On December 11, 2025, the Society for the Analysis of Government and Economics (SAGE) hosted an online lecture entitled "The Role of Government and Market in the Evolution of the International Monetary System." This lecture was presented by Kenneth Rogoff, Maurits C. Boas Professor at Harvard University and Former Chief Economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The webinar represented the twenty-third installment in SAGE's Lectures in Government and Economics Series.

As China's cities shift from breakneck expansion to improving the layout and functions of existing urban spaces, the questions facing policymakers are no longer how to attract migrants, but how to integrate them; not how to build new megaprojects, but how to make cities more livable and inclusive. These themes were front and center at the China Sustainable Urbanization Forum: Theory, Policy and Practice 2025, held at Tsinghua University on November 13, where officials, scholars and industry expe

A delegation from Azerbaijan's Nizami Ganjavi International Center has conducted a series of high-level meetings in Beijing, strengthening ties with Chinese partners and exploring global cooperation opportunities. The visit began with a meeting with Ambassador Wu Hongbo, former Special Representative of the Chinese Government for European Affairs, The Caspian Post informs via local media. The delegation also met with Professor Mansfield Freeman of Tsinghua University, renowned economist Li Dao

Professor Li Daokui of Tsinghua University. He told CGTN that China is "completely ready" to open its doors to foreign companies and foreign technologies. Central to this push, he notes, is Hainan, which is set to become a special customs area and a testing ground for broader economic reforms.

On November 7, the 41st meeting of Jiangsu Development High-level Forum was held at Nanjing University. The meeting thoroughly studied and implemented the spirit of the fourth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, and conducted exchanges and discussions around planning Jiangsu's 15th Five-Year development. Xin Changxing, Secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee, and Liu Xiaotao, Governor of Jiangsu Provincial People's Government, attended the meeting to listen to scholars

On November 7, 2025, the Society for the Analysis of Government and Economics (SAGE) hosted an online lecture entitled Great Power Competition, Government Capacity and the Market Economy's Origins. This lecture was presented by Wang Yijiang, Professor of Human Resources Management and Economics at the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business. The webinar represented the twenty-second installment in SAGE's Lectures in Government and Economics Series.

Foreign and Chinese companies are already scrambling to explore vast opportunities on Hainan, as the island province is poised to officially begin its special customs operations next month. Hainan Free Trade Port will implement major favorable tariff policies from Dec 18, with the proportion of products eligible for zero tariffs rising sharply from 21 percent to 74 percent. International organizations, company executives and experts have highlighted the importance of the changes amid rising tr