Basel - Join us for a conversation on how to converse with today's 'new Asia'. There is little dispute that Asia is rising, especially China. The region has moved from supplying the world's goods to consuming and developing products; it is now the driver of the global economy. Despite this rise in economic power, conflicting trends emerge with regard to political stability and the wide-sweeping social transformations taking place.
Profound changes are taking place on multiple levels, often in conflict with one another. Confidence with Insecurity. Economic integration with rising nationalism. Populism with elite greed. Inequality with social mobility. Growth without development. These conflicting trends in today's 'new Asia' require reflection and analysis. They are often overshadowed in the focus on economic opportunities and markets. To start the conversation, we begin by mapping these important undercurrents which are of great relevance for effective engagement with the region
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