Workshop: “From Trade to Geopolitics: The Shifting EU-China Landscape”

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 from 8:45 am to 3:00 pm

• Hybrid event
• Senate Room, 6th floor room 608, Pigiarvik, Carleton University
• 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6
• Meeting link to follow

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 2)

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

9:00AM-9:15AM    Opening Remarks by Crina Viju-Miljusevic, Carleton University

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

Chair: Crina Viju-Miljusevic

Presenters:

     Jing Men, East China Normal University (online) 

     Anton Malkin, University of Alberta

     Duncan Freeman, Vrije Universiteit Brussels

     Andreea Brînză, Romanian Institute for the Study of Asia-Pacific (online)

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, Carleton University

     Charles Burton, Sinopsis

     Kristen Hopewell, University of British Columbia

     Min Ye, Boston University (online)

12:30PM-1:30PM  Lunch

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

Chair: Paul Goode, Carleton University

Presenters:

     Piotr Dutkiewicz, Carleton University

     Balkan Devlen, Macdonald-Laurier Institute

     Jeanne Wilson, Harvard University

     Una Bērziņa-Čerenkova, Riga Stradins University

This is a hybrid event with in-person and online attendees. Registration is required, please register here.

The Eastern Europe and Transatlantic Network (EETN) is hosted by the Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies at Carleton University with a grant from the MINDS (Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security) which is funded by the Department of National Defence. Jean Monnet Chair in EU External Relations is co-funded by the European Union and by Carleton University.