https://www.scmp.com/rss/313954/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Most of the discussion on China’s “Belt and Road Initiative” has tended to revolve around trade and business opportunities. Very little has been said about demographic dynamics – fundamental for the development of any country. Over 62 per cent of the world’s population lives in the 65 countries along the belt and road, but these nations have only a 30 per cent share of the global GDP. This represents enormous development potential. The initiative should be promoted under the framework of... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2097617/hong-kong-needs-youth-power-its-role-belt-and-road-super?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2097617/hong-kong-needs-youth-power-its-role-belt-and-road-super?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Jun 2017 03:01:09 +0000 Rapid population growth in megacities is increasingly a key challenge to urban management. Take Shanghai, for example. The number of permanent residents there stood at 16.4 million in 2000, and had risen to 23 million by 2010. At the end of 2014, that figure had reached 24.3 million. From 2012 onwards, following the third plenum meeting, policies have been gradually introduced that aim to control populations in China's largest cities. The strategy aims to "systemically relax restrictions on... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1851496/chinese-megacities-shanghai-need-look-beyond-outdated?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1851496/chinese-megacities-shanghai-need-look-beyond-outdated?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Aug 2015 01:10:57 +0000 Hong Kong is still ranked the most competitive among the 294 Chinese cities surveyed for the latest Chinese Academy of Social Sciences "blue paper", doing well in most of the indicators, including in business, harmony, ecology, sustainability and culture. However, Zhuhai has overtaken us as the most liveable city, due to the high cost of housing and limited living space in Hong Kong. We also lag behind Beijing, Shanghai and Nanjing as a knowledge- and information-based economy. This sends a... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1513437/shanghai-lessons-social-integration-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1513437/shanghai-lessons-social-integration-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 May 2014 10:15:30 +0000