Greetings! May I first wish you a rewarding holiday season and a prosperous 2016.
Before our very eyes, the global order is quietly tilting towards China. The centrality of "the middle kingdom" is being revived in a series of initiatives of epic significance. One Belt, One Road, Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), RMB as a No.3 world currency, and China's pivotal role at COP21 in Paris, to name but a few examples.
As Great Power rivalry in the Asia-Pacific gathers pace, China is redoubling attention on Europe, Eurasia and Africa. The shifts in global dynamics are also informed by the collapse of energy prices, translating into likely winners and losers.
As if all this is not enough for a year's events, China's politics and society are also rapidly changing.
To catch up with such breathless developments, the following may offer a peep into what lies beneath the surface.
Climate Change
Paris Accord promises to change the world (A preliminary tour d'horizon)
China's leading role at Paris COP 21 (Gleans of hope this time around)
Geopolitics and international relations
How a softer approach by the US to balancing a rising China could pay dividends (My Op-ed in the South China Morning Post).
A more detailed analysis is America has more to gain from soft power than hard power
Another Op-ed by Simon Winchester (author of a new big-picture book "Pacific" in the New York Times) gives a backdrop on China's Pacific Overtures
US perception of an aggressive China despite President Xi's assurances (TV interview with RT on President Xi's address at the United Nations)
Historic Xi-Ma meeting and Cross-Strait relations (TV interview on China's Xinhua News Network Corporation (CNC) on both English and Chinese channels)
First China-Japan-South Korea Trilateral Summit in three years (Live TV interview with Turkish Radio Television (TRT) Istanbul)
One Belt, One Road
The implications of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative (A PowerPoint presentation)
China-Russia-Canada-America high-speed rail? (A pipe-dream of biblical proportions?)
Socio-economics
The rise and fall of the Chinese economy (An overview drawing on McKinsey Global Institute and other sources)
Changing Face of China (Royal Society for Asian Affairs Biennial Dinner Speech by Lord Stephen Green, ex-Chairman of HSBC)
Finance
China’s Renminbi approved by IMF as a main world currency (A compendium of perspectives)
Energy
China and the Middle East in a New Energy Landscape (How changing dynamics are tilting in China's favor)
Africa
African sustainable development through "quality" extractive industries (A Distinguished Keynote presentation at an international conference in Livingstone, Zambia)
Post-2015 African Development Agenda and implications for China and India (A forward-looking analysis taking account of the Continent's top priorities post-2015)
India and China compete for business in Africa (TV panel discussion on CCTV (China Central Television) America based in Washington D.C.)
Cheer up and chill out
In tune with the festive season, you may find joy, hope, inspiration, fun and humor, and perhaps wisdom in an repertoire of music, videos, songs and words, There is also a collection in Chinese.
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Speaking and lecturing opportunities
Throughout the year, I am open to invitations for speaking engagements, university summer programs, visiting lectures, or tailor-made electives on China as a visiting/adjunct professor, using English or Putonghua as a medium of instruction. I am prepared to stay on any campus around the world for periods of up to several weeks. Please email me with proposals.
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Best personal regards,
Andrew K.P. Leung, SBS, FRSA
International and Independent China Strategist
Positions
Chairman and CEO, Andrew Leung International Consultants Limited
(Founded in London, now re-incorporated in Hong Kong)
China Futures Fellow, Berkshire Publishing Group, Massachusetts, USA (2011-13)
Brain Trust Member, The Evian Group (global think-tank), Lausanne, Switzerland
Gerson Lehrman Group (Global Experts) Council Member
International Expert, Reuters Insight Community of Experts, Thompson Reuters
Senior Analyst, Wikistrat, a cloud-sourced global strategic consultancy
Senior Consultant, MEC International (a UK-based global strategic energy consultancy)
Distinguished Contributor, Asymmetric Threats Contingency Alliance (ATCA) (global think-tank)
Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA)
Elected Member, Royal Society for Asian Affairs
Advisory Board Member, The e-Centre, European Centre for e-Commerce and Internet Law
Advisory Board Member, The Global Analyst, India
Hong Kong Advisory Board Member, Denmark-based Executive Global Network (EGN)
Global Commercial Agent, Changsha City, China
Visiting Professor, London Metropolitan University Business School
(The following until 19 May 2010, on permanent relocation back to Hong Kong)
Governing Council Member, King’s College London, UK (2004-2010)
Advisory Board Member, China Policy Institute, Nottingham University, UK (2005 -2010)
Founding Chairman, China Group, Institute of Directors City Branch, London, UK (2006-2010)
Vice Chairman, 48 Group Club, UK (2008-2010)
Committee Member of RSA, London Region, UK (2006-2010)
Visiting Professor, Sun Yat-sen University Business School, China (2005-10)
(Founded in London, now re-incorporated in Hong Kong)
China Futures Fellow, Berkshire Publishing Group, Massachusetts, USA (2011-13)
Brain Trust Member, The Evian Group (global think-tank), Lausanne, Switzerland
Gerson Lehrman Group (Global Experts) Council Member
International Expert, Reuters Insight Community of Experts, Thompson Reuters
Senior Analyst, Wikistrat, a cloud-sourced global strategic consultancy
Senior Consultant, MEC International (a UK-based global strategic energy consultancy)
Distinguished Contributor, Asymmetric Threats Contingency Alliance (ATCA) (global think-tank)
Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA)
Elected Member, Royal Society for Asian Affairs
Advisory Board Member, The e-Centre, European Centre for e-Commerce and Internet Law
Advisory Board Member, The Global Analyst, India
Hong Kong Advisory Board Member, Denmark-based Executive Global Network (EGN)
Global Commercial Agent, Changsha City, China
Visiting Professor, London Metropolitan University Business School
(The following until 19 May 2010, on permanent relocation back to Hong Kong)
Governing Council Member, King’s College London, UK (2004-2010)
Advisory Board Member, China Policy Institute, Nottingham University, UK (2005 -2010)
Founding Chairman, China Group, Institute of Directors City Branch, London, UK (2006-2010)
Vice Chairman, 48 Group Club, UK (2008-2010)
Committee Member of RSA, London Region, UK (2006-2010)
Visiting Professor, Sun Yat-sen University Business School, China (2005-10)
Included in UK's Who's Who since 2002
Awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star (SBS) in the July 2005 Hong Kong Honours List
Awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star (SBS) in the July 2005 Hong Kong Honours List
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