Workshop on China’s Belt and Road Initiative: from the Debt Curse Perspective

Date： 29 February 2020 (Sat) 09:30-18:00
Venue: 201 (Tonantei), 2F, Inamori Foundation Building, CSEAS, Kyoto Univ.
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Language： English

Program：Workshop on China’s Belt and Road Initiative: from the Debt Curse Perspective

Chair: Fumiharu Mieno
09.30-10.30 “Why debt curse perspective? Conflicting views on BRI”
by Akihisa Mori (Kyoto University)
10.30-11.15 “Promises and pitfalls of China-Southeast Asia energy connectivity” (Video Conference)
by Laurence Delina (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
11.15-11.30 Break
11.30-12.15 “Domestic politics of the BRI: Case of Malaysia”
by Guanie Lim (Nanyang Technological University)
12.15-13.30 Lunch Break

Chair: Akihisa Mori
13.30-14.15 “Prospects and challenges of Digital BRI”
by Asei Itoh, University of Tokyo
14.15-15.00 “Structural transformation in domestic economy related to investment and trade. for ASEAN and focus on Malaysia”
by Shandre Thangavelu (Sunway University/ University of Adelaide)
15.00-15.15 Break”
15.15-16.00 “On recent structural problems in Lao economy: debt curse?”
by Fumiharu Mieno (Kyoto University)
16.00-17.00 Roundtable discussion

Organized by： CSEAS (ASEAN Research Platform), GSGES & Asia Pacific Research Unit
Sponsored by： KIER, Kyoto University