Conference Invitation – Contemporary China in World Affairs (26th November 2020, 17:00 – 18:30 CET)

Dear all,

we would kindly like to invite you to our upcoming conference regarding Contemporary China in World
Affairs. Five researchers will present their latest work or ongoing research.

Speakers and Topics:

Nina Pejič – Researcher at the Centre of International Relations, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of
Ljubljana, Slovenia
• Topic: Chinese technological influence in Western Balkans

Richard Q. Turcsanyi, PhD – Key Researcher at Palacky University Olomouc, Assistant Professor at Mendel
University in Brno, and Program Director at the Central European Institute of Asian Studies (CEIAS.eu)
• Topic: European attitudes towards China in the age of Covid-19

Vishal Rajput – Researcher at National Security Council, Government of India
• Topic: Belt and Road Initiative: A Boon or Bane for South Asian Countries

Zdeněk Rod and Michal Himmer – Researchers at the Department of Political Science and International
Relations at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic
• Topics: The Motivation of Diplomatic Switch of Selected States Newly Recognizing China within
the China-Taiwan Rivalry; and The US Balancing Behaviour Towards China in Central America:
The Case of Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.

Moderator:
Francesco Trupia – Postdoc at IMSErt, Nicholas Copernicus University, Toruń; Researcher for Kosovo
Foundation for Open Society – KFOS; International Project Assistant for NGO Forum for Global Change

Date and Time:
26th November 2020, 17:00 – 18:30 CET

Registration:
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