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Strategic Forum on Financial Crisis,
Expanding Domestic Demands and
China‘s Economy Held at PKU
PKU NEWS 2008--12—30
http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=230687315
Peking University, Beijing, Dec. 30th, 2008: On Dec. 28th., the Strategic Forum on
Financial Crisis, Expanding Domestic Demands and China‘s Economy, organized by
China‘s Center of Strategic Studies of Peking University, was held in Qiu Lin Lecture
Hall, International Studies School Building. Famous economists including Hu Zuliu,
Wang Jian, Shi Xiaomin, Sheng Hong, Yao Jingyuan and the representative
entrepreneur Qin Yuanzheng delivered speeches centering on topics such as the
economic situation home and abroad, the financial crisis and the trend of reform, the
current China‘s economy, the private economy and the development of medium and
small enterprises under the financial crisis, the financial crisis and the bodies in
expanding domestic demands, and so on. More than 300 people from the fields of
the government, enterprises, academics, and journalism attended the forum.
The University President Academician Zhou Qifeng was invited to attend the forum
and delivered the welcome speech. President Zhou said he felt the comprehensive
and far-reaching impact of the financial crisis upon politics, economy, culture,
education and society. He hoped that the participants would study the effects of the
financial crisis from the strategic point of view, and the result of their research would
play a positive role in the decision-making of the government.
President Zhou talked about the impact of the financial crisis upon the education of
the University from the practical point of view. According to him, ―the financial crisis
brings great financial pressure upon the government and our university which is run
by the government and relies on the financial support of the government. Though we
believe that the government will do its best to guarantee educational funds, yet we
need to know how much the pressure is and how much we need to pay. Education
needs not only the governmental support but also donations from the private sector.
Yet the financial crisis also brings challenges to donators. Faced with the financial
pressure brought by the crisis, we should work harder to increase our revenue and
make the best of the existing resources.‖
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