{"id":306,"date":"2025-04-02T15:07:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T19:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/euext\/euext\/?post_type=cu_event&#038;p=306"},"modified":"2025-11-07T09:47:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T14:47:06","slug":"workshop-from-trade-to-geopolitics-the-shifting-eu-china-landscape","status":"publish","type":"cu_event","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/euext\/event\/workshop-from-trade-to-geopolitics-the-shifting-eu-china-landscape\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshop: &#8220;From Trade to Geopolitics: The Shifting EU-China Landscape&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n        \n    <\/h1>\n    \n        <\/header>\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"cu-buttongroup cu-component-updated flex flex-wrap md:flex-1 gap-3 md:gap-5 justify-start\">\n                                                                        <\/div>\n    \n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/euext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/Image-2025-04-08-at-11.52\u202fAM-240x340.jpg\" alt=\"Image of event poster &quot;From Trade to Geopolitics: The Shifting EU-China Landscape&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/euext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/Image-2025-04-08-at-11.52\u202fAM-240x340.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/euext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/Image-2025-04-08-at-11.52\u202fAM-160x227.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/euext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/Image-2025-04-08-at-11.52\u202fAM-768x1088.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/euext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/Image-2025-04-08-at-11.52\u202fAM-400x567.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/euext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/Image-2025-04-08-at-11.52\u202fAM-360x510.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/euext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/Image-2025-04-08-at-11.52\u202fAM.jpg 1008w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Jean Monnet Chair in EU External Relations and the Eastern Europe and Transatlantic Network are very pleased to co-host the research workshop, &#8220;From Trade to Geopolitics: The Shifting EU-China Landscape&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The challenges posed by China\u2019s rise to the global economic order and the EU\u2019s strategic response.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The impact of US-China competition on the EU\u2019s policy and economic strategies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The evolving Russia-China alliance and its geopolitical and economic consequences for the EU, including trade, security, and diplomacy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>By convening experts and decision-makers, the workshop aims to deepen understanding of these complex dynamics and generate insights to inform future policy approaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Draft program (<em>as of April 15):<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8:45AM-9:00AM &nbsp; &nbsp;R<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">egistration and Welcome Coffee<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9:00AM-9:15AM &nbsp; &nbsp;<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Opening Remarks by <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/euext\/people\/viju-crina\/\">Crina Viju-Miljusevic<\/a>, Carleton University<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9:15AM-10:45AM &nbsp;<strong>Panel 1: Navigating EU-China Relations: Challenges and Opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chair: <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Crina Viju-Miljusevic<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Presenters:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/euext\/euext\/anton-malkin\/\">Anton Malkin<\/a>, University of Alberta<br>\n<em>China and EU relations and End of Free Trade.<\/em><br>\n<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/euext\/euext\/duncan-freeman\/\">Duncan Freeman<\/a>, ICHEC Brussels Management School<br>\n<em>The EU and China: Tensions, Risks and Narrative Transitions?<\/em><br>\n<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/euext\/euext\/jing-men\/\">Jing Men<\/a>, East China Normal University (online)<br>\n<em>How Chinese Perceive EU-China Relations.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/euext\/euext\/andreea-brinza\/\">Andreea Br\u00eenz\u0103<\/a>, Romanian Institute for the Study of Asia-Pacific (online)<br>\n<em>Sometimes Partner, Often Competitor, Maybe Rival, Depending on Whom You Ask and When: Perspectives on China from Europe.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10:45AM-11:00AM &nbsp;Break<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11:00AM-12:30PM &nbsp;<strong>Panel 2: EU-China-US: Strategic Interactions in a Shifting World<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chair: <a href=\"https:\/\/uniweb.uottawa.ca\/view\/profile\/members\/987\">Patrick Leblond<\/a>, University of Ottawa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Presenters:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/euext\/euext\/jeremy-paltiel\/\">Jeremy Paltiel<\/a>, Carleton University<br>\n<em>The Enemy\u2019s Enemy I Can\u2019t Befriend: The Dilemma for the EU (and Canada) of Sino-American Rivalry Under MAGA.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/euext\/euext\/charles-burton\/\">Charles Burton<\/a>, Sinopsis<br>\n<em>The Impact of Recent US Foreign Policy Doctrine Transformation on China-EU Relations.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><a href=\"ttps:\/\/carleton.ca\/euext\/euext\/kristen-hopewell\/\">Kristen Hopewell<\/a>, University of British Columbia<br>\n<em>Between Scylla and Charybdis: Navigating EU Strategic Autonomy Amid the US-China Trade War.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/euext\/euext\/min-ye\/\">Min Ye<\/a>, <\/span><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Boston University (online)<br>\n<em>Aligning or Balancing\u2014China&#8217;s Reactive Approach to Relations in Europe.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12:30PM-1:30PM &nbsp;Lunch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1:30PM-3:00PM &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>Panel 3: The EU-China-Russia Nexus: Confrontation or Cooperation?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chair: <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/euext\/people\/j-paul-goode\/\">Paul Goode<\/a>, Carleton University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Presenters:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><a href=\"ttps:\/\/carleton.ca\/euext\/euext\/piotr-dutkiewicz\/\">Piotr Dutkiewicz<\/a>, Carleton University<br>\n<em>Unavoidable Friendship \u2013 Notes on Russia\/China Relations.<\/em><br>\n<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/euext\/euext\/jeanne-l-wilson\/\">Jeanne Wilson<\/a>, Harvard University<br>\n<em>Russian-Chinese Relations: Their Relevance for the European Union.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/euext\/euext\/una-aleksandra-berzina-cerenkova\/\">Una B\u0113rzi\u0146a-\u010cerenkova<\/a>, Riga Stradins University<br>\n<em>Russia-China Ideological Alignment Following the Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a hybrid event with in-person and online attendance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">***Video recordings of the panel presentations are available at the Jean Monnet Chair Research page <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/euext\/euext\/research\/\">here<\/a><\/strong>.***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/euext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/Logos-for-workshop-April-15-2025-SnipImage-240x40.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/euext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/Logos-for-workshop-April-15-2025-SnipImage-240x40.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/euext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/Logos-for-workshop-April-15-2025-SnipImage-160x26.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/euext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/Logos-for-workshop-April-15-2025-SnipImage-768x127.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/euext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/Logos-for-workshop-April-15-2025-SnipImage-400x66.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/euext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/Logos-for-workshop-April-15-2025-SnipImage-360x59.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/euext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/Logos-for-workshop-April-15-2025-SnipImage.jpg 1044w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em>Jean Monnet Chair in EU External Relations is&nbsp;co-funded by the <a href=\"https:\/\/europa.eu\">European Union<\/a> and by Carleton University. 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