The Short-Term Impact of SARS on the Chinese Economy

Wen, Hai; Zhao, Zhong; Wang, Jian; Hou, Zhen-Gang

doi:10.1162/1535351041747905

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“…China's economic loss from this epidemic was estimated at $25·3 billion, slowing down GDP growth by 1-2% in 2003. 16,22 China was also widely criticised for concealing information and failing to comply with international health regulations. The importance of health security to China seemed to be confirmed when it signed two MoUs with WHO in 2017 on strengthening the international health regulation, especially on the Silk Road.…”

Section: China's Belt and Road Initiativementioning

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China's Silk Road and global health

Tang

Li³

et al. 2017

The Lancet

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In 2013, China proposed its Belt and Road Initiative to promote trade, infrastructure, and commercial associations with 65 countries in Asia, Africa, and Europe. This initiative contains important health components. Simultaneously, China launched an unprecedented overseas intervention against Ebola virus in west Africa, dispatching 1200 workers, including Chinese military personnel. The overseas development assistance provided by China has been increasing by 25% annually, reaching US$7 billion in 2013. Development assistance for health from China has particularly been used to develop infrastructure and provide medical supplies to Africa and Asia. China's contributions to multilateral organisations are increasing but are unlikely to bridge substantial gaps, if any, vacated by other donors; China is creating its own multilateral funds and banks and challenging the existing global architecture. These new investment vehicles are more aligned with the geography and type of support of the Belt and Road Initiative. Our analysis concludes that China's Belt and Road Initiative, Ebola response, development assistance for health, and new investment funds are complementary and reinforcing, with China shaping a unique global engagement impacting powerfully on the contours of global health.

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Section: China's Belt and Road Initiativementioning

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China's Silk Road and global health

Tang

Li³

et al. 2017

The Lancet

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“…The outbreak is estimated to have resulted in a total loss of US$25·3 billion to China's economy and a 1-2% drop in China's gross domestic product growth rate for 2003. 40 Although the circulating H5N1 avian infl uenza virus does not transmit well from person to person, it could undergo genetic change that would aff ect transmissibility, or another infl uenza virus with pandemic potential could emerge. 41 Because of the potential for quick national and international spread of emerging infectious diseases, rapid detection and containment will be needed to prevent an epidemic or pandemic.…”

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Emergence and control of infectious diseases in China

Wang¹,

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Infectious diseases remain the major causes of morbidity and mortality in China despite substantial progress in their control. China is a major contributor to the worldwide infectious disease burden because of its population size. The association of China with the rest of the world through travel and trade means that events in the country can affect distant populations. The ecological interaction of people with animals in China favours the emergence of new microbial threats. The public-health system has to be prepared to deal with the challenges of newly emerging infectious diseases and at the same time try to control existing diseases. To address the microbial threats, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome, the government has committed substantial resources to the implementation of new strategies, including the development of a real-time monitoring system as part of the infectious-disease surveillance. This strategy can serve as a model for worldwide surveillance and response to threats from infectious diseases.

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“…Hai and colleagues () use multiplier analysis to estimate the short‐term impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome on the Chinese economy. They predicted that the total direct loss to China's tourism industry would be around $16.8bn by the end of 2003.…”

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Potential Economic Contribution of Regional Tourism Development in China: A Comparative Analysis

Pratt

2014

Journal of Tourism Research

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The tourism industry in China has increased dramatically in recent years. Tourism development has been somewhat asymmetric with east coast provinces developing faster than others. This research compares and contrasts the potential economic contribution of tourism across China's provinces. Because of larger multiplier effects, the more economically developed provincial economies will experience greater economic benefits as a result of further increases in tourism. However, several inland provinces are also poised to benefit from increased tourism. Increases in visitor arrivals in these provinces have the potential to benefit both the tourism sectors and those sectors that demand and supply services to these industries. This is an attractive source of economic development in lesser developed provinces. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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The Short-Term Impact of SARS on the Chinese Economy

Cited by 139 publications

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China's Silk Road and global health

China's Silk Road and global health

Emergence and control of infectious diseases in China

Potential Economic Contribution of Regional Tourism Development in China: A Comparative Analysis

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