Hu Angang

Hu Angang (simplified Chinese: 胡鞍鋼; traditional Chinese: 胡鞍钢; pinyin: Hú Āngāng) is an economics professor at Tsinghua University.

Hu Angang was born on April 27, 1953 in Anshan, Liaoning Province, China. He is a professor in the School of Public Policy & Management at Tsinghua University as well as Director of the Center for CHina Study at Tsinghua-CAS (Chinese Academy of Sciences).

Hu Angang received his masters degree at Beijing University of Science and Technology in 1984. He received his PhD in Engineering at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1988.

Mr. Hu worked as a visiting professor at Keio University in Japan from 2000-2001, and at Harvard University in 2001. He was a guest professor at Tongji University in Shanghai, China in 2000. He was a participating member of the group for China study at the Chinese Academy of Sciences from 1986-2000. He is currently an economics professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China and has been teaching there since 2000.

Hu is a research fellow in the Department of Economics at Chinese University in Hong Kong, as well as a research fellow in the Center for International Study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Hu worked as the chief editor for China Studies Report, a circulated reference for senior officials. At the beginning of 2000, Dr. Hu directed the Center for China Study, a top think tank for policy-making.

Works

Hu has published about 40 books, of which 9 are monographs. He has published 6 English edition books. Hu has published nearly 200 articles in the core periodicals and key academic magazines in China.

Books

The following books have been translated into English:

• Achievement Evaluation of IFI Assistance Loans to China (1981-2002). Hu Angang and Hu Guangyu. Springer, 2007.

• Economic and Social Transformation in China: Challenges and Opportunities (Routledgecurzon Studies on the Chinese Economy). Hu Angang. Routledge, 2006.

• The Chinese Economy in Crisis: State Capacity and Tax Reform (Studies on Contemporary China. Hu Angang and Wang Shaoguang. East Gate Book, 2001.

• The Political Economy of Uneven Development: The Case of China (Asia & the Pacific). Hu Angang, Kang Xiaoguang, and Wang Shaoguang. East Gate Book, 2000.

• Employment and Development: China’s Employment Problem and Employment Strategy (National Conditions Report, No. 6) Hu Angang. Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1998.

Artikel

The following articles are available for free online in English.

• Hu Angang on China's Economic Future [1] China Internet Information Center. (1 August 2002)

Hu Angang has written for chinadialogue since 2006. The following articles are available in English and Chinese.

• Strengthening Sino-European cooperation [2] chinadialogue (26 March 2008)

• Green Development: the inevitable choice for China (part one) [3] chinadialogue (26 June 2006)

• Green Development: the inevitable choice for China (part two) [4] chinadialogue (26 June 2006)

Positions

Hu Angang believes in pursuing China's national interests while at the same time respecting the interests of other nations. He supports a win-win strategy: "The core of the mutually beneficial and win-win strategy is 'a just cause enjoying popular support' - taking into account the interests of our country and other countries and taking into account our own interests and global interests."

In an article by news agency Zhongguo Xinwen She, Hu listed six goals for China to achieve by 2020.

-China should quadruple the GDP rate of growth from the year 2000 to 2020 and rank first in the world in terms of GDP by 2020. The GDP average growth rate should be 7.2 percent. China should keep its macro-economy more or less stable, raise its economic growth quality, optimize the industrial structure, and reduce various categories of consumption.

- China should close its gap in overall national strength compared with the United States from three times to less than two times. By 2020, China should stand among the world's top 10 countries in terms of international competitiveness.

-By 2020, the population of extremely poor people should be reduced by 50 percent, primary and middle school education should be made public, as should high school and higher education. Mortality rates of children and pregnant women should be reduced by two thirds and three fourths respectively, AIDS and other infectious diseases should be brought under control, and the primary health care and social security system should cover the rural population.

-More than 85 percent of the people should be covered by urban unemployment, medical insurance, and basic endowment insurance programs. The incidence of labor disputes, criminal cases, and public security cases should be controlled within five per thousand, six per thousand, and about eight per thousand, respectively.

- The Asian integration process should be guided. The status of national separation should be concluded and national reunification should be realized. The disputes over territories and territorial waters with neighboring countries should be resolved in a peaceful manner. China should stand in the front rank of the world in terms of military strength, enhance its defense and combat capabilities, and set up a wartime-peacetime joint logistics support system for the three armed forces with participation by servicemen and civilians.

-China should constantly enhance its sustainable development capabilities. By 2020, the population growth rate should enter a zero-growth phase and the forest coverage rate should reach 23.4 percent. Safety nets should be set up to prevent and protect from various kinds of disasters. A mechanism should be set up to deal with various emergencies. An urgent aid system should be established.

Hu suggested that in order to achieve these goals, China should balance fairness and efficiency; uphold justice and give the greatest benefits to the vulnerable groups in society; take advantage of social assistance; continue to share and seek common wealth; uphold economic and political democracy; and use public finance according to the interests of the people.

See also

Tsinghua University

Economy of the People's Republic of China

External links

Hu Angang Biography [5]