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The newly published 2025 China & Global Development Reports were unveiled at an event in Haikou on April 16, during the 6th China International Consumer Products Expo. The book launch marked the publication of the China Development Report 2025 and the Global Development Report 2025, alongside a Think Tank Dialogue focused on the high-quality development of the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP).
The China Development Report 2025 records achievements in China’s economic and social development in 2024. It also includes four key research findings from the Development Research Center of the State Council (DRC).
The Global Development Report 2025 addresses major concerns raised by the international community, outlines remaining certainties and favorable conditions, and explores an overall approach and specific pathways to promote global stability and sustainable development.
Since 2023, the global influence of both reports has increased significantly. They have been shared across multiple developed countries and the Global South, and with major international organizations, international think tanks, multinational corporations, political figures, economists, universities, and museums worldwide.
The reports have also been collected by domestic Party and government institutions, universities and research institutes, companies, industry associations, and overseas entities including embassies and consulates, as well as other China-funded institutions. They have been featured at major conferences, international and domestic book fairs, and important international forums, and have been positioned as think tank publications and public knowledge products with international influence.
During the Think Tank Dialogue, experts exchanged views and offered targeted opinions and suggestions on how to better leverage the role of think tanks and contribute to the high-quality development of the Hainan FTP.
The DRC, described as a national high-end think tank, has published the two reports annually since 2023. The DRC’s Think Tank will also collaborate with the Southland Think Tank to conduct research on major issues related to the high-quality development, institutional opening-up, and regional coordinated development of the Hainan FTP.
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