Center for China and Globalization

The challenges to global talent mobility and fluctuations in global governance are inextricably linked and the Alliance of Global Talent Organizations (AGTO)Alliance of Global Talent Organizations (AGTO) provides innovative ideas for facing these challenges. After analyzing the existing operating models of other international organizations, the AGTO has created a model that focuses on talent mobility in a changing world that addresses a new era of globalization.

Voices that decryMiao, Mabel Lu a downturn in or ultimate downfall of globalisation seem to be gaining the upper hand as the world changes. Given this epochal shift, we need to think where to go from here. We should also consider what principles and paths should be followed to ensure globalisation serves humanity, and as a major beneficiary of globalisation, what role ChinaChina can play. We propose a number of conceptual pathways and detailed recommendations for the next step in the evolution of globalisation.

Cross-border trade and investment have been crucial for China’s development and globalization over the last four decades. However, the role and nature of these economic linkages have changed significantly during this time. In the early stages of the Reform and Opening-up period, inbound foreign direct investment (FDI) and exports were the major drivers of China’s development, while imports and outbound investment remained relatively small.

On April 28, 2021, CCG hosted a dialogue between CCG President Huiyao Wang and Joseph S. Nye Jr., Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor, Emeritus.

The previous chapter discussed China’s evolving role in the global economy through the lenses of trade and investment. This chapter turns to another key aspect of China’s globalization: the rise of Chinese multinational companies (CMNCs).

To set the scene for Part II and Part III of this book, which look at China’s rise on the world stage and its role in global governance, respectively, this chapter features three articles that present broad reflections on the changing international order and how it is likely to evolve moving forward.

Global governance can have a significant impact on how the world recovers from a major catastrophe. After the twin tragedies of World War I and the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918–19, the newly formed League of Nations was unable to prevent a vicious spiral of nationalism, protectionism, and economic hardship that would wipe out two-thirds of international trade, plunge the world into the Great Depression, and ultimately sow the seeds of World War II.