China Update 2020 Session 1: Can China Lead the Global Economic Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Being the only major economy in the world that recovers economically from the COVID-19 pandemic, China plays a critically important role in leading the global recovery from the lockdown recession. Challenges lie at both what China will do and how China and other countries act cooperatively in overcoming this once-ina-century health and economic crisis. Speakers in this session will address various challenges moving forward and engage with participants in Q&A.

Moderator:

Professor Ligang Song (Program Director, China Economy Program, Crawford School, ANU)

Panellists:

Professor Yiping Huang (Peking University)
Professor Cai Fang (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
Professor Ross Garnaut (University of Melbourne)
Professor Wing Thye Woo (Sunway University & UC Davis)
Professor Peter Drysdale (Crawford School, ANU)

Hosted by the China Economy Program at the Australian National University’s Crawford School of Public Policy, the China Update is sponsored by BHP.