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Welcome
Jean Oi•Niny Khor
  • Jean Oi (William Haas Professor of Chinese Politics, Director of China Program at Stanford University)

    Jean Oi

    William Haas Professor of Chinese Politics, Director of China Program at Stanford University
  • Niny Khor (Coordinator, Regional Knowledge Sharing Initiative Senior Economist at Asian Development Bank)

    Niny Khor

    Coordinator, Regional Knowledge Sharing Initiative Senior Economist at Asian Development Bank
Introduction by Volume Editors
Karen Eggleston•Jean Oi•Yiming Wang

This session will review key recent developments and challenges in China’s urbanization process, as highlighted in the volume. Drawing on the insights of outside experts, the panel discussion will focus on the critical institutional context and policies that have contributed to China’s urbanization, the progress made towards the ambitious urbanization goals for 2020, and the myriad challenges that still lie ahead.

  • Karen Eggleston (Senior Fellow in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Deputy Director of Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Director of the Asia Health Policy Program at Stanford University)

    Karen Eggleston

    Senior Fellow in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Deputy Director of Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Director of the Asia Health Policy Program at Stanford University
  • Jean Oi (William Haas Professor of Chinese Politics, Director of China Program at Stanford University)

    Jean Oi

    William Haas Professor of Chinese Politics, Director of China Program at Stanford University
  • Yiming Wang (Vice Minister, Senior Fellow at Development Research Center of the State Council)

    Yiming Wang

    Vice Minister, Senior Fellow at Development Research Center of the State Council
Panel Discussion
Karen Eggleston•Canfei He•Yulong Shi•Yongzhi Hou•Sangay Penjor
  • Karen Eggleston (Senior Fellow in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Deputy Director of Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Director of the Asia Health Policy Program at Stanford University)

    Karen Eggleston

    Senior Fellow in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Deputy Director of Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Director of the Asia Health Policy Program at Stanford University
  • Canfei He (Dean of College of Urban and Environmental Sciences at Peking University)

    Canfei He

    Dean of College of Urban and Environmental Sciences at Peking University
  • Yulong Shi (Director of the Institute of Spatial Planning & Regional Economy, Academy of Macroeconomic Research at National Development and Research Commission)

    Yulong Shi

    Director of the Institute of Spatial Planning & Regional Economy, Academy of Macroeconomic Research at National Development and Research Commission
  • Yongzhi Hou (Director-general and Research Fellow of Department of Development Strategy and Regional Economy at Development Research Center of the State Council)

    Yongzhi Hou

    Director-general and Research Fellow of Department of Development Strategy and Regional Economy at Development Research Center of the State Council
  • Sangay Penjor (Director, Urban and Social Sectors Division, East Asia Department of Asian Development Bank)

    Sangay Penjor

    Director, Urban and Social Sectors Division, East Asia Department of Asian Development Bank
Q&A