The Sino-Global Discourse
"The Growing Prominence of China on the World Stage: Exploring the Political, Economic, and Cultural Relations of China and Global Stakeholders"
Berlin; September 15th - 18th, 2011
Held Parallel to the "Berlin - Asia Pacific Weeks Conference 2011"
Held Parallel to the "Berlin - Asia Pacific Weeks Conference 2011"
Program Agenda
The Sino-Global Discourse will focus in particular on the following issues:The Increasing Prominence of China
- Changing Relations Between China and the US/Europe
(Focus: Partner or Rival?, Import/Export, Political Power in the World) - China's Increasing Engagement with International Organizations
(Focus: UN, WTO, Peacekeeping) - China's Strategies to Become the World's Leading Economy
(Focus: US Debt, Foreign Investment, Economic Growth) - Balancing the Power: China's Influence in East Asia
(Focus: Japan, India, US, Border Clashes) - Increase of Chinese Power in the World: The Exploration of Soft and Hard Power
(Focus: Military Capabilities, Soft Power Strategies, Balance of Power) - Renewable Energy and Development: China as a Global Power in Sustainability
(Focus: Development/Use of Green Energies, Market Competition with US and Europe) - Responsibilities as a Creditor Nation
(Focus: Europe/Greece Debts, US Debts, Global Interdependence)
The Impact of Chinese Culture on the Global Level
- Interaction between Chinese Arts and the World
(Focus: Art, Film, Architecture, 2008 Olympics) - Does Chinese Traditional Culture Improve the Image of China?
(Focus: History, Confucianism) - The Influence of Chinese Publications in the World
(Focus: Nobel Peace Prize, Arts) - Is Chinese Medicine Being Accepted in Other Cultures?
(Focus: Western vs. Eastern Medicine) - The Influence of Chinese Language
(Focus: Exchange Programs, Language Promotion Institutions, Chinese Students) - Differences of Gender Equality Between China and the World
(Focus: Women in Society, Communists Views on Gender, Chinese History)
China’s Rise: Domestic and Regional Challenges
- The Challenge of Maintaining China’s Sustainable Economic Growth
(Focus: Growth Rate of China, Economical Development, Currency) - ·Reducing China’s Large Export Dependency
(Focus: Exploring New Markets, Regional Supply and Production Chains) - Feeding a Hungry Nation: Can the World Afford to Feed the Growing Chinese Populations?
(Focus: Food Supply; Agricultural Products; Stagnant Food Productivity) - Overpopulation vs. Urbanization: The Greater Detriment
(Focus: One Child Policy, Low Living Standards in Urban Areas) - Aging and Depopulation in Rural Areas
(Focus: Low Productivity, Unemployment, Poverty, Growing Gap Between Urban and Rural Population - Environmental Degradation: Responsibilities and Regional Impact
(Focus: Pollution of the Mekong Delta, Acid Rain in Japan and Korea) - Human Rights and Poverty
(Focus: Freedom of Speech, Minorities‘ Dilemma and Ethnic Conflict, Control of Information)
