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China Summit on 14th December
Session VII - TRADE AND ECONOMY IN CHINA
Presenter #1 Somya Barpanda,
Will the growing Chinese Whispers Find their Voices?
Chinese Whispers growing silent/subtle protests in the Chinese
society Is this subtle way of protest loud enough to be noticed by
the authorities ? Especially important to note its development in
the single party regime which has
lasted for more than 60 years
Maos iron rule and its importance in creating a so-called pliant
society and peoplethrough economic stability and shared economic
growth
The rule has been more successful than others around the world
in ensuring economicgrowth and slugs in the economy through the
party flexibility
Emergence of silent/subtle protest arts by noted artists like
MinJin, Bolin. Theexample of Wei Wei, who was not as subtle and was
thus exiled
Pollution gradually replacing land grabs as the main cause of
public dissent The realisation of personal cost of single party
rule and if this could grow into a more
collective and more effective movementyet to be confirmed
Presenter #2 Anil Kanungo
Chinas Telecommunications Service Sector and Its Implications
for World Economy
Chinas entry in WTO in 2001 and subsequently agreed measures to
be taken byChina for compliance
Highly restricted service sectorone of the major reasons behind
the limited benefitout of the China-world economic interaction
Implications of Chinese policy on its services and telecom
industryo Restrictive entry, geographical restrictions and
agglomeration of economic
activity
o Poor service quality and high tariffso Inefficient network
duplication
Resulted in quick revenue generation at the cost of price
insensitivity and quality ofservice
Priority of security and sovereignty over customer/price
Possible suggestionsemergence of strategic industry, restrictive
reforms and
marginal implementation of WTO commitments
Comparison with the Chinese manufacturing industry which has
been enjoyingprolonged state patronage.
Presenter #3 Manpreet Sethi
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Powering Chinas Economic Growth and Social Transformation: Role
of Nuclear Energy
Possibility of nuclear industry to end up powering more than
just the economy Repercussions of Fukushimachanges in the demands
of the society and Chinese
rules response
Balancing social stability against economic growth, i.e., public
sentiments against theenergy demands of the people and growing
industries
Why nuclear powerrising demands (both industrial and urban), per
capitaconsumption much lower than international levels,
environmental implications of
coal-based power
Implication of using coal for powertransportation clogging,
environmental issues Post-Fukushima responsemore expenditure on
safety, formation of Inspection
Group, looking for public acceptance
Had to shelf the Uranium processing plant projectfirst such
instance in response topublic protests
Plans of 28 new nuclear power plantsneeds to be looked how it
develops in futureand how it deals differently with the public
sentiments as compared to democratic rule
in India
Possible solutions existing in the party cadre and promotion
systeminclusion ofsocial growth in the party mechanism
Presenter #4 Aravind Yelery
Dumping Wars and China
Role of the European buyers in setting the standards of Chinese
manufacturingindustries
Special focus of the paper on the photo-voltaic and ceramics
industry Discussion on how it neglected the Chinese traditional
ceramic industry Response of the Chinese
manufacturersdiversification into new markets, keeping
available switching market options, upgrading the quality and
removing the brand of
cheap Chinese products
Presenter #5 Sumit Mitra
Chinese Business in Africa
Emergence of Chinese industry in Africamostly manufacturing,
though remainsstill low at 5-7% of total exports
Possibility of vertical integration for industries and firms
Puts forward Chinese labor as more efficient and entrepreneurial
than African locals Problems faced by the Chinese firms in
Africaretention of Chinese workers,
reliance on expats.
Western opinion on Chinas role in Africa limited growth of local
skills and laborforce, low standard of products, establishing
monopoly of Chinese products in the
African market
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Presenter #6 Upasana Giri
Goal of Supremacy: Can Asian Giant India overtake its biggest
counterpart China?
Comparison of Indian and Chinese policies towards Africa
Extending the battle between the two Asian giants on African
soiltussle to establish
its industries and FDI into Africa
