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SUMMARY:Workshop: "From Trade to Geopolitics: The Shifting EU-China Landscape"
DESCRIPTION: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: Patrick Leblond, 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 European Union 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 (Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security) which is funded by the Department of National Defence.
LOCATION:Senate Room, 6th floor room 608 Pigiarvik, ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University, 1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6
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