On April 4-5, 2017, the Valdai Discussion Club in cooperation with the Center for Russian Studies at the East China Normal University, will hold a joint Russian-Chinese conference, titled “China and Russia: Facing Challenges of Global Shifts”. About 50 Russian and Chinese scientists, experts, politicians and diplomats who deal with bilateral relations and global problems of international politics, will take part in the event.
Andrey BYSTRITSKIY, Chairman of the Board, Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai Discussion Club
FENG Shaolei, Director, Center for Russian Studies, East China Normal University
Dmitry MEZENTSEV, Member of the Council of the Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation; Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (2013-2015); Chairman of the Russia-China Friendship Association
FU Ying, Chairperson, Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People`s Congress of the People`s Republic of China
Sergey KARAGANOV, Dean of the School of International Economics and Foreign Affairs, National Research University Higher School of Economics; Honorary Chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy
Sergey LUZYANIN, Director of the Institute of Far Eastern Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences
SHENG Shiliang, Chief Research Fellow, World Affairs Research Center, Xinhua News Agency
PAN Dawei, Director, Center for Russia Studies, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
Andrey BEZRUKOV, Associate Professor, MGIMO University
FENG Yujun, Professor, Center for Russia and Central Asia Studies, Fudan University
Andrey KORTUNOV, Director General, Russian International Affairs Council
Alexander LUKIN, Head, Department of International Relations, National Research University Higher School of Economics; Director, Center for East Asian and Shanghai Cooperation Organization Studies, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University)
ZHANG Xin, Research Fellow, Center for Russian Studies, East China Normal University
Timofey BORDACHEV, Programme Director, Valdai Discussion Club; Director of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies, National Research University Higher School of Economics
BEI Wenli, Deputy Director, Center for Russian Studies, East China Normal University
Oleg DEMIDOV, Global Internet Governance and Cyber Security Consultant, PIR Center
SHEN Yi, Deputy Director, Cyberspace Governance Studying Center, Fudan University
Anatoly STRELTSOV, Deputy Director of the Information Security Institute, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Andrey KAZANTSEV, Director of the Analytical Center of Institute of International Studies, MGIMO University
PAN Dawei, Director, Center for Russia Studies, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
SUN Chandung, Deputy Director, Institute for State Development of European and Asian Studies, Development Research Center of the State Council of China
Georgy TOLORAYA, Executive Director of the Russian National Committee on BRICS Research; Director of the Center for Asian Strategy at the Institute of Economics, Russian Academy of Sciences
YANG Cheng, Professor, School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Shanghai International Studies University
Stanislav VOSKRESENSKY, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
GU Hongliang, Professor, Director of the Department for Information and publicity, East China Normal University
Alexey GRIVACH, Deputy Director General, National Energy Security Fund
Vyacheslav KULAGIN, Head of Oil and Gas sector development, Department for Russia and the World, Energy Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
LIU Xu, Executive Director, Center for International Energy and Environment Strategy Studies, Renmin University of China
SHI Ze, Director, Center for Eurasian Security and Development of China Institute of International Studies
Marina LARIONOVA, Head of the Center for International Institutions Research, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
Igor MAKAROV, Research fellow at the National Research University–Higher School of Economics
Alexey BEZBORODOV, Director General, InfraNews agency
LI Xin, Director, Center for Russia and Central Asia Studies, Shanghai Institute of International Studies
ZHANG Jianping, Director, Center for Regional Economic Cooperation, Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China
CAI Guiru, Chairman, Union of Chinese Entrepreneurs in Russia
XU Jingli, General Representative, Office of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and the China Chamber of International Trade in the Russian Federation