Armenia and China: Rethinking 30th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations

Organized by: China-Eurasia Council for Political and Strategic Research, Armenia and World Socialism Institute, School of International studies, Renmin University of China
Supported by: Embassy of the Peoples Republic of China in Armenia

8 April 2022
Registration (13:30 Yerevan Time/17:30 Beijing Time)

Welcome address and Opening Remarks (14:00-15:00)

H. E. Mr. Yong Fan (Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Armenia) 

Prof. Dr. Armen Darbinyan (Former Prime-Minister of the Republic of Armenia)

H. E. Ms. Wei Zheng  (General Secretary, Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation Commission of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization). (Via ZOOM). 

Dr. Robert Ghazaryan (Director, Institute of Oriental Studies, National Academy of Sciences, Armenia)

Dr.  Yun-Tian Zheng  (Director, World Socialism Institute, Renmin University of China). (Via ZOOM).

Moderator: Dr. Mher Sahakyan (Director, China-Eurasia Council for Political and Strategic Research, Armenia)

Family Photo of Conference Speakers and Special Guests, Reception (15:00-15:40)

Panel 1: Armenian-Chinese Relations in a Changing World Order (16:00-17:00) 

Dr. Bin MA (Deputy Dean, Center for SCO Studies, Institute of International Studies, Fudan University), “The Role of Sino-Armenian Relations in the New Eurasian Regional Order.” (Via ZOOM).

Dr. Mher Sahakyan (Director,  China-Eurasia Council for Political and Strategic Research), Armenian-Chinese Relations in Multiplex Eurasian Order: Thoughts and Recommendations.”

Dr. Yun-tian Zheng  (Director, World Socialism Institute, Renmin University of China), “Strengthening the Cultural and Social Communication between China and Armenia in the Changing Era.” (Via ZOOM).

Dr. Ruben Elamiryan (Chairperson of the Department of World Politics and International Relations of Russian-Armenian University, Executive Officer of IPSA RC41 – Geopolitics), “Armenia-China Relations: Challenges and Opportunities in Changing Environment.” (Via ZOOM).

Moderator: Mr. Sebastian Contin Trillo-Figueroa (AsiaGlobal Fellow, AsiaGlobal Institute, University of Hong Kong)

Coffee/Pasties (17:00-17:20)

Panel 2: Chinese and Armenian Cooperation in the Framework of Belt and Road Initiative (17:30-19:00)

Dr. Song Lilei (Tongji University), “Cooperation between China and Armenia under the Belt and Road Initiative.” (Via ZOOM).

Dr. Anahit Parzyan (China-Eurasia Council for Political and Strategic Research), “China’s Digital Silk Road and Armenia, Can There be a Match?”

Dr. Liu Xu (Executive Director, Center for International Energy and Environment Strategy Studies, Renmin University of China), “Perspectives of China-Armenia Cooperation in Energy Sphere.” (Via ZOOM).

Dr. Nare Haroyan (Advisor, Ministry of Economy of Republic of Armenia), “From Armenian Market to China: The Growing Potential.”

Dr. Sun Chao (Centre of International Studies, Jiangsu Administration Institute), “Sino-Armenia Relations and Regional Security, Cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative.” (Via ZOOM).

Dr. Anna Zalinyan (Author of the book The Peculiarities of Public Administration of the Republic of Armenia and the People’s Republic of China. 2020), “Sustainable economic cooperation between Armenia and China in changing world”.

Moderator: Dr. Zheng Yun-tian (Director of the World Socialism Institute, Renmin University of China), “Strengthening the Cultural and Social Communication between China and Armenia in the Changing Era.” 

Our Publications

1. China and Eurasia: Rethinking Cooperation and Contradictions in the Era of Changing World Order
https://www.routledge.com/China-and-Eurasia-Rethinking-Cooperation-and-…

2. The New Great Power Competition in Central Asia: Opportunities and Challenges for the Gulf
https://www.agda.ac.ae/docs/default-source/Publications/agda-working-pa…

3.Инициатива Китая «Один пояс, один путь» и Армения
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341072656_Iniciativa_Kitaa_Odi…

4.Չինաստանի «Մեկ գոտի, մեկ ճանապարհը» նախաձեռնությունը և Հայաստանը
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337032729_Cinastani_Mek_goti_m…

Contacts
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