The Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs in cooperation with the School of Law of the University of Nicosia and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) is organizing a Symposium titled THE NEW ROLE OF CHINA IN THE MIDDLE EAST – The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Broader Repercussions.
Programme
09:00 – 09:30
Coffee and Registration
Chair:
Professor Andreas Theophanous
President, Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs
Head, Department of Politics and Governance
University of Nicosia
Welcoming Address
09:35 – 09:45
Professor Achilles Emilianides
Dean of the School of Law, University of Nicosia
Opening Address:
09:45 – 09:55
H.E Mr. Xingyuan Huang
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Republic of Cyprus
Keynote Address:
09:55 – 10:15
Mr Demetris Syllouris
President of the House of Representatives, Republic of Cyprus
I. The New Regional Economic Environment
Chair:
Anna Koukkides-Procopiou
Senior Fellow, Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs
10:20 – 10:40
“Historical Evolution of Middle East Economic Development Strategy and the BRI’s Role”
Professor Yang Guang
Senior Research Fellow, Institute of West Asian and African Studies (IWAAS)
10:40 – 11:00
“Cyprus in Search for a New Paradigm and its Role in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Broader Area”
Professor Andreas Theophanous
President, Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs
Head, Department of Politics and Governance, University of Nicosia
11:00 – 11:20
Discussion
11:20 – 11:40
Coffee Break
II. Great Power Competition in the Middle East and Beyond
Chair:
Dr Michalis Kontos
Assistant Professor, Department of Politics and Governance, University of Nicosia
11:45 – 12:05
“The Future of US-Chinese Relations in the Middle East and Beyond”
Professor Farid Mirbagheri
Dialogue Chair in Middle Eastern Studies, Department of Politics and Governance, University of Nicosia
12:05 – 12:25
“The Changing Middle East Geopolitical Order and Its Challenges to the EU”
Professor Tang Zhichao
Senior Researcher Fellow, Director of Division of Middle East Studies, Institute of West-Asian and African Studies (IWAAS)
12:25 – 12:45
“China’s Military Rise: Geopolitical and International Security Implications”
Dr Aristos Aristotelous
Member of the Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs Academic Advisory Board, President of the Cyprus Center for Strategic Studies
12:45 – 13:05
Discussion
13:05 – 15:00
Break
III. BRI and bilateral Relations
Chair:
Dr Thanos Koulos
Lecturer in Political Sociology and European Studies, Department of Politics and Governance, University of Nicosia
15:05 – 15:25
“Turkish-Chinese Relations and Broader Implications”
Dr Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak
Research Fellow, The Jerusalem Institute for Strategic Studies, Israel
15:25 – 15:45
“A New Development Between China and Morocco Relations – From the Literature Perspective”
Professor Cheng Hong
Professor and Director of Office of Research Management, Institute of West-Asian and African Studies (IWAAS)
15:45 – 16:05
“Small States in the Interstices of the Balance of Power: The BRI and Cyprus in a Changing Regional Environment”
Dr Michalis Kontos
Assistant Professor, Department of Politics and Governance, University of Nicosia
16:05 – 16:25
Discussion
16:25 – 16:35
Coffee Break
IV. BRI, Energy Geopolitics and Maritime Security
Chair:
Professor Andreas Theophanous
President of the Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs, University of Nicosia
Head, Department of Politics and Governance
16:40 – 17:00
“China’s Role in Contemporary Energy Geopolitics”
Dr Theodoros Tsakiris
Assistant Professor of Geopolitics and Energy Policy, University of Nicosia
17:00 – 17:20
“China’s Energy Cooperation with the Middle East under the Framework of the BRI”
Chen Mo
Research Fellow, Institute of West-Asian and African Studies (IWAAS)
17:20 – 17:50
Discussion
17:50 – 18:00 CONCLUDING REMARKS
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