China undertook unprecedented measures to deal with the coronavirus outbreak. Entire cities were quarantined, hospitals were built within days and medical professionals were deployed to the front lines, putting in tireless shifts, in a fight to bring the virus under control. These efforts spoke to the vastness of the state machinery behind the crisis response, but did they come too late?
Although COVID-19 now seems to be largely under control in China, the speed of the government’s response to the situation has come under close scrutiny from the international community, with many believing that prompter action at an earlier stage would have averted the pandemic. Regardless of whether or not this is publicly acknowledged, COVID-19 will surely prompt China to rethink its politics and how it chooses to engage with the rest of the world going forward.
The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to join our VIP webinar series starting on 6th May to debate this topic. Mikko Huotari, Executive Director of MERICS, and Dr Jian Zhang, Associate Professor of Political Science and Assistant Dean for External Cooperation at the School of Government, Peking University will discuss the implications of COVID-19 on China’s regime, its approach to diplomacy and what it will do next.
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Agenda
Opening Remarks by Joerg Wuttke, President, European Chamber
Engaging and Interactive Dialogue with speakers
Mikko Huotari, Executive Director of MERICS
Dr Jian Zhang, Associate Professor of Political Science and Assistant Dean for External Cooperation at the School of Government, Peking University
hosted by Joerg Wuttke, President, European Chamber
Q & A (around 30 mins)
Terms & Conditions
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