The seminar addressed the four following questions: definition of the EU's interests in the Far-East; the security perception of China as a potential threat to the EU's interests; the issue of the arms embargo; and the development of the EU's China strategy. The conference was attended by experts on China, think-tankers, EU officials and officials from member states.
Introduction: Nicole Gnesotto, Director, EUISS
Session I: What are the EU's interests in the Far East?
Chair: Nicole Gnesotto, EUISS
Speakers:
Tomasz Kozlowski, Council of the European Union, Brussels
François Godement, Asia Centre, Paris
Session II: Is China a potential security threat to the EU?
Chair: Marcin Zaborowski, EUISS
Speakers:
Michael Yahuda, London School of Economics, London
Niklas Swanström, Uppsala University, Uppsala
Session III: Arms embargo
Chair: Giovanni Grevi, EUISS
Speakers:
Valérie Niquet, Centre Asie IFRI, Paris
Frank Umbach, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik, Berlin
Session IV: Towards EU's China Strategy
Chair: Dov Lynch, EUISS
Speakers:
Antonio Tanca, Council of the European Union, Brussels
Marta DassÙ, Aspen Institute Italia, Rome
Eija Limnell, Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Helsinki
