asia's development out of poverty - the best news of un's first 75 years

two thirds of humans are asia

during the first 185 years of humans and machines the consequence of the 7 white empires of the g8 was: vast majority had been left out- with no access to electricity grids 

30 HAPPIEST SOLUTION NETWORKS ADVANCING HUMAN LOT

in 1945 the un was born - here we list 5 of the most collaborative financial services networks applied by asian village mothers to end poverty empowered by extraordinary public servants like sir fazle abed- these sdg goal 1 solution are integrated with goal 2 food security solution; goal 3 health solution 4 livelihood edu solutions; 5 resilient communities that value everyone's right  to a productive and joyful family life

REGARDING SDG1 END POVERTY: CONSIDER year 20 of HUNicorn1.3 ULTRA-GRADUATION OF VERY POOREST - brac's ultta library

-twitter account shameran abed brac point person on goal 1 finance solutions- brac audacious partnerships- award 2020 - see parallel audacious projects

world bank peiglobal catalogues over 200 ultra cases- abdul latif poverty lab researchers at mit win nobel economics prize for evidence research connected to ultra

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shameran abed ted video 400 million poorest of poor

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BRAC's Ultra-Poor Graduation Programme

https://www.un.org › uploads › sites › 2017/04 PDFIn 2002, BRAC pioneered the Targeting the Ultra-Poor programme to address this need. Adapted by numerous organisations and scaled in some of the poorest ...

What is Graduation? | Ultra-Poor Graduation - BRAC https://bracultrapoorgraduation.org › what-is-graduation In response, BRAC's Targeting the Ultra-Poor Programme arose in 2002 out of a critical need to devise an approach that was targeted, time-bound, holistic, and ...

=============== thought of 2021's may 15 weekend from sustainability's 30 most grounded learning networks of humans sustaining humans - Larry Brilliant MD, MPH @larrybrilliantMay 12 “Make it the Last Pandemic” is today’s urgent report by The Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness and Response. We will be discussing the repercussions of it for years. ⁦@nature ⁩ @amymaxmen ⁩ 1 has best “first take” on this important work.Pandemic investigation: how the world failed to curb COVID First high-level report cites a communication breakdown between the World Health Organization, national leaders and the public.nature.com

50th moral sentiments celebration by 1000 scots: One happy event in dismal sub-prime crisis year 2008, entrepreneurs representing advancement of Bangladesh and China's poorest women's livelihoods since 1970 were invited at Glasgow Uni to give the 250th inaugural lecture of studying adam smith's moral sentiments; in november 2021 we hope to zoom/mooc 15 days update of economic morality and sustainability rsvp chris.macrae@yahoo.co.uk

14 YEARS ON GLASGOW ABED.GAMES ADAMSMITH.APP ECOP26.COM OFFERS LEADING WESTERN MAPS TO THE 30 MOST COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS USED BY TWO THIRD OF THE WORLDS PEOPLE TO DEVELOP IN LAST HALF CENTURY FROM BEING LEFT OUT OF THE FIRST 210 YEARS OF THE ENGINEERING REVOLUTION

 summer 2017 macrae log asia trip 23 korea trip 2 - to jeju asia infrastructure investment bank summit at jeju

first international speech of moon jse-in - came over as humble and full of optimism - i hope he gets chance to lead for long time

update may 2021

south korea's moon jai-in wants tripartite talks north korea, south korea, usa- ap news reports televised broadcast:

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s leader said Monday he’ll use his upcoming summit with President Joe Biden to push to restart diplomacy with North Korea, saying that the U.S. has opted for a diplomatic, phased approach to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis.

The White House recently said officials completed a review of North Korea policy and suggested the Biden administration would seek a middle ground between Donald Trump’s “grand bargain” and Barack Obama’s “strategic patience” approaches as a way to curb the North’s nuclear ambitions.

In a nationally televised news conference, President Moon Jae-in said he welcomes the direction of the Biden administration’s North Korea policy, which he said was finalized after consultations with South Korea. Moon said Biden’s North Korea policy aims to achieve “the Korean Peninsula’s complete denuclearization through diplomacy with a flexible, gradual and practical approach.

 dear korean friends - thank you i would like to talk a lot too - do you use whatsapp my mobile is + 1 240 316 8157 ;  3 thoughteaders of 2nd half of 20th c who had similar views were my father the economist's norman macrae, peter drucker, ezra vogel; i believe they all hoped japan and south korea would be strong partners by now; at least for subjects younger half of world need tech to get locally right including health, climate, livelihood edu; i am tracking 5 end of years summits starting with home town glasgow cop26; do you know who in korea wants korean youth scottish youth and other youth to be action informed from glasgow - quite recently scot gordon brown helped launch this korean education network- https://educommissionasia.org/about-us-why-we-work-background/?lang=en - do you know any of its people - and do you know anyone in korea who continues positive goals of the jeju aiib summit the first international space moon-jae-in spoke at with such optimism back in 2017  ps because of anonymous contributions to the economist my father was only well known in japan where he was awarded empire order of rising sun- can we use that to bridge a few people in korea/japan? or what way forwards do you see as most optimistic given the deep urgent challenges peoples/communities face everywhere - is there one korean university whose leadership you are closest to?

saving myanmar

to save myanmar 4 countries needed to meet privately being the biggest inward investors

japan china usa and someone representing rest of asean

while these countries quarrel they are an even bigger threat than the military

myanmar suffers from the world not joining together to connect a superport though the bay of bengal- an ideal time/place/space could have been a joint port near cox's bazaar uniting bangladesh and myanmar- 

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this along with future of health, money etc was discussed back in 2008 at the royal automobile club where sub editors of the economist , those who had served in allied bomber command in ww2 stationed in myamar valued dr muhammad yunus geopolitical insight

who could have convened this private meeting in 2008? why did obama/biden fail ? what does kamala harris have to say 12years later given she is just about the only leader in usa whose family came from an indian city overlooking the great bay of bengal

if usa was not going to take the lead couldnt japan and china have jointly done so

big finance in west since death of kennedy seems to has never helped invest in infrastructure at borders- we needed transparent sumjits hosted by 21st c new develomemt banks connected by ai thought leaders - jaan and china could have co-hosted lead of such summits precisely where washington dc had zero relevant knowhow

saving south asia

perhaps its no surprise that one of the greatest superport opportunities in the world today is the coastal belt bangladesh occupies- a superport at cox's bazaar could if designed with china india and myanmar give bangladesh peoples a huge leap forward and benefit the peoples of the border areas with myanmar; china's belt road is already restoring win-win trades across the europe (med sea) suez djibouti-uae - pakistan coast at Gwadar -where would india like to join in; sri lanka is alread a big part of Belt Road Imagination

if you go east of china on a similar latitude to bangaldesh's coastline you would reach mexico, which could soon have the largest ports in the americas- psst dont tell trump but nobody could be doing a better job of marketing china and mexicos mutual win-wins

del rosso - carnegie from 2008 carnegie-tsingua need assessments also new needs assessment - seecarnegie.org replacing elderly us scholars with new blood -additional year suport mandarin skills - quantuative/formal modeling china fellowship program of wilson need deeply more nuanced mediation us-chia our carnegie alums 10:00am – 11:00am ET Keynote Speech Moderated by Abraham Denmark. Opening remarks by Robert Litwak, Senior Vice President and Director of International Security Studies at the Wilson Center, and Stephen Del Rosso, Program Director, International Peace & Security at the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Keynote Speaker: J. Stapleton Roy, Founding Director Emeritus and Distinguished Scholar, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States. 12:30pm – 02:00pm ET The Chinese Authoritarian Model and Its Global Impact Moderated by Charles Kraus. Under President Xi Jinping, several trends—technological advancements in surveillance and big data, an institutional strengthening of the CCP, and a growing authoritarianism—converged to witness a more aggressive approach to domestic security in places such as Tibet, Hong Kong, and Xinjiang. In China’s northwestern province of Xinjiang, the government has engaged in a widespread campaign of repression, mass surveillance, and detainment. In support of this effort over the past decade, China has implemented a surveillance system that combines traditional methods with high-technology such as facial recognition. With this expansion in surveillance, some analysts have identified a “China Model” of authoritarianism in opposition to liberal democracy that some warn could be exported elsewhere. Elsewhere in the world, China has begun exporting its suite of surveillance technologies to numerous countries throughout the world, an initiative that triggers some concern about negative impacts on democracy and governance. What does this approach to domestic security and surveillance mean for the international system? What does this issue indicate for the future of China and its relationships with other powers? Fellows: Darren Byler: “Chinese Technologies of Population Management on the New Silk Road” Alexander Dukalskis: “Authoritarian Image Management & PRC ‘Advertorials’ in Foreign Publications” Sheena Chestnut Greitens: “Assessing the Global Impact of Chinese Surveillance Technology” 02:30pm – 04:00pm ET Global Norms, Governance, and Chinese Policymaking Moderated by Robert Daly. The Chinese government adopts an increasingly assertive role in multilateral institutions, such as the United Nations, even as it founds alternate fora, like the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. It is conceivable that a stronger China will push for alterations to existing and emerging rules and norms to suit its interests. Across ungoverned spaces or areas of contested international governance, such as outer space, the deep sea, and poles, China has attempted to emerge as a global leader in norm-setting. Data policy constitutes another arena of contestation where China exerts increasing influence while advancing a competing vision of privacy and internet governance often at odds with Western models. However, Chinese policymaking does not occur in a vacuum, and a surprising history of “policy collaging” points to the oftentimes hidden outside influences on Chinese norms, legislation, and reform efforts. Fellows: Wendy Leutert: “The International Origins of China’s National Champions.” Xiao Liu: “Understanding China’s Governance Space of Personal Data” THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4 10:00am – 11:30am ET China’s Foreign Policy Along a Contested Periphery Moderated by Abraham Denmark. In recent years, President Xi Jinping of China has embarked upon a more assertive and active Chinese foreign policy, particularly in its own neighborhood. 2020 witnessed a deadly dispute erupt over the Line of Actual Control with India that spurred a sharp increase in India-China tensions. Shortly thereafter, the United States and India signed an important bilateral defense agreement, the BECA, which signals stronger ties in the face of rising Chinese involvement in the region. In Pakistan, China has launched the geopolitically-significant China-Pakistan Economic Corridor as part of its Belt and Road Initiative. The question of China’s influence over Pakistani decision-making bears importance on India’s rise and the United States’ role in South Asia. Elsewhere, Taiwan is facing increasing pressure from China in the aftermath of President Tsai Ing-wen’s reelection in 2020. Within this tense atmosphere, the Taiwan-Japan-United States trilateral relationship will grow increasingly important for stability in the region. Going forward, these tensions and the future of the wider region will hinge upon China’s foreign policy approaches to its periphery, as well as the responses of local actors and great powers such as India, the United States, and Japan. Fellows: Christopher Colley: “An Emerging Great Power Triangle? China, India, and the United States in the Indian Ocean.” Isaac Kardon: “China’s ‘New Era’ of Influence on Pakistan.” Adam Liff: “The U.S.-Japan Alliance and Taiwan.” 12:30pm – 02:00pm ET The BRI and Chinese Influence in the Global South Moderated by Jennifer Turner. China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) currently reaches a wide swath of countries with a particular emphasis on Southeast Asia and the broader Global South. Of China's numerous investments, nuclear exports constitute one of the key areas with the potential for strong impact geopolitically.  China’s hydropower investments in Southeast Asia also have the potential to meet growing energy demand while mitigating climate change. However, they also bring challenges with cross-boundary water governance, environmental damage, and large-scale displacement of communities. Elsewhere, concerns about China’s intentions and the environmental impact have forced China to deploy new discourses throughout the Global South centered on a green BRI. Is this a genuine embrace of environmentally-minded development or a clever marketing strategy? Exploring and parsing out the on-the-ground facts and bird’s eye view of the BRI will expand our understanding and enable policymakers to craft effective and timely responses to this geopolitically significant effort. Fellows: Jessica Liao: “China’s Green Mercantilism and Environmental Governance: A New Belt and Road to the Global South?” Lami Kim: “Nuclear Belt and Road: China’s Nuclear Exports and Its Implications for World Politics.” Cecilia Han Springer: “Environmental Sustainability and China’s Hydropower Development in Southeast Asia.” 02:30pm – 04:00pm ET Is a New Cold War Inevitable? Chinese Intentions and the Role of Misperception Moderated by Robert Daly. Over the past four years, policy discussion on the potential for a second Cold War have expanded greatly as tensions rise in the U.S.-China relationship. Indeed, great power competition to varying degrees has become bipartisan consensus under the Trump administration. On issues ranging from trade and human rights to intellectual property and international security, the United States and China increasingly identify the other as their chief rival. However, as shown in the American experience with the People’s Republic of China between 1949 and 1972, misperception and mirroring often cloud intelligence analysis and policy decision-making processes. On the other hand, American and Chinese national interests and strategic intentions are clearly divergent. On issues such as the South China Sea, China’s intentions and desired end state will greatly impact the course of U.S.-China relations. Understanding the nature of the competition and its historical parallels can serve to guide policymakers and reduce the risk of escalation. To what extent are the United States and China locked into competition? Are the current tensions the result of policy choices or the natural outcome of divergent national interests? Fellows: Sara Castro: “Lop Nur and the U.S. Intelligence Gaze: Evaluating the American Intelligence Process During China’s Nuclearization.” Oriana Skylar Mastro: “The Heart of the Matter: Understanding Chinese Intentions in the South China Sea and Implications for U.S. Strategy.” Joshua Shifrinson: “The U.S.-China Competition in Historical and Theoretical Perspective.” EVENT SPONSORS ASIA PROGRAM KISSINGER INSTITUTE ON CHINA AND THE UNITED STATES CHINA ENVIRONMENT FORUM HISTORY AND PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAM OverviewAgenda OVERVIEW AGENDA Over the past year, the 2020 Wilson China Fellows have undertaken policy research on a range of vital issues relevant to the rise of China and the future of U.S.-China ties. From February 3rd to the 4th, our Fellows will publicly present and debate their findings on topics ranging from international security to the environment in order to address important policy questions, such as: What does China’s approach to domestic security and surveillance in Xinjiang mean for the international system? How will its exports of this technology impact the world at large? What role does China’s influence play in global norms, governance, and policymaking in international institutions, especially pertaining to emergent issues such as big data, internet governance, and “new frontiers”? How does China’s assertive foreign policy impact security along its contested periphery? What is the extent of Chinese influence in Pakistan, the state of its competition with India, and the future of Taiwan's growing ties with Japan and the United States? What is the impact of China’s Belt and Road Initiative on the environment and geopolitics in Southeast Asia? How do these investments affect China’s influence in the region? To what extent are the United States and China locked into competition and what role does misperception play in their rivalry? What are China's intentions and strategy towards the South China Sea and its other vital national interests? Please join us virtually as the 2020 Wilson China Fellows present their findings and policy recommendations on February 3rd and 4th. Find the full agenda and list of speakers above, under the "Agenda" tab. You may submit questions for the speakers by emailing asia@wilsoncenter.org or tweeting us @AsiaProgram. Panelists From Left to Right, Top Row: Darren Byler, Sara Castro, Christopher Colley, Alexander Dukalskis, Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Isaac Kardon, Lami Kim. Bottom Row: Wendy Leutert, Jessica Liao, Adam Liff, Xiao Liu, Oriana Skyler Mastro, Joshua Shifrinson, Cecilia Han Springer IMAGE CREDIT Learn more about the 2020 Wilson Fellows INTRODUCTIONS Robert S. Litwak Senior Vice President and Director of International Security Studies Stephen Del Rosso Program Director, International Peace & Security at the Carnegie Corporation of New York KEYNOTE SPEAKER J. Stapleton Roy Distinguished Fellow; Founding Director Emeritus, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States MODERATORS Abraham Denmark Director, Asia Program Charles Kraus Deputy Director, History and Public Policy Program Robert Daly Director, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States Jennifer L. Turner Director, China Environment Forum & Manager, Global Choke Point Initiative PANELISTS Sheena Chestnut Greitens Wilson China Fellow; Associate Professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School at the University of Texas at Austin. Darren Byler Wilson China Fellow; Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Center for Asian Studies, University of Colorado Boulder Alexander Dukalskis Wilson China Fellow; Associate Professor, the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin Xiao Liu Wilson China Fellow; Assistant Professor at McGill University and Fellow at the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution of the World Economic Forum. Wendy Leutert Wilson China Fellow; GLP-Ming Z. Mei Chair of Chinese Economics and Trade, Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies and the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Indiana University. Isaac Kardon Wilson China Fellow; Assistant Professor, Department of Strategic and Operational Research at the U.S. Naval War College Adam Liff Wilson China Fellow; Associate Professor of East Asian International Relations, Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, Indiana University and Director of the “21st Century Japan Politics & Society Initiative” (21JPSI). Christopher Colley Wilson China Fellow; Assistant Professor of Security Studies at the National Defense College of the United Arab Emirates Lami Kim Wilson China Fellow; Assistant Professor at the U.S. Army War College and Adjunct Fellow at Pacific Forum. Cecilia Han Springer Wilson China Fellow; Senior Researcher at Boston University's Global China Initiative. Jessica Liao Wilson China Fellow; Assistant Professor of Political Science, North Carolina State University. Oriana Skylar Mastro Wilson China Fellow; Center Fellow at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) Sara Castro Wilson China Fellow; Assistant Professor, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Department of History Joshua Shifrinson Wilson China Fellow; Assistant Professor of International Relations, Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University. HOSTED BY ASIA PROGRAM The Asia Program promotes policy debate and intellectual discussions on U.S. interests in the Asia-Pacific as well as political, economic, security, and social issues relating to the world’s most populous and economically dynamic region.   Read more KISSINGER INSTITUTE ON CHINA AND THE UNITED STATES The mission of Kissinger Institute on China and the United States is to ensure that informed engagement remains the cornerstone of U.S.-China relations.  Read more CHINA ENVIRONMENT FORUM Since 1997, the China Environment Forum's mission has been to forge U.S.-China cooperation on energy, environment, and sustainable development challenges. We play a unique nonpartisan role in creating multi-stakeholder dialogues around these issues.  Read more HISTORY AND PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAM The History and Public Policy Program uses history to improve understanding of important global dynamics, trends in international relations, xand American foreign policy.  Read more

x ambassador roy -quote on washington - depotism - 50 years 20th century foreign service

- how easy it is abuse absolute power

why conern on rise of china?

media advice on what to do from good to horrid

scattered summary 

america thinks anout change in china in much too short a time span

why has us policy of engament in china become unpopular  with pundits - mirscilus human develop,ent - wester educate chinese governing chia institutions- modernised education ystem- -- wealth flows

modernised economy/society and its poitican system

dont prejudge where china is evolving over a few short years

globalisation winners and losers long term pattern n=both usa and china

focus on foreign policy goals not changes to its domestic system

if we cant help remake cuba why do we think we can rebuild china, afghanistan anywhere

more dsplay ore consciousness of danfers of nuclear war

lessons of cold war forgotten

4 dont underestimatedamage recovering from our soft power over last 4 years- all over world countries looking at cyhina and usa - china life is normal ; usa shutdown- china vaccine may work- china still growing; 

us nit psatry to 2 trades tcpp rcp (mchina member rcp)

usa not well posituoned to take on onu=tegrated challenges other nations around world want supporton

us income discrepancues soarung - never seen such disparity - top 10 % own 88%

nothing forbottom 50%

friennd/allies could rely on reasonNLE CONSSTENY OVER TIME- DONT ASSUME USA CAN JUST RETURN- LOSS OF CONFIDENCE OF WORLDS NATIONS

 us has abundat hyman and natural resources-could have celbrated wise in china-all past assumptions now broken

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