China’s Rise in Eurasia

China’s rise in the Indo-Pacific is discussed often but what about its growing influence in Eurasia? What political and economic roles does China play in the region and what are the implications? Please join CSIS and George Washington University’s Program on New Approaches to Research and Security in Eurasia (PONARS Eurasia) for a two panel event focused on China’s expanding role in Eurasia.

Agenda

1:15 pm   Opening Remarks
Jeffrey Mankoff, Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program, CSIS

1:30-3:00 pm   Seminar One: The China Factor in Eurasia
Moderator
Jeffrey Mankoff, Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program, CSIS

Panelists
Hilary Appel, Claremont McKenna College
“Are Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin Partners? Interpreting The Russia-China Rapprochement”
Elizabeth Wishnick, Montclair State University
“Putin and Xi: Ice Cream Buddies and Tandem Strongmen”
Stephen Kaplan, George Washington University
“Chinese and Russian Creditors in Venezuela: Oil Collapse and Political Survival”

Discussant
Jonathan Hillman, Senior Fellow, Simon Chair in Political Economy, and Director, Reconnecting Asia Project, CSIS
 
Coffee Break   3:00-3:15 pm
 
3:15 to 4:45 pm   Seminar Two: China’s Growing Role in Central Asia and the South Caucasus
Moderator
Henry Hale, George Washington University

Panelists
Eric McGlinchey, George Mason University
“Questioning Sinophobia in Central Asia”
Sebastien Peyrouse, George Washington University 
“On the Road to Failure? The Challenges of China’s Soft Power Policy in Central Asia (And Beyond)”
Anar Valiyev, ADA University, Baku
“Azerbaijan Through The Prism of OBOR: Chinese Interests in the Region”

Discussant
Mariya Omelicheva, Professor of National Security Strategy, National Defense University

This event was made possible through general support to CSIS.