Proposal for a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Between CARICOM and China
This week’s highlight is a panel discussion on a paper prepared by Sarah Baksh, Mikayla Darbasie, Shannon Potter and Carissa Rodulfo, undergraduate law students of the UWI Cave Hill, Faculty of Law, under the supervision of Dr Jan Yves Remy of the Shridath Ramphal Centre and Dr Ronnie Yearwood of the Faculty of Law, on the above topic.
The panelists were H. E. Francois Jackman, Ambassador of Barbados to the PRC; his predecessor, Dr Chelston Brathwaite; Dr Antonio Alleyne, Lecturer in Economics at UWI and graduate of Dongbei University of Finance and Economics; and Rasheed Griffith, a member of the Executive Committee of the ABCF who has travelled and worked in several Asian countries. The moderator was Dr DeLisle Worrell.
The event was a joint effort of the Association for Barbados-China Friendship, the Embassy of Barbados to the People’s Republic of China, and the Shridath Ramphal Centre and the Faculty of Law at The University of the West Indies Cave Hill.
The video of the session is posted to ABCF-BB.com.
Don’t be blind to China’s rise in a changing world:
Anti-Beijing bias has blinded too many for too long to opportunities
By Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates. Op Ed in the Financial Times, FT.com, October 23, 2020.
“Prejudice and bias always blind people to opportunity. So, if you have been a China sceptic for reasons that don’t square with what is happening here, I suggest you clear your mind. Likewise for events in the US and its place in a changing world.”
China: Developing Country or Superpower and What it Means for Energy and Climate
The Center on Global Energy Policy (Columbia University) hosted a panel of international experts for a discussion on energy and climate issues, October 23, 2020.
“China’s dramatic economic growth this century has made it not only the second largest economy in the world, but also the biggest energy producer and consumer and the largest emitter of greenhouse gases. As reflected in the reactions to China’s recently announced pledge to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, China’s impact on energy markets and on climate change is profound. Even as China is quickly evolving into a superpower alongside the United States, it still faces many challenges of a typical developing country, such as widespread energy poverty and a per capita income that classifies it as “middle-income.” Should we consider China a developing country or a superpower? What are the implications of China’s development status for energy use, global greenhouse gas emissions and prospects for climate action?”
Panelists: -- Sarah Ladislaw, Senior Vice President and Director and Senior Fellow of the Energy Security and Climate Change Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies -- Ranjit Lamech, Regional Director -- Infrastructure, East Asia and Pacific Region, World Bank -- Shang-Jin Wei, NT Wang Professor of Chinese Business and Economy at Columbia Business School and former Chief Economist of the Asian Development Bank. Moderator: -- Philippe Benoit, Adjunct Senior Research Scholar and Lead of the Energy for Development Research Initiative, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA
The ABCF mission is to build a deeper understanding between the Chinese people and Barbadians and Caribbean people from all walks of life. The association’s focus is on personal experiences, people-to-people contact, cultural exchanges and exchanges of ideas, and the facilitation of travel, business and study. From the outset we aim to learn from and build on the experiences of the Caribbean and China, and to develop mutual understandings and support that will be to the benefit of both sides.
