Oxford professor: Wenzhou's complete industrial chain is a huge success

Source: CCTV English

Update: Oct 13th, 2026  1:47 AM

Richard Caplan, professor of International Relations at Oxford University, participated in the Mingde Strategic Dialogue 2026, an influential academic exchange event hosted by Renmin University of China. He toured to Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province to see economic development. During the interview with CCTV.com, Caplan said, "In Wenzhou, all aspects of the production process, from research and innovation to design and actual manufacturing, are integrated in one place, which is not very common. It is a huge success."

Mingde Strategic Dialogue 2026 in early October focused on the theme "Resilience and Vitality: New Opportunities China's Development Brings to the World" and invited the participation of more than 20 former political dignitaries and renowned scholars from around 10 countries, including the United States, Britain, Canada, New Zealand, Poland, Russia and Ethiopia. They traveled to Xinyu in Jiangxi, Wenzhou in Zhejiang and Beijing to see China's development.