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The world’s response to China’s Belt and Road Initiative

This event will look at the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative as well as the response from the rest of the world.

Date: February 8, 2019, 8:30 am Topic: Global Economics & Governance

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On 8 February Bruegel is organising an event on the world’s response to China’s Belt and Road Initiative. The event will look at where the in initiative is five years on and discuss the response of the Indo-Pacific, US, Japan, Australia, India and Europe. We will also discuss the Europe-Asia Connectivity plan and then see how China is reacting to the ongoing trade war.

The event will feature the presentations of two Bruegel papers by Uri Dadush and Alicia Garcia-Herrero.

presentation by alicia garcia-herrero

Belt and Road Initiative – Alicia Garcia-Herrero’s presentation

Schedule

Feb 08, 2019

8:30-9:00

Check-in and breakfast

9:00-9:10

Presentation: The Belt and Road turns five

Uri Dadush, Non-Resident Fellow

9:10-9:20

Presentation: Perceptions of the Belt and Road Initiative

Alicia García-Herrero, Senior Fellow, Bruegel

9:20-10:10

Panel discussion

Chair: Guntram B. Wolff, Director

George Cunningham, Strategic Adviser on Asia-Pacific Affairs, European External Action Service (EEAS)

Uri Dadush, Non-Resident Fellow

Jean-Francois Di Meglio, President, Asia Centre in Paris

Theresa Fallon, Founder and director of the Centre for Russia Europe Asia Studies

Alicia García-Herrero, Senior Fellow, Bruegel

10:10-10:30

Q&A

10:30

End

Speakers

George Cunningham

Strategic Adviser on Asia-Pacific Affairs, European External Action Service (EEAS)

Uri Dadush

Non-Resident Fellow

Jean-Francois Di Meglio

President, Asia Centre in Paris

Theresa Fallon

Founder and director of the Centre for Russia Europe Asia Studies

Alicia García-Herrero

Senior Fellow, Bruegel

Guntram B. Wolff

Director

Location & Contact

Bruegel, Rue de la Charité 33, 1210 Brussels

Matilda Sevon

[email protected]

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