The Driven Power Behind China Boom Isaac Mao 2007/5

Blossom ~9% GDP growth for about 20 years Top Mobile population (500 M) To be the top Internet users (150 M,2007) Top foreign currency holder (1.2 trillion) The 3 rd largest luxury goods consuming entity

~9% GDP growth for about 20 years

Top Mobile population (500 M)

To be the top Internet users (150 M,2007)

Top foreign currency holder (1.2 trillion)

The 3 rd largest luxury goods consuming entity

Gains Innovations: E-Capitalism vs. P-Socialism One country, two systems C2C (Copy to China) Models: Shanghai: Hi-tech and globalization Tightly controlled by ruling party Zhejiang: Grassroots finance Less controlled Shenzhen: Import and export Loosely controlled

Innovations:

E-Capitalism vs. P-Socialism

One country, two systems

C2C (Copy to China)

Models:

Shanghai: Hi-tech and globalization

Tightly controlled by ruling party

Zhejiang: Grassroots finance

Less controlled

Shenzhen: Import and export

Loosely controlled

The Lessons, If Learnt Political risks Nanny thinking Central vs. Local Environment Is China poisoning the world ? Social moral vacuum Divide and gaps Education & health problems

Political risks

Nanny thinking

Central vs. Local

Environment

Is China poisoning the world ?

Social moral vacuum

Divide and gaps

Education & health problems

Courtesy, All from Internet Public Domain

Open-up But Less Reformed Reforms was actually driven by openness , reluctantly Unbalanced political and economy pace Bottom-up vs. Top-down International pressures Less global community participation

Reforms was actually driven by openness , reluctantly

Unbalanced political and economy pace

Bottom-up vs. Top-down

International pressures

Less global community participation

Metaphor of “Rules Twist” Official rules Hidden rules Social rules

Diversity, the Real Power Free migrations New social networking emerged More transactions generated Population advantages (not human capital yet) The long tail Nanny policy vs. free choices

Free migrations

New social networking emerged

More transactions generated

Population advantages

(not human capital yet)

The long tail

Nanny policy vs. free choices

Morphing To Flat Society Not so flat yet Hierarchical system

Empowered By Technology Web 1.0 P2P & Piracy Web 2.0 Wikipedia Blogosphere Social Media

Web 1.0

P2P & Piracy

Web 2.0

Wikipedia

Blogosphere

Social Media

Three Walls Free Access Free Speech Free Thinking Technology Education/Culture Self-censorship Politics & media control

The Future Still a huge social evolution lab Gov-NGO-BIZ balancing Emergent Democracy Grassroots the 2nd super power Social collaboration & creations Global responsibility Friendship and enemies Oversea expansion International collaboration

Still a huge social evolution lab

Gov-NGO-BIZ balancing

Emergent Democracy

Grassroots the 2nd super power

Social collaboration & creations

Global responsibility

Friendship and enemies

Oversea expansion

International collaboration

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