The Global China Conversations provide a 60-minute online discussion forum that fosters the exchange of ideas between research and practice. The Conversations are hosted by the Kiel Institute China Initiative in cooperation with the Centre for Modern East Asian Studies (CeMEAS) at the University of Göttingen, KOF Swiss Economic Institute at ETH Zürich, and Wildau Technical University of Applied Sciences.
Our invited speakers – academics, policymakers, and practitioners – present their insights on key issues related to China’s growing role in the world economy and the implications for German and European businesses and policymaking. The Conversations offer a research-based discussion forum to exchange views and experiences on Europe-China economic relations.
The Conversations take place on an irregular basis (roughly once per month) and are scheduled on Thursdays before lunchtime in Europe (11:00 AM) and dinnertime in China (5:00 PM).
The Conversations will take place in English or German as will be announced in the invitation email and on the individual event website.
We look forward to your participation and interesting debates.
Further Information: Kiel Institute China Initiative
Jul 17, 2025
Global China Conversations #43
Industrial Policies: Do Chinese Industrial Policies Work, and What Are the Domestic and International Implications?
Prof. Moritz Schularick, Kiel Institute for the World Economy & Sciences Po Paris
Dr. Sabrina Schulz, European Initiative for Energy Security (EIES)
Prof. Heiwai Tang, University of Hong Kong
Moderation: Julia Fiedler, China.Table Briefings
Jun 26, 2025
Global China Conversations #42
Weltordnung im Wandel: Wird BRICS+ zum Motor eines neuen globalen Wirtschaftssystems?
Dr. Samina Sultan, Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft
Patricia Enssle, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
Moderation: Julia Fiedler, China.Table Briefings
Jun 5, 2025
Global China Conversations #41
Zeitenwendezeiten: Welche China-Politik sollte die neue Bundesregierung verfolgen?
Bernd Lange, Europäisches Parlament
Jürgen Matthes, Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln
Apr 24, 2025
Global China Conversations #40
Schwächelnder Konsum, schwächelndes Wachstum: Kann China die Binnennachfrage ankurbeln?
Katja Drinhausen, Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS)
Corinne Abele, Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI), Shanghai
Mar 20, 2025
Global China Conversations #39
The Future of Sustainable Supply Chains – What Are the Key Challenges for Europe and China?
Prof. Dr. habil. Elisabeth Fröhlich, ispira Think Tank
Prof. Aoife Hanley, Kiel Institute for the World Economy & Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel
May 27, 2025
Global China Conversations #38
Von der Werkbank zur KI-Supermacht: Wird China die führende Tech-Nation?
Prof. Dr. Genia Kostka, Freie Universität Berlin
Fabian Westerheide, AI for Humans GmbH
Jan 30, 2025
Global China Conversations #37
How Will Trump 2.0 Reshape European-Chinese Economic Relations?
Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Jörg Wuttke, DGA Group / Albright Stonebridge Group
Nov 25, 2024
Global China Conversations #36
Dealing with Local Government Debt: Can China Learn from the Euro Crisis?
Prof. Alfred Schipke, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
Dr. Ludger Schuknecht, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
Oct 10, 2024
Global China Conversations #35
China und die Zukunft der deutschen Automobilindustrie: Wie können deutsche Hersteller im globalen Wettbewerb bestehen?
Joerg Mull, Volkswagen AG / ehem. Finanzvorstand Region China
Prof. Julian Hinz, Universität Bielefeld & Kiel Institut für Weltwirtschaft
Jul 25, 2024
Global China Conversations #34
How is China’s youth unemployment challenging the development of the country and the world?
Dr. Nicole Goldin, Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center
Maximilian Butek, Delegation of German Industry and Commerce Shanghai
Jun 27, 2024
Global China Conversations #33
How (differently) have Chinese Firms invested in and changed Africa?
Prof. Holger Görg, Kiel Institute for the World Economy & University of Kiel
Reginald Yofi Grant, Ghana Investment Promotion Center
Prof. Hong Zhao, Nankai University
Jun 6, 2024
Global China Conversations #32
Umgang mit Daten: Welche Herausforderungen bestehen für ausländische Unternehmen in China?
Prof. Dr. Stephan Meyer, Technischen Hochschule Wildau
Sebastian Wiendieck, Leiter der Rechtsabteilung von Rödl & Partner in China.
Apr 29, 2024
Global China Conversations #31
Chinese Industrial Subsidies: Impacts on EU-China Trade?
Prof. Dr. Rolf J. Langhammer, Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Dr. Volker Treier, Foreign Trade, the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK).
Apr 25, 2024
Global China Conversations #30
From partnership to rivalry: Can Germany assert itself in a world shaped by China?
Prof. i.R. Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik, the University of Vienna
Dr. Martin Thümmel, Southeast Asia and the Pacific at the Federal Foreign Office
Mar 14, 2024
Global China Conversations #29
Challenges in China’s financial system: consequences for Germany and the world?
Prof. Sandra Heep, Bremen University of Applied Sciences
Dr. Peter Bednarek, Deutsche Bundesbank
Jan 25, 2024
Global China Conversations #28
Prospects of the Chinese Economy: Short Aalady or Fundamental Slow-down?
Adam Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Stefan Kooths, Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Dec 07, 2023
Global China Conversations #27
Zukunft der Technologiestandards: Deutschland und China im Wettbewerb?
Katja Krüger, DIN
Daniel Fuchs, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Nov 30, 2023
Global China Conversations #26
The Chinese Anti-espionage Law: What Risks for Companies and the Scientific Community?
Isabelle Feng, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Kai Kim (né Schlender), Taylor Wessing, Shanghai
Oct 26, 2023
Global China Conversations #25
Diversifizierung: Kann Indien eine Alternative zu China sein?
Moritz Schularick, IfW Kiel
Stefan Halusa, AHK Indien
Florian Wenke, GTAI Indien
Sep 21, 2023
Global China Conversations #24
Global Gateway und die Belt and Road: Eine Nachhaltige Alternative?
Reinhard Bütikofer, Europäisches Parlament
Christoph Nedopil, Griffith University
July 20, 2023
Global China Conversations #23
Russia’s Ties with China: Helping or Hindering the Yuan in Becoming an International Currency?
Prof. Dr. Rolf J. Langhammer, Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Alicia García Herrero, Natixis CIB
Jun 29, 2023
Global China Conversations #22
Deutsche Forschungskooperationen: Wissen Schaffen für oder mit China?
Matthias Stepan, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Sascha Klotzbücher, Universität Bratislava
May 11, 2023
Global China Conversations #21
Geopolitik im Rohstoffmarkt: Wie balanciert Europa Chinas Zentralität?
Markus Herrmann Chen, China Macro Group
Nadine Godehardt, Deutschen Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
Apr 20, 2023
Global China Conversations #20
Hidden Debts and Defaults: A Chinese Debt Trap for Africa?
Christoph Trebesch, Kiel Institute
Hannah Ryder, Development Reimagined
Mar 16, 2023
Global China Conversations #19
Braucht Deutschland eine China-Strategie?
Prof. Holger Görg, Kiel Instituts für Weltwirtschaft.
Dr. Katja Leikert, Deutscher Bundestage
Feb 16, 2023
Global China Conversations #18
Gefahr eines Angriffs auf Taiwan: Wie wahrscheinliche ist er und wie reagiert die Wirtschaft?
Dr. Sarah Kirchberger, Universität Kiel, Atlantikrat, Deutsches Maritimes Institut (DMI)
Shin-Horn Chen, Chung-Hua Institution für Wirtschaftsforschung
Jan 26, 2023
Global China Conversations #17
Legal Uncertainties: What is the Impact of China’s Anti-Corruption Campaign?
Jörg Wuttke, BASF China, EU Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Kautz , University of Göttingen
Dec 15, 2022
Global China Conversations #16
Deutscher Mittelstand im chinesischen Markt: Was sind die aktuellen Chancen und Herausforderungen?
Julia Güsten, Sharehouse (Nanjing) Co., Ltd.
Claudia Gläser , Gläser GmbH
Nov 24, 2022
Global China Conversations #15
Foreigners Leaving China: What Consequences for Multinationals and the Chinese Economy?
Maximilian Butek, German Industry and Commerce Shanghai, German Chamber of Commerce China
Dr. Wan-Hsin Liu, Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Oct 27, 2022
Global China Conversations #14
Compliance in China zwischen Sozialpunkten und wachsender Regulierung: Welche Herausforderungen stellen sich für Unternehmen?
Rainer Burkardt, Anwaltskanzlei Burkardt & Partner in Shanghai
Dominik Nowak, Martin Mantz Compliance Solutions
Sep 08, 2022
Global China Conversations #13
Krieg in der Ukraine: Ein Gewinn für China?
Dr. Marina Rudyak, Universität Heidelberg & Universität Frankfurt
Prof. Dr. Julian Hinz, IfW Kiel & Universität Bielefeld
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Aug 18, 2022
Global China Conversations #12
Green Growth: What can we Expect from China?
Dr. Sebastian Eckardt, World Bank
Prof. Dr. Xiliang Zhang, Tsinghua University
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Jun 16, 2022
Global China Conversations #11
Can China achieve its 2022 GDP growth target of 5.5%?
Prof. Dr. Helge Berger, IMF Asia and Pacific Department
Prof. Dr. Justin Gifu Lin, Peking University
May 19, 2022
Global China Conversations #10
The Race for Technology Sovereignty: The Case of Government Support in the Semiconductor Industry
Dr. Sophia Helmrich, Federation of German Industries (BDI e.V.)
Jehan Sauvage, OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate
Christian Steidl, OECD Policy Analyst
Apr 28, 2022
Global China Conversations #9
Chinas Sozialkreditsystem: Welche Auswirkungen hat es auf deutsche Unternehmen?
Prof. Dr. Doris Fischer, Universität Würzburg
Veronique Dunai, IHK Frankfurt am Main
Mar 24, 2022
Global China Conversations #8
EU-China-Handelskonflikte und der Fall Litauen: Welche Rolle spielt die WTO?
Christian Hederer, Technischen Hochschule Wildau
Jürgen Matthes, Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft (IW)
Feb 17, 2022
Global China Conversations #7
How do investment screenings affect (Chinese) direct investment?
Dr. Alexander Honrath, Head of the European China Desk of Eversheds Sutherlands
Dr. Joachim Pohl, OECD Investment Division
Feb 3, 2022
Global China Conversations #6
40 Years of Poverty Reduction in China: What are the Challenges?
Branko Milanovic, Senior Scholar, Stone Center on Socio-economic Inequality at the City University of New York
Martin Raiser, Country Director for China and Mongolia and Director for Korea, World Bank
Dec 16, 2021
Global China Conversations #5
Reshaping Global Industrial Chains: Options for China
Dr. Qiyuan Xu, Institute of World Economics and Politics (IWEP) at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)
Prof. Dr. Rolf J. Langhammer, Former Vice-President, Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Nov 25, 2021
Global China Conversations #4
„Innovation Made in China“ – How effective is Beijing’s innovation policy?
Dr. Philipp Böing, ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
Wolfgang Krieger, Federation of German Industries (BDI e.V.)
Oct 28, 2021
Global China Conversations #3
Making Chinese Foreign Aid Transparent – What is Hidden in Data and Policy Documents?
Dr. Bradley Parks, AidData
Marina Rudyak, Heidelberg University
Sep 30, 2021
Global China Conversations #2
China’s competition with European companies: Fair competition or illegal subsidization?
Jürgen Matthes, Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft (IW)
Prof. Dr. Dietmar Baetge, Technische Hochschule Wildau
Aug 26, 2021
Global China Conversations #1
China and Europe: Risky economic dependencies?
Prof. Gabriel Felbermayr (Präsident des IfW)
Jörg Wuttke (Präsident der EU-Handelskammer China)
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