European Guanxi Online Event!
THE EU AND CHINA IN SYRIA:
Dealing with Post-Assad Syria: Room for Cooperation between China and the EU?
European Guanxi is thrilled to kick off 2025 with an exciting event! Join us as we explore the Post-Assad Transition in Syria and the roles the EU and China can play in shaping its future.
In line with our mission to promote understanding and dialogue on the evolving EU-China relationship, this event will focus on recent developments in Syria. Expert speakers will share diverse perspectives, providing insights into the challenges and opportunities for collaboration ahead from a Chinese, European, and Syrian viewpoints.
Don’t miss this opportunity to gain insights on the cooperation between the EU and China and Syria’s place on the world stage.
This event will be recorded and published on our YouTube channel to ensure that future applicants can also benefit from this valuable resource in the years to come.
When? Thursday, 30 January, 3 pm CET
About our speakers
Toufic Sarieddine (Ph.D.) was born in Lebanon. He studied at the American University of Beirut and worked at the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees before earning his doctorate from Nagoya University’s Graduate School of International Development. His research focuses on the rise of China in the BRI era and its impact on US hegemony vis-à-vis the Global South with a focus on the Middle East and Southeast Asia. He currently resides in Nagoya, Japan, where he lectures at the Nagoya University of Foreign Studies and Nagoya City University.
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Lorenzo Trombetta (Ph.D.) is a Beirut-based scholar and journalist specialized in contemporary Syria. He authored two books, focusing mainly on the structure of the Syrian power during the last decades. He is senior correspondent for the Italian news agency ANSA and a regular consultant on Syria for several international organizations. He has won the Syrian Studies Association prize for the best article published on Syria between 2014 and 2015.