US-China Policy Research
ESI and ANBOUND formed a strategic partnership in 2019, and are committed to providing research and consulting services to clients, expanding their horizons through in-depth international collaboration, and jointly proposing public policy recommendations and solutions for promoting high-quality economic development. ANBOUND is a multinational independent think tank based in China and Malaysia, which specializes in public policy research covering geopolitics and international relations, urban and social development, industrial issues, and macro-economy.
Our International Expertise
ESI’s team of experts consists of Dr. Richard Voith, Founding Principal, Steve Wray, Senior Vice President & Principal, Sidney Wong, Senior Advisor, Joyce Liu, Analyst. Our team has outstanding skills and extensive knowledge to examine a wide range of foreign-related issues in the fields of city planning, real estate, higher education, innovation, transportation planning, and more.
ESI & ANBOUND Highlights
Dick Voith and Jing Liu from ESI and ANBOUND teamed up with Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, SWA Group, and Arup and to participate in and won the 3rd place at the Architectural Design Competition of The Future Science and Technology City of Chengdu Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone organized by The Reform and Planning Administration Bureau of Chengdu Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone and Chengdu Hi-tech Investment Group Co., Ltd in 2020 and 2021. The competition received more than 100 participants from all over the world. PCPA&ESI team was shortlisted with four other world renowned design firms - MAD, MVRDV, gmp and OMA in the final design phase, and won the third place in the final round of competition.
ESI’s role in the team included developing innovation ecosystem concept, economic development strategies, and smart city strategies which further guided the land use plan and the detailed urban design of the entire area. ESI laid out the design concept that open, welcoming, and sustainable environments within smart, interconnected, mixed use urban forms are the future of successful innovation ecosystems. ESI and ANBOUND also conducted a thorough fiscal impact analysis and economic impact analysis for the project after the design was completed.
| ESI partnered with ANBOUND to conduct study on the future development trend of Chinese cities for Glodon in China.
ESI and ANBOUND reviewed the literatures on the current status of Chinese urban development and classified the Chinese cities into three development models based on their phases of urbanization: spatial expansion, spatial steady-state, and spatial reduction. ESI also identified several key issues that Chinese cities are currently facing, and further proposed future development goals. ESI leveraged the past experiences from ESI ThoughtLab studies of the Smarter Cities 2025 and the Hyperconnected Cities. |
The Latest News From ANBOUND
May 20, 2022
When analyzing Vietnam many years ago, ANBOUND's founder Chan Kung noted that the country's development potential deserves Chinese attention. This relatively young country with a population of more than 90 million will form a strong competitive relationship with China. When such significant progress continues, Vietnam will have its versions like Lenovo and Huawei. In a variety of industries and fields, more multinational corporations and business leaders will come out in Vietnam. When Vietnam's economy and industries move on, it will be able to create new geopolitical status and geo-economic space. Undoubtedly, Vietnam is headed in the direction of emerging markets with sustained and rapid growth in ASEAN, Asia-Pacific, Indo-Pacific, and other geographic areas.
April 19, 2022
With the fundamental changes in the underlying logic of China's economy, its policy focus will be more equitable. Not only must industries adapt to the new economic rationale, but policy formulation and its implementation should also be more vigilant. The current policy does not stress "one-size-fits-all" but rather "precise regulation", it is often strenuous to achieve "moderate" and "balance" in the capacity of policy implementation. Under the expanding effects, policymakers should be more cautious to prevent a ruin or excessive intervention in the market and businesses.
April 12, 2022
With the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, Western countries have imposed all-rounded sanctions on Russia. This, in turn, has had an impact on the global economic, trade, and financial systems, raising concerns in the market and academic circles about the adjustment of the global financial system. One of the main issues being debated is the status of the U.S. dollar. Analysts such as Goldman Sachs economist Cristina Tessari said the actions of the United States and its allies to freeze Russia's central bank's foreign exchange reserves have sparked fears that countries may begin to ditch the dollar due to concerns about the power that the United States could muster thanks to the dominance of the currency.
ANBOUND Government Database
ANBOUND Government Database (access from www.anbound.org) is a textual database that uses text analytics and machine learning techniques to collect and keep track of China’s public policy issues over time through all kinds of sources including traditional media, social media, books, and conferences since 27 years ago. ESI works collaboratively with ANBOUND on promoting ANBOUND Government database in the US. For free trial subscription and more information, please contact JoyceLiu@econsultsolutions.com or wangyi@anbound.com.
Open Source, Textual Data, Interdisciplinary Policy Informatics, and Advisory Communications -- ANBOUND Policy Analysis Database makes cognition into practices and identifies public policy concerns and complex challenges, which further are leveraged to address issues, and develop governance solutions.
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