the conference Participants from different countries involved in the international initiative “Belt and road” proposed by China seven years ago, tried to clarify the question, what will change for the countries-participants of the project started after the world economic, political and social changes caused by the pandemic coronavirus.
As noted by the Deputy Director, head of Center for Asia-Pacific studies IMEMO Alexander LOMANOV, “the fight against the pandemic is not a war of one nation. So the question of global leadership and global governance in postcoronary age.”
According to him, the appearance of the coronavirus showed the vulnerability of the economies of different countries. “Hand of the market was not only invisible, but it was empty – said LOMANOV. – Previously all you could buy on the world market at affordable prices, but at the time of testing there was a sharp shortage of medical masks, resuscitators and the like. In this regard, countries need to analyse the role of government in the economy, the ratio of imports and import substitution need to find a balance so as not to aggravate the economic losses and to reduce the vulnerability of the economy from the effects of the crisis.”
Also, scientists have proposed to consider, and what postepidemic globalization differs from dependenices?
the moderator of the discussion, program Director of the club “Valdai” Timofey Bordachev urged to consider the experience of the partners of Russia in Central Asia – Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, which were able to respond to the threat of spreading the virus.
Among those participating in the conference the representatives of these countries stressed that the Shanghai cooperation organization (SCO) could become the basis for regional cooperation in the fight against coronavirus.
“the SCO can become an ideal platform for testing regional cooperation in the fight against the pandemic, – said the Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic in 2014-2015 Djoomart Otorbaev. – Have all conditions for this: a friendly attitude among the participants, the experience of China, which stands at the forefront in the fight against the spread Covid-19, joint work on a vaccine”.
Director of the Kazakhstan Center for Chinese studies “China Center” Adil Kaukenov also believes that “now the SCO has a historical chance for filing their own agenda and setting a new standard in the fight against the pandemic.”
the Representatives of China, the event involved club “Valdai”, is also believed that the partnership between members of the project “Belt and Road” will help you to prepare for the possibility of a new epidemic. This, in particular, said senior researcher of the Academy of research of modern China and the world, former Vice President of China International Publishing Group van Genji. And chief researcher at the Chinesewow, center for international economic exchanges, Secretary-General of the Academic Committee of the National Commission of China’s development and reform Commission Zhang Jansen stressed that in the framework of the “Belt and Road” “need to organize supply chain of products, increase production capacity, to support the development of small and medium businesses to stabilize the economy and its development”.
the Conference was organized in partnership with the Centre for Russian studies at East China normal University in Shanghai. The event was attended by:
van Gunji, senior researcher of the Academy of research of modern China and the world, former Vice President of China International Publishing Group;
Adil Kaukenov, Director of the Center for Chinese studies “China Center” (Kazakhstan);
Alexander LOMANOV, the Deputy Director, head of Center for Asia-Pacific studies IMEMO is the name of Yevgeny Primakov Russian Academy of Sciences;
Fyodor Lukyanov, Director for scientific work of the International discussion club “Valdai”;
Djoomart Otorbaev, Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic in 2014-2015 (Kyrgyzstan);
Feng Shaolei, Dean and Professor, School of international and area studies at East China normal University; the Director of the Center for Russian studies at East China normal University (Shanghai);
qu Wenyi, Professor at the Centre for Russian studies at East China normal University (Shanghai);
Zhang Anshan, chief researcher, China center for international economic exchanges, Secretary-General of the Academic Committee of the National Commission of China for development and reforms (Beijing).
