BEIJING, June 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in China today released Rebalancing Global Economic Governance: Opportunities for China and the G20 Beyond 2015, a major report which recommends that China use its presidency of the Group of Twenty summit in 2016 to give the Group a development-focused agenda. The report is jointly published by UNDP, the China Center for International Economic Exchanges (CCIEE) and the Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS).
Building on discussions and findings from the Second High-level Policy Forum on Global Governance in Beijing on 22 October 2014, the report analyses the challenges facing global economic governance today, and highlights the upcoming Sustainable Development Goals as the clearest expression of these challenges and the measures that are required to address them. It issues a call for the international community to rethink the institutional architecture that shapes global economic activity, to help the world's nations meet the Goals.
Speaking at the event UNDP China Resident Representative Mr. Alain Noudehou noted the role that China will play in this changing landscape. He observed that "given China's position as a G20 nation and its leading role in the establishment of new institutions such as the New Development Bank (NDB) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), China is expected to play a greater role in shaping the international economic architecture in years to come."
This broad look at global economic governance is then followed by a detailed examination of China's present status as the largest developing country in the world, and the role that it might play in steering global governance and the delivery of global public good. After asserting that China has the potential to be of significant assistance by offering both leadership and experience as a developing country, the final chapter of the report explores how China can use its upcoming G20 presidency as a platform to contribute to global governance.
SIIS Academic Committee Chairman Mr. Yang Jiemian welcomed the report, saying "peace and development are two important topics; realising them needs the effort of individual nations but also the pooling of efforts by nations, as well as inclusive governance and win-win cooperation." His organisation contributed research and analysis as academic partner to the report.
Rebalancing Global Economic Governance offers nine principal suggestions to Chinese policymakers as they formulate their approach to next year's G20 summit, clustered into three areas.
Vice Chairman Wei Jianguo of the China Center for International Economic Exchanges reflected on the value of the report, remarking that "this report is not a book, or a summary. It is a collection of insightful ideas."
Although the report is primarily aimed at Chinese policymakers and practitioners, China's present growing global engagement means its findings are also of great relevance to government and academia in the wider international community. It hoped that this research will be of use to all who seek to understand China's growing global engagement, and how this engagement might best proceed in the best interests of both China and the rest of the world.
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