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Invitation—Kiel-Göttingen-CEPR Conference China in the Global Economy, Berlin, July 17-18, 2025
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We are pleased to invite you to the international conference organized by the Kiel Institute, the University of Göttingen, and CEPR. This 2nd edition of the conference will bring together leading scholars and policymakers to explore China’s multifaceted role in the global economy.
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China today stands as the world’s leading exporter and a major global investor, using a state-led model that contrasts with Western approaches. Its strategic use of economic influence makes it central to global geoeconomics. Despite shared interest in global stability, tensions with Europe persist over market access, competition, and key industries.
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July 17-18, 2025
Berlin, Germany
Leibniz Association and Kiel Institute Berlin
Chausseestraße 111, 10115 Berlin
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We are honored to welcome two distinguished keynote speakers: Ruixue Jia (University of California San Diego) will speak on Geopolitics and Chinese Education and David Yang (Harvard University) will present on China: Autocracy 2.0.
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Other confirmed speakers include: Stephen Chaudoin (Harvard University), Mikko Huotari (MERICS), Matthias Krämer (BDI), Rolf J. Langhammer (Kiel Institute), Ernest Liu (Princeton University), Janka Oertel (European Council on Foreign Relations), Larry Qiu (LNU), Sabrina Schulz (European Initiative for Energy Security), Claudia Steinwender (LMU), Heiwai Tang (Asia Global Institute at the University of Hong Kong), Johannes Volkmann (MdB), Yifan Zhang (CUHK).
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A highlight of the conference will be the Kiel-MERICS Policy Panel (July 17, 17:00 CEST). We will discuss “Navigating the US-China Trade and Tech Conflict: Time for EU Leadership?” We thank the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) for their kind support.
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Additionally, the conference will host a special live edition of the Global China Conversations, our monthly webinar series on China in the global economy (July 17, 11:00 CEST). We will discuss “Industrial Policies: Do Chinese Industrial Policies Work and What Are the Domestic and International Implications?” We thank China.Table, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, and TH Wildau for supporting this panel.
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Please find the updated preliminary program here:
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If you would like to attend the conference in person in Berlin, please use the button to register by July 4, 2025. We would encourage you to register as early as possible due to the limited conference space.
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We look forward to your participation.
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Andreas Fuchs, Lei Li, Wan-Hsin Liu, Moritz Schularick, Christoph Trebesch, and Xiaohua Yu
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We are grateful for the financial support by the VolkswagenStiftung in the framework of the Momentum project “Tapping innovative data sources to analyze the impact of authoritarian states on global development.
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