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July

20
2017

10:00 pm CST - 11:45 pm CST

Past Event

The power of ideas: The rising influence of thinkers and think tanks in China

Thursday, July 20, 2017

10:00 pm - 11:45 pm CST

Penn Wharton China Center
World Financial Center West Building, 16F

No. 1 East Third Ring Middle Road Chaoyang District
Beijing, DC

Content from the Brookings-Tsinghua Public Policy Center is now archived. Since October 1, 2020, Brookings has maintained a limited partnership with Tsinghua University School of Public Policy and Management that is intended to facilitate jointly organized dialogues, meetings, and/or events.

Under President Xi Jinping’s leadership, think tanks have become increasingly important to assessing and crafting domestic and foreign policy in China. What are the leading think tanks in China and who are the key players in these institutions? What are the dynamics between the Chinese government and think tanks? Are China’s efforts to promote new types of think tanks likely to succeed?

In “The Power of Ideas: The Rising Influence of Thinkers and Think Tanks in China” (World Scientific Publishing Company, 2017), Cheng Li presents a multi-faceted examination of think tank development in China. He introduces prominent Chinese thinkers, analyzes the factors contributing to the rapid rise of Chinese think tanks, and delves into the complex interactions between the government and think tanks in China’s policymaking process.

On July 20, the Brookings-Tsinghua Center for Public Policy and the Penn Wharton China Center co-hosted a discussion on “The power of ideas: The rising influence of thinkers and think tanks in China,” featuring Cheng Li, director and senior fellow of the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution. A panel of experts from academia and think tanks shared their insights on the topic.

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Above: Cheng Li
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Above: Wei Tian, Ning Fang, Lili Wang, Peng Yi and Cheng Li.

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