China Summit 2012

China's leadership transition in the autumn may well go smoothly. China's economy might manage a soft landing. The government can likely contain social tensions for now. We can make a number of predictions of what will probably happen in China in the short term.

The realms of the possible, however, warrant more concern. Huge shifts are taking place. Urban migration continues. Micro-bloggers are expressing their views more loudly. The impact of a changing economy is felt everywhere. Leadership changes come to the fore as there is talk of seeking a new Chinese model.

China’s mix of market reforms and political control has made it successful over the last several decades. Indeed, for global China’s rise to continue, its leaders will need to employ a new set of policy tools. As China looks towards the possibility of bigger, medium-term changes in the structure of its economy and society, companies will need to adapt in order to keep their business thriving.

The Economist annually convenes the China Summit to survey China’s timely opportunities, pressing issues and perplexing macro developments across its economy, politics and society. As in The Economist newspaper, the summit explains linkages and how they impact participants with rigorous, global and forward-looking perspectives. For the intellectually curious but more than a matter of intellectual interest, China Summit is for business leaders, policymakers, academics and observers who wish to discuss, debate and learn.

To review the highlights of China Summit 2011 please visit http://www.economistconferences.asia/event/china-summit-2011.

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