
THE 11TH LSE SU CHINA DEVELOPMENT FORUM
EMBRACING
NEW DYNAMICS
SATURDAY, 23 FEB 2019
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS

ABOUT US
The LSE SU China Development Forum (CDF), co-organised by the LSE SU China Development Society and the LSE Institute of Global Affairs, was first founded in 2009. Over the past 10 years, the Forum has grown phenomenally to become the most experienced and the largest China-themed forum in Europe, with an audience of over 400. The aim of the Forum is to: provide a platform for both students interested in Chinese affairs as well as professionals well-versed in China studies to engage in vibrant and in-depth intellectual discussions.
Now in its 11th year, the forum in 2019 is aptly titled “Embracing New Dynamics” in light of disruptive changes domestically and abroad. The 2019 Forum was conducted with the aim to inspire a series of intellectually-stimulating discussions revolving around how China will reassess her position in the world on her 70th birthday, and subsequently, how she intends to reshape her future as she ventures into a new world order. With a view to providing in-depth analyses and answers to the challenges facing China in the new era, the LSE Institute of Global Affairs and the LSE SU China Development Society, in partnership with the world-class LSE IDEAS, brought together world-class speakers to join the debate and share their invaluable insights across a range of topics at the 2019 CDF.

THIS YEAR'S PANELS

A DISCUSSION ON U.S & CHINA
Relations: Beyond the
Trade War

A DEBATE ON THE BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE:
China's debt-trap diplomacy or win-win cooperation?

CDF
X
LSE IDEAS
Caught in the Crosswinds: China-UK Relations in the Face of Brexit
LEADING THE NEW ERA OF DIGITAL DATA
Blockchain Innovation
in China

Prospect of New Media in China
CHANGING CULTURAL DYNAMICS:

CDF 2019 IN NUMBERS
20
distinguished
speakers in fields
like government, academia and business.
anniversary of the
founding of China
Giveback: steeply discounted tickets
1
CDF is the largest
student-led China-themed forum in Europe.
5
impressive panels shown below
70
400
members of the audience, many of whom participated actively in the Q&A.

KEY SPEAKERS


George Magnus
Writer and Former Chief Economist at UBS Investment

Fan Cui
Director of Research of China Society for WTO studies

Hongcai Xu
Deputy Chief Economist at the China Centre for International Economics Exchanges (CCIEE)


Abdul Qadir Memon
Consul General of Pakistan in Hong Kong and Macau

Geoffrey Yu
UBS Head of Investment UK

Du Yang
Managing Director at China Securities International (CSCI)


Dr Chong-Pin Lin
Adjunct Professor, Taiwan’s National Defense University

Dr Matt Ferchen
Non-resident scholar at the Carnegie-Tsinghua Centre for Global Policy

Chen Xin
General Manager of the Shanghai Pudong Development Bank London Branch


Dr Junjian Liang
Associate Professor at the School of Journalism and Communication, Tsinghua University

Sarah Banet-Weiser
Professor of Media and Communications and Head of the Department of Media and Communications at LSE