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From community renewal to sustainable transit: two Latin American scholars draw on the people-centered planning embedded in China’s urban development_我的网站

A |     　　北京8月21日电（记者 韩鹏飞）8月21日，2026年中国国际服务贸易交易会金融服务专题媒体通气会在北京召开。北京市地方金融监督管理局副局长王颖出席活动并介绍金融服务专题整体情况。         

    Foreign tourists view a model of urban planning and construction at the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center on August 10, 2025. Photo: VCG
Editor's Note:
Chinese President Xi Jinping has pointed out, "to understand China today, one must learn to understand the Communist Party of China (CPC)." With the rapid development of China's economy and society, and the steady advancement of the Chinese path to modernization, the notable achievements of the CPC have drawn extensive international attention and scholarly interest. Against this backdrop, the Global Times has launched the "CPC in Global Eyes" column, focusing on the feelings, perspectives and insights of international friends from various fields regarding the CPC's historical path and achievements.
They include those who have toured China, who deeply study the CPC in academic fields, who work, live, study, seek employment or do business in various fields in China, and who pay close attention to the CPC's policies and trends, although they haven't visited the country in person. Through their vivid personal experiences, we aim to present a multifaceted overseas view of the CPC.
In the 16th installment of this series, we followed two Latin American scholars as they toured Chinese cities, witnessing how the CPC's people-centered, long-term development vision is translated into tangible everyday improvements - and reflecting on what China's experience might offer for state capacity building in Latin America.

Standing before the glass at the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center, Ecuadorian scholar María Imelda Robalino gently traced the edge of the giant city model with her fingertips, her eyes reflecting the orderly contours of this megacity stretching toward the horizon. The clear lines linking green spaces along the city's iconic Huangpu River, dense residential neighborhoods and industrial parks drew the public administration scholar, who has long studied urban expansion in Latin America, into deep thought.
Beside her, Mariana Escalante, a Mexican scholar in China studies, gazed at the scrolling timeline of Shanghai's long-term urban plans on a screen and expressed her admiration for the CPC and the Chinese government's all-out efforts in development and construction. "It's very impressive that they're taking care of all the factors that influence Chinese people, not just development and the economy, but also the environment and the well-being of the people," she told the Global Times at the exhibition center.
In June, a delegation of more than 20 think tank scholars from about 15 Latin American countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Ecuador, started their tour in China. Over the course of more than 10 days, they visited cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Nanjing, and went into urban planning exhibition centers, residential communities, Party schools, eco-friendly power plants and university think tanks. Robalino and Escalante were among them. Like many others in the group, they came with a shared purpose: to see for themselves what Chinese modernization under CPC leadership actually looks like.
"I always emphasize the importance of seeing and experiencing China with my own eyes, in addition to learning about it through documents, academic research or news reports," Escalante told the Global Times.
    Mariana Escalante visits an eco-friendly power company in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province, on June 11, 2026. Photo: Courtesy of Escalante
From plans to everyday life
For Escalante, this trip to China was far from her first encounter with the country.
A professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and founder of Mexican Association of Sinology, she has visited China many times before - yet each journey still brings fresh discoveries. "China is a country that changes at an impressive speed, so I try to visit as often as possible," she told the Global Times. "Every trip allows me to observe new processes, and compare what I study in texts with how policies are implemented."
Robalino approached her China visit with a broader set of expectations. Her institution, Ecuador's National Institute of Advanced Studies, has a Center for Chinese Studies, and this trip was meant to deepen existing academic ties. As a scholar of public policy and innovation, she also hoped to observe firsthand how China builds state capacity.
With different expectations, the delegation set off on a "dialogue" spanning mountains and seas. In Shanghai, the Latin American scholars visited the city's urban planning exhibition center and also stepped into one of its most local residential communities. If the former showed them how a metropolis is "planned" into being, the field visit to Block 228 Changbai New Village Subdistrict, or Changbai 228, revealed how planning is translated into everyday life - through the leadership and support of CPC organizations at every level.
On an afternoon in early June, the delegation stepped into Changbai 228 in Shanghai's Yangpu district. Since its completion in 1952, it has served as a warm home for the city's industrial workers. More than seven decades later, through urban planning, it has been transformed into a mixed-use community that preserves historical memory while offering modern services.
As the delegation walked through the neighborhood, they passed one amenity after another: a convenience commercial center, an affordable sports and health center, a restaurant, and subsidized rental housing. Inside a local Party-mass service center, some residents were dancing, while music drifted out into the hall. At the entrance, several scholars paused and, unable to resist, began clapping along to the beat.
"From the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center, I was able to observe how the state plans and envisions the development of the city; at Changbai 228, I was able to observe the results of that action from the perspective of the community and everyday life," Robalino told the Global Times. What intrigued her most was "how a planned intervention can become a space that does not feel rigid or imposed, but instead becomes a place for connection and coexistence." To her, the case revealed one of the less visible dimensions of public action: what happens after planning, during implementation, when public decisions become part of people's daily lives.
Escalante was equally struck by what Changbai 228 revealed about the CPC's people-centered philosophy. "What attracted my attention most at 228 was the close connection between urban renewal and the everyday well-being of residents," she said.
"Urban space should not be organized solely around commercial consumption. Changbai 228 includes commercial services, but it also has public and community spaces where people can meet, rest or take part in activities, without consumption necessarily being at the center of the experience." In Escalante's view, the CPC's people-centered approach had taken on tangible form. "Development should not be understood only in economic terms or in terms of economic gain, but also in terms of the people."
    Foreign tourists visit the Bund in Shanghai on August 17, 2026. Photo: VCG
An immersive understanding

Having visited China in person and seen firsthand how CPC policies are implemented in everyday life and put at the service of the people, these Latin American scholars with a strong interest in China gained a more immersive understanding of some of the Party's core concepts.
Several of the projects the scholars visited enabled them to observe how these concepts are translated into concrete policies and projects, Escalante said. She pointed to some terms often mentioned by the CPC and the Chinese government, such as "people-centered development," "common prosperity" and "Chinese modernization."
"People-centered development" means that development should not be measured solely by economic growth, infrastructure construction or technological progress, but also by its ability to improve people's livelihoods and quality of life, she added.
The scholar further pointed out that, "common prosperity" adds another layer to this vision: growth and modernization should benefit a broader swath of society, and development should help reduce social and regional inequalities. "What is the point of achieving high levels of economic growth or technological development if a significant part of the population is left outside its benefits?"
As for "Chinese modernization," Escalante described it as a modernization path suited to China's own historical, social and political conditions, rather than the assumption that there is only one universal model to follow.
"The leadership of the CPC is also explicitly presented as one of its central elements. From my perspective, the role of the Party is precisely one of the defining features of this process," she told the Global Times. "The Chinese government has considerable capacity to set long-term development goals, coordinate public policies and mobilize resources toward specific priorities. What interests me is how these broad ideas are translated - or are intended to be translated - into concrete policies, and what results they produce at different levels of society."
Cooperation amid challenges
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the launch of the China-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Forum. Data show that in 2024 trade between China and Latin American and Caribbean countries exceeded $500 billion for the first time, more than 40 times that of the beginning of this century. In 2025, the figure climbed further to $549 billion. More than 20 Latin American countries had joined the Belt and Road cooperation framework, the Xinhua News Agency reported in May 2025.
Behind the numbers are scholars' observations and reflections. Escalante believes that one of the most practical and promising areas for cooperation between China and Latin America lies in sustainable urban transportation and its integration with new energy - including electric public transit, charging infrastructure, energy storage technologies, smart traffic management systems and shared mobility services. "These are particularly relevant areas for large Latin American cities that face problems such as congestion, pollution, unequal access to transportation and long commuting times," she said.
From the perspective of public administration, Robalino pointed to at least two areas where China and Latin America could find concrete opportunities for South-South cooperation.
"One is the exchange of experience on long-term planning, policy monitoring and strengthening implementation capacity; the other is public innovation," she told the Global Times. "It would be particularly interesting to exchange methodologies for experimentation, institutional learning and scaling up innovations."
When asked about the resurgence of "Monroe Doctrine" thinking in the US, Escalante did not evade the issue. "US influence and pressure on Latin America have a long history," she said. What worries her now, she added, is that the US government has once again publicly invoked the Monroe Doctrine, "which inevitably raises questions in Latin America about sovereignty and the capacity to make our own decisions."
At the same time, Escalante argued that it is too simplistic to explain Latin America's limited autonomy solely through external pressure. "Autonomy also depends on our own capacities. A country with strong institutions, a more diversified economy, lower levels of poverty and inequality, greater scientific and technological capabilities, and a long-term development strategy also has more room to decide with whom it wants to build relations and on what terms," she said.
Looking at Latin America, Escalante said one of the most important lessons from China's experience is the country's ability to define long-term goals and, above all, to translate them into concrete policies.
"Our countries have very different political systems, histories and social conditions, so this is not about copying the Chinese model," she told the Global Times. "However, we can reflect on the importance of building institutional systems that can plan, coordinate policies, ensure a certain degree of continuity and make public decisions truly take effect."
As the scholar put it, "China's experience can prompt Latin America to ask an important question: how do we build states with enough capacity to turn development goals into concrete and lasting improvements in people's lives?"
。　　王颖介绍，金融服务专题作为服贸会九大专题之一，将于9月9日-13日在北京首钢园举办，馆内主展设在4号馆二层，展览面积约1.27万平方米；馆外体验区设在10号馆，打造近千平方米的“未来金融潮玩体验区”。本届专题以“智焕新生     金融聚力”为主题，构建“1+2+3+4”特色展会模式，即围绕“AI数智赋能”一条核心主线，聚焦科技金融、跨境金融两大展示方向，打造会议论坛、配套活动、洽谈推介三大主题活动，构筑“全球金融创新产品和服务展示、重要政策和行业规则发布、合作伙伴洽谈、前沿金融体验”四大平台。目前，线下参展企业已达75家，包括世界500强及行业龙头企业53家。其中，国内机构39家，外资机构36家，国际化率为48%。

B | 　　总体来看，本届金融服务专题呈现六大特点。

C | 　　一是向“新”而行，AI赋能金融全链生态。本届专题将人工智能与数字技术创新贯穿展会全程。国家开发银行、进出口银行、农业发展银行、工商银行、农业银行、中国银行、建设银行、交通银行、邮储银行、中国人保、中国人寿、中国太平、中国信保等40余家国内头部金融机构，将携最新AI应用成果集中亮相，全方位呈现人工智能在金融服务全链条的深度融入与价值释放，彰显金融业以数智技术赋能实体经济高质量发展的创新活力。　　二是以“质”图强，深耕科创领域联通内外经贸。

D | 本届专题聚焦科技金融与跨境金融两大展示方向，以金融活水浇灌新质生产力，赋能实体经济产业升级、跨境融通。科技金融方面，专题首创“金融+科创”联展模式，金融机构携手其赋能培育的科创企业同台亮相，覆盖算力芯片、机器人、智能驾驶、生物医药等前沿赛道，全景展示覆盖科创企业全生命周期的金融产品服务。

E | 中国银行将展示其围绕“政、研、园、企、投、所、链”建立的科技金融生态朋友圈，及“中银科创+”平台合作成果，以多元化融资产品赋能前沿科技创新主体。北京银行将携手20余家科技企业共同参展，集中展示企业前沿创新产品，生动呈现打造“更懂科技企业的银行”、深度参与未来产业培育发展全过程的成果与亮点。跨境金融方面，参展机构将集中展出跨境支付、跨境投融资、汇率避险、境外合规风控等全套解决方案，专业跨境业务团队驻场为出海企业答疑解惑、匹配金融服务。农业银行将从“畅通渠道、融通全球、司库建设”等维度，展示“跨境+”全球金融服务体系。建设银行将展示“善建行远”海外综合服务平台，协同商协会、专业服务机构等，为出海企业打造“一站式”服务体验。万事达卡将分享在支付便利化、跨境支付创新和消费生态建设方面的最新实践与洞察，进一步促进跨境人员往来和经贸交流。　　三是聚“智”论道，前沿对话引领行业风向。本届专题全面升级论坛体系，构建“三会场并行、议题成矩阵”的高密度研讨格局。

F | 联合工商银行、中国银行、中国人保、中国人寿、北京银行创新打造“金融助力实体经济高质量发展”系列论坛，聚焦企业全球化布局、人工智能与金融融合、耐心资本培育、保险服务、数字金融转型等前沿热点，邀请金融管理部门领导，专家学者，金融机构高管，科创、专精特新企业负责人等展开对话。

G | 目前，国新资本、中金资本、范式智能等多家人工智能、科技金融领域知名机构嘉宾确认参会。

H | 系列论坛将以高站位议题设置、高质量思想碰撞，汇聚专业智慧、凝聚行业共识、研判行业发展趋势。

I | 　　四是务“实”对接，产融对接力促成果落地。本届专题创新打造多元化接力式产融对接体系。举办交流活动，邀请中外投资机构及金融机构代表与科创、专精特新企业负责人面对面交流，打通“资本端”与“科技端”高效链接通道。

J | 同时，在4号馆推出“金融直通车”精准对接会，让融资需求与金融供给在展会现场快速匹配、务实落地。国家开发银行、工商银行、建设银行、邮储银行等机构将举办定向签约活动。通过“集中对接+精准撮合”，将服贸会国家级平台优势转化为务实合作成果，推动每一次洽谈都能孕育出合作共赢硕果。　　五是聚“例”成势，“中国服务-北京案例”打造金融服务新标杆。北京是国家金融政策的策源地和金融资源的重要配置枢纽，始终以示范引领为核心使命。本届专题将举办金融领域“中国服务-北京案例”专场活动，发布一批具有原创性、代表性，可复制、可推广的标杆经验。目前，正在对辖内机构报送的200余个案例进行遴选，上述案例覆盖城市更新、新质生产力培育、绿色出海、跨境服务、跨界金融合作等重点领域，既有服务国家战略的大手笔，也有贴近百姓生活的小切口，充分彰显首都金融服务国家战略、赋能实体经济高质量发展及坚定不移扩大对外开放的实践成果。　　六是惠“民”共享，潮玩互动尽显金融“烟火气”。

K | 本届专题将举办“数智赋能，金融惠民生”系列活动，联合行业协会、金融机构和专业媒体举办首都消费者权益保护周、服务贸易知识大讲堂、智绘未来金融寻宝等主题活动，助力提升公众金融素养与风险防范意识。

L | 同时，10号馆“未来金融潮玩体验区”将联动多家金融机构，搭建购物、餐饮等民生服务场景，设置AI数字人交互、AI智能购物、数币一键支付、智能红包等特色体验项目，引入限定文创快闪店、主题打卡装置、盲盒兑换机等潮流跨界元素，集中展示数字支付、智能合约、跨境消费等创新应用。

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