World Openness Report 2025 - Seeking New Consensus on Openness amid the Balance of Cooperation and Security - Insightful analysis

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World Openness Report 2025 examines global openness through the lens of cooperation and security, presenting a structured analysis of how countries can pursue openness while managing risks. It introduces the World Openness Index 2024, traces major openness mega-trends, and evaluates the role of warranted openness supported by global good governance. The report also addresses trade policy choices, cross-border data flows for digital trade and AI, investment facilitation, and the building of resilient industrial and value chains.

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Preface

Let the Wave of Opening-Up Surge Vigorously

Chapter 1 World Openness Index 2024

Overview of the World Openness Index

Openness Index on Certain Subjects

Openness Index of Economies in Different Groups

Chapter 2 Mega-Trend in World Openness

Recent Trends in Global Openness

Dynamic Changes in Global Openness

Advancing Global Opening in Concert

Chapter 3 Advancing Warranted Openness via Global Good Governance

Impacts of Global Governance on Warranted Openness

Global Governance System in Transformation: Structural Shifts and Evolving Paradigms

Enhancing Global Governance to Facilitate Warranted Opening-Up

Chapter 4 Free Trade or Protectionism?

US Unilateral Tariffs Deal a Severe Blow to Global Free Trade

Regional Cooperation Brings New Highlights to Global Economic Governance

Services and Digital Trade Provide New Momentum for Trade Liberalization

WTO at 30: Commitment to Multilateralism

Chapter 5 Cross-Border Data Flows: The Backbone of Collaborative AI and Digital Trade in Services

The Growing Importance of International Data Flows

Barriers to Data Flows Are Increasing

The Path Forward

Chapter 6 Development Characteristics and Prospects of Global Investment Facilitation

Evolution of Investment Policies in Major Economies

Development Characteristics of and Trends in Global Investment Facilitation

Collaborating to Promote Global Investment Liberalization and Facilitation

Chapter 7 Building Efficient and Sustainable Global Industrial, Supply, and Value Chains

Historical Evolution of Global Industrial, Supply, and Value Chains

Characteristics of Global Industrial, Supply, and Value Chain Restructuring

Promoting Efficient and Sustainable Development Through Openness and Inclusiveness

Chapter 8 Expanding Openness to Accelerate Industrialization in the Global South

World Flagship publication of Hongqiao International Economic Forum Openness Report 2025 Seeking New Consensus on Openness amid the Balance of Cooperation and Security Institute of World Economics and Politics, CASS Research Center for Hongqiao International Economic Forum WORLD OPENNESS REPORT 2025 WORLD OPENNESS REPORT 2025 Seeking New Consensus on Openness amid the Balance of Cooperation and Security • Institute of World Economic and Politics, CASS Research Center for Hongqiao International Economic Forum World Openness Report 2025 Seeking New Consensus on Openness amid the Balance of Cooperation and Security Institute of World Economic and Politics, CASS Research Center for Hongqiao International Economic Forum First published in 2025 by Royal Collins Publishing Group Inc. Groupe Publication Royal Collins Inc. 550-555 boul. René-Lévesque O Montréal (Québec) H2Z1B1 Canada Copyright © China Social Sciences Press This report is supported by National Institute for Global Strategy of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book. ISBN: 978-1-4878-1377-2 (hardcover) ISBN: 978-1-4878-1378-9 (paperback) ISBN: 978-1-4878-1379-6 (e-book) To find out more about our publications, [please visit www.royalcollins.com](please visit www.royalcollins.com). Contents List of Figures 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 ix List of Tables 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 xiii List of Boxes 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 xv Preface Let the Wave of Opening-Up Surge Vigorously 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 xvii Chapter 1 World Openness Index 2024 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 1 I. Overview of the World Openness Index ........................................................................... 1 II. Openness Index on Certain Subjects ................................................................................ 3 III. Openness Index of Economies in Different Groups ......................................................... 7 Chapter 2 Mega-Trend in World Openness 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 17 I. Recent Trends in Global Openness ................................................................................. 17 II. Dynamic Changes in Global Openness .......................................................................... 21 III. Advancing Global Opening in Concert .......................................................................... 25 Chapter 3 Advancing Warranted Openness via Global Good Governance 􀀮􀀮􀀮 27 I. Impacts of Global Governance on Warranted Openness ................................................27 II. Global Governance System in Transformation: Structural Shifts and Evolving Paradigms ........................................................................................................................ 33 III. Enhancing Global Governance to Facilitate Warranted Opening-Up............................42 Chapter 4 Free Trade or Protectionism? 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 49 I. US Unilateral Tariffs Deal a Severe Blow to Global Free Trade...................................... 49 vi | Contents II. Regional Cooperation Brings New Highlights to Global Economic Governance..........52 III. Services and D

FAQs

What is the core theme of World Openness Report 2025?

The report focuses on seeking new consensus on openness while balancing cooperation and security, combining policy analysis with governance and economic-future perspectives.

How does the report use the World Openness Index?

It presents an overview of the World Openness Index 2024, including openness across specific subject areas and comparisons among economies in different groups.

Which areas does the report cover beyond trade?

Beyond trade, it examines cross-border data flows for collaborative AI and digital trade, investment facilitation trends, and the construction of efficient, sustainable global industrial and value chains.

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