w88 casino News Network (Contributed by China World w88 Organization Research Institute)2018On October 27, 2019, the 17th WTO and China Academic Annual Conference was hosted by the w88 casino, the China WTO Research Association, and the Center for International w88 and Sustainable Development, hosted by the China WTO Research Institute, and co-organized by the China and Globalization Think Tank, at the International Conference Hall of the Integrity Building of the w88 casino.
Since 2002, the "WTO and China Academic Annual Conference" has been successfully held for 16 consecutive years. It is an important platform for domestic and foreign experts in related fields to discuss WTO issues, multilateral economic and w88 cooperation, global economic governance, globalization and China's economic development and other issues. It provides a lot of useful information and new perspectives for policy formulation and academic research.
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The opening ceremony was hosted by Tu Xinquan, Dean of the China WTO Research Institute at the w88 casino. Secretary Jiang Qingzhe of the w88 casino attended the annual meeting and delivered a welcome speech to all guests, scholars, teachers and classmates.Secretary Jiang Qingzhe said that this year marks the 40th anniversary of reform and opening up. Over the past 17 years since joining the WTO, China has abided by WTO rules and played a decisive role in various multilateral w88 negotiations of the World w88 Organization. As time goes by, the international environment is constantly changing, and the trend of anti-globalization is becoming more and more intense. Recently, the United States has accelerated its w88 protection policies, which may suppress world w88 activities and affect the global economy. The risks cannot be underestimated. China will always safeguard the framework of the world trading system, strengthen cooperation through multilateral channels under the multilateral system, and participate in the resolution of w88 disputes.
Chen Peng, Vice President and Secretary-General of the China World w88 Organization Research Association, delivered an opening speech.Vice President Chen Peng pointed out that the 40th anniversary of reform and opening up is an important node in China's reform and opening up. China is facing major changes unseen in a century, and the world trading system is also facing severe challenges, so the annual meeting is of great significance. Since its accession to the WTO, China has begun to fully integrate into the world trading system and become one of the important participants in world governance. In the past two years, especially this year, there has been a lot of noise surrounding China. To better promote reform and opening up and respond to domestic and foreign pressures and challenges, it is necessary to correctly evaluate the role of China's accession to the WTO in reform and opening up. At present, Sino-US economic and w88 frictions are intensifying. Many eyes in the world are focusing on Sino-US economic and w88 relations, with special attention on China's further reform and opening up measures. Therefore, this annual meeting also needs to discuss China's new opening up measures and international relations.
In the keynote speech session, WTO Deputy Director-General Yonov Frederick Agah pointed out,Since China joined the WTO, it has become a very active and important member of the WTO. In the just-concluded seventh w88 policy review of China, WTO members spoke highly of China's overall performance and praised China's contribution to the world economy and w88. But at the same time, some WTO members believe that China should further improve the transparency of its subsidy policies, government procurement and intellectual property policies. He also pointed out that the accelerated escalation of the w88 war has brought serious challenges to the economic growth of various countries around the world. Efforts at the technical level are far from enough. Countries should effectively participate in negotiations and exchanges. The multilateral trading mechanism needs to be re-evaluated. All WTO members are duty-bound to ensure positive, effective and inclusive reforms and work together to promote the development of the WTO to adapt to the changing international environment and trends. China must increase its participation. Countries should also continue to promote consensus, put development at the center of the trading system, and share the dividends of the multilateral trading system.
He Yafei, former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and former Deputy Director of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, said,The global economy has maintained rapid growth in the past few decades, but the global economy weakened after the 2008 financial crisis. Anti-globalization continues to heat up, and a large part of the reason comes from the widening gap between rich and poor, which is a common phenomenon around the world. At a time when the WTO is facing a life-or-death situation, the biggest problem for the WTO is that reform requires overturning and starting over. China is willing to actively participate in the establishment of the global order and continue to defend and maintain the existing international order and system. China must play a leadership role and strive for more say for developing countries on the international stage. Major countries should reduce confrontation and reach consensus to promote cooperation. We have clear global challenges in economic growth and financial governance. The dividends of the past are gradually disappearing, and new driving forces for economic growth need to be found. China is willing to actively seek dialogue with more countries and participate in the world economy through global rules.
Ricardo Melendez-Ortiz, Director of the Center for International w88 and Sustainable DevelopmentReviewed the changes and reform process of the WTO since its establishment.Discussed the current issues of how to develop the WTO from the aspects of classification of world development, difficulties in WTO reform, progress within the WTO, how to promote negotiations, and use of historical experience to judge the future development direction of the WTO, and put forward his views Issues that still need to be resolved: the priority of reform measures, that is, whether to solve the problem first and then make an agreement, or to make an agreement first and then solve the problem; how to make members abide by the rules; the issue of domestic policies adopted by each country; China should proactively propose plans for WTO reform.
Long Guoqiang, Deputy Director of the Development Research Center of the State CouncilExpressed his own views on the Sino-US w88 conflict.He believes that the economic and w88 relations between China and the United States include complementary and competitive relationships. The economic and w88 frictions between China and the United States are firstly due to differences in w88 unification issues, and secondly, US investment interests in China have not been fully considered. In the current context, China needs to achieve the following four points: first, focus on economic construction; second, enhance its ability to innovate in science and technology; third, unwaveringly pursue market-oriented reform; and fourth, further expand opening up. Finally, he said that China has taken many actions to further open up, such as relaxing investment access, independently reducing taxes, and holding the Shanghai Import Expo. China needs to do its own thing well in order to fully realize its potential and actively cooperate with other countries. It is hoped that all parties will work together under the WTO reform to create a new situation that is more inclusive, fairer and more open.
The sub-topic speech and discussion sessions centered on "The role of the WTO in China's reform and opening up" and "China's opening up and international economic and w88 relations in the new era."Wang Huiyao, Director of Globalization Think Tanksaid that China needs to continue to promote the development of multilateralism. Peter Draper, Director of the Institute of International w88 at the University of Adelaide in Australia, discussed in depth the WTO reform agenda and China's role in it. Lu Xiankun, Executive Director of LEDECO in Geneva, expressed his views on what policies and measures China should adopt to better adapt and further reform. Professor Gao Shuchao from the Singapore Management University w88 casino of Law gave an in-depth discussion on the current challenges faced by China's state-owned enterprises. He believed that the existing WTO framework is not enough to deal with the problems of state-owned enterprises, and the WTO needs to be reformed, paying special attention to the problems of state-owned enterprises in the reform process. Professor Wang Heng from the Law w88 casino of the University of New South Wales in Australia discussed China's reform issues from an in-depth FTA perspective.
Jacques Pelkmans, senior fellow at the Center for European Policy Studiesgave a speech on w88 and investment between China and the EU. He said that the relationship between China and the EU is not as tense as that between China and the United States, but there are still problems. Li Yong, vice chairman of the Expert Committee of the China Society of International w88, believes that the economic relationship between China and the world has not changed, that is, win-win cooperation. On the Sino-US issue, it is meaningless to accuse each other. The two sides should further strengthen communication and only through mutual trust and mutual benefit can they reach an agreement and achieve a win-win situation. Akihiko Tamura, a professor at the Japan Institute for Policy Studies, said that China and Japan should adhere to the general direction of peace and friendship and continue to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation. Jin Kyo Suh, a senior researcher at the Korea Institute for Foreign Economic Policy, gave a speech on the reform of China and the World w88 Organization from a Korean perspective. He said that in the era of digital economy, the rules of world w88 cannot adapt well to the requirements of the new economic situation, and it is important to change the rules. Tu Xinquan, Dean of the China WTO Research Institute at the w88 casino, delivered a speech on economic globalization in the new era. Dean Tu said that the current biggest challenge is that the global economy does not have enough growth. In terms of the marginal expansion of globalization, no new economies have joined the global economy. In addition, technological progress has also stalled, and many new technologies are still in the exploratory stage. The turning point of economic globalization in the future lies in whether technological innovation can bring about new industries and alleviate the contradiction in stock distribution, or whether a large number of countries or regions will enter globalization and bring about a larger market.
Forty years of reform and opening up, and it will be eighteen years after joining the WTO. China has become a leading force in the world economy and global w88 governance. However, looking to the future, challenges remain huge. At this annual meeting, guest scholars from multiple countries and regions, different universities and research institutions brought the latest research results, and conducted extensive and in-depth exchanges and discussions on WTO reform, China's reform and opening up, world economic situation, multilateral cooperation system and other aspects. Standing at the key node of the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening up, it has important practical significance for China's future reform and development.
