China's future:Navigating a changing world order

China’s history spans over 5000 years, with its policies for reform and opening up driving its economic rise and successes in poverty alleviation.

  • How has the nation evolved through the ages, and what elements of its past continue to endure?
  • Can lessons from history guide China’s future trajectory?
  • Amid global changes in geopolitics, technology and universal values, what role will China play, and how might it shape a future world order?
28 March 2025,
3:00pm - 5:00pm

Registration starts at 2:00pm.
An afternoon tea buffet will be provided after the session.

Venue:
SingaporeThe Atelier Ballroom (Floor 4), The Capitol Kempinski Hotel
Kuala Lumpur (Satellite Event)Four Seasons Ballroom (Floor 6A), Four Seasons Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
Dress Code: Business attire
Registration is closed
Guest of Honour
Mr Teo Chee Hean
Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security
Panellists
Panellists
Professor Wang Gungwu
University Professor, National University of Singapore
Emeritus Professor, Australian National University
Professor Yasheng Huang
Epoch Foundation Professor, Global Economics and Management, MIT Sloan School of Management
Author, The Rise and Fall of the EAST
Panel Respondent in KL
A/P Ngeow Chow Bing
Director, Institute of China Studies, University of Malaya
Moderator
Ms Chow Yian Ping
Editor, ThinkChina, Chinese Media Group, SPH Media

About ThinkChina

ThinkChina is an English-language digital magazine about China under Lianhe Zaobao, Singapore’s leading Chinese-language newspaper. The digital magazine publishes original reporting, opinion pieces and columns on a variety of topics including political, economic, sociocultural and technological developments in China and the Greater China region.

ThinkChina came in third for Best Magazine Website, first for Best Editorial/Political Cartoon and second for Best News or Event Feature Video in the "fewer than 1 million unique visitors" category at the 2024 Eppy Awards. It also won the Gold award for Best News Website or Mobile Service at World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA)’s 2020 Asian Digital Media Awards.