The Emergence of the People's Republic of China: Challenges and Opportunities for Latin America and Asia
Agenda

Welcome Remarks

Lu Mai, China Development Research Foundation
Toshiki Kanamori and John Weiss, Asian Development Bank Institute
Fausto Medina, Inter-American Development Bank Tokyo Office

Keynote Address
Chair: Lu Mai, China Development Research Foundation

PRC's Future Development and Economic Relations with Latin America by Justin Lin, Peking University

• Paper: PRC's Future Development and Economic Relations with Latin America [PDF 212KB | 18 pages]

Session I: Trade Issues
Chair: Jose Luis Machinea, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

The Emergence of PRC: Opportunities and Challenges for Latin America by Robert Devlin, Antoni Estevadeordal and Andres Rodriguez, Inter-American Development Bank

Break

Session I: Trade Issues (cont'd)
Chair: Jose Luis Machinea, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

PRC's Competitive Threat to Latin America [PDF 365.5KB | 49 pages] by Sanjaya Lall, Oxford University; and John Weiss, Asian Development Bank Institute

Economic Integration and Manufacturing Performance in Mexico: Impact of Chinese Competition by Ernesto López Córdova, Inter-American Development Bank

Discussion on Trade Issues

Session II. Foreign Investment
Chair: John Weiss, Asian Development Bank Institute

Foreign Direct Investment Flows: Is There a PRC Effect? [PDF 213KB | 32 pages] by K.C.Fung, University of California

Foreign Direct Investment in PRC: Implications for Latin America by Alicia Garcia-Herrero, Chief Economist Latin America, Bank of Spain

What is the True Foreign Direct Investment Flow to PRC? Implications of Roundtripping [PDF 283.5KB | 39 pages] by Geng Xiao, University of Hong Kong

Discussion

Session III. Financial Sector
Chair: Fausto Medina, Inter-American Development Bank Tokyo Office

Financial Liberalization in Latin America and East Asia: Implications for PRC by Barbara Stallings, Brown University

Microfinance in Asia and Latin America: Implications for PRC by Heather Montgomery and John Weiss, Asian Development Bank Institute

Discussion

Reception

Keynote Address
Chair: Robert Devlin, Inter-American Development Bank

Prospects for PRC-Latin America Economic Co-operation Jose Luis Machinea, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Session IV. Restructuring in PRC
Chair: Wang Huijiong, DRC

Private Sector Development in PRC [PDF 841KB | 81 pages] by Toshiki Kanamori, Asian Development Bank Institute; and Zhijun Zhao, CASS

Options for Developing North-East PRC by David Wall, Asian Development Bank Institute

• Paper: Options for Developing North-East PRC [PDF 134KB | 12 pages]

Discussion

Session V. Competition in the World Economy
Chair: Sanjaya Lall, Oxford University

The Emergence of PRC: Implications for Latin American Manufacturing by Mauricio Mesquita Moreira, Inter-American Development Bank

PRC's Technological Capability by Jon Siguurdson, Stockholm School of Economics

• Paper: PRC's Technological Capability [PDF 273KB | 22 pages]

Session V. Competition in the World Economy (cont'd)
Chair: Sanjaya Lall, Oxford University

Impact of PRC's Growth and Trade Liberalization on International Poverty by Rhys Jenkins, University of East Anglia

Brazil-PRC Relations in Agriculture by Marcos Jank, ICONE; and Shunli Yao, Peking University

PRC's Competitiveness and the Future of the Textile Sector in Latin America by Arturo Condo, INCAE

Discussion

Session VI. Regionalism and Multilateralism
Chair: Antoni Estevadeordal, Inter-American Development Bank

Regional Trade Agreements in Asia: The Role of PRC by Robert Scollay, Pacific Economic Cooperation Council Trade Forum Coordinator, University of Auckland

Regional Trade Agreements: Implications for PRC by Richard Newfarmer, World Bank

Roundtable Session

Closing Remarks