Session I: China and Europe in a Changing World System

- Crisis prevention, Crisis management and Nation building

- The Asian Region: Sino-Japanese relations


Session II: Shared concerns between China and Europe

- Countering proliferation and the Korean peninsula

- Development and stability in Africa


Session III: Improving Sino-European understanding in the area of security

- European Security and defence Policy / Transparency in defence policies and confidence-building mechanisms - European and Asian experiences Session IV: Roundtable discussion: Trends in global poles of power and the Sino-European partnership Conclusions