On April 7th 2021, from 18:00 - 20:00 (max) CET the People's Republic of China will be in our focus. For this purpose, we have invited WIIS.de members who have been experts in this field for a long time. Below you will find the agenda of the evening, to which you are cordially invited.

The event will take place via Zoom. To join the event please register via E-Mail to assistant@wiis.de. 

Agenda:

18:00 - 18:05   Welcome: Dr. Armgard von Reden, Chairwoman WIIS Germany
Introduction and Moderation: Ariane Reimers, Senior Fellow, Mercator Institute for Chinese Studies    

18:05 - 18:20  Chinese national security policy- references to History
Prof Dr. Ines Eben von Racknitz, Associate Professor School of History University of Nanjing   

18:20 - 18:35 The Pillars of Chinese national security policy
Dr Sarah Kirchberger, Head of Asia-Pacific Strategy & Security, Institute for Security Policy at Kiel University (ISPK)

18:35 - 18:50  Challenges in EU-China relations
Dr. Eva Gross, Policy Officer, China Division, European External Action Service   

18.50 - 19:05   Chinese - NATO Relationship
Dr. Stefanie Babst, Principal & Global Policy Advisor, Brooch Associates, Senior Associate Fellow European Leadership Networks, London  

19:05 - 19:20  China in the context of disarmament
Dr. Irmgard Adam,  Policy Officer, German Permanent Representation to the Disarmament Conference, Geneva  

19:20 Discussion