On May 7, at 11:00, the Valdai Discussion Club, in partnership with the Centre for Russian Studies at the East China Normal University (Shanghai), will host an online conference, titled “Economic Consequences of Coronavirus: The Belt and Road Initiative Amid New World Conditions.”
China was the first victim of the novel coronavirus, and suffered immense human and economic losses. In exactly the same way, the country first began to recover and return to normal life, including with respect to the economy.
The actively promoted Chinese Belt and Road initiative turned out in difficult condition. The task of the large-scale project is to develop economic and social cohesion throughout the world, and it is that which is now under threat.
Obviously, rehabilitation procedures will be required by both national economies and regional markets.
Will closing borders between neighbours become a stress test of economic interdependence? What are the prospects for the further development of regional infrastructure interconnections? How will the new world situation affect the Belt and Road initiative and Eurasia as a whole?
Speakers:
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Feng Shaolei, Professor, Director of Center for Russian Studies, Director of Center for Co-development with Neighboring Countries, East China Normal University, Shanghai;
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Adil Kaukenov, Director of the Centre for Chinese Studies (Kazakhstan);
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Alexander Lomanov, Chief Researcher at the Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), RAS;
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Fyodor Lukyanov, Research Director of the Valdai Discussion Club;
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Djoomart Otorbaev, Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic in 2014–2015 (Kyrgyzstan);
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QU Wenyi, Professor, Center for Russian Studies, East China Normal University, Shanghai;
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Wang Gangyi, Senior Fellow, Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies, Former Vice President, China International Publishing Group;
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Zhang Yansheng, Senior Research Fellow of the Academic Committee of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), and Principal Researcher of the China Centre for International Economic Exchanges (Beijing).
Moderator:
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Timofei Bordachev, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club.
Working languages: Russian, Chinese
Attention to the media! You can participate remotely with prior accreditation. To do this, you need to fill out the accreditation form on our website and indicate your personal mobile number with the WhatsApp application installed.
For readers: A link to the live broadcast of the meeting will be posted on all social media of the Valdai Club, including Telegram, Facebook, Vkontakte, Twitter, Instagram. In addition, you can follow the discussion in our Telegram channel: a text broadcast will be available.
You can ask the speakers a question by sending it before the broadcast or live to press@valdaiclub.com, on WhatsApp to the number: +79269307763 or by sending it in a personal message to one of our social media.
Be sure to include your name and position, as well as the name of the speaker to whom the question is addressed. Questions will be asked during the Q&A session.
