On May 18, 2017, the 3rd International Forum on Governmental Regulation and Governance hosted by UIBE, co-organized by the School of Public Administration (SPA) and Center for Multi-National Corporation Studies was successfully held. With the theme Governmental Regulation and Governance Under Globalization and Reverse Globalization, the forum invited more than 40 domestic and foreign specialists and scholars from the government, universities and scientific research institutions to explore new ideas and build consensus. More than 500 faculty and students attended and listened to the keynote speech and special reports.
The forum was divided into opening ceremony and keynote speech, special report and roundtable discussion and prepared four topics in total: Game and Equilibrium of Globalization and Reverse Globalization; Reconstruction of Global Economic Governance System and China’ Role; New Trend of FDI of multinational corporations in China and Adaptability of China’s Innovation-driven Development Strategy and Transformation of Governmental Functions and Positioning of Relationship Between Government and Business in the Process of China’s new round high-level development of opening economy. In the context of weak global governance, globalization and reverse globalization are the two trends of the world’s development today and will coexist for a long time. To advance the global governance mechanisms, keep up with the trend of global economic development and tap the new impetus and potentials of growth of the world economy, China has put forward the “One Belt and One Road” strategy. This is a “Chinese Program” that contributes to the world development and will become the major engine for a new type of globalization. The “One Belt and One Road” strategy has brought the world a reorganization of political and economic landscape and common maintenance for the community with shared future for mankind, which plays a crucial role in fulfilling the commitment of big nations. The “One Belt and One Road” strategy has promoted China’s overall opening up. From the coast to the inland, from the east to the west, and from underdeveloped areas to developed areas, it has effectively proved that the Chinese economy is featured as open, inclusive and advancing with the times. Apart from those, the strategy has promoted the construction of free trade zones in countries along the Belt and Road, and become an important front for attracting foreign investment in China. Through the introduction of technologies, production capacity cooperation and infrastructure construction, it has gradually formed a comprehensive and interactive situation along the Belt and Road. This requires all countries to improve their government management systems, enhance their governance capabilities, adhere to innovations in institutional mechanisms, achieve real interconnections, and constantly explore new global governance models and programs to provide institutional guarantees for the sustainable development of the world economy.
As President Wang pointed out in his opening speech, the topics and related issues of this forum are pragmatic and closely linked to the needs of the times. Prosperity and development are accompanied by poverty, conflict, inequality of distribution and environmental degradation in the process of globalization, which results in reverse globalization. All of these bring huge challenges to governmental regulation and governance of the globe including China and therefore some feasible and efficient thought and solutions have to be proposed. The forum gathered many excellent specialists and scholars to discuss the theme “Governmental Regulation and Governance under Globalization and Reverse Globalization”, which was of great significance. It was anticipated that experts and scholars could put forward new ideas and suggestions for the governmental regulation and governance through the discussion of the topic of strong practical and theoretical significance.
After the opening ceremony, the former United States’ first Chinese congressman David Wu, gave a keynote speech and gave a special report for the teachers and students entitled “China-U.S. relations in the era of Trump” in the afternoon. Under the leadership of Professor Baocheng Liu, David Wu had a Q&A interaction with teachers and students. He believed that as global powers in the era of globalization, the relationship between China and the United States had a profound influence on the process of global globalization. Since Trump was elected, a series of measures taken by the United States had had a tremendous impact on China-U.S. relations, especially the bilateral cooperation in the context of globalization.
Professor Lan Xue, Dean of the School of Public Policy & Management at Tsinghua University, gave a speech entitled “Public Governance in the Context of Globalized Rebalancing”. He believed that the current trend of globalization was irreversible and the global governance system is undergoing profound changes. China faced major opportunities in the transformation of the global governance system. Professor Xue also analyzed the far-reaching historical significance of the “Belt and Road” initiative. He thought that the “Belt and Road” had re-established the globalization agenda with the theme of interconnection and development, clearly defined the focus of global development and led the path of global development in the new era. However, China faced major challenges in its participation in the process of global governance and its public governance system needed further improvement.
Professor Canrong Jin, deputy director of the School of International Studies at the Renmin University of China, mentioned in his speech “Global Governance Deficit and China’s Responsibility” that China would become an important participant in global governance in the future. The “global governance deficit” currently had caused an economic slump, terrorism, and political game in the world. The third world countries were looking forward to the experience of China’s development. The traditional developed countries required China to assume more responsibility for world governance. Although China had not yet become a leader in global governance, with Europe and the United States facing a difficult situation in global governance, China would surely assume more responsibility and play a more important role in global governance.
Professor Xianggang Peng, who was from the School of Public Administration of the University of International Business and Economics, gave a keynote speech on “New Globalization and China’s Supply-side Structural Reform”. Professor Peng gave a detailed analysis and profound explanation on the issues related to supply-side structural reforms in China combined with the characteristics of the new globalization. He believed that the new type of globalization was both a challenge and an opportunity for China’s supply-side structural reforms. By advancing supply-side structural reforms, China could effectively participate in the new type of globalization and play a leading role; at the same time, China’s supply-side structural reforms also needed to be explored and broken through at the three core levels of institutional reform, upgrading of elements, and supply of public goods.
In the afternoon, the experts and scholars were divided into two groups to enter the roundtable forum. Prof. Yantao Song and Libo Fan, dean of the School of Public Administration, UIBE, hosted the discussion of the first group. Monica Thiel, the former official of the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Authority, spoke first on the topic of “Governing Indifference and Reverse Globalization: Implications for Transnational Collaborative Governance Performance”; Prof. Yang Yang, Dean of the School of Political Science and Public Administration of China University of Political Science and Law, analyzed the difficulties in Chinese political tradition and governmental regulation; Professor Xinglin Tang, Dean of the School of Public Administration of Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, gave a speech entitled “Analyzing Governance from the Process”; Prof. Si Lian, from the School of Public Administration, UIBE, analyzed the current status and development trend of young people in China under the background of globalization; Xiaohong Wang, Vice Minister of Information Department of China Center for International Economic Exchanges (CCIEE), put forward proposals for the construction of China’s new system and new pattern of foreign direct investment; Prof. Weixia Lu, Vice President of School of Public Administration, UIBE, analyzed local governments’ orientation and key roles in industrial innovation in the development of globalization; Prof. Fan Cui, from the School of International Trade and Economics, UIBE, talked about the governmental supervision during the opening up of high-level investment; Professor Xuerong Zhou, from College of Politics & Law and Public Administration of Hubei University, discussed the transformation of government functions and adjustment of government-business relations under development trend of the government control. Finally, Prof. Haifeng Yan, Dean of East China University of Science and Technology School of Business, shared a study on the role of the globalization in emerging market companies in domestic resources.
The second group of the roundtable forum was chaired by Prof. Shuwen Wang and Prof. Chang’an Li, deputy directors of the School of Public Administration, UIBE. First of all, Prof. Yake Wang, from the UIBE School of Insurance and Economics, shared a study on the development of the pension security system under the background of globalization. Prof. Zhengzhong Xu, from China National School of Administration, made a report entitled “Fiscal System Reform in China”; Dean of the School of Management of Capital Normal University Professor Lachang analyzed the combination of urban innovation space and government governance; Prof. Junqing Li, Dean of the School of Public Administration of the Minzu University of China, shared the study “National or International: The Domain of Governance and Its Boundary”. Prof. Yanyan Yang of School of Public Policy and Management of Tsinghua University discussed the reform of public hospitals and the regulation of PPP. Xinxing Duan, Dean of the School of Public Policy and Management of China University of Mining and Technology made a report on “the Independent Administrative Personalities in the Perspective of Government Governance.” Professor Ran Tao, vice president of the Institute for the Advancement of History and Finance of Renmin University of China, explored China's growth model from a comparative perspective; Professor Guoshan Zhang, Dean of the School of Urban Economy and Public Management at Capital University of Economics and Business, made a report entitled: “How Regulatory is Just Right. The report discussed the reasonable boundary for supervision. Professor Xiangming Hu, the deputy head of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, put forward a proposal for advancing the modernization of national systems and governance capabilities through information technology. Professor Xuehua Shi, Vice President of the School of Government of Beijing Normal University, talked about the necessity and possibility of an over-rule to oligarch governance. Professor Guangwan Fu of the School of Politic Science and Public Administration of the China University of Political Science and Law analyzed the problems of government governance based on his research on letters and visits; Professor Xiuli Xu of the School of Public Administration of the University of International Business and Economics shared a study on international globalization. Finally, the experts actively participated in the discussion and commented on the opinions of the scholars.
At the end of the forum, Professor Libo Fan gave the summary speech of the forum. He pointed out that the purpose of the forum was to establish a platform for high-level academic exchanges in the field of public administration, and to promote the academic exchanges between the University of International Business and Economics and the public administration institutes and government agencies, siblings, and research institutes to jointly promote the development of public administration disciplines in China.
The “International Forum on Government Regulation and Governance” has been successfully held for three times since then, and it has grown into an annual event in the field of public administration. It is also an important driving force for the development of the public administration discipline of the University of International Business and Economics. With a higher academic level, this forum is a summit forum and academic event for the public management circle. Experts and scholars in the field of public administration gathered together to discuss the government regulation and governance under the trend of globalization and de-globalization. The success of this forum is of great significance for further advancing our country’s foothold in globalization and realizing the modernization of government governance.
