Zhang Li, Dean and Professor of Architecture, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, will share how 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics have become a catalyst for long-term sustainable development in the greater Beijing area. SDG driven strategies in regional planning and venue design will be discussed.
While the PRC saw a recovery in household consumption and solid export performance in the first half of 2021, uncertainties remain. Driven by increased commodity demand, the export-driven recovery in Mongolia continues despite ongoing COVID-19 related challenges.
Dominik Peschel, Declan Magee and Bold Sandagdorj will discuss the countries’ latest economic trends and outlook. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions following the presentations.
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The webinar will feature an overview of Mongolia’s system of decentralized governance, followed by an empirical assessment of how these features translate into the actual and practical working environment for subnational governments. The session will provide opportunities to interact with practitioners and academic experts in the fields of public administration, public finance and economics.
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| 8:45 – 9:00 | Opening |
| Yolanda Fernandez Lommen, Country Director, ADB PRC Resident Mission | |
| 9:00 – 9:10 | Welcome Remarks |
| M. Teresa Kho, Director General, East Asia Department (EARD), ADB | |
| 9:10 – 9:50 | Presentations |
| Hans van Rijn, Principal Public Management Specialist, Public Management, Financial Sector, and Regional Cooperation Division (EAPF), EARD, ADB | |
| Ehtisham Ahmad, Professor, Grantham Research Institute, London School of Economics | |
| 9: 50 – 10:05 | Discussants |
| Emma Fan, Director, Public Management, Financial Sector, and Regional Cooperation Division, EARD, ADB | |
| 10:05 – 10:25 | Summary / Discussions |
| 10: 25 – 10:30 | Closing |
Yuchen Gu, Director, Department of Development Planning, National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of the PRC, will share key messages from the recently released 14th Five-Year Plan (FYP 2021-2025) for national economic and social development and the long-run objectives to 2035. Developed every five-year since 1953, the FYP is a major feature of the PRC’s governance system. It is a grand blueprint for economic and social development, a program of common action for all ethnic groups in the PRC, and an important basis for the government to perform its functions in economic regulation, market supervision, social governance, public services, and ecological and environmental protection.
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Under the High-Quality Growth agenda, the PRC seeks to rebalance its economy by addressing the negative side effects of a long period of unprecedented economic growth, and local governments will have a key role to play in the implementation of that agenda. At this webinar, Hans van Rijn, Principal Public Management Specialist, ADB, and Ehtisham Ahmad, Professor, London School of Economics will analyze some critical aspects of the fiscal and institutional environment in which local governments operate, and propose areas for strengthening local government finances. Special attention will be given to the policy implications of the 14th FYP and the post-COVID-19 recovery efforts.
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| 8:45 – 9:00 | Opening |
| Yolanda Fernandez Lommen, Country Director, ADB PRC Resident Mission | |
| 9:00 – 9:10 | Welcome Remarks |
| M. Teresa Kho, Director General, East Asia Department (EARD), ADB | |
| 9:10 – 9:50 | Presentations |
| Hans van Rijn, Principal Public Management Specialist, Public Management, Financial Sector, and Regional Cooperation Division (EAPF), EARD, ADB | |
| Ehtisham Ahmad, Professor, Grantham Research Institute, London School of Economics | |
| 9: 50 – 10:05 | Discussants |
| Emma Fan, Director, Public Management, Financial Sector, and Regional Cooperation Division, EARD, ADB | |
| 10:05 – 10:25 | Summary / Discussions |
| 10: 25 – 10:30 | Closing |
Professor Yiping Huang, a renowned economist from Peking University, will present the results of a recent study on the PRC’s financial sector development. The study endeavored to address the role of the PRC’s financial market in supporting the “China Miracle” over the past few decades but also the challenges it developed. Professor Huang will discuss the need to (i) continue the financial sector reform to free up the market development potentials from decades of financial repression and improve the financial market conditions and overall economic development, (ii) improve supervisory and regulatory regimes to ensure financial stabilities, (iii) promote financial innovations and development such as in digital finance and green finance, and (iv) achieve a balance among market innovation, regulation, and market stability.
Online via Zoom. Meeting ID: 998 2787 4860; Password: g9U80wSb
Ninghua Zhong, Professor and Head, Department of Economics and Finance, School of Economics and Management, Tongji University, discussed factors contributing to the high corporate debt level in the PRC, reforms taken, and COVID impact, using various datasets including 4 million firm observations.
Professor and Head of the Department of Economics and Finance at the School of Economics and Management, Tongji University
East Asia Department (EARD)’s Xiaoyan Yang on 5 August introduced the oldest functioning dam-free water diversion project in the PRC that finely balances structural measures, natural environment and human wellbeing. EARD Qingfeng Zhang provided the opening remarks, while the PRC’s Ministry of Water Resources Wenjun Hu joined other panelists in the seminar attended by over 80 participants.
The COVID-19 outbreak has led to a new normal way of life and raised the awareness that public health is fundamental to urban life. The pandemic has reemphasized the urgency and importance of building healthy and resilient cities. The webinar series “Healthy Cities in the Post COVID-19 Era” will focus on healthy cities, and discuss how to plan and reshape our cities and communities into healthy and resilient against public health emergency from various angles, including urban planning and designing, inclusiveness and equity, health impact assessment, healthy buildings.
The first webinar session is on “Healthy Communities, Urban Planning, and COVID-19,” and supported by ADB East Asia Department, College of Architecture and Urban Planning of Tongji University, and ADB-PRC Regional Knowledge Sharing Initiative.
Opening Remarks:
James Lynch, Director General, East Asia Department, ADB
LI Xiangning, Dean, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University
Keynote Speaker:
Ann Forsyth, Ruth and Frank Stanton Professor of Urban Planning at Harvard University, Editor of the Journal of the American Planning Association, and Co-Director of the Healthy Places Design Lab 
Moderator:
WANG Lan, Professor, Deputy Dean, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University; Director, Healthy City WLan Lab
Panelists:
LIU Daizong, China Director of WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities Director of Communications for WRI China, World Resources Institute (WRI)
YU Yifan, Professor, Department of Urban Planning, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University
Arnaud Heckmann, Principal Urban Development Specialist, East Asia Department, introduced two urban development projects in the Ger areas in Ulaanbaatar with comprehensive solutions which showcase innovative approaches and unique financing mechanisms highlighting ADB strategic vision and policy dialogue in urban planning.
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