09:00-09:15                                                                   News     Summary of the Seminar

Opening Ceremony

Prof. Chen Dongxiao, President of SIIS

Prof. Marcos Cordeiro Pires, UNESP

09:15-10:40

Session I: Political and Economic Relations between China and Latin America

This session focus on a forward-looking analysis on future Sino-Latin American relationship based on current achievements and challenges. Discussion could be around following questions. How to review the effects of China’s Policy Paper on Latin America and the Caribbean? How to understand the sustainability of Sino-Latin American economic tie? Is there any potential to develop defense cooperation? What are the main suggestions for the initiation of Sino-Latin American Dialogue Forum?

Chair:     

Amb. Fernando Reyes Matta, CELC

Speakers:

Prof. Sylvio Mário Puga Ferreira, UFAM

Prof. Wang Ping, NanKai University

Prof. Zhang Mingde, SIIS

Dr. Daniel Bicudo Véras, Hubei University

Commentator:  

Prof. José Luis Valenzuela Álvarez, CELC

Prof. Matthew G. Ferchen, Tsinghua University

11:05-12:30

SessionII: Cooperation within Multinational Governance System

What are the major cooperation areas between China and Latin America on world stage? How to make such cooperation more constructive, effective and mutual beneficial? How to review current grouping politics (BRICS, G20) and trends in world politics?

Chair:       

Prof. Wu Hongying, CICIR

Speakers:           

Prof. Marcos Cordeiro Pires, UNESP

Prof. Jiang Shixue, CASS

Prof. Mónica Ahumada Figueroa, USCC

Prof. Zhang Haibing, SIIS

Commentators:         

Amb. Fernando Reyes Matta, CELC

Dr. Niu Haibin, SIIS

14:00-15:20

Session III: Comparative Perspectives on Sustainable Development

Is there any consensus on the post-2015 international development agenda? What can China learn from Latin America on its urbanization, social inclusion, and low-carbon development? How both sides can cooperate on sustainable development?

Chair:       

Prof. Marcos Cordeiro Pires, UNESP

Speakers:    

Prof. Yu Hongyuan, SIIS

Prof. Gustavo Enrique Santillan, UNC

Prof. Jorge Claudio Szeinfeld, UNLP

Prof. Matthew G. Ferchen, Tsinghua University

Commentators:

Prof. Tullo Vigevani

Prof. Jiang Shixue, CASS

15:40-17:00

Session IV: Comparative Perspectives on Regional Dynamics in East Asia and Latin America

How to understand the regional dynamics in Asia and Latin America? What kind of relationship between the emerging Pacific Alliances and evolving Mercosur in Latin America is? How does Latin America perceive the role of Trans-Pacific Partnership? How to enhance the trans-regional cooperation between East Asia and Latin America? How to understand the big-power relationship behind the trans-regional cooperation?

Chair:      

Dr. Niu Haibin, SIIS

Speakers:

Prof. Tullo Vigevani, UNESP

Prof. Wu Hongying, CICIR

Prof. Isabel Rosa Basaure C., USCC             

Dr. Shao Yuqun, SIIS

Commentators:

Erika Zoeller Véras, WHUT       

Prof. Gustavo Santillán UNC    

17:00-17:15

Concluding Remarks

Prof. Marcos Cordeiro Pires, UNESP

Dr. Shao Yuqun, SIIS