11.12.2019 - 23:23

Fifth International Forum on the "New Silk Road" and Sino-European Cooperation

Panel discussion  |  Wednesday, December 11, 2019, 16–20 h  |  Mercatorhalle, CityPalais, Landfermannstr. 6, 47051 Duisburg

New Silk Road, New World Order? Regional and Global Dynamics of China’s Connectivity Initiative

China’s investment along the New Silk Road corridors has refueled old and new threat perceptions. Neorealist scholars predict a substitution of the liberal international order by a “Chinese” model of development. This debate, however, is often based on a rather superficial reading and a general misunderstanding of the drivers and triggers of China’s BRI. Bringing together leading international scholars from the fields of economics and political science, the workshop will assess the invisible dimensions of China’s BRI by opening the black box of China’s political and economic domestic system settings. It will pay special attention to the perspectives on China’s BRI from Eastern and Central Europe and also discuss potential challenges as well as cooperation opportunities for Europe in the next decades to come.

Panel 1: Geostrategic Assessment of China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Panel 2: Economic Assessment: Winners and Losers of the ‘New Silk Road’

Registration is required:
Confucius Institute Metropolis Ruhr
Ms. Sandra Urban
0203 306-3131
konfuzius-institut@uni-due.de

Contact:
Institute of East Asian Studies IN-EAST
Helmut Demes
0203 37-94191
helmut.demes@uni-due.de

Co-organized by Institute of East Asian Studies IN-EAST and Confucius Institute Metropolis Ruhr

Download of the Program leaflet:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/program_bri_forum.pdf