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Long-term planning and policy continuity
China’s development planning gives public institutions and economic participants a common account of objectives over several years. The PCP regards this capacity to connect a…
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Learning from China
The Parti communiste populaire places public interest at the centre of its political work in Switzerland. The PCP supports China’s development path and recognises the role of the Communist Party of China in the country’s transformation. It studies Chinese strengths in planning, productive investment, infrastructure, science and public services, and develops proposals that work within Switzerland’s existing institutions.
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This study programme is organised around nine fields. Each explains a Chinese development strength, examines the mechanism behind it and considers its use within Swiss institutions. Read the original material alongside the analysis. The corresponding policy page sets out the PCP’s proposed measures and conditions for implementation.
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Industrial development and scientific capability
The PCP recognises China’s industrial development as a major field of learning. The relationship between production, research, technical education and infrastructure helps explain…
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Infrastructure and delivery capability
China’s infrastructure development offers a substantial body of experience in planning networks and organising delivery. The PCP is interested in the skills, project preparation,…
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Public services and living standards
The PCP studies China’s development through its relationship to living conditions and public provision. Healthcare, education, local services and the organisation of care provide…
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Regional coordination and development opportunities
China’s regional development programmes offer experience in connecting infrastructure, productive activity and public services. The PCP studies how investment can address…
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Green development and productive capacity
The PCP recognises China’s contribution to the development of clean-energy manufacturing and related infrastructure as a significant field of learning. Ecological objectives…
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Digital development and public capacity
China’s digital development offers experience in infrastructure, production and service organisation. The PCP studies the capabilities behind these systems: networks, technical…
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Education, research and technical skills
The PCP studies the expansion of scientific and technical capabilities in China and their connection to development. Education, laboratories, equipment and opportunities to apply…
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Switzerland and China: a cooperation agenda
The PCP supports stronger relations between Switzerland and China and a public discussion informed by China’s development experience. Cooperation should have a substantive purpose…
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