China and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: A Year in Review

To mark a year since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, European Guanxi is organizing a panel discussion titled “China and the Russian invasion of Ukraine” on How has China reacted to Russian actions? Does it support Russia, or does it prefer a balanced position? How has the war impacted Sino-Russian, Sino-Ukrainian, and Sino-EU ties? Join us and our four expert speakers to delve into these questions.TuesdayFebruary 28th 18:00-19:30 CET.

Panelists:

is a China Research Fellow and a China Projects Lead at the Association for International Affairs (AMO). In 2016, she founded and has been since coordinating two international projects on China: and (CHOICE).Ivana Karásková MapInfluenCEChina Observers in Central and Eastern Europe

is Head of the Asia-Pacific section at Center for Army, Conversion and Disarmament Studies (CACDS), and the Asian Section at the , Ukraine. Since October 2022, he is a Visiting Research Fellow at the Taipei-based .Yurii Poita New Geopolitics Research Network (NGRN)Institute for National Defence and Security Research

is an Interim Professor for Chinese Society and Economy at the University of Göttingen and for Chinese Politics at Goethe University Frankfurt. She is a co-founder of the Decoding China Dictionary (), which analyses how key terms of international cooperation are understood differently in the Western und the official Chinese discourse.Marina Rudyakwww.decodingchina.eu

is an analyst at MERICS (Brussels office). Prior to joining MERICS, he founded a Brussels-based non-profit platform "" and co-founded a Beijing-based consultancy company focused on impact of the Belt and Road Initiative. He has also worked as a contributor to Oxford Analytica.Grzegorz StecEU-China Hub

Moderators:

is working as an editor for the German news outlet China.Table. She keeps an eye on everything happening between the European Union and China - from Huawei and human rights issues to the CAI investment agreement, challenges for NATO, and the 14+1 format between Eastern and Central European states and Beijing. She currently lives in France. Previously, she worked for Deutsche Presse-Agentur in Sydney, Mexico City, Strasbourg, Brussels, and Paris. She is the vice-head of European Guanxi's Events Team.Amelie Richter

is currently finishing a Master’s degree in International and European Studies by the University of Granada, focusing his master’s thesis on the concept of ecological civilization developed by China and its effects in the international system. He holds a diploma in East Asian Studies by the University of Sevilla and he has lived in China and South Korea, including a stay at Shanghai International Studies University. He has volunteered for an international conference regarding the internationalization of EU values as well as participated in an article tackling the future perspectives of the NATO-EU relationship.Alejandro Cordero

works as a journalist for the Mainichi Shimbun's Brussels Office and is a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA). He obtained his M.A. in Contemporary East Asian Studies from the University of Duisburg-Essen, and his B.A. in History from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). He is also the President of European Guanxi.Lukian De Boni

At European Guanxi, we are doing what we can to refresh awareness of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and bring you insights on China’s reaction. But the war has caused untold amounts of suffering and destruction. The World Bank that up to 55% of Ukrainians may live in poverty at the end of 2023, compared to 5% before Russia’s invasion. Please consider donating to , an initiative launched by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Every bit helps!warnsUnited24