BMF presentation notes

Many apologies for the lateness of this post.  I have been meaning to do a post on the presentation I gave to the Black Managerial Forum on the 19th August for a couple of days now.  Without further delay here it is, below you will find links to articles that I have published previously on this blog as well as the PPT I gave and the article that I wrote and Fahamu published that the PPT was based on.

• BMF Power Point Presentation
• The Chinese Economic Growth Miracle: Lessons for South Africa (pdf)
• Recommended reading list on the Chinese economy
• Recommended reading list on Chinese politics

President Hu addresses convention marking Tsinghua's centennial celebration

The address celebrating Tsinghua's centennial by President Hu can be viewed here.

http://english.cntv.cn/program/newsupdate/20110424/102980.shtml

In the address President Hu underlines and reaffirms the importance of creating an "innovation" economy to the future success of China.  Stating that only by making greater investments in human capital and encouraging innovation will China be able to grow further into the future and become a "moderately wealthy" country.

The other issue that Hu's speech addresses that is of interest to me is the admittance that China's educational, and university educational system in particular is in need of improvement on many levels to become internationally competitive.

The Economist: Comparing Chinese provinces with countries

I want to thank Cui Zhiyuan for letting me know about this interactive map that the Economist recently put out.  The map is a comparison of Chinese provinces with countries in the rest of the world.  The map charts which countries in the rest of the world are the economic and demographic equivalent to Chinese provinces.   The map puts into perspective the shear size of China's economy and population.

You can see the map for your self on the Economist's website here.

BBC Documentary: "The Chinese Are Coming"

This documentory series by the BBC looks at China's commercial expansion into the rest of the world.  Presented by Justin Rowlatt the series first looks at China's increasing involvement in southern Africa and then moves on to South America, North America and the rest of the world. 

The first two episodes, which you can watch below, were first aired on the 8 February 2011.  It is well worth watching to anyone with an interest in Sino-African relations.

Program summery on BBC 2 can be seen here.

BBC Documentary: "The Chinese Are Coming" (Part 1 of 4) 

BBC Documentary: "The Chinese Are Coming" (Part 2 of 4)  

BBC Documentary: "The Chinese Are Coming" (Part 3 of 4)

BBC Documentary: "The Chinese Are Coming" (Part 4 of 4)

Profile of Justin Yifu Lin by Evan Osnos

 This article written by The New Yorker's correspondent in Beijing, Evan Osnos, traces the life of one of China's most important economic reformers, Justin Yifu Lin.  Lin is with out a doubt one of the most important people in the story of China's economic rise, particularly in the early years during the 1980s.  The article tells the Lin's fascinating life story from his early days as a student leader in Taiwan to his dramatic arrival in mainland China as well as his development as an economist and his role in creating the policies that have helped fuel China's spectacular growth. 

You can read the abstract of his article here however if you want to read the full article you will need to buy it from the New Yorker or read it in the October 11th 2010 edition of the New Yorker Magazine.