Justin Yifu Lin
Chinese economist
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The basic principles are shared, but their specific application must be tailored to local conditions,
China's development path shows that poverty is not destiny,
It's not wise for developing countries to simply follow Western economic theories, but rather, they should chart modernization paths suited to their national conditions by building on their own factor endowments and developing industries in line with their comparative advantages,
- Lin said ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Institute of South-South Cooperation and DevelopmentChina Dailychinadaily.com.cn/a/202604…
I am fully confident that China will achieve the economic target [set out in this year's Government Work Report]... Moreover, during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-30), China's potential annual growth rate could still be 8 percent,
- Justin Yifu Lin, dean of the Institute of New Structural Economics at Peking University, said during a salon discussion held by the China Public Diplomacy Association on China's economic development on MondayGlobal Times Chinaglobaltimes.cn/page/202603…
For the entire 15th Five-Year Plan period, I expect the annual growth targets to remain broadly within this range. If China achieves such growth, it will contribute approximately 30 percent to global economic growth each year and continue to serve as the primary engine of worldwide economic expansion,
The vast majority of China's industries are still in the catch-up phase, and being in a catch-up phase brings the advantage of a 'latecomer,'
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China's development to empower Global South
China Dailychinadaily.com.cn/a/202604…In late March, Schneider, professor emeritus of Art and Design History at the Bern Academy of the Arts, delivered a lecture at the China Cultural Center in Bern
XinhuaNetenglish.news.cn/20260428/391cd…Zooming ahead from distance to convenience
China Dailychinadaily.com.cn/a/202604…In late March, Schneider, professor emeritus of Art and Design History at the Bern Academy of the Arts, delivered a lecture at the China Cultural Center in Bern
XinhuaNetenglish.news.cn/20260428/391cd…China’s 15th Five-Year Plan serves as a practical guideline for international investors: NDRC researcher
Global Times Chinaglobaltimes.cn/page/202603…China's advanced manufacturing is transforming not just how goods are made, but how they are consumed
XinhuaNetenglish.news.cn/20260331/f213c…MNCs leveraging China's development trajectory
China Dailychinadaily.com.cn/a/202603…This trend was on display at the just concluded China Development Forum (CDF) 2026, an annual event where business leaders gathered to explore strategies for capturing opportunities in the country's sprawling market
XinhuaNetenglish.news.cn/20260325/d5ee2…China takes solid steps to promote higher-quality economic development
ANTARA Newsen.antaranews.com/news/408606…He laid out clear requirements on developing new quality productive forces, enhancing economic resilience, and advancing common prosperity for all to fulfill the development goals of the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030)
ANTARA Newsen.antaranews.com/news/408606…China is re-engineering its economy for a more complex world
South China Morning Postscmp.com/opinion/china…At the Central Economic Work Conference, held in Beijing from Dec 10-11, China's top leadership addressed, among other things, "old problems and new challenges", including "risks and hidden dangers" in key sectors, with greater consensus on implementing "more proactive and impactful macroeconomic policies" and a focus on continuously expanding domestic demand and optimizing supply
China Dailychinadaily.com.cn/a/202603…Justin Yifu Lin: 'AI Plus' driving China's leapfrog development
China Dailychinadaily.com.cn/a/202603…Academic debates are often niche, sparsely attended affairs, but that afternoon in November 2016 was different
South China Morning Postscmp.com/economy/china…