CDS Insight

by LSE China Development Society

With a long-standing vision to ‘Bridge Perspectives and Opportunities’, CDS Insight Series provides a vibrant platform to boost intellectual conversations among students, professionals, and entrepreneurs. Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram for more information.

Podcast episodes

  • Season 1

  • Education and Real Estate Crackdown in China: Part II

    Education and Real Estate Crackdown in China: Part II

    In this episode of CDS Insight, Professor Kerry Brown and Professor Xiang Biao continued the discussion on Real Estates Crackdown. We looked at whether Housing policy is the central path of Xi's political drive on real estate. In particular, if China's real estate-driven growth model is running out of steam, can green technology and a greener economy be the next growth engine.

  • Education and Real Estate Crackdown in China: Part I

    Education and Real Estate Crackdown in China: Part I

    In this episode of CDS Insight, we hosted a discussion featuring Kerry Brown, Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of the Lau China Institute at King's College, London; and Xiang Biao, Former Professor of Social Anthropology of St Hugh's College at the University of Oxford on the topic of "EDUCATION AND REAL ESTATES CRACKDOWN IN CHINA. In part I, on education crackdown, we looked at whether parental paranoia and venture capitalists not wanting to miss out on investment opportunities constitute reasons for tutoring in China becoming so popular. We then discussed how the crackdown accommodates birth policies and addresses China's looming demographic crisis to achieve 'Common prosperity', which President Xi's 14th 5-year plan underpins.

  • Structural Impacts and Implications of Aging Population in China

    Structural Impacts and Implications of Aging Population in China

    Note: This episode is conducted in Chinese. In this episode of CDS Insight, Professor Yao Yang, Director of China Center for Economic Research and Dean of National School of Development at Peking University, evaluated implications of population-oriented policy movements in within the context of common prosperity.

  • Application of Blockchain Technology In Agriculture

    Application of Blockchain Technology In Agriculture

    In this episode of CDS Insight, Mr. Dejan Jakovljevic, CIO and the Director of Digitalization and Informatics Division at Food Agriculture Organization, United Nations, discussed the broad application of Blockchain Technology at FAO, including the current status and future outlook of its blockchain-based projects.

  • The Past and Future of Environmental Law: Part II

    The Past and Future of Environmental Law: Part II

    In this episode of CDS Insight, Professor Veerle Heyvaert, discussed the driving factors behind the failure of first wave of private climate litigations, as well as the main challenges caused by transnational regulations to law. Lastly, professor talked about the effect of Brexit on legislations in UK.