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【人民网】《世界华商发展报告(2017)》在北京发布
人民网北京4月19日电 2017年4月19日,中国与全球化智库(CCG)在北京总部发布《世界华商发展报告(2017)》。该报告由CCG主任王辉耀和CCG世界华商研究所所长康荣平主编。该书作者王辉耀、康荣平,CCG“一带一路”研究所所长黄日涵,北京大学华侨华人研究中心主任吴小安等知名专家、学者和华裔企业家出席并就“一带一路”建设与华商相关议题参与研讨。 中国与全球化智库(CCG)主任王辉耀表示,华商是世界上一支重要的经济力量,华商经济圈被称为“世界第三大经济体”。同时,华商是中国经济发展中不可或缺的因素,被称为中国经济的第二种力量。未来,由中国企业和海外华商共同形成的华人经济圈,将深刻地影响世界经济发展进程和格局,攸关全球经济稳定增长。 CCG《世界华商发展报告(2017)》在经济全球化的新形势下,通过总报告、评选篇、地区篇和企业篇四大部分,及时总结了世界华商的发展状态,研究了不同地区的华商和典型华商企业,梳理了华商与中国经济的关系,并以敏锐的视角观察华商在新时期迎来的全新机遇以及面临的挑战,重点论述了“一带一路”建设这一华商发展的历史性机遇。 在该报告中,CCG还基于对世界范围内广大华商的研究,凭借自身在企业全球化、人才国际化方面的研究成果和经验,根据一定的指标和数据,设计了一套科学的评选体系,推介在某些方面有影响力的华商企业和华商人物,以期为华商发展提供理论研究平台和具体经验借鉴。(唐萌)文章选自人民网,2017年4月19日
2017年4月20日 -
[CGTN ] China Update Green Card to attract global talents
[Video Watching]The past 30 years witnessed a fast expansion of foreigners coming to live in this country. Yet those who hold the Chinese green cards make up a very small part of the group. Obtaining a Chinese green card for a non-Chinese is more difficult compare to a Chinese national get a green card in many other countries. Now, China planning to change it!According to UN, few than 10,000 foreigners have a green card, in contrast, US issued more than 1,000,000 green cards each year. In 2016, China join the IOM (International Organization for Migration), among that shows China’s determination to attrct global talents.Lately, China had upgrade its green held by foreign residents, then embedded it with chip that allowed the holders to buy train and flight tickets online, and jion a social assurance.The World Insight Studio inviting Dr. Wang Huiyao, a Counselor of Chinese State Council and a president of Center for China and Globalization(CCG), and Mark Levine, a professor of Minzu University of China, to discuss the topics related with green cards, such as: equal opportunity, equal pay for foreign and local workers; National strategy to attract more foreign talent; inclusive system for convenience of foreigner’s daily life and etc.From CNTN, April, 2017
2017年4月20日 -
王阳:让全球人才“为我所用”
理事简介王阳,CCG副主席,赛伯乐投资集团总裁。王阳在中国与全球化智库(CCG)2017年4月9日举办的“中国与全球化圆桌论坛”上的发言: 刚才张首晟教授说,中国的人才在美国的大企业当中留不下来,我就是留下来的一个。我在IBM做了18年,做到全球副总裁。中国的发展是促成我离开IBM的一个很重要的原因。我认为陆奇也和我一样,看到了中国的发展,中国的潜力,觉得作为一个华人,与其在一个美国的跨国企业里面做高管,还不如到中国来,为中国的建设发挥作用。这是我去年离开IBM,加入赛伯乐投资集团做总裁的一个原因。 放眼全球,吸引人才 美国看的是全球的人才,不是只看美国的人才。 IBM在全球有50多个研发中心,每个国家、每个区域的人才都有它的特点。德国的研发中心、日本的研发中心和中国的研发中心所代表的一些特征都是不一样的,甚至美国本土西海岸和东海岸的人才也是不一样的。所以我觉得中国在全球化过程中,应该放眼全球的人才。中国的企业需要全球的人才,我认为最快的捷径是通过收并购。华为5G定标准的权利,不是华为在中国的研发中心做出来的,是华为在国外的研发中心做出来的。 我相信中国的未来一定会非常好。今天有一点本事,或者有一点思路的家长总是把自己的孩子送出去。这批孩子将来无论是留在当地继续工作还是回到中国,都会是中国非常强有力的全球化人才库。但中国大学在吸引海外留学生方面做得有欠缺。从长远来看,我们应该算一下我们人才的顺差和逆差,就像计算贸易的顺差和逆差一样。所以中国应该大大开放自己的学校,跟国际的学校相接轨,吸引更多的海外学子到中国来留学。这是我对全球化人才的一个看法。 建立平台,让全球人才“为我所用” 另外我想讲讲对平台的看法,公司与公司竞争虽然是人才的竞争,但是公司的格局已经不一样了。今天的公司企业是无边界的,并不是说这个人才在你的公司就是为你工作,而是说,要建立一个生态系统,建立一个平台,让全球的人都为你工作。我们国家也可以建立这样的平台。举个例子,在美国,在IBM,人工智能的开发平台Watson是一个开源的开放平台,Google的TensorFlow也是一个开放平台,全球的人才都可以在上面开发。人才不需要离开他的岗位,就能为我所用。海尔在这方面做得非常好,它就做到了企业无边界。我们怎么样让中国的人才变得无边界? (本文根据嘉宾在中国与全球化智库(CCG)2017年4月9日举办的“中国与全球化圆桌论坛”上的发言整理,未经本人审阅,转载请注明出处)
2017年4月19日 -
龙永图:全球化如何赢得中国人的好感
理事简介龙永图,CCG联席主席,原外经贸部副部长,原博鳌亚洲论坛秘书长。 近一二十年,中国对全球化的看法发生重大变化:过去人们对此可能有点半信半疑,现在大家普遍认为中国确实要参与“全球化”,还有些人提出要引领“全球化”。无论如何,“全球化”在中国形象相当正面。这是好事,说明中国人的对外开放意识大大提升。 我们今天讲的全球化首先应被定义为“经济全球化”。经济全球化基本上有三个要素。 首先,科学技术的迅猛发展是经济全球化最重要的动力,从IT技术一直到最近以互联网、人工智能等为代表的技术。科技力量是客观、不以人的意志为转移的,科技无国界,科技力量是第一生产力。有些人更看重市场的力量、人性的力量,以及人对于幸福的追求,常常拿成千上万的移民不顾危险从不同国家涌到欧洲去作为例证。那些因素的确存在,也都可以研究,但个人认为,经济全球化归根结底要靠科学技术推动。 全球化的动力出现了哪些新特点?科学技术现在是什么样的?将来又会以何种科技继续推动全球化?现在的潮流是互联网为代表的新技术,将来人工智能会不会进一步推动全球化?科学技术的新特点新趋势很值得大家研究。 其次,跨国公司是经济全球化的主要载体——特别是大规模的跨国公司。这些公司通过国际贸易、国际投资来实现并推进经济全球化。 再次,经济全球化的基本内涵主要是全球产业的转移和调整。过去几十年,制造业大量从发达国家转移至发展中国家、新兴国家,人力资源、技术的转移形成了全球范围内的大规模产业结构调整和资源重新配置。 经济全球化的载体过去以跨国公司为主,但由于互联网的产生,成千上万的中小企业在信息获取、技术获得、贸易和投资等方面,也能和大型跨国公司共同参与。 从经济全球化的内容、实质来看,过去经济全球化主要是全球整体产业的转移——钢铁等行业从美欧转移到新兴国家。当下新的内涵特点主要是产业链的延伸和产业链网络体系的建立——发达国家把制造业转移到新兴国家,但科研技术留在自己国家。随着产业链的进一步细分,调整产业特点、研究产业链工业链成为研究经济全球化很重要的一个部分。 有些人认为全球化正在逆转,有些人甚至认为全球化已不复存在。我们应如何客观、全面、准确地判断当前经济全球化出现的这些新趋势和新现状?为什么全球化在世界范围内出现一些挫折?为何欧洲和美国出现了反全球化的苗头? 挫折与波折的主要问题并不在于经济全球化本身,而在于政府应对全球化而产生的各种社会阶层变化的方式。不同社会阶层在经济全球化当中得到的利益并不公平。如何处理社会不公平问题,是关乎全球化能否继续发展的一个很重要的问题。 十八大以后,中央非常注意社会的公平公正问题,把精准扶贫当成重中之重,以缩小地区间发展差距,解决发展不公平、分配不公平的问题。最近出台的雄安新区建设方案也旨在通过区域化战略解决发展不平衡的问题。在中国,现阶段不仅没有出现“反全球化”,反而对全球化的看法越来越正面。 这种现象的出现,正是因为我们正确、及时地处理了全球化所带来的一些负面冲击——特别是分配不公的问题。虽然在中国,经济全球化也带来一些问题,但总体而言,大家对中国的改革开放还抱持非常正面的态度,真心拥护,这是共识。但试想,如果我们没有正确处理好区域发展不平衡的问题,没处理好由发展带来的经济全球化和改革开放成果公平分享的问题,中国也很可能会像西方一样,出现众多反全球化、反改革开放的声音。 “处理好公平分配的问题”是中国的重要经验。西方国家在处理反全球化时可借鉴中国的经验,这同时也是中国对推动经济全球化的一个很正面的贡献。我们应该关注、研究中国这些年处理有关社会公平公正问题的做法,尤其是:如何让更多老百姓、基层人民能够分享到改革开放的成果、全球化的成果? 值得一提的是,有些人认为,在当前形势下,中国要取代美国引领全球化,但我个人觉得还没到那个时间点。不可否认,在一些领域、一些方面,中国目前可以起一些引领作用,但从整体上来讲,中国若要真正开始引领经济的全球化,还有很多事情要做,有很长的路要走。 在全球化的主要动力方面即科学技术,虽然中国现在少数领域已处于世界领先地位,但和西方发达国家的科技发展相比还有相当大的差距。 在经济全球化的载体方面,尽管我们的世界五百强企业越来越多,但很多企业仍是“大而不强”,核心竞争能力还不够,短时间内很难成为推动全球化的主要载体。 况且从经济全球化的内涵来看,从经济产业链的分工来分析,中国基本处于全球产业链的中低端,全面进入一些重要产业链的高端领域还需要很长一段时间。(作者是中国与全球化智库【CCG】主席、原国家外经贸部副部长,终稿未经本人审阅)文章刊于《环球时报》,2017年4月18日
2017年4月19日 -
Wang Huiyao: With its unparalleled competitive edge in infrastructure building, China could become t
Wang Huiyao: With its unparalleled competitive edge in infrastructure building, China could become the US’ best partner in its ambitious infrastructure plan for four reasons.Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and his US counterpart Donald Trump (L) take a walk to further discuss bilateral cooperation issues in the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, the United States, April 7, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]The recent meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump in Florida concluded with both sides saying it put bilateral ties on track. Xinhua News Agency said that during the meeting, Xi urged the two countries to push forward the negotiation on the Bilateral Investment Treaty, promote healthy bilateral trade and investment, explore and develop pragmatic cooperation in infrastructure and energy fields.So will infrastructure investment be Xi’s real gift to Trump at their next meeting?Infrastructure investment is the centerpiece of Trump’s blueprint for making "America Great Again". He has vowed to spend $1 trillion over 10 years to improve (and build) the roads and bridges.China has attached importance to the infrastructure construction for long. Besides, the US remains China’s top destination for outbound investments, with a record $45.6 billion of Chinese money pouring into the US last year alone. With its unparalleled competitive edge in infrastructure building, China could become the US’ best partner in its ambitious infrastructure plan for four reasons.First, Chinese investment in US infrastructure will help Trump to boost the US economy. The US Department of Transportation says the funding gap for road transport infrastructure alone is $900 billion. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao told reporters that Trump’s infrastructure plan would be expanded to include energy, water, broadband, and hospitals for veterans.Whether the Congress will pass the enabling bill is a question that no one can answer at this time. The infrastructure plan is a critical component in the president’s economic initiatives collectively known as Trumponomics. A prolonged political impasse is likely to stunt the desired effects of a timely growth spurt in the economy driven by the massive spending. Trump has promised his supporters to double the growth rates in a relatively short period of time. Failure in pushing forward his infrastructure plan will not only dash the president’s ego, but the prospects of economic growth and the hope of American people as well.In just the past decade, China has invested more than $11 trillion in infrastructure, and China-US investment and trade (which reached $519.6 billion last year) created 2.6 million American jobs and helped each US household on average save $850.Trump wants investments in those parts of the US that have suffered the consequences of deindustrialization, and Chinese companies, such as Fuyao Glass, have already invested about $1 billion to build plants in Michigan and Ohio, hiring about 4,000 American workers.Second, an infrastructure boom in the US will provide business opportunities for Chinese as well as US companies in the construction sector. China Construction America, for example, has built landmark projects such as the Alexander Hamilton Bridge and the Fulton Center in Manhattan.Third, infrastructure as an asset class is gaining popularity among institutional investors. Infrastructure projects are backed by governments and yield stable cash flow with a longer time horizon, and investors across the globe are keen to help finance them.And fourth, although the US is a relative newcomer to public-private partnership, recent trends indicate that PPPs are gaining traction in the country. And given the surging populations in US metropolitan areas and the enormous infrastructure needs, the country’s PPP market is expected to grow further in the coming years.But Chinese companies also face challenges. For starters, Trump’s "Buy America, Hire Americans" slogan is likely to lead to preferential treatment for domestic companies in infrastructure deals. Local vested interests such as bond issuers, contractors and suppliers will jealously guard the infrastructure pie against Chinese companies.The recent setback suffered by Ant Financial, a subsidiary of Jack Ma’s Alibaba Group, in acquiring MoneyGram showed national security concerns can be expedient ammunition against Chinese companies. Moreover, PPP deals involve complex regulatory and financial structures, and the lack of expertise on the part of certain local-level governments block PPP deals.China can step up efforts at economic diplomacy, though, to loop the US in its infrastructure-centered Belt and Road Initiative (the Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road). During his meeting with Trump in Florida, Xi said China welcomed US participation in the initiative, and the proposed US-China Comprehensive Dialogue can be used to reopen negotiation on the Bilateral Investment Treaty and invite the US to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.In the meantime, infrastructure investment promoting mechanisms led by government agencies such as China’s Ministry of Commerce, the National Development and Reform Commission, or Chinese embassies and consulates in the US, can serve as hubs for sharing information on projects and investment regulations. Furthermore, closer ties between provincial-state governments in China and the US can drive sub-level governments to collaborate with one another over infrastructure projects in their jurisdictions. This can be done via exchange platforms such as an annual US-China Governors Forum held alternately in both countries.Also, Chinese companies can win local support if they direct their US investments toward helping local governments create jobs and develop the local economies. The China Investment Corporation, or sovereign wealth fund, for instance, can work with private equity funds both at home and abroad to form an infrastructure consortium to facilitate merger and acquisition deals and equity investments that turn US companies into local partners that help their investors take roots in local communities.Nearing 100 days in office, Trump needs something to increase his approval ratings. His ambitious infrastructure plan is far from fully articulated, despite Chao’s recent announcement that a bill could be introduced by the end of this year. It will be an uphill battle for Trump to get the Congress to approve the budget for infrastructure, because it is an arena where divergent and intricate interests play out. Trump needs allies and perhaps Xi can explain to him that China could be the one when they meet the next time.About AuthorWang Huiyao, founder and president of Center for China and Globalization (CCG),Beijing.From China Daily, April 2017
2017年4月18日 -
张首晟:我不收没有独到思想的学生
专家简介张首晟,CCG学术委员会专家,著名物理学家、斯坦福大学终身教授。 美国华裔物理学家、斯坦福大学资深教授张首晟去年与诺贝尔物理学奖擦肩而过,很多人为他扼腕叹息。“我觉得这是可遇而不可求的”,张首晟日前在北京接受《环球时报》记者专访时表示。不过,在导师杨振宁看来,“张首晟获得诺贝尔奖只是时间问题”。 “我有一个科学发现,导致了一个全新材料的发明,也改变了我命运的轨迹。”张首晟所说的发现就是锡烯。据预测,这可能会成为世界上第一个能在常温下达到100%导电率的超级材料,远胜近年来被热议的石墨烯,在未来更高集成度的电子元器件应用方面具有重要意义。此前,张首晟已包揽物理界所有重量级奖项,包括欧洲物理奖、美国物理学会巴克莱奖等。对于2016年与诺贝尔奖擦肩而过,张首晟在接受《环球时报》专访时回应称,“在发现的那一刻给我们带来的快乐是最好的回报。”他也坦言,如果未来能获诺奖,这辈子也挺值,“但它有一个排队的过程”。 相比其他学科,华裔物理学家似乎成绩更为突出,是因为华人在物理方面有更多天赋吗?“这比较难讲,我想,首先是学物理的华人较多,比例较大。”张首晟对《环球时报》记者说。至于为何很多中国科学家到美国以后频获国际大奖,他认为,这并不是中国教育体制出了什么问题,“杨振宁也是从中国的教育体制中培养起来的,我觉得主要是时间问题。中国开始改革开放才30多年,与欧美相比,引进科学的时间较短,需要足够的发展时间。” 日前,在中国与全球化智库(CCG)主办的第三届中国与全球化圆桌论坛上,张首晟的发言引发关注。他认为,当今社会,各国真正的争夺并不是领土,而是科学技术创新。“科学是一个无限的江山,科技创新会是中国和平崛起一个大的方式。”科技创新的核心就是人才。在张首晟看来,中国人才计划中,最成功的是“千人计划”。作为“千人之一”,他虽然不能完全离开斯坦福回到中国,但过去一段时间,几乎每年在中国花几个月时间与清华大学的学生一起做科研。他认为,现在中国的研究人才有充足的储备,学生们很优秀,科技仪器非常领先,在科技经费支出等某些领域甚至已远超欧美。 “但是,中国科学家还缺少的是什么?我想是一种品位,就是知道十条路里选哪条路能成功。这也是大科学家和一般科学家最大的差别。”张首晟向《环球时报》记者解释称,中国过去的一些科技项目往往指导性太强,一些方向不一定能获得影响国际的成果。张首晟选择新材料作为学术方向,短短几年已取得国际性成果。在他看来,能否做对选择题和美国教育体制关系并不大,“美国也有各种各样的科学家,主要还是要靠个人努力,提高自己的眼界和品味。这也是最难训练的一部分,我师从杨振宁教授的过程中学到了很多东西。看一些科学史也会很有帮助。” “从更长远的角度看,中国更成功的计划可能是‘青年千人计划”。张首晟说,他的学生辈很多已经全职回到中国,他们是非常有创意、有活力的年轻科学家。不过,青年科学家往往被编到一个比较成熟的科研团队,不容易体现出他是不是有足够的品位,未来能否选择好的学术方向。在斯坦福大学,考察一个年轻教授能否成为终身教授,最重要的指标就是学术独立性。在7年中,不主张他跟资深教授合作,一定要完全独立做自己的科研项目。 究竟应如何界定人才?马云三次参加高考两次落榜,第三次才考入一所普通大学。在他没有成功之前,在他上门推销屡遭白眼时,会有人把他当成人才吗?面对《环球时报》记者的问题,张首晟以另一个身份——丹华资本创始人做了回答。作为投资人,他发现,一些好的创业者并没有很高的学历背景。“总的来说,我判断人才的准则是,他的原创性到底有多大。一个创业者再怎么草根,如果他有一个特殊的想法,我们还是会支持。马云在创业早期就体现了独特的看法。同样,学历再高,如果没有自己独到的思想,我也不会收他做学生。因为今天这个世界,别的所有东西全部可以被机器人取代,但人的创意不能被取代。”张首晟说。(本报记者 张妮)文章刊于《环球时报》,2017年4月17日
2017年4月18日 -
【China Daily】Wang Huiyao: Infrastructure road to better Sino-US ties
Wang Huiyao: With its unparalleled competitive edge in infrastructure building, China could become the US’ best partner in its ambitious infrastructure plan for four reasons.Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and his US counterpart Donald Trump (L) take a walk to further discuss bilateral cooperation issues in the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, the United States, April 7, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]The recent meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump in Florida concluded with both sides saying it put bilateral ties on track. Xinhua News Agency said that during the meeting, Xi urged the two countries to push forward the negotiation on the Bilateral Investment Treaty, promote healthy bilateral trade and investment, explore and develop pragmatic cooperation in infrastructure and energy fields.So will infrastructure investment be Xi’s real gift to Trump at their next meeting?Infrastructure investment is the centerpiece of Trump’s blueprint for making "America Great Again". He has vowed to spend $1 trillion over 10 years to improve (and build) the roads and bridges.China has attached importance to the infrastructure construction for long. Besides, the US remains China’s top destination for outbound investments, with a record $45.6 billion of Chinese money pouring into the US last year alone. With its unparalleled competitive edge in infrastructure building, China could become the US’ best partner in its ambitious infrastructure plan for four reasons.First, Chinese investment in US infrastructure will help Trump to boost the US economy. The US Department of Transportation says the funding gap for road transport infrastructure alone is $900 billion. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao told reporters that Trump’s infrastructure plan would be expanded to include energy, water, broadband, and hospitals for veterans.Whether the Congress will pass the enabling bill is a question that no one can answer at this time. The infrastructure plan is a critical component in the president’s economic initiatives collectively known as Trumponomics. A prolonged political impasse is likely to stunt the desired effects of a timely growth spurt in the economy driven by the massive spending. Trump has promised his supporters to double the growth rates in a relatively short period of time. Failure in pushing forward his infrastructure plan will not only dash the president’s ego, but the prospects of economic growth and the hope of American people as well.In just the past decade, China has invested more than $11 trillion in infrastructure, and China-US investment and trade (which reached $519.6 billion last year) created 2.6 million American jobs and helped each US household on average save $850.Trump wants investments in those parts of the US that have suffered the consequences of deindustrialization, and Chinese companies, such as Fuyao Glass, have already invested about $1 billion to build plants in Michigan and Ohio, hiring about 4,000 American workers.Second, an infrastructure boom in the US will provide business opportunities for Chinese as well as US companies in the construction sector. China Construction America, for example, has built landmark projects such as the Alexander Hamilton Bridge and the Fulton Center in Manhattan.Third, infrastructure as an asset class is gaining popularity among institutional investors. Infrastructure projects are backed by governments and yield stable cash flow with a longer time horizon, and investors across the globe are keen to help finance them.And fourth, although the US is a relative newcomer to public-private partnership, recent trends indicate that PPPs are gaining traction in the country. And given the surging populations in US metropolitan areas and the enormous infrastructure needs, the country’s PPP market is expected to grow further in the coming years.But Chinese companies also face challenges. For starters, Trump’s "Buy America, Hire Americans" slogan is likely to lead to preferential treatment for domestic companies in infrastructure deals. Local vested interests such as bond issuers, contractors and suppliers will jealously guard the infrastructure pie against Chinese companies.The recent setback suffered by Ant Financial, a subsidiary of Jack Ma’s Alibaba Group, in acquiring MoneyGram showed national security concerns can be expedient ammunition against Chinese companies. Moreover, PPP deals involve complex regulatory and financial structures, and the lack of expertise on the part of certain local-level governments block PPP deals.China can step up efforts at economic diplomacy, though, to loop the US in its infrastructure-centered Belt and Road Initiative (the Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road). During his meeting with Trump in Florida, Xi said China welcomed US participation in the initiative, and the proposed US-China Comprehensive Dialogue can be used to reopen negotiation on the Bilateral Investment Treaty and invite the US to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.In the meantime, infrastructure investment promoting mechanisms led by government agencies such as China’s Ministry of Commerce, the National Development and Reform Commission, or Chinese embassies and consulates in the US, can serve as hubs for sharing information on projects and investment regulations. Furthermore, closer ties between provincial-state governments in China and the US can drive sub-level governments to collaborate with one another over infrastructure projects in their jurisdictions. This can be done via exchange platforms such as an annual US-China Governors Forum held alternately in both countries.Also, Chinese companies can win local support if they direct their US investments toward helping local governments create jobs and develop the local economies. The China Investment Corporation, or sovereign wealth fund, for instance, can work with private equity funds both at home and abroad to form an infrastructure consortium to facilitate merger and acquisition deals and equity investments that turn US companies into local partners that help their investors take roots in local communities.Nearing 100 days in office, Trump needs something to increase his approval ratings. His ambitious infrastructure plan is far from fully articulated, despite Chao’s recent announcement that a bill could be introduced by the end of this year. It will be an uphill battle for Trump to get the Congress to approve the budget for infrastructure, because it is an arena where divergent and intricate interests play out. Trump needs allies and perhaps Xi can explain to him that China could be the one when they meet the next time.About AuthorWang Huiyao, founder and president of Center for China and Globalization (CCG),Beijing.From China Daily, April 2017
2017年4月18日