China’s global trade influence: where do we stand?
This closed-door roundtable analyse China's evolving role in global trade, highlighting recent shifts and their implications for the EU.
Speakers
Edouard Bourcieu
Chief Economist – Head of Unit, European Commission, DG Trade
Jens Eskelund
Managing Director, Maersk China Ltd and Member, DWARC External Experts Advisory Board,
President, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
Arancha González Laya
Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po and former Foreign Minister of Spain,
Jeromin Zettelmeyer
Bruegel Director
Agenda
Check-in & coffee
15:30-16:00Agenda
Opening remarks
16:00-16:10- Chair: Jeromin Zettelmeyer, Bruegel Director
Agenda
Presentation on China’s trade influence
16:10-16:30- Alessia Amighini
- Alicia GarcÃa-Herrero, Bruegel Senior fellow
Agenda
Comments
16:30-17:00- Edouard Bourcieu, Chief Economist – Head of Unit, European Commission, DG Trade
- Jens Eskelund, Managing Director, Maersk China Ltd and Member, DWARC External Experts Advisory Board; President, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
- Arancha González Laya, Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po and former Foreign Minister of Spain
Agenda
Roundtable discussion
17:00-17:30China has long been expanding its economic influence globally, but the last few years have brought important changes that need to be monitored. We shall share our findings, based on social network analysis, on how China has gained centrality in global trade, as the largest community, but with a relative loss since the pandemic in favor of other communities, especially India. During our discussion, we will delve deeper into the reasons for this development and the consequences for the European Union.
This is an output of China Horizons, Bruegel's contribution in the project Dealing with a resurgent China (DWARC). This project has received funding from the European Union’s HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions under grant agreement No. 101061700.
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