Activities and current projects
Invitation
Launch of the SIPRI China and
Global Security Programme
As China grows to become an increasingly critical player on the global stage, and particularly across a range of international security and foreign policy concerns, SIPRI is pleased to announce the establishment of it new programme on "China and Global Security." The launch event brings together leading Chinese, European and American experts to discuss key issues related to China’s future foreign policy.
World Trade Centre, Room Sydney, Klarabergsviadukten 70, Central Stockholm
Programme
9.00-9.30 Registration and coffee
9.30-9.40 Opening remarks, Dr Bates Gill, Director, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
9.40-10.30 Panel I “What are the principal forces shaping Chinese foreign policy thinking today?”
Chair: Dr Bates Gill, Director and Head of the China Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Panelists: Professor Jin Canrong, Associate Dean, Renmin University of China, Beijing Ms Bonnie Glaser, Senior Fellow, Freeman Chair in China Studies, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Washington
10.35-11.30 Panel II “Challenges and Opportunities for Chinese foreign and security
policy today: North Korea, Iran and Africa”
Chair: Dr Börje Ljunggren, Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs Coordinator of the Stockholm China Forum and former Ambassador to China Panelists: Professor Jia Qingguo, Associate Dean, School of International Studies, Beijing University Ms Linda Jakobson, Senior Researcher, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Media are welcome to attend the event. Interviews will be possible from 11.30 to 12.00. Please confirm your participation with your full affiliation no later than Thursday April 30th, 2009 to Stephanie Blenckner, Communications Officer, SIPRI, Phone: 08 -655 97 47, www.sipri.org.
