This event examines China-Latin America relations through multiple disciplinary lenses, including political economy, sustainability, and literature. By bringing together researchers and faculty from leading institutions across China, it aims to foster dialogue across fields. As China deepens its relations with Latin America through business and trade, understanding these ties requires examining how ideas, institutions, narratives, and lived experiences circulate between the two regions. The event situates China as a political, environmental, and cultural actor in Latin America, offering a more nuanced framework for understanding China’s role in the Global South and, in turn, contemporary China itself.

Time & Date:

• 9:30 AM-3:00 PM, April 10^th

Venue:

• AB2103

Organizers:

• Professor Annemieke van den Dool (Co-Director, DKU Center for the Study of Contemporary China)
• Professor David Landry (Co-Lead, China in the World Cluster, DKU Center for the Study of Contemporary China)
• Felipe Rebello Silvestri (President of DKU Latino Organization)

List of organizing team members from CSCC/Student Club

• Roberto Adames, Class of 2029 (DKU Latino Org.)
• Nubia da Silva, Class of 2029 (DKU Latino Org.)
• Enzo Rovira, Class of 2026 (DKU Latino Org.)

Program Overview:

9:30 – 10:00 Registration & Coffee

10:00 – 10:15  Welcome and opening remarks by Prof. Annemieke van den Dool, Prof. Andrew Cheon, Prof. David Landry, and Felipe

10:15 – 11:45 Session 1: China and LATAM Political Economy – Linkages, Dependency, and Shared Development

Moderator: Prof. David Landry           

                10:15-10:30    Prof. Niklas Weins (Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University)

                10:30-10:45    Mr. Andres Arauz (remote)

                10:45-11:00    Prof. Cao Ting (Fudan University)

                11:00-11:10    Student Research Presentation

                11:10-11:45    Q&A

11:45 – 13:15 Lunch Break

13:15 – 14:45 Session 2: Cultural and Literary Exchanges

Moderator: Prof. Annemieke van den Dool

                13:15-13:30    Alejandro Castellano Merino (Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University)

                13:30-13:45    Prof. Robin Rodd (DKU)

                13:45-14:00    Prof. Don Snow (DKU)

                14:00-14:10    Student Research Presentation II

                14:20-14:40    Q&A

14:40 – 15:00 Closing remarks by Prof. Annemieke van den Dool, Prof. Andrew Cheon, Prof. David Landry, and Felipe