Panel: HK's five-year plan, beyond the Western narrative

单集文稿 ...

• 00:07

  Hong Kong's five-year plan is here, but some Western media reports have sort of portrayed

• 00:14

  it as a move toward a plan economy, or the so-called mainlandization.

• 00:20

  Is that really what the plan is about?

• 00:22

  Or does this framing distort the bigger picture?

• 00:25

  Welcome to World Today, the panel discussion with Mikke Anna in Beijing.

• 00:31

  Hong Kong has unveiled its first-ever five-year plan, laying out a roadmap for the city's development

• 00:37

  through 2030. But the plan has also triggered a very different debate in some Western media.

• 00:43

  Some have portrayed it as a move toward a planned economy, a further shift toward the mainland model,

• 00:49

  or even a sign that Hong Kong's distinctive system is changing.

• 00:53

  But is that really what the plan says?

• 00:56

  What's behind these narratives?

• 00:58

  And what does the five-year plan actually mean for Hong Kong?

• 01:01

  Economy, its governance, its relationship with the mainland, and the future of one country, two systems.

• 01:08

  Today, we go beyond the headlines and take a closer look at Hong Kong's first five-year plan with Dr. Joseph Mahoney,

• 01:16

  Professor of Politics and International Relations at East China Normal University.

• 01:21

  Great to have you, Professor.

• 01:22

  Thanks for having me.

• 01:24

  Dr. Jiang Mi, Senior Research Fellow with the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation.

• 01:30

  Thanks for joining us as always.

• 01:32

  Thank you.

• 全部文稿