Dear colleagues,


The Graduate School of Public Policy (GraSPP) of the University of Tokyo is pleased to invite you to the upcoming GraSPP Research Seminar that will be held on May 28, 2019. This seminar is jointly organized with the Security Studies Unit (SSU) Forum.


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Title: "European responses to China - integration or fragmentation?"

Speaker: Dr. Ulf SVERDRUP, Professor, Director of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) and Dr. Wrenn YENNIE LINDGREN, Research fellow at Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)


Date: Friday, May 28 2019,

Time: 10:30-12:00

Venue: SMBC Academia Hall, 4F International Academic Research Building, the University of Tokyo.

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Language: English

Co-hosted by: Security Studies Unit, Institute for Future Initiatives, the University of Tokyo


Registration: Needed. Please register from here,

http://www.pp.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/events/2019-05-10-20251/

https://ifi.u-tokyo.ac.jp/event_form/3635/



Abstract:

While the increasingly tense relationship between the US and China captures most of the attention in international affairs today, there are also considerable dynamics in the relationship between Europe and various Asian partners. Recently, Japan has further intensified its relationship with the EU, establishing both an Economic Partnership Agreement and a Strategic Partnership Agreement, and Prime Minister Abe visited the EU in April. A key issue for Europe is how Europeans can best deal with China. Is it through the development of a more united and integrated policy, or is it through more fragmented policies shaped by the different interests of the various member states? A better understanding of this issue will help us shed light on the nature of the EU as a global actor and the future of multilateralism. In this talk, Ulf Sverdrup and Wrenn Yennie Lindgren will discuss some of the recent developments in Europe's approach to China, including attempts to create more unified policies, as expressed by the 2019 EU-China Strategic Outlook. In their presentation they will also shed light on issues related to Sino-Nordic relations.