The COVID-19 pandemic forced the entire world to adjust to a “new” China. Not only did Beijing rely on more aggressive tools to conduct diplomacy, but the post-electoral U.S. strategy towards the Dragon has also promised to match this level of assertiveness in the years to come, thus sanctioning the continuation of the bilateral competition. How will the COVID-19 economy and China’s grand objectives change Western engagement in the short-term? To what extent will worsening perceptions of China influence relations between the country and its European partners?
Opening
Susan Shirk, Professor, School of Global Policy and Strategy, University of California San Diego
in conversation with: Paolo Magri, Executive Vice President, Italian Institute for International Political Studies
Reframing Western Relations with China
Introduction and chair: Axel Berkofsky, Professor, University of Pavia and Co-Head of the Asia Centre, Italian Institute for International Political Studies
Lucrezia Poggetti, Analyst on EU-China Relations, Mercator Institute for China Studies
John Seaman, Research Fellow at the Asia Centre, Institut Française pour les Relations Internationales
George N. Tzogopoulos, Director of EU-China Programmes, Centre International de Formation Européenne (CIFE); Fellow, Begin Sadat Centre for Strategic Studies (BESA) and Lecturer, Democritus University of Thrace
Developing an Alternative Approach to the Chinese Market
Introduction and chair: Alessia Amighini, Professor, University of East Piedmont and Co-Head of the Asia Centre, Italian Institute for International Political Studies
Marco Chirullo, Deputy Head of ‘Far East Asia’ Unit, DG Trade, European Commission
Gwenn Sonck, Executive Director, EU-China Business Association and Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce
Marco Bettin, Chief Operating Officer, Italy-China Foundation and Vice Chairman, EU-China Business Association
The conference will be held in English.
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