China Summit 2012

China Summit 2012

China’s leadership transition will probably be smooth. Its economy will likely land softly. We can make a number of assessments about what will probably happen in China, this year, and the near-term.

The dimension of the possible, however, warrants worries. Many shifts are taking place this year and the near-term. Socially, more than 38 million Chinese citizens are migrating to cities. China’s micro-bloggers are typing more loudly. Politically, China is undergoing its largest leadership transition in decades while economically it shifts towards a different model and aims to avoid a middle-income trap.

Questions are arising around the sustainability of models that brought China success in recent decades. In the short term, China’s political, economic and financial models should carry forward. But quite possibly, they cannot sustain in the medium to long term. 

Companies will need to adapt to this level of change in order to keep thriving.

Economist Conferences annually convenes the China Summit to survey China’s perplexing macro developments across its economy, politics, and society. As in The Economist newspaper, we explain linkages and how they impact participants with intellectually-rigorous, global and forward-looking perspectives.

This year, the China Summit will explore China’s pressing issues and timely opportunities for senior executives, government leaders, academics and observers who value interactive, open and informed debate. The aim is to progress new thinking for an audience keen to discuss, debate and learn.

To review the highlights of China Summit 2011 please visit http://www.economistconferences.asia/event/china-summit-2011.

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