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On 18–19 April SIPRI hosted a two-day conference on China's foreign and security policy during the decade in power of Hu Jintao (2002–12).

Göran Lennmarker, Chairman of the SIPRI Governing Board, gave welcoming remarks and the conference was introduced by Mathieu Duchâtel, Head of SIPRI's China Project.

The Chinese translation of SIPRI Yearbook 2012 was launched yesterday at an event in Beijing. The book was launched by Li Hong, Vice-President and Secretary General of the China Arms Control and Disarmament Association (which carried out the translation); Minister Salome Meyer, Deputy Head of Mission with the Embassy of Switzerland to China; and Mathieu Duchâtel, Head of SIPRI's China Project.

SIPRI researchers Dr Lora Saalman, Richard Ghiasy and Jiayi Zhou participated in two events on China and Central Asia held in Astana, Kazakhstan.

SIPRI researchers Richard Ghiasy and Jiayi Zhou co-hosted the third of a series of five workshops for the Silk Road Economic Belt—Seeking Common Security Interests between the EU and China project.

SIPRI co-hosted a workshop on the compatibility of the Silk Road Economic Belt with Russian national security interests.

SIPRI researchers were invited to 18 universities and research centres across China to preent SIPRI Yearbook 2016 and the Chinese translation of SIPRI Yearbook 2015.

Dr Lora Saalman presented her work on deterrence frameworks in cyberspace at the 15th PIIC Beijing Seminar on International Security.

SIPRI is pleased to announce the publication of the report 'The Silk Road Economic Belt: Considering Security Implications and EU–China Cooperation Prospects'.

On 17 and 18 January, SIPRI held a workshop entitled ‘Russia-China Rapprochement and its Impact on Asia and Europe’. More than 70 participants were present.

SIPRI announces a new publication, entitled ‘China’s engagement of North Korea: Challenges and opportunities for Europe’.

Dr Lora Saalman talked to Swedish Radio about cyberwarfare.

SIPRI is pleased to announce the publication of an edited volume of essays, entitled ‘China–Russia Relations and Regional Dynamics: From Pivots to Peripheral Diplomacy’, based on participant contributions to SIPRI’s expert workshop in January 2017 on the theme of Russia-China rapprochement.

SIPRI makes available online access to the Chinese translation of the SIPRI Yearbooks from 2011-2015.

SIPRI researchers Jiayi Zhou and Richard Ghiasy presented the SIPRI – Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) report ‘The Silk Road Economic Belt: Security Implications and EU-China Cooperation Prospects’ in Tbilisi, Georgia.

SIPRI is pleased to announce its latest Policy Paper looking at Chinese–Russian cooperation in the Arctic.

SIPRI and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) will continue their cooperation on researching China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) from a security perspective.

SIPRI is proud to e-launch the Chinese-language translation of SIPRI Yearbook 2016. Download your free copy here. [斯德哥尔摩国际和平研究所（SIPRI）将在线提供《SIPRI年鉴2016：军控·裁军和国际安全》的中文电子版。请点击这里免费下载。]

On 22-23 February, SIPRI and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) hosted the second of three workshops for a joint project that examines the security implications of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (Road) in Yangon, Myanmar.

SIPRI is pleased to announce the launch of a new report on the security implications of China’s 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (the Road).The report examines the impact of the two most strategic maritime spaces that the initiative traverses: the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean Region. It assesses the implications of the project for European Union (EU) foreign and security interests, but should also be relevant to all stakeholders of the Road.

SIPRI, in cooperation with the FES, presented the findings of its new report on the sea-based component of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in launch events for key stakeholders throughout Asia and Europe.

On 17–18 October, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) held the first of two workshops on ‘China–European Union (EU) Relations in an Era of Connectivity’.

On 13-15 November, a SIPRI delegation led by Director Dan Smith visited several centres of research in China for a series of events and lectures.

In the wake of North Korea's fourth and fifth nuclear tests in 2016 and follow-on resolutions from the United Nations, SIPRI will co-host the workshop 'Challenges and Prospects for Economic Development in the DPRK' on 20 September.

HE Hassan Wirajuda, former Foreign Minister of Indonesia, will discuss the impact of The Hague’s ruling on the South China Sea and explore its wider implications for South East Asia.

This workshop will look at the evolving dimensions of Russia–China relations through Russia’s 'pivot to Asia' strategy and China’s 'peripheral diplomacy' approach.

The roundtable discussion and report release focus on security implications of China's Belt and Road Initiative.