heightened US-China tensions and intensified frictions between China and the west, CCG’s work is more important than ever because bridge-building matters. We must understand the world and vice versa, and find ways to work together. With 2022 set to start, we are proud to showcase our achievements and looking forward to a new year of more exciting endeavors.

Amid an ongoing pandemic and shifting global context, CCG continued to build innovative modes of communication between China and the outside world via its convening power. In the past 12 months, we hosted more than 100 forums, roundtables, seminars, symposiums, lectures and workshops, including CCG Global Dialogue series, annual China and Globalization Forum, China Inbound-Outbound Forum, China Global Think Tank Forum, Global Young Leaders Dialogue Forum, West Lake Dialogue, Fuchunjiang International Forum, ambassadors’ roundtables co-organized with UN China, L'Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), Pacific Alliance, as well as global events we collaborated with our partners such as WTO Public Forum, Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia’s Global Townhall, South China Morning Post’s China Conference, China Institute’s Executive Summit, EPC’s EU-China Think Tank Exchange, and two track-two discussions with Singapore NUT’s RSIS, CSIS and RAND.

These cutting-edge communication platforms brought together over 600 international guests including think tank experts, global opinion leaders, former heads of state, ambassadors and dignitaries, business leaders, leading policy scholars, and foreign policy practitioners to discuss and debate the most pressing global issues ranging from Sino-US, Sino-EU relationships, multilateral trading rules, global development financing and infrastructure, to mobility and vaccine cooperation and talent migration. Hosted by CCG president Dr. Henry Huiyao Wang, CCG Global Dialogue series welcomed world-class speakers such as Pascal Lamy, Thomas Friedman, John Thornton, Martin Wolf, Susan Thornton, Graham Allison, Joseph Nye, Angus Deaton, Wendy Cutler, Neil Bush, Kerry Brown, Tony Saichs, Adam Posen, J Stapleton Roy, David M. Lampton, Stephen Roach, Lord Jim O’Neill, Lord Mandelson, John Hamre, among others, reaching tens of millions of internet viewers via Chinese and international social media platforms.

2021 also saw CCG’s monumental publication of Consensus or Conflict? China and Globalization in the 21st Century, an English edited volume by Springer-Nature. Among the 38 contributors are Nobel-winning economists such as Edmund Phelps and Angus Deaton and leading policy advisors such as Pascal Lamy and Joseph Nye. With endorsements from Sir Danny Alexander, Sir Peter Bonfield, Sir Andrew Cahn, Tim Clissold, Sir Angus Deaton, Jon Geldart, Lord Philip Hammond, Lord Peter Mandelson, Rana Mitter, Sir John Peace, Sir Mike Rake, and John Russell, this open-access book has scored over 130,000 downloads worldwide. In addition, CCG translated Singapore’s leading voice on international relations Kishore Mahbubani’s book Has China Won? The Chinese Challenge to American Primacy into Chinese. 10 CCG reports were released last year including China and the United States in the Biden Era: Trends and Policy Responses; Trends in the US-China Relations: Implications for MNCs in China; E-Commerce Going Global: Challenges and Opportunities; University Alumni Insights: Career Development Prospects for Chinese and Global Graduates 2021; A New Journey for a NEW Era: An Action Plan of Education for International Understanding.

Launched in 2020, the Global Young Leaders’ Dialogue (GYLD) program came to fruition in 2021 with 7 China Tours, the inaugural GYLD Annul Forum, the WiseDemo Campaign, and monthly meetups under its belt. 100+ GYLD members drawn from 50+ countries participated in events and activities that helped them explore China’s cultural and governance systems and brainstorm ideas and solutions to today’s global challenges. The success of the GYLD program culminated in a congratulatory letter from President Xi Jinping encouraging the young achievers to play a positive role in global affairs and cross-cultural communication.

CCG continued its global outreach efforts throughout the past year by taking part in some of the most influential international conferences such as as the Munich Security Conference, Paris Peace Forum, Berlin Foreign Policy Forum, Harvard China Forum, Astana Club Meeting, Les Rencontres Économiques Aix en Seine, FT's Trade Secrets Summit, Budapest Eurasia Forum, Global Town Hall, Bergedorf Round Table, SCMP’s China conference, etc. to engage decision-makers, policy advisors and scholars, business legends outside of China on the country’s role in global affairs.

As we recognize all that CCG has offered this year, we anticipate a very productive year of 2022 in which we will witness Beijing’s Winter Olympics and the epical 20th CPC Party Congress amidst the global concern over new covid variants and a number of key elections in the major powers. We thank you for being part of our community and your unwavering support for our vital work. We wish you success and happiness, and may year 2022 award you with more growth and progress.

CCG Books

● Published by Springer 

● Edited by Wang Huiyao and Alistair Michie 

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This book brings together leading international scholars and policy-makers to explore the challenges and dilemmas of globalization and governance in an era increasingly defined by economic crises, widespread populism, retreating internationalism, and a looming cold war between the United States and China. It provides the diversity of views on those widely concerned topics such as global governance, climate change, global health, migration, S&T revolution, financial market, and sustainable development.

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https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789811653902

● Published by Springer 

● Edited by Wang Huiyao, President and Miao Lu, Vice President, Center for China and Globalization(CCG), Beijing, China 

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The internationalization of Chinese enterprises is one of the most notable aspects of economic globalization in the 21st century. Despite the 2008 financial crisis and weak global outbound investment, under the “go global“ initiative, Chinese outbound investment has gone from strength to strength, while also diversifying in terms of investment modalities, destinations, and industries. However, growing anti-globalization sentiment in some countries has also created new challenges for Chinese firms expanding internationally.

Drawing on nearly 3000 data samples, using both quantitative and qualitative research methods, this book presents unique insights into the features and patterns of Chinese enterprises’ globalization. The analysis provides a useful reference for enterprises that have already gone global and those that plan to. In particular, this book investigates challenges confronted by Chinese companies when doing business in foreign countries. It summarizes research covering three angles, namely: the current situation, causation analysis and corresponding solutions, and recommendations for firms, government agencies and other institutions.

This book provides a comprehensive overview to help readers to grasp the broad picture of the international expansion of Chinese enterprises. It has important reference value for enterprises to help devise foreign investment strategy, seize opportunities, and navigate challenges in the course of globalization.

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https://www.springer.com/cn/book/9789811546457

● Published by Edward Elgar 

● Edited by Wang Huiyao, President and Miao Lu, Vice President, Center for China and Globalization(CCG), Beijing, China 

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An excellent guide for understanding the trends, challenges and opportunities facing China through globalization, this Handbook answers the pertinent questions regarding the globalization process and China’s influence on the world.

With contributions from leading experts and international researchers, each chapter covers key topics regarding China’s participation in globalization, including: China’s new role in global economic governance; outward direct investment; China’s soft power and the implications for foreign relations; global migration, diaspora and talent. An enriching range of case studies and extensive empirical research are used to explore the successes and failures of globalization in China, and to discuss the dilemmas facing decision makers in today’s globalized world. A major contribution to the field, this Handbook offers valuable insights to China’s often misunderstood globalization process.

An essential reference for academics and researchers looking for a go-to empirical resource, this Handbook provides scholars of economics, politics and East Asian studies with an exemplary selection of contemporary research on China and globalization.

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https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/handbook-on-china-and-globalization

● Published by Springer

● Authors: Wang Huiyao, President and Miao Lu, Vice President, Center for China and Globalization(CCG), Beijing, China 

The first effort to address the gap regarding higher-end talent within the scholarly work on internal labor migration in China

Provides an essential overview of the major milestones in China’s talents attraction policies, as well as several recommendations to help further improve those policies

Investigates corresponding policies in Germany, Japan, and Singapore to serve as a basis for comparison

Provides a snapshot of first-hand reference material for relevant stakeholders involved in cooperation with China

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This book offers the most comprehensive, up-to-date assessment of China’s domestic and international migration. Restructuring economic development requires large numbers of educated and skilled talents, but this effort comes at a time when the size of China’s domestic workforce is shrinking. In response, both national and regional governments in China have been keen to encourage overseas Chinese talents and professionals to return to the country. Meanwhile, the Chinese government has initiated a number of policies to attract international highly-skilled talents and enhance the country’s competitiveness, and some Chinese policies have started attracting foreign talents, who are coming to the country to work, and even to stay. Since Chinese policies, mechanisms, and administration efforts to attract and retain skilled domestic or overseas talents are helping to reshape China’s economy and are significantly affecting the cooperation on migration and talent mobility, these aspects, in addition to being of scholarly and research interest, hold considerable commercial potential.

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https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789811362552#aboutBook

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