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• In-person event
• Senate Room, 6th floor room 608, Pigiarvik, ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University
• 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6

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’s rise to the global economic order and the EU’s strategic response.
• The impact of US-China competition on the EU’s 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 15):

8:45AM-9:00AM    Registration and Welcome Coffee

9:00AM-9:15AM    Opening Remarks by Crina Viju-Miljusevic, ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University

9:15AM-10:45AM  Panel 1: Navigating EU-China Relations: Challenges and Opportunities

Chair: Crina Viju-Miljusevic

Presenters:

Anton Malkin, University of Alberta
China and EU relations and End of Free Trade.

Duncan Freeman, ICHEC Brussels Management School
The EU and China: Tensions, Risks and Narrative Transitions?

Jing Men, East China Normal University (online)
How Chinese Perceive EU-China Relations.

Andreea Brînză, Romanian Institute for the Study of Asia-Pacific (online)
Sometimes Partner, Often Competitor, Maybe Rival, Depending on Whom You Ask and When: Perspectives on China from Europe.

10:45AM-11:00AM  Break

11:00AM-12:30PM  Panel 2: EU-China-US: Strategic Interactions in a Shifting World

Chair: , University of Ottawa

Presenters:

Jeremy Paltiel, ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University
The Enemy’s Enemy I Can’t Befriend: The Dilemma for the EU (and Canada) of Sino-American Rivalry Under MAGA.

Charles Burton, Sinopsis
The Impact of Recent US Foreign Policy Doctrine Transformation on China-EU Relations.

Kristen Hopewell, University of British Columbia
Between Scylla and Charybdis: Navigating EU Strategic Autonomy Amid the US-China Trade War.

Min Ye, Boston University (online)
Aligning or Balancing—China’s Reactive Approach to Relations in Europe.

12:30PM-1:30PM  Lunch

1:30PM-3:00PM    Panel 3: The EU-China-Russia Nexus: Confrontation or Cooperation?

Chair: Paul Goode, ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University

Presenters:

Piotr Dutkiewicz, ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University
Unavoidable Friendship – Notes on Russia/China Relations.

Jeanne Wilson, Harvard University
Russian-Chinese Relations: Their Relevance for the European Union.

Una Bērziņa-Čerenkova, Riga Stradins University
Russia-China Ideological Alignment Following the Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine.

This is a hybrid event with in-person and online attendance.

***Video recordings of the panel presentations are available at the Jean Monnet Chair Research page here.***

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