During the global pandemic, CHERN launched its Online Series. After three successful cycles of Distinguished Lectures, Research Highlights, and  Research Skills and Communication Workshops, we are excited to start the fourth cycle this month!

On 28 April, Tim Rühlig, Una Berzina-Cherenkova and Miguel Otero presented their research: 'The China factor in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Implications for EU-China relations'

On 12 April, Shuang Liang and Anna Lupina-Wegener provided the Workshop: 'Doing case study research on Chinese firms in Europe'. 

On June 16, Wanning Sun gave the lecture 'Digital Chinese Diaspora: The Emergence of a New Transnational Subject'. 

Eight STSMs were granted after the call in March - congratulations! 

Chinese investments in peripherised places in Europe - University of Amsterdam Netherlands

Candidate: Aleksandar Matković
Host: Maggi Leung

Chinese Urban Real Estate Investments in Europe: Scoping Study STSMs with University of Manchester

Candidate: Sirma Altun
Host: Nick Jepson

Scientific research cooperation between China and (Northern) Europe under the Polar Silk Road - Tampere University, Finland

Candidate: Fridrik Thorsson
Host: Yue Wang

The public-private divide in European and Chinese financial market regulation: The case of central counterparties - Science Po Paris, France

Candidate: Johannes Petry
Host: Matthias Thiemann

Understanding the globalization of Chinese companies from below - ZRC SAZU, Slovenia 

Candidate: Jiawei Hai
Host: Martina Bofulin

Chinese Urban Real Estate Investments in Europe: Scoping Study STSMs with University of Barcelona

Candidate: Alejandra Pizarro
Host: Elia Apostopoulou

Chinese Urban Real Estate Investments in Europe: Scoping Study STSMs with ISCTE Lisbon

Candidate: Yuelu He
Host: Sofia Gaspar

STSM Webinar: Chinese financial institutions: what have we all learned after a decade of BRI?

Almost a decade since the introduction of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) a sufficient amount of knowledge, experience, and expertise has accumulated both on the European and Chinese sides. Since its introduction, BRI has seen the migrant crisis in 2015/16, covid19 pandemic in 2020 and most recent conflicts in Ukraine in 2022. Chinese financial…

ITC Conference Grant

The ITC Conference Grants aim to financially support the career development of young researchers through networking, training, and integration into ongoing research collaborations. If you will hold an oral or poster presentation at a conference related to the CHERN Action and are interested to apply for the Grant, please consider applying!

Virtual Mobility Grant

The Virtual Mobility (VM) Grant is a new kind of funding opportunity offered by CHERN since 2021. All VMs entail online collaborations. We are currently offering funding for VM Grants focusing on:

1. Joint publication

2. CHERN expert overview

3. China research communication strategy

The deadline for applications is July 25th.

Working Group Activities

CHERN Joint Working Group Conference in September 2022 at Inalco, Paris

CHERN is organizing a joint working group conference in Paris on 2 and 3 Sept, hosted by Inalco. The programme consists of a series of roundtables, a keynote and intensive workshops and networking opportunities organized by the CHERN Working Groups. The topic of the event is China in Europe in Times of Global Disruption.

For questions concerning participation and last minute applications please contact: Alexandra Filius - a.filius@vu.nl. 

Online workshop: “Narrating Europe and China in Times of Crisis”

CHERN Working Group 4 (Public diplomacy and knowledge production) organized a workshop with a view to preparing an edited collection of papers on the topic “Narrating Europe and China in Times of Crisis”. An in-person workshop will follow in October 2022. 

China, Europe and the changing global order Webinar series 

Join PROFESSOR GILES MOHAN, Dr. INDRAJIT ROY and Dr. NANA de GRAAFF to hear the latest in cutting edge research on how China’s rise is reshaping the global economy, the liberal international order and the meaning of development. During the seminars young researchers present their work in conjunction with the REDEFINE project at the Open University, University of York, and CHERN.

The series was launched with Jilong Yang from Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam talk on 'China’s Strategic Shift and Sino-EU Relations in Global Governance: The Quest for Identity?'.

‌Recent publications by CHERN members

Carvalho, T. L., & da Costa, C. G. (2021). China's Geoeconomic Strategy: The Case of State Grid's European Investments. Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations, 7(3), 1027-XI.

Ceccagno, A., & Gao, R. (2022). The making of a skilled worker: the transnational mixed embeddedness of migrant workers. Mobilities, 1-16.

Chen, J. Y. W. (2022). Reconciling different approaches to conceptualizing the glocalization of the Belt and Road Initiative projects. Globalizations, 1-13.

Chen, J. Y. W., & Nekhay, E. (2022). Russian Federation and China: Cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative.

Chen, X., & Gao, X. (2022). Analysing the EU’s collective securitisation moves towards China. Asia Europe Journal, 20(2), 195-216.

Dams, T. & Martin, X. (2022). Investors beware: Europe’s top firms are highly exposed to China. Clingendael Report.

De Beule, F., & Zhang, H. (2022). The impact of government policy on Chinese investment locations: An analysis of the Belt and Road policy announcement, host-country agreement, and sentiment. Journal of International Business Policy, 1-24.

Karásková, I ; Bachulska, A ; Bērziņa-Čerenkova, U A ; Godec, T ; Karindi, L ; Leonte, A ; Shopov, V ; Szunomár, Á ; Šimalčík, M (2022). Backing Russia on Ukraine: China’s messaging in Central and Eastern Europe. CHOICE Briefing Paper.

Knowles, C. (2022) Serious Money : Walking Plutocratic London. Allen Lane.

La Mela, V. (2021). Khorgos: The making of an equal twin on the Sino-Kazakh border. In Twin Cities across Five Continents (pp. 197-208). Routledge.

Lloret-Pineda, A., He, Y., Haro, J. M., & Cristóbal-Narváez, P. (2022). Types of Racism and Twitter Users’ Responses Amid the COVID-19 Outbreak: Content Analysis. JMIR Formative Research, 6(5), e29183.

Martin, X. (2022). Three misunderstandings about China’s policy on Taiwan. Clingendael Analysis

Mattlin, M. Paltemaa, L. & Vuori, J. A. (2022): Kiinan poliittinen järjestelmä [China’s Political System]. Tampere: Vastapaino, 388 p.

Mattlin, M., & Poutala, T. (2022). EU Strategic Autonomy and the Perceived Challenge of China: Can Critical Hubs Be De-weaponized?. European Foreign Affairs Review, 27(Special).

Mölling et al. (2022, April). Zeitenwende für Europas Sicherheitsordnung. Entwicklungsoptionen in drei Skizzen. DGAP Policy Brief. Berlin: DGAP.

Rühlig, T. (2022). Chance oder Risiko? Die Partnerschaft des Ruhrgebiets mit China. Internationale Politik. Sonderheft "Ruhrgebiet".

Rühlig, T. (2022). Chinese Influence through Technical Standardization Power. Journal of Contemporary China, 1-19.

Rühlig, T. (2022, March). The China factor in Russia's war. An analysis in five scenarios. DGAP Analysis. Berlin: German Council on Foreign Relations.

Rühlig, T. (2022, March). Will China Set Global Tech Standards?: A ChinaFile Conversation. ChinaFile.

Rühlig, T. (2022,02,07). Standardisierung: Deutschland ist am Zug. DGAP Online Commentary. Berlin: German Council on Foreign Relations.

Rühlig, T. (2022,03,07). The Rise of Tech Standards Foreign Policy: Brussels Goes Strategic. DGAP Online Commentary. Berlin: German Council on Foreign Relations.

Rühlig, T. (2022,03,21). Der China-Faktor in Russlands Krieg: Implikationen für Europa. DGAP Analysis. Berlin: German Council on Foreign Relations.

Santiago, A. R. (2021). A Rota da Seda da Saúde e o seu papel no âmbito da governança global em saúde. Rotas a Oriente. Revista de estudos sino-portugueses, (1), 107-118.

Santiago, A. R. (2021). A Rota da Seda da Saúde e o seu papel no âmbito da governança global em saúde. Rotas a Oriente. Revista de estudos sino-portugueses, (1), 107-118.

Santiago, A. R. (2022). A Rota da Seda da Saúde e o 14. º Plano Quinquenal da República Popular da China. Rotas a Oriente. Revista de estudos sino-portugueses, (2), 113-126.

Seaman, J., Krpata, M., Ghiretti, F., Erlbacher, L., martin, X., & Otero-Iglesias, M. (2022). Dependence in Europe's Relations with China: Weighing Perceptions and Reality.

Svetlicinii, A. (2021). State Capitalism in ASEAN: The State-Owned Enterprises Under the ASEAN Regional Competition Policy.

Svetlicinii, A. (2021). The State-Owned Enterprises under the ASEAN Regional Competition Policy: Insights from the European Competition Network. KLRI Journal of Law and Legislation, 11(2), 6-46.

Svetlicinii, A. (2022). China’s defense against secondary sanctions: lessons from the EU blocking statute. Journal of International Trade Law and Policy.

Szunomar, A. (2022). For Taiwan, China-friendly Hungary remains a key EU investment destination. CHOICE Articles.

‌Activities by CHERN members

CHERN Observer member prof. Ho-fung Hung, lead editor of Asian Perspective, is welcoming articles and special issue proposals from CHERN members. Asian Perspective recently started to publish articles on China-Europe relations. 

Ho-Fung invites members of CHERN to share a call for papers for a special issue for the journal currently in preparation: "The Domestic Consequences of China’s Rise within and across Asia: Global Sources, Local Conflicts".  

This call invites papers from sociologists, political scientists, economists, anthropologists, geographers, and others with regional expertise on Southeast, South, or Central Asian countries to take a nuanced and comparative look at political and societal contestation as a result of Chinese capital exports (and more generally, Chinas’ rise). The editors' interest includes the ten members of ASEAN, the eight South Asian countries, and the five Central Asian countries. They are especially interested in papers that conduct intra- and inter-regional comparisons, unpack the domestic ramifications of China’s rise or capital exports at the on-the-ground level, and combine qualitative and quantitative methods.