In China, rapidly changing prices and structures of the factors of production, cause a series of shocks and opportunities to Chinese manufacturing firms. The traditional image of ‘Made in China’ is undergoing profound changes to counteract the economic shocks. Meanwhile, the supply-side structural reforms proposed by the Chinese government in recent years, provide a basket of policies and financial support for the firms to cope with the pressure of the economic downside risks. Unfortunately, due to the difficulty in collecting data from microeconomic units, both the real status of firms (especially SMEs), or the performance and utility of government policies are difficult to evaluate objectively, not to mention making effective improvement. Therefore, began in 2015, Wuhan University cooperated with Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Tsinghua University and Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, launched the first ‘China Enterprises - Employees Survey’ (CEES), and the China CEES Database has established. So far, the Database has collected data from more than 1121 Chinese manufacturing sample enterprises and more than 9389 matched sample employees on various aspects, including firm’s basic information, production, sales, innovation, finance, quality and workers for more than 1400 variables in 3 consecutive years (2013, 2014, 2015). The data shows that, Chinese manufacturing sector is undergoing huge changes these years, challenges are there, but more opportunities lie in innovation activities.

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On November 8, the American electorate chose Donald Trump as their next President. Mr. Trump comes to office with a declared intent to drastically change U.S. trade policy and to reassess U.S. alliances, including in Asia. Faced with the realities of governing, however, how will the new administration shape its policies toward Asia? How will it tackle both economic and security challenges in the region, and globally?

A panel of Stanford experts, just returned from South Korea and Japan and discussions there with Asian policy makers, will discuss these questions.

The panelists:

Gi-Wook Shin, Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies; Professor of Sociology; Director, Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center; Director, Korea Program, Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center

Michael Armacost, Shorenstein APARC Distinguished Fellow; Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan

Takeo Hoshi, Henri H. and Tomoye Takahashi Senior Fellow in Japanese Studies, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies; Director, Japan Program, Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center

Kathleen Stephens, William J. Perry Distinguished Fellow; Former U.S. Ambassador to Korea

Center members and their  family are cordially invited 

to Shorenstein APARC’s 

Annual Holiday Party

Come celebrate the season and 

the New Year with colleagues and friends. 

Libations and heavy hors d’oeuvres fused with 

festive music will tantalize your senses and 

invigorate your holiday spirit.

A holiday themed movie will be shown in 

the Philippines Room for the kids of all ages.

Tokyo Foundation - Shorenstein APARC Joint Symposium

RSVP required: send name & affiliation with the subject line “TF-APARC Symposium” to info@tkfd.or.jp
 

On November 8, Americans will go to the polls to choose their new president. How will the new administration tackle pressing issues confronting the United States and the world? For clues on the kind of policies the White House is likely to pursue starting next January to power the US economy and address foreign and security priorities, the Tokyo Foundation will host a symposium inviting top US and Japanese experts on November 17--less than 10 days following the election.

Organized jointly with the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center at Stanford University, the symposium will feature such experts on the Stanford faculty as Edward Lazear, former chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, and former US Ambassador to Japan Michael Armacost. Japanese panelists will include former World Bank economist and now Waseda University professor Shujiro Urata and Tokyo Foundation director of policy research Bonji Ohara.

To be conducted in English and Japanese (with simultaneous interpretation), the event will examine the direction of US policy, its impact on Japan, and the future of Japan-US relations.
 

Program

9:30     Opening Remarks

Gi-Wook Shin (Director, Shorenstein APARC, Stanford University)
Takeo Hoshi (Chair of the Board, Tokyo Foundation; Director, Japan Program, Shorenstein APARC, Stanford University)

9:40     Keynote Address

Edward Lazear (Professor, Graduate School of Business, and Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University; former Chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers)

10:00   Panel Discussion: “Economic and Trade Policies under the New Administration”

Panelists
Shujiro Urata (Professor, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University)
Edward Lazear
Kathleen Stephens (Distinguished Fellow, Shorenstein APARC, Stanford University; former US Ambassador to South Korea)
Kenji Kushida (Research Associate, Japan Program, Shorenstein APARC, Stanford University)

Moderator
Takeo Hoshi

10:45   Q&A

11:00   Panel Discussion: “Foreign and Security Policies under the New Administration”

Panelists

Michael Armacost (Distinguished Fellow, Shorenstein APARC, Stanford University; former US Ambassador to Japan)
Karl Eikenberry (Distinguished Fellow, Shorenstein APARC, Stanford University; former US Ambassador to Afghanistan)
Bonji Ohara (Director of Policy Research, Tokyo Foundation)

Moderator
Gi-Wook Shin

11:45   Q&A

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