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- Asia has become a popular destination for global capital. Despite the slow international economic recovery and growing uncertainties weighing on global trade and investment growth, Asia continues to attract significant global investment, influencing the direction of capital flows.

- What are the new features of cross-border capital flows inside and outside Asia?

- How to boost investor confidence, further improve the investment ecosystem, and enhance the attractiveness to foreign investment?

- Do capital flows have an impact on financial markets and financial stability in Asian economies?

 

- The WTO warns that increasingly serious trade fragmentation will bring huge costs to the global economy, especially the economies of developing countries. How should countries strengthen cooperation and avoid further slipping into trade protectionism?

- In recent years, global industrial chains, supply chains, and value chains have continued to adjust. What are the current changes? How to address the development imbalance between and within countries caused by the global resources allocation and promote an inclusive economic globalization?

- What actions should the international community take to advance WTO reform?

 

How Far is the Breakthrough Moment of Technological Revolution? 

- What would the world be like if the breakthrough moment in the disruptive technologies such as “strong” AI, quantum computing, and controllable nuclear fusion comes?

- Which areas in the technological revolution have the best chance of approaching the breakthrough point? 

- AI for Science has shown great potential to break through the bottleneck of traditional scientific research capabilities. What new breakthroughs will emerge in the future?

 

Accelerating Transition toward Zero-Carbon Power 

- The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) that ended last year proposed for the first time to promote the energy system to gradually move away from fossil fuels in a fair and orderly manner and increase the proportion of renewable energy. According to IEA’s forecast, Asia will consume half of the world’s electricity by 2025, and as early as 2021, Asia’s carbon emissions accounted for half of the global emissions. Therefore, accelerating the zero-carbon transition of Asia’s power system is the primary task and key measure to cope with global climate change.

 

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- AI-generated content (AIGC), such as ChatGPT, has been advancing rapidly. What breakthrough development will occur next?

- What changes have been brought by AIGC to the economy and lifestyle of mankind, and what risks may it bring?

- How to establish a collaborative mechanism between the government and the private sector on the development of AI?

 

- Currently, the issue of illicit drugs has become a significant global concern affecting regional security and economic development. What are the major risks and challenges?

- In the face of the growing global drug crisis, how should the international community strengthen exchanges and cooperation and establish and improve cooperation mechanisms in drug control? How should countries in the world enhance their capacity in drug control, eliminate the adverse impact of the drug problem on regional security and economic and social development, and jointly build a community with a shared future for mankind free from the harm of drugs?

 

Innovation, Greenness, Digital Intelligence and Integration Led High-Quality Development 

- In the context of a new scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, expediting the "four major transformations" driven by innovation, green low-carbon, digital intelligence, and shared integration  holds significant importance for cultivating new productive forces and propelling high-quality development in industries.

- How should the "four major transformations" be effectively implemented and mutually reinforcing each other?

- What are the practical experiences of enterprises in the "four major transformations," and what challenges and opportunities do they encounter?

- What kind of top-level designs and incentive policies do national governments have to promote the "four major transformations" and lead the way in high-quality development?

 

Youth Forum 

 

Deepening Financial Cooperation in Asia 

- Financial cooperation is an inseparable part to economic development and integration in Asia. Amid sluggish global economic recovery and prolonged tight financial conditions, what are the major fields to further financial cooperation in Asia to boost the real economy?

- How to improve the connectivity of financial infrastructure to better channel financial resources in Asia?

- How to further improve the function of financial safety net in Asia?

- Do Asian countries need to create a monetary fund of their own?

 

- As an important carrier of companies’ ESG performance demonstration, ESG disclosure is regarded as an important channel for companies to fulfill social responsibility, improve brand image, and enhance their value. ESG strategy and performance will have a significant impact on a company's sustainable growth.

- What is the global trend of ESG disclosure? How should companies prepare for ESG disclosure?

- Combined with international standards, what is the direction of Chinese ESG disclosure mandates?

- How much is impact measurement developed and in what direction will it improve?

 

- Climate change is posing huge challenges to human sustainable development. How should the international community speed up action to achieve the global temperature control goals set by the Paris Agreement?

- Climate action requires massive investment, while the cost of inaction is much higher. It is imperative to promote green financing to support low-carbon transformation. What are the current challenges in climate investment and financing? What opportunities will come with it?

 

- In the recent years, global geopolitical competition has intensified, and tension in international relations has increased. What major risks and challenges still exist in the international situation?

- What are the impacts of large-scale regional conflicts on the world? What is the solution?

- How can all parties strengthen unity and cooperation to jointly address global challenges, amid an intensified competition among major powers?

 

- The pace of technological innovation in new energy vehicles has accelerated. How will the intelligent transformation based on electrification proceed? What related technologies can be expected to iterate and upgrade?

- How can the energy revolution and the automotive revolution better promote each other?

- How will the fierce international competition shape the future of new energy vehicle?

 

- The world economy is still hovering in a low-growth environment, with global economic growth expected to be only 3.1% in 2024. How should countries strengthen macro policy coordination and tap new growth drivers?

- What uncertainties and challenges will the world, Asia and emerging markets face in 2024?

- How to further combat inflation and balance economic growth, employment and price stability?

- What should we do now when facing the accelerated integration of AI into world economy ? Where is AI leading us?

- The world economy is still hovering in a low-growth environment, with global economic growth expected to be only 3.1% in 2024. How should countries strengthen macro policy coordination and tap new growth drivers?

- What uncertainties and challenges will the world, Asia and emerging markets face in 2024?

- How to further combat inflation and balance economic growth, employment and price stability?

- What should we do now when facing the accelerated integration of AI into world economy ? Where is AI leading us?

- The world economy is still hovering in a low-growth environment, with global economic growth expected to be only 3.1% in 2024. How should countries strengthen macro policy coordination and tap new growth drivers?

- What uncertainties and challenges will the world, Asia and emerging markets face in 2024?

- How to further combat inflation and balance economic growth, employment and price stability?

- What should we do now when facing the accelerated integration of AI into world economy ? Where is AI leading us?

 

- In today’s increasingly competitive global economic environment, how can enterprises enhance their innovation to adapt to market and external challenges?

- Value creation is an essential goal of a successful enterprise. How to improve enterprise value creation?

- How can enterprises optimize management practices to ensure full potential?

 

- The philosophies and mechanisms to build a partnership network among global free trade zones (ports) .

- Win-win cooperation model among global free trade zones (ports), promoting worldwide openness and cooperation and facilitating two-way trade, investment and cooperation on projects.

- The continuous expansion of institutional opening up with regard to rules, regulations, management, and standards, and the development of a market system that integrates with international general rules.

 

- As the global economic center shifts from developed economies to the “global south”, the Global South is accelerating its rise.

- How should the Global South deepen solidarity and cooperation in areas such as trade, debt, food, supply chain, technology, and climate change to jointly address risks and challenges?

- How should countries strengthen solidarity and coordination to promote an orderly and equitable multipolar world?

 

 

- Rare disease outcomes are an important barometer for health equity. Over 300 million people are impacted by rare disease worldwide. At present, there are still many challenges in disease diagnosis and treatment. Recent rare disease reform in emerging countries may offer important lessons that can be taken forward.

- What best practices can countries take from one another to close health equity gaps?

- How can cross-border cooperation improve access to rare disease diagnosis and treatment?

- How do we foster a stronger ecosystem for rare disease care, including government, the healthcare community, and the life sciences industry?

 

- The Chinese economy has achieved its expected goal in 2023, but there are still difficulties and challenges such as insufficient demand and weak consumer confidence. What is the future prospect of China's economy?

- After 45 years of reform and opening-up, China has embarked on deep-level reform and high-level opening-up. In order to achieve modernization with Chinese characteristics, how should China make efforts to deepen reform and opening up?

 

- The major security challenges and risks facing the international community;

- The merits and contributions of the Global Security Initiative to addressing global security challenges and promoting international security cooperation;

- The future role and values of the Global Security Initiative; 

- How can the Global Security Initiative and the security visions and policies of other countries, international or regional organizations or mechanisms be better synergized to jointly contribute to world peace?

 

China-Australia CEO Roundtable 

-How Can Intellectual Property Drive Innovation for Global Goals? At a pivotal moment for the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, explore the transformative potential of intellectual property to catalyze the technology breakthroughs needed to meet our collective objectives.

-Empowering Green Technology through Global IP Strategies: Discover insights from global leaders, including WIPO’s Director General Mr. Daren Tang, on crafting IP strategies that propel the development and deployment of green technologies.

-Integrating Green Technology for Sustainable Growth: Learn how incorporating green technologies into development agendas can pave the way for a more sustainable future. What practices are leading to the change, and how can they be applied globally?

-Showcasing Success in Green Innovation: Engage with case studies that highlight successful applications of intellectual property in achieving green innovation. What lessons can be learned, and how can these successes be replicated?

Navigating Challenges and Opportunities in IP for Sustainable Development: How can stakeholders across sectors collaborate to overcome hurdles and maximize the opportunities presented by IP?

 

- Aligning with the climate strategies of the "Belt and Road" partner countries and fostering cooperation in green investment and financing will greatly benefit these countries and regions in addressing climate change and embracing green development opportunities.

- What difficulties and challenges do the "Belt and Road" partner countries primarily face in green investment and financing?

- In building pipelines of green projects among the "Belt and Road" partner countries, what institutional constructions are needed from governments? 

- What green financial market infrastructures can be established or improved among the "Belt and Road" partner countries to enable market forces in resource allocation towards green and low-carbon development? 

How should various financial institutions leverage their unique strengths to provide patient capital for investment in green supply chains and emerging technologies and industries? 

 

- The potential risks posed by the AI system have aroused great attention and broad discussion in the international community. What principles and rules should AI governance adhere to? 

- How to ensure that AI unleashes tremendous growth momentum while making sure that it’s safe and under control? How to achieve the goal of “technology for the good”?

- How to build a unified AI governance framework and standard globally?

- Is it necessary to establish an international AI governance institution similar to the IAEA?

 

- Digital technology is being fully integrated into all areas of economic and social development. How should the government and enterprises make efforts to continue to promote the integrated development of the digital economy and the real economy?

- How to further encourage innovation while regulating the development of digital economy?

- How to bridge the gap and make the digital economy benefit more groups?

The private sector is an indispensable driving force for the development of digital economy. What development strategies can private enterprises adopt to embrace digital economy? What kind of policy and environmental support is needed?

 

- Against the backdrop of a slowing global economic recovery, Asia remains the locomotive and driving force for global economic growth.

- How to better turn Asia into a growth center for the world economy?

- The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has been delivering prominent dividends since it came into effect two years ago. How to promote the upgrading of RCEP mechanism and further stimulate regional development vitality?

- How can Asian countries strengthen industrial chain and supply chain cooperation to enhance competitiveness and response to external shocks?

 

- Against the background of a world at profound changes and unprecedented global challenges, the whole humanity are seeking innovation and restructuring to adapt to new international landscapes. Green, inclusive and sustainable development has become the trend of the world.

- The 17 goals of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development holds the urban and rural development as the target as well as the means of achieving sustainable social, economic and environmental development, to which end, the international community has tried to exhaust all options.

- It has arisen as a global issue of great significance and urgency to push for all-round development for the majority of people, in the efforts to improve their lives while curing the common faults in urban and rural areas and upgrading the infrastructure.

 

- Safeguarding peace and stability in the South China Sea and promoting maritime cooperation in the region are the shared responsibility and vision of the countries surrounding the South China Sea. 

- How can the countries of the region promote the construction of a community with a shared future in the South China Sea through a global governance concept of consultation, joint construction, and shared benefits?

- How can the countries of the region set aside disputes and use marine environmental protection and blue economy cooperation as a starting point to contribute to regional marine governance and cooperation?

 

- The real economy is confronted with unprecedented challenges today. How can the real economy succeed in the latest round of global competition? 

- To develop "New Quality Productive Forces", how should enterprises enhance their technological innovation to foster new productive forces, new industries, new models, and new momentum?

- In the light of insufficient total demand and a trend of capital shifting from real to virtual economy, what industrial and financial policies do we need to boost the real economy more effectively?

- How can the real economy mutually reinforce the digital and virtual economies?

- Facing the uncertain global market environment, how to reduce the interference of International politics on the real economy to ensure the resilience and stability of the real economy's production and supply chains?

 

- Climate change poses substantial challenges and realistic threats to human survival and development. Thus, we must address this global concern without allowing it to become a bargaining chip in geopolitical discussions or an excuse for intensified trade barriers. We need to take urgent action to safeguard the global ecosystem and reinforce international cooperation.

- How can nations overcome political hurdles to strengthen policy coordination in response to climate change, enhance cooperation on low-carbon development, and strive for a path to harmony between man and nature?

- Countries have yet to reach a consensus on the standards for assuming responsibility for climate change. In light of this, how do we seek common ground while reserving differences to shoulder the responsibility of a major country and address the challenges faced by developing or underdeveloped countries?

- How should countries coordinate their efforts with a due division of labor and leverage their respective advantages in different sectors to tackle climate change?

 

- Actively addressing population aging and building an elderly friendly society are common issues faced by many countries. How to further improve the three major systems of social security, elderly care services, and health support?

- What experiences are worth promoting in successful elderly friendly cities and communities?

What new connotations should the concept of “healthy aging” have? How to better care for the elderly population and promote the construction of their mental health?

 

- In the process of low-carbon energy transformation, how do countries grasp the relationship between breaking and establishment, and achieve set goals based on their respective resource endowments and development stages?

- The development and prospects of wind, solar, hydrogen and nuclear energy.

- Does the current energy and power supply system have sufficient resilience in the face of extreme weather?

 

- The “Belt and Road Initiative” has achieved fruitful results in deepening the “hard connectivity” of infrastructure and the “soft connectivity” of technology, standards, rules and operations over the past decade. What are the key tasks to be done in these two areas in the next stage?

- How to jointly build the “Digital Silk Road”, strengthen cooperation in areas such as technological innovation and digital economy, and inject new momentum into the economic transformation and structure adjustment of BRI participating countries?

 

- The carbon pricing arrangements in most countries in Asia and the World are now unable to cover all Social Costs of Carbon. The incentive of directing social resources to green technology and low carbon production remains inefficient. The world faces action gap and financial gaps in achieving the Paris Agreement goals.

- How to calculate the Social Costs of Carbon in carbon-intensive sectors, as a basis for rational carbon pricing?

- What’s the recent progress of carbon market construction and connection in Asia? What are the difficulties and challenges?

- How would the EU CBAM (Cross-Border Adjustment Mechanisms) affect Asian exporting countries? How should Asian exporting countries cope with the upcoming CBAM?

- As major economies around the world are witnessing an increasing number of innovative ideas for biodiversity financing, including biodiversity credit markets, how should they be designed and constructed to support biodiversity conservation and finance for nature?