"Staying in Dialogue with China" - Recording of China’s policy goal of building a “unified national market” (全国统一大市场)
October 2026 | On 30 October 2026, we hosted the second webinar in the 5th edition of our “Staying in Dialogue with China” series, focusing on China’s policy goal of building a “Unified National Market” (全国统一大市场).
We were delighted to welcome Prof. Mingzhi Xu, Tenured Associate Professor at the Institute of New Structural Economics, Peking University, as our guest speaker.
The dialogue was structured around six parts:
1. Warm-up
2. Speaker's vantage point
3. Conceptual basics of the “market”
4. “National unified market” (core discussion)
5. Role of foreign business
6. Closing
You can also listen to the webinar on our Spotify channel! Follow CMG’s China Dialogues – Policy, Business & Strategy on Spotify to stay updated on our latest dialogues.
Prof. Xu holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Davis. During 2018 and 2019, he was a post-doctoral researcher at the National Bureau of Economic Research and a visiting researcher at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), Harvard University. His research specialization includes international economics, industrial organization, economic development, consumer welfare, and infrastructure economics and financing. His research has examined topics including China’s trade liberalization, domestic sourcing, labour markets, and economic development.
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