With each passing tweet, the US-China trade dispute continues to deepen and threatens to move towards a more strategic level confrontation. While most analysts would agree the trade war has yet to have any real effect on the economy, pressure is being applied at a difficult time, when Chinese economic planners are seeking to alleviate the risk that has developed through years of aggressive credit-driven expansion.
The European Chamber is delighted to welcome author and former UBS Chief Economist, George Magnus to keynote this timely conference. In his recently published book “Red Flags” Magnus analyses the most pressing concerns for economic policymakers: debt, currency, demographics, and the potential to be caught in the middle-income trap. An influential figure in academia and policy circles, he is widely credited with anticipating the global 2007 global financial crisis.
At the 2019 China Business Conference we will examine another issue that will have a profound effect on the operations of European business in China, the continued development of China’s industrial policy, the threats and opportunities this poses to foreign companies, and where CM2025 and associated programs fit in both the US-China trade war and in calls for Europe to develop its own competing plan. Leading this session will be the Head of Economic Research at MERICS, Max Zenglein. Along with the European Chamber, MERICS were first movers in seeking to provide a deeper understanding of the China Manufacturing 2025 plan.
Full list of confirmed speakers (listed alphabetically)
- George Magnus, Author & Associate, China Centre, Oxford University
- Lance Noble, Senior Thematic Analyst, Gavekal Dragonomics
- Timothy Stratford, Chairman, AmCham & Managing Partner, Covington & Burling
- Wang Dan, Economist, the Economist Intelligence Unit
- Wei Lingling, Chief China Economics Correspondent, the Wall Street Journal
- Joerg Wuttke, President, European Chamber
- Max Zenglein, Head of Economic Research, Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS)
- Zhu Ning, Associate Dean, National Institute of Financial Research, Tsinghua University
Agenda
14:30-15:00 Registration
15:00-15:05 Welcome remarks by Joerg Wuttke, President, European Chamber
15:05-15:35 Keynote speech, George Magnus, Author & Associate, China Centre, Oxford University
15:35-16:40 Stimulus vs. “Growth Hiatus”: What Lies Ahead for the Chinese Economy?
16:40-16:55 Coffee Break
16:55-18:00 (still) Putting Policy Ahead of Market Forces?
Views expressed by invited speakers do not necessarily reflect the opinions or position of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
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