The Brussels Academy for China and European Studies and the Confucius Institute at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and Egmont, have the pleasure of inviting you to a conference on EU-China relations in the light of connectivity. China’s Belt and Road Initiative is the most prominent example of a global actor pursuing a geo-economic strategy. The EU, however, has been using its economic instruments to pursue its political objectives to great effect for a long time. Its EU-Asia Connectivity Strategy is only the latest development. What does the growing importance of connectivity mean for the future of EU-China relations.

 

 

PROGRAMME

 

 

08.30-09.00 Registration

09.00-09.15 Welcome

• Prof. Dr. Sven BISCOP, Director, Europe in the World Programme, Egmont Institute & Ghent University
• Prof. Shuiquan ZHENG, Vice Chair, University Council, Renmin University of China

09.15-10.45 Panel 1: China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Chair: Prof. Dr.  Sven Biscop, Egmont Institute & Ghent University

• Prof. Dr. Weiping HUANG, Renmin University of China
• Prof. Dr. Zhiqin SHI, Tsinghua University
• Prof. Dr. Gustaaf GEERAERTS, Fudan University & Vrije Universiteit Brussel
• Prof. Dr. Franco ALGIERI, Webster University Vienna

10.45-11.15 Coffee Break

11.15-12.45 Panel 2: The EU’s EU-Asia Connectivity Strategy

Chair: Gustaaf Geeraerts , Senior Associate Fellow, Egmont Institute

• Asad BEG, EEAS
• Prof. Dr, Chun DING, Fudan University
• Prof. Dr. Hua XIN, Shanghai International Studies University
• Shada ISLAM, Friends of Europe

 

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