Geopolitical perspectives on Chinese investment

11th Annual International ADI Conference | 18-19 June 2019
Asian Dynamics Initiative, University of Copenhagen
South Campus, Njalsgade 120, 2300 Copenhagen S

Convener: Sarah Swider, Dept. of Sociology, University of Copenhagen

China’s rise and strength in the global political and economic world order is evidenced by the fact that it now represents the third largest source of foreign direct investment, just behind the United States and Japan. Chinese investment is global, but the nature of the investment, the issues that it raises and the politics that emerge varies based on geo-political imaginaries that cross the global North/South binary. The papers in this panel, individually and comparatively, provide insight into different geo-political perspectives. They vary in specific concerns and issues, and how national and regional organizations experience, and relate to, Chinese investment.

18 June Room 22.1.47
11:30-13:00	Yue Lin, Centro de Estudios de Asia Oriental Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Policy driven strategic M&A of China in OECD countries - an almost true story of “Made in China 2025”
	Oliver Emons, Institute of Co-Determination and good corporate governance (I.M.U.), Hans-Böckler-Stiftung (Hans Böckler Foundation) Knowledge transfer to China: strategies and measures for managing the undesirable outflow of knowledge and know-how
	Tamás Matura, Corvinus University of Budapest Myth and Reality: Chinese Investment in Central and Eastern Europe
13:00-14:00	Lunch
Room 22.1.47
14:00-15:30	Chun-Yi Lee, School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham China’s ‘smart power’ impact on the Asian countries?
	Sarah Swider, Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen Chinese investment and Challenges and Opportunities in Europe
	Discussion: Debates and possibilities for future collaborative work