Newsletter By 2021-08-27
It is the fact that Afghanistan has always been a place where wars are waged, and where the rise and fall of world powers will be determined. From the history as a social experiment from geopolitical perspective and linked history of reality in our analysis of today’s Afghanistan through historical realism, we will be able to understand many problems easily. In modern history, the world's major powers understand the extremely important strategic position of Afghanistan, in terms of its geographically significance and oil resources. For this reason, Afghanistan was frequently invaded. The Tang Dynasty, one of China's greatest dynasties, was able to effectively rule this region of Afghanistan for nearly a hundred years, that itself is a historical phenomenon worth further studying. The withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan signifies not just the end of an old era, but the beginning of a new one.
>>“But, in 2021 and beyond, what does it mean for a city to be great? And what does it mean for a university to contribute to a great city? For anyone who cares about cities or universities, these are questions worth exploring.”
Lee Huang and
Ardy Lynn Wurtzel at ESI Center for the Future of Cities discuss
how “engaged campuses” can help cities thrive. The higher education sector displayed evidence of tumult even before COVID. And after a year and a half of unprecedented disruption and uncertainty, future directions and basic survival are even more up in the air. But the universities of the future that behave in these ways – whether they are big or small, STEM or liberal arts, well-endowed or financially lean – will thrive, and will in turn help make the great cities of the future. And the universities that do not meet the moment in these ways risk not making it to the future.
How to promote the economic "internal circulation" and to find new impetus to support China's economy? China will increase fiscal support for Yangtze River Economic Belt development. Provinces and cities along the Yangtze River will be encouraged to build pilot free trade zones and comprehensive bonded zones. The government efforts will support ecological conservation in provinces and cities along the Yangtze River and coordinate protection and restoration of the ecology of mountains, rivers, forests, farmlands, lakes, and grasslands, said the State Council executive meeting.
Chan Kung, ANBOUND’s chief researcher, stressed the country shall adjust the strategies, spatial arrangements, and the timing of development. The western strategy would take advantage of the Yangtze River's waterways to explore new space for its economic growth. Back to May 2020, ANBOUND researchers conducted an policy report
Revisiting Geo-Economic Values of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, which explored to build and define a new type of development relationship between the Western Development, the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the Yangtze River Environmental Waterway based on geostrategy and redefining the original development concept. This report also noted this strategy would provide a reliable and effective starting and breakthrough points to create and lay the foundation for the growth of China's overall public welfare supply.
The People's Bank of China (PBoC) released the China Monetary Policy Implementation Report for the second quarter of 2021, which analyzed the current macro situation and provided an outlook for the next phase of monetary policy. According to economists at ANBOUND, the central bank's repeated emphasis on normalizing monetary policy in the report is the basis of policy for a long time to come. Any "precise regulation" that may occur in the future will be within the "reasonable and appropriate" range and will not deviate from this basis. China's economy shall be assessed "on a three-year basis" due to the impact of the pandemic. Policy wise, this includes not only last year's situation, but also this year and next year. The currency issuance was greatly "over the limit" under the measures to handle COVID-19 last year, which is also the reason for the relatively tight monetary policy in the first half of this year. With the overall economy recovering from the pandemic and facing a transition back to the long-term growth path, the policy tone of normalization will be maintained for a long term.
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