On 7 February, 2015,"Paths to Modernisation"—the China Development Forum, was successfully held in the New Academic Building, LSE. The forum was co-sponsored by the Confucius Institute for Business, London (CIBL), LSE and the LSE China Development Society.
This year’s Forum focussed on China’s current anti-corruption campaigns, the prospects and developments of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, China’s foreign policy towards its neighbouring countries, new urbanization and soft power.
25 distinguished scholars and experts spoke at the one-day China Development Forum 2015, and exchanged views with the participants on the above-mentioned issues.
The forum featured keynote speakers including Adair Lord Turner, Prof. Danny Quah, Prof. Goran Malmqvist, Prof. Yu Dan, Prof. Athar Hussain, Mr. Stephen Perry, Chairman of the 48 Group Club, and was attended by a large audience of over 500 LSE students, graduates, scholars, academics and interested people from London.
The Chinese Development Forum was a great success and received very positive feedback from those that attended. It provided a platform for world-renowned scholars to bring awareness about current developments in modern China to an eager audience.