Over the past 40 years, China’s reform and opening-up has led to leapfrogging economic development and the expansion of the country’s role at the regional and global levels, as shown by the close economic ties with its neighbours. While these achievements have become the bedrock for further development, China still needs to tackle several challenges to ensure a steady and sustainable growth path toward a modern industrialized economy. At the same time, neighbouring countries also need to understand the implications of China’s increasing economic weight and linkages with the region so that both sides can better benefit from growing economic ties and strengthening cooperation. In this context, the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO), as the macroeconomic surveillance organization for the region, conducted a study titled “China’s Reform and Opening-up: Experiences, Prospects and Implications for ASEAN,” which was launched in Beijing in late October 2018.

The seminar, co-organized by AMRO and the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, will use AMRO’s study as a background document and discuss the following questions: What are the key reforms and achievements in the past four decades and what are the unique characteristics of these reforms? What are the challenges and opportunities facing China moving forward? How have China and ASEAN benefited from deeper integration throughout China’s developments? How can both China and ASEAN better benefit from the growing economic ties and strengthening cooperation?

Registration

For registration, please fill in this form and email to iseasevents3@iseas.edu.sg by 3 December 2018.