Past events

Speakers discuss the historical roots of the language issue, as well as the wider significance of the protests in China.

The speakers explore the impact of the US presidential election on the future of US-North Korea and US-South Korea relations.

Speakers will discuss how Southeast Asian countries are responding to China and what this means for China’s greatest competitor in the region, the United States. 

Relations between African states and China have become increasingly varied over the years, reflecting the complexity of the countries, their societies and the multiplicity of actors involved in diplomatic, commercial and development engagements.

This roundtable brings together experts to examine how the Republic of Korea is balancing its traditional close alliance partnership with the United States with the economic, political and social factors that make China a growing focal point for South Korea’s national interest.

Speakers challenge the position that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a geopolitical strategy to ensnare countries in unsustainable debt and allow China undue influence.

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated tensions in the US-China relationship, but even before this time, these two great powers have competed for dominance in a number of spheres, including economics, technology and military superiority.

Speakers discuss the emergence and renewal of Chinese ideas of state sovereignty and their implications for global governance.