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CHINA’S “THINK TANKS”: A RESOURCE FOR GROWTH

11.09.2017 In the face of fierce global competition and the need to strengthen its international positions, the modern leadership of China has significantly changed its attitude to the role of “think tanks” in the system of public administration. Today, there is a progressive increase in the importance of the predictive and analytical component in the […]

“BRICS+” THROUGH THE EYES OF A KAZAKHSTANI SPECIALIST

11.09.2017 Chen Yan The 9th meeting of the leaders of the BRICS countries was held in early September in the south of China in Xiamen. It caused a significant resonance in the circles of the international community and, in particular, specialists. Gulnar Shaimergenova, Director of the Center for the Study of China in Kazakhstan, gave […]

CHINA’S ECONOMY: ASSESSMENT OF THE RESULTS FOR THE 2ND QUARTER OF 2017

03.09.2017 After a slowdown that lasted for six consecutive years, the Chinese economy, contrary to numerous forecasts of experts, continues to show slow but consistent growth in 2017. First, GDP growth for the first half of the year exceeded even the most optimistic forecasts of economists. According to the latest published data, the growth of […]

CHINA’S RISE IN CENTRAL ASIA: A VIEW FROM GERMANY

26.08.2017 In August of this year, one of the leading German think tanks SWP published an extended research report on “The Chinese initiative” One Belt One Road “as an incentive for interstate cooperation and reforms in Central Asia “(Chinas” Gürtel und Straße” Initiative als Anreiz für Zwischenstaatliche Cooperation und Reformen Ein Zentralasiens Grenzen). The European […]

THE SCO AFTER QINGDAO AND THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW GROWTH

29.06.2017 In the light of the acute crisis trends in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, attention to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is consistently increasing. And this is not accidental, because from the very beginning of its existence, the SCO has remained a zone of calm and stability. This is a real result of trusting […]

CHINESE THINK TANKS: A NEW ELITE RECRUITMENT CHANNEL

15.02.2017 The principle of “revolving doors” is a common practice in the American political establishment, designed to facilitate the flow of exchange of ideas and experience between the government and the academic community. According to the principle of” revolving doors”, in US think tanks, employees are often sent to work for the civil service, while […]

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08.09.2013 In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping launched an initiative to create the Silk Road Economic Belt at Nazarbayev University. Your attention is drawn to the video report of the TV channel 24.kz.