China and the Emerging Economies

Tyler Cowen: The Rise and Fall of the Chinese Economy, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZwEDa9TrfE

Time 12: 24

A very poor country turned modern economy, China is now facing economic hardship. How did this happen? What led to its astonishing economic growth and what’s fueling its current woes? Join Tyler Cowen as he dives into the rise and fall of China’s economy.

Martin Jacques: Understanding the Rise of China, 2010

http://www.ted.com/talks/martin_jacques_understanding_the_rise_of_china.html

Time 21:30

Speaking at a TED Salon in London, economist Martin Jacques asks, how do we in the West make sense of China and its phenomenal rise? The author of When China Rules the World, Jacques examines why the West often puzzles over the growing power of the Chinese economy and offers three building blocks for understanding what China is and will become.

Dambisa Moyo: Is China the New Idol for Emerging Economies, 2013

http://www.ted.com/talks/dambisa_moyo_is_china_the_new_idol_for_emerging_economies

Time 16:23

The developed world holds up the ideals of capitalism, democracy and political rights for all. Those in emerging markets often don’t have that luxury. In this powerful talk, economist Dambisa Moyo makes the case that the west can’t afford to rest on its laurels and imagine others will blindly follow. Instead, a different model, embodied by China, is increasingly appealing. A call for open-minded political and economic cooperation in the name of transforming the world.

E-commerce Strategies for Rural Development: A Best Practice from China, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB_aO75ZPM0

Time 3:41

Three billion people in developing countries live in rural areas. They include the majority of the world’s poor. According to a 2016 OECD report, it appears their numbers will continue to grow until 2030. In this video, the Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba invites aspiring entrepreneurs to join its e-commerce initiative to foster rural development in China. The “Rural Taobao Partner” initiative encourages young workers in urban China to return to their rural villages to start businesses helping the village people to go online and benefit from the internet.

China and International Development: Challenges and Opportunities, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3UCnfZzJuE

Time 1:21:22

As China's economic boom has transformed it from a developing country and aid recipient, to currently the world's largest economy, what role is it playing, as a rising power and as a self-identifying developing country, in international development cooperation overseas? As well as offering significant potential in impacting poverty reduction and economic development in low-income countries, China's overseas investment and economic engagement is also contributing to changing international development paradigms and represents a salient alternative to traditional donor models of aid.

Evolution of China’s Strategic International Development - Zhang Hong (George Mason University), 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS4BZUIQIYA

Time 23:12

In this presentation, the speaker talks about a group of distinct actors, the Chinese construct and engineering firms, and how they can achieve their position today in China’s global economic engagement.

Real Reason Why China Wants to Expand, 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGFtFFrsQ7c

Time: 13:06

What is the true reason behind why China wants to expand at all cost? In today's educational and informative video, we're taking a look at everything we know about China, it's politics and where it is heading.

China's gateway to Europe – the New Silk Road | DW Documentary, 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBnT0tsLqGQ

Time 42:24

The "New Silk Road" is an enormous Chinese international development project. It's a trade network that involves Asia, Africa, and Europe -- and more than 70 countries are already involved. It may turn the old-world order upside down.

China: Power and Prosperity, 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JovtmKFxi3c

Time 1:44:29

This PBS documentary describes how, as China has risen in prosperity, influence and military strength, what are the social, economic and political forces at play? Come along with PBS NewsHour as we travel around the globe to explore the emerging superpower and its relationship with the United States.

How the U.S. And China Are Fighting for Global Power, 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm0Uh9NuX6c

Time 5:17

This CNBC report describes the tension between the two largest economic superpowers (China and the US) and their race for global influence.

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