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China’s 14th Five-Year-Plan in our eyes – from the lens of science, innovation and sustainability – The way forward…(Part 5 of 5)

Published April 8, 2021 by Nannan Lundin in Beijing

The 14th FYP is now launched in a special and pivoting time for China’s transformation, i.e. in a new development stage, where China is in search for a new development model and entering a new development landscape, both nationally and...

China’s 14th Five-Year-Plan in our eyes – from the lens of science, innovation and sustainability – Carbon Neutral China (Part 4 of 5)

Published April 7, 2021 by Nannan Lundin in Beijing

Among the new elements in the 14th FYP, the newest is China’s ambition of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality and how it is on the way to become a driver for economic and structural transformation, i.e. far beyond only CO2 emissions reduction....

China’s 14th Five-Year-Plan in our eyes – from the lens of science, innovation and sustainability – Digital China (Part 3 of 5)

Published April 5, 2021 by Nannan Lundin in Beijing

The digital economy has played an important role for the Chinese economy over the past few years, not least as a key enabler for Covid-19 recovery and as a driver for innovation. The ambition of further enhancing and developing a digital China is...

China’s 14th Five-Year-Plan in our eyes – from the lens of science, innovation and sustainability – Innovation-Driven China (Part 2 of 5)

Published April 1, 2021 by Nannan Lundin in Beijing

China’s expenditure on research and innovation has been increasing steadily over the past two decades and it will continue to increase by more than 7% annually in the coming years[1], of which more than 8% will be devoted to basic research, i.e....

China’s 14th Five-Year-Plan in our eyes – from the lens of science, innovation and sustainability – The Big Picture… (Part 1 of 5)

Published March 31, 2021 by Nannan Lundin in Beijing

China’s Two-Session (4 - 11 March) has concluded, at a significant time, i.e. when China is optimistically and confidently re-starting its economy. At the same time, the uncertainties about the Covid-19 pandemic recovery and the global economy as...

China’s climate transformation and the role of green finance – what is going on and what can we expect?

Published March 9, 2021 by Nannan Lundin in Beijing

“Both the reduction of high-carbon investments and the massive increase in low-carbon and zero-carbon investments are tasks of the green financial system”. Dr. MA Jun, member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the People's Bank of China...

2021 – The Year of the ox to change course, also for Science, Innovation and Sustainability?

Published February 10, 2021 by Nannan Lundin in Beijing

With memories from the Covid-19-stricken Chinese New Year of the rat, 2020, we are approaching the new year of the ox – with cautious optimism and a strong desire of something new, hopeful, and uplifting. With a bit of a linguistic twist, the...