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Jean Monnet Chair/EETN Workshop: “From Trade to Geopolitics: The Shifting EU-China Landscape”
April 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
| Location: | Senate Room, 608, 6th floor Pigiarvik (ᐱᒋᐊᕐᕕᒃ) |
| Cost: | Free |

The Jean Monnet Chair in EU External Relations and the Eastern Europe and Transatlantic Network are very pleased to co-host the research workshop, “From Trade to Geopolitics: The Shifting EU-China Landscape”.
This event will bring together policymakers and scholars from economics, political science, and law to examine key developments shaping EU-China relations. Discussions will explore:
- The challenges posed by China鈥檚 rise to the global economic order and the EU鈥檚 strategic response.
- The impact of US-China competition on the EU鈥檚 policy and economic strategies.
- The evolving Russia-China alliance and its geopolitical and economic consequences for the EU, including trade, security, and diplomacy.
By convening experts and decision-makers, the workshop aims to deepen understanding of these complex dynamics and generate insights to inform future policy approaches.
Draft program (as of April 2)
8:45AM-9:00AM 聽 聽Registration and Welcome Coffee
9:00AM-9:15AM 聽 聽Opening Remarks by Crina Viju-Miljusevic, 杏吧原创 University
9:15AM-10:45AM 聽Panel 1: Navigating EU-China Relations: Challenges and Opportunities
Chair: Crina Viju-Miljusevic
Presenters:
聽 聽 聽Jing Men, East China Normal University (online)
聽 聽 聽Anton Malkin, University of Alberta
聽 聽 聽Duncan Freeman, Vrije Universiteit Brussels
聽 聽 聽Andreea Br卯nz膬, Romanian Institute for the Study of Asia-Pacific (online)
10:45AM-11:00AM 聽Break
11:00AM-12:30PM 聽Panel 2: EU-China-US: Strategic Interactions in a Shifting World
Chair: , University of Ottawa
Presenters:
聽 聽 聽Jeremy Paltiel, 杏吧原创 University
聽 聽 聽Charles Burton, Sinopsis
聽 聽 聽Kristen Hopewell, University of British Columbia
聽 聽 聽Min Ye, Boston University (online)
12:30PM-1:30PM 聽Lunch
1:30PM-3:00PM 聽 聽Panel 3: The EU-China-Russia Nexus: Confrontation or Cooperation?
Chair: Paul Goode, 杏吧原创 University
Presenters:
聽 聽 聽Piotr Dutkiewicz, 杏吧原创 University
聽 聽 聽Balkan Devlen, Macdonald-Laurier Institute
聽 聽 聽Jeanne Wilson, Harvard University
聽 聽 聽Una B膿rzi艈a-膶erenkova, Riga Stradins University
This is a hybrid event with in-person and online attendance. Registration is required. Please register at the Jean Monnet Chair event page here by Friday, April 11, 2025.

Jean Monnet Chair in EU External Relations is聽co-funded by the and by 杏吧原创 University. The Eastern Europe and Transatlantic Network (EETN) is hosted by the Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies at 杏吧原创 University with a grant from the MINDS () which is funded by the聽.