Chinese Economic Development and its Global Impact
7 November, 2005 from 12:30 – 14:00, EIAS, Brussels

Speaker: Mr. Liu Xu, Director, Department of International Trade, Institute for International Economic Research, The National Development and Reform Commission of the People’s Republic of China
Chair: Dr Willem van der Geest, Director, European Institute for Asian Studies, Brussels

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Chinese Economic Development and its Global Impact
7 November, 2005 from 12:30– 14:00, EIAS, Brussels

Speaker: Mr. Liu Xu, Director, Department of International Trade, Institute for International Economic Research, The National Development and Reform Commission of the People’s Republic of China
Chair: Dr Willem van der Geest, Director, European Institute for Asian Studies, Brussels

The unprecedented economic growth of the People’s Republic of China is changing how the country views itself and how East Asia and the rest of the world view China. Offering labour and markets, China is rapidly becoming the workshop of the world. Its approach to slowly liberalising trade and services, coupled with its recent accession into the WTO, may indicate a new path for developing countries.

The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of the People’s Republic of China is a macro-economic regulatory department, of the State Council, with a mandate to develop national economic strategies, long term economic plans, annual plans, and to report on the national economy and social development to the National People's Congress. The NDRC Academy functions as the research branch of the Commission, tasked with undertaking analysis and research relating to the overall mission of the NDRC. The European Institute for Asian Studies is pleased to welcome a delegation from the Academy to its premises. The NDRC delegation will be headed by Mr. Liu Xu, Director of the International Trade Department at the Institute for International Economic Research who will be accompanied by Dr. Zhang Anyuan, Dr. Ma Qiang and Mr. Zhang Zheren, all of the Institute for International Economic Research of the NDRC.

At the meeting, Mr. Liu Xu made a presentation on Chinese Economic Development and examine its impact on a global scale. Following this, members of the audience were invited to exchange views with the delegation head on his presentation and discuss current issues and scenarios for the future of economic relations between China and the rest of the world.

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