China
China : mobility and obstacles Socialism and market De-construction of the communist model. State and capitalism Importance of the communist party 86% GIP from the first 500 companies in the State
New relations in the market “Pleased everybody but stay egoist” Abuse of power Corruption Mentalities Get richer ! Deng Xiaoping Raise of consummation Westernization but with Confucianism values But obstacles with the laws. Judiciary system still under the communist party
New society New classes From the party : still important ! From entrepreneur (originally from party) But deals with capital and market Technocracies with capital Beginning of liberalization and privatization (since 2005)
New management of territory Urbanization Management of harbor …..Under the supervision of the state
New objectives Economy of market Economical growth is 9% Importation of oil 2nd Importation of steel Investments from Singapore, Korea, Japan, HK, Taiwan In 2001 China enters in WTO Plans to enter in G8
Geopolitics/strategies Importance of harbor 1999 1 billion of ton (Shanghai 100M) Geopolitics of investments Two directions Sector (industry 59%, property business 24%) Regions (coastal region) Consequences : Investments are responsible for the imbalanced provinces in China
Imbalanced China The 10 coastal provinces 55% of the gross product 40% of foreign capital Coast (Shanghai, Hong Kong, Shenzhen), Beijing, Manchuria, North west : late development South west : still face ethnical conflicts Xinjiang and Gobi desert : relations with Russia New silk road ?
Strategies Autocracy to globalization Three phases Before 1979 autocracy and natural resources to fulfill population needs. Industrialization after 1979 Development of coastal zone Opening to investments but 80% of investments are from Asia
China invests in US and Canada, Africa Still mistrust China : a threat ? New markets : oil in Nigeria, Africa Role of cities : Hong Kong and Shanghai But : Taiwan Internal tension
China between integration and mistrust What is the future of capitalism ? The US/China relations : to Make US having doubts. For US China is a adversary and Japan an allies China nuclear power or democracy ?
Asia ? Intra- Asiatic flux Is Asia in auto sufficiency ? Opening to the world ASEAN+3 APEC
Asia in the world between concurrency and partnership Asia : a huge workshop ? Asia : attraction of investments ? Asia: maritime power ? ¼ of trade exchanges in the world