From April 7 to 9, Director Tao Yitao led her delegation to Nanchang University (NCU), and jointly held a Major Project Proposal & Theoretical Economics Development Meeting with the Study Center on Economic and Social Development in Central China (SCESDCC). This event aimed at deeply learning and implementing the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress and accomplishing the major projects of the key research institute of humanities and social sciences under the Ministry of Education.
On the evening of April 7, Director Tao and her delegation arrived at Nanchang University. Vice President of NCU Liu Yaobin received the experts and members of the research team in the administrative building, and made exchanges on the cooperation of discipline development and centers construction.
Vice President Liu Yaobin meets with Director Tao.
Group photo
On April 8, the Project Proposal Meeting was held in Room 340, Zhihua Building, NCU. Attending the meeting were Prof. Liu Yaobin, Vice President of NCU, Prof, Tao Yitao, Director of CCSEZR, Prof. Chen Lin, Director of Institute for the Development of Chinese Economic Thought, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Prof. Wang Zili, Institute of Industrial Economics, Jiangxi University of Finance & Economics, Prof. Peng Diyun, Prof, Li Jianqiang and Prof. Peng Jizeng, School of Economics & Management of NCU. Prof. Chen Lin served as the chief expert. The main projects to be proposed included “Research on Institutional Constraints and Mechanism Innovation of Free Flow of Factors in the Greater Bay Area” presided by Prof. Li Fan of CCSEZR, “Study on Institutional Causes and Demonstration Effects of High-Quality Development of SEZs and the Greater Bay Area in the New Era" presided by researcher Luo Haiping of SCESDCC, "Research on Mechanism Paths and Measures for the Greater Bay Area Promoting China’s High-level Openingup” by Prof. Ye Xiangsong, School of Economics and Statistics, Guangzhou University and "Path and Mechanism Exploration for Building A Comprehensive National Science Center and Regional Innovation Highlands in the Greater Bay Area” by Prof. Zhong Ruoyu, School of Economics, Shenzhen University”
Project Proposal Meeting
Prof. Tao first explained “Progressive Reform with Chinese Characteristics and Chinese Path”, the main direction of the 14th Five-Year Plan of CCSEZR, the key research institute of humanities and social sciences. She emphasized that the research will be conducted with Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (SEZ), China’s most representative and successful SEZ, and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (the GBA), one of the world’s top four bay areas, at its research objectives; the institutional evolution of progressive reform from SEZs to the GBA at its context; the fulfilling of new missions of SEZ and the GBA in a new era at its goal; and the “1+4” at its overall framework. The “1” refers to a “Theory Construction” — Progressive reform with Chinese characteristics and Chinese Path — Institution innovation and practice of SEZ and the GBA”. Through the historical review and theoretical analysis of the practice mode and path of China's reform and opening-up, a theoretical framework of progressive reform with Chinese characteristics is structured to support the deepening of reform and the pioneering practice of SEZs and the GBA. The “4” refers to the “Realization of Four Functions”. Namely, to promote research on four major topics around the strategic positioning of Shenzhen SEZ and the GBA in the new era as "highlands of opening-up, innovation, factors and high-quality models”. With all efforts, a discipline of the Political Economy System with Chinese characteristics can be enriched to make great contributions to China’s Independent Knowledge System.
Then Prof. Li Fan, Researcher Luo Haiping, Prof. Ye Xiangsong and Prof. Zhong Ruoyu presented the reports on the major projects they presided over respectively. They mainly reported the research background, significance, goals, content design, research focus, challenges and the innovations to be realized.
Major project report led by Prof. Tao.
In the end, the experts made comments and suggestions on the design of the main direction and the four major projects respectively. Prof. Liu Yaobin said that the project designs focus on progressive reform with theoretical and practical innovations. He fully recognized the value and significance of the projects. Prof. Peng Diyun stated that the profound and detailed design of each project with distinctive features is of high theoretical value and important practical significance. Prof. Li Jianqiang affirmed the value and significance of the project and the clear structure of the "1+4" design. Prof. Wang Zili said that the projects are of great significance, with clear framework structures and specific objectives. Prof. Peng Jizeng approved the research value of the projects in terms of design, ideas and contents. Prof. Cheng Lin affirmed the value and theoretical significance of the projects. The experts also analyzed possible issues in the project research and gave relevant suggestions. Then Prof. Tao summarized the experts' suggestions and put forward new requirements.
The experts remark on the projects.
After the projects proposal, Prof. Kuang Xuewen, Prof. Tao Yitao and Prof. Cheng Lin had a discussion on the discipline development of the School of Economics & Management of NCU, CCSEZR and the Institute for the Development of Chinese Economic Thought, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. They had an in-depth exchange about the discipline development history and status quo, the achievements, the staff and faculty team, talent cultivation and the issues and challenges faced.
Exchanges of the discipline development.
