Understanding the Belt and Road Initiative:
Dynamics, Prospects and Implications
22nd -23rd October 2018
Room 2, Floor 2, Friendship Palace
Beijing Friendship Hotel
1 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing
(北京市中关村南大街1号, 北京友谊宾馆友谊宫2层2号会议室)
Organized by:
School of International Studies
Renmin University of China
Beijing 100872, China
C O N T E N T S
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General Information |
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Programme |
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I. GENERAL INFORMATION
WELCOME
School of International Studies at Renmin University of China (Beijing, China) warmly welcomes you to join the international workshop -- “Understanding the Belt and Road Initiative: Dynamics, Prospects and Implications”. We sincerely hope you could enjoy your stay in Beijing. If you have any questions, enquiries and problems, please contact the student ambassadors listed below.
WORKSHOP VENUE
22nd-23rd October 2018
Room 2, Floor 2, Friendship Palace
Beijing Friendship Hotel
WELCOME DINNER FOR INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS
18:00, 21st October 2018
Shuangxi Room, Friendship Palace
（友谊宫双喜厅）
ATTIRE
For welcome dinner (21st October 2018):
·Smart casual
For workshop (22nd-23rd October 2018):
·Office attire
CONTACT
School of International Studies Staff
Mrs. Pan Haiyan |
010-62510626 (Office) |
panhaiyan@ruc.edu.cn(Email) |
Student Ambassadors
Miss Li Xinya |
18610376005 (Mobile) |
lucle@163.com (Email) |
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Miss Li Xinjie |
18810509733 (Mobile) |
465979275@qq.com (Email) |
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Miss Kangqiao |
13126581311 (Mobile) |
103546109@qq.com (Email) |
II. PROGRAMME
Monday, 22 October 2018 |
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08:30 – 08:50 |
Registration |
08:50 – 09:00 |
Welcome Remarks
Guangbin Yang Professor, Dean of School of International Studies, Renmin University of China |
09:00 – 10:15 |
Panel 1: China’s Thinking on the Belt and Road Initiative
Chair: Ian Taylor Professor, School of International Relations, University of St Andrews, UK 1.1 China's International Aspiration and the Necessity of Prudence for the BRI
Yinhong Shi Professor, School of International Studies, Renmin University of China 1.2 The BRI Progress and the Challenge in China's Peripheral Regions
Shisheng Hu Senior Research Fellow, Institute for South, Southeast Asian and Oceania Studies, China Institute of Contemporary International Relations 1.3 The Belt and Road as "Strategic Signalling"
Shaun Breslin Professor, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick, UK 1.4 The BRI and the Safeguard of China’s Overseas Interests
Qiyu Xu Deputy Director, Institute for Strategic Studies, National Defense University, China
1.5 The BRI: Priority and Its Implications for China's Foreign Policy
Zhengyu Wu Professor, School of International Studies, Renmin University of China
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10:15 – 10:45 |
Open Roundtable Discussion for Panel 1 |
10:45 – 11:00 |
Group Photographing & Coffee Break |
11:00 – 12:00 |
Panel 2: Implications of the Belt and Road Initiative for the Indo-Pacific Region
Chair: Qiyu Xu Deputy Director, Institute for Strategic Studies, National Defense University, China
2.1 The Geopolitical Challenge of the BRI in a Changing World
Hailin Ye Senior Research Fellow, National Institute of International Strategy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
2.2 The BRI and the Indo-Pacific Strategy: Competition and Cooperation
Zhixiong Shen Associate Professor, College of National Security, National Defense University, China
2.3 Complementary or in Competition? Japan’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy and Its Implications for Regional Security
Alessio Patanalo Reader, Department of War Studies, King’s College London, UK
2.4 The Belt & Road Initiative: China's New Approach to Regionalism
Zhengyuan Xu Associate Professor, School of International Studies, Renmin University of China
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12:00 – 12:30 |
Open Roundtable Discussion for Panel 2 |
12:30 – 14:00 |
Lunch: Friendship Palace |
14:00 – 15:15 |
Panel 3: The Belt and Road Initiative and China’s Neighboring Countries
Chair: Shaun Breslin Professor, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick, UK
3.1 Regional Implications of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): “Pooling of Sovereignty” for South Asian Strategic Stability
J. Jeganaathan Assistant Professor, Department of National Security Studies, Central University of Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir, India
3.2 The BRI in Southeast Asia: A Five-Year Review
Mingjiang Li Associate Professor, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
3.3 Is Asia Becoming a Real Region? BRI and Its Implication for Asian Regional Integration
Bo Qu Associate Professor, Institute of International Relations, China Foreign Affairs University 3.4 Nepal's Expectations on BRI and Limitation of China-Nepal Relations
Uddhab Pyakurel Assistant Professor, School of Arts, Kathmandu University, Nepal
3.5 China’s One Belt, One Road Initiative: India’s Response and Strategies
S. Y. Surendra Kumar Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Bangalore University, India |
15:15 – 15:45 |
Open Roundtable Discussion for Panel 3 |
18:00 – 19:30 |
Dinner: Friendship Palace |
Tuesday, 23 October 2018 |
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08:40 – 09:00 |
Registration |
09:00 – 10:00 |
Panel 4: Implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative: Responses and Challenges
Chair: Zhengyu Wu Professor, School of International Studies, Renmin University of China 4.1 Western Challenges to the BRI: The Pakistan Conundrum
Ian Taylor Professor, School of International Relations, University of St Andrews, UK 4.2 Europe’s Position toward the BRI: Cooperation and Challenges
Ling Jin Associate Research Fellow, Department of European Studies and the BRI Research Center, China Institute of International Studies
4.3 China's Belt and Road Initiative: Risk Change and Policy Recommendation
Yuncheng Zhang Senior Research Fellow, Institute of World Economics Studies, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations
4.4 Military Cooperation between China and Southeast Asian Countries
Wenjuan Nie Associate Professor, Institute of International Relations, China Foreign Affairs University
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10:00 – 10:30 |
Open Roundtable Discussion for Panel 4 |
10:30 – 10:45 |
Coffee Break |
10:45 – 11:45 |
Panel 5: Economic Cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative
Chair: Mingjiang Li Associate Professor, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
5.1 Establishing the Theoretical Foundation of the Belt & Road Initiative: A Structuralist Perspective
Dongsheng Di Associate Professor, School of International Studies, Renmin University of China
5.2 Beyond Ports, Roads, Railways: “One Belt, One Road” & the Politics of Financial Infrastructures
Johannes Petry PhD Candidate, University of Warwick, UK
5.3 Energy Cooperation at One Belt and One Road and Its Prospects
Ze Shi Senior Research Fellow, Center for International Energy Strategy Studies, China Institute of International Studies
5.4 The Belt and Road Initiative: A Corporate Point of View
Zhangxi Cheng Post-Doctoral Researcher, Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
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11:45 – 12:15 |
Open Roundtable Discussion for Panel 5 |
12:15 – 12:25 |
Concluding Remarks
Dongsheng Di Deputy Dean, School of International Studies, Renmin University of China |
12:30 – 14:00 |
Lunch: Friendship Palace |
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