Tianda Reports

  Johnson LI 2020-12-29 The RCEP aims to deliver shared benefits to its member states by recognising the realities of different countries and reflecting the concerns of all members to the maximum extent possible. This mega trade pact finally signed after 31 rounds of formal negotiations over eight years is a hard-won achievement, forming an integrated market that accounts for one third of the global economy. However, for the RCEP to bear fruitful results for its members, the signatories have to take solid steps to safeguard the rules-based multilateral trading system, and deepen regional integration and cooperation.   More details>> ...
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GUO Zhenjia 2020-11-02 The Kuomintang (KMT) adjusted the expression and meaning of the 1992 Consensus at its annual Party Congress held on 6 September 2020. The adjustment highlights the KMT’s unilateral will, and the so-called “consciousness of sovereignty” stressed by the wording is beyond the scope of the 1992 Consensus. In view of this, the Chinese Mainland may exercise restraint and observe KMT’s next move before taking action. More details>> ...
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  ZHU Liwei 2020-10-14 The opposition camp of the Hong Kong Legislative Council (LegCo) held a “primary election” on 11 and 12 July 2020 to identify candidates who could win most votes to represent the opposition camp in the 2020 LegCo General Election. Losers would have to step down and declare not running in the Election. Now that the General Election has been postponed for at least one year and some candidates declared disqualified, a lot of issues generated from the “primary election” and its outcome need to be examined and reflected upon.   More details>> ...
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LUO Shihong 2020-09-28 In early March 2020, the 48-year-old Chiang Chi-chen defeated the 69-year-old Hau Lung-pin and won the Kuomintang (KMT) chairmanship by-election, becoming the youngest KMT chairman in history. As the new chairman, Chiang Chi-chen inherited the job to lead a party with low public support in the context of souring cross-Strait relations and few interactions with the Communist Party of China, along with the arduous challenge of reforming the 126-year-old grand party.
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Nian PENG 2020-09-02 Things have changed in the new era, and the conventional approaches adopted in the era of globalisation are no longer applicable to the development of Hainan Free Trade Port. In line with the deglobalisation trend, it is essential to build the Port in accordance with its Chinese characteristics, with priority given to developing the Port into a hub for Asia-Pacific supply chains. More details>> ...
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WU Junfei 2020-08-24 In order to strike the golden mean, Hong Kong should not only eliminate identity-based social prejudice but work to resolve deep-seated social contradictions, especially the poverty issue facing disadvantaged groups, so that people at the grassroots can benefit from Hong Kong’s economic development. This is the fundamental way to ensure political correctness. More details>> ...
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WU Junfei 2020-06-26 Reflecting upon the Anti-Extradition Movement in Hong Kong, people are puzzled by several questions: why did this turmoil without an acknowledged leader continue for so long? What is the nature of this social unrest? Why did gangsters specifically target Mandarin-speaking Mainland Chinese? From the perspective of neo-tribalism, we may find out the answers and deepen our understanding of Hong Kong’s changing society. More details>> ...
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SHENG Jiuyuan 2020-05-14 The 2020 Taiwanese General Election, a landmark event in the development of cross-Strait relations, will exert significant impacts on political trends in Taiwan and cross-Strait relations.
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LIU Lanchang 2020-04-24 There isn’t much to criticise the HKSAR government’s response to the outbreak of COVID-19 as it has largely controlled the transmission channels of the pandemic and prevented large-scale community outbreaks. The government has also made reasonable efforts to address secondary impacts of the pandemic on the economy and people’s livelihoods. But unfortunately, it hasn’t been bold enough in turning the crisis into new development opportunities. More details>> ...
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LIN Deqin, XU Dongpeng 2020-04-09 According to the Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area issued by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council of China in February 2019, development of the financial industry in Macau is clarified to support the city in realising a complementary development with nearby regions through establishment of the Macau Stock Exchange denominated and cleared in RMB, in a bid to serve the overall development strategy of China. More details>> ...
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