Speakers
Executive Director of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Vice President and Senior Director of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council
Director of the Ilmin International Relations Institute at Korea University
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania
Moderator
Editor at Large at The National Interest
China is the actor most capable of reshaping the global world order. According to the FBI, the Chinese government is seeking to become the world’s greatest superpower through predatory lending and business practices, systematic theft of intellectual property, and brazen cyber intrusions. EU-China relations have also become increasingly complex due to China’s repressive tactics at home and a more assertive behaviour abroad, resorting to economic coercion, boycotts of European goods, and export controls on critical raw materials. China is learning from Russia’s war in Ukraine and intimidating its neighbours with an aggressive military posture. Is China a threat to the global world order, or is it simply an economic hegemon? How to respond to China’s desire to change the world order from within? Can we outperform both Russia and China in military terms? How do we keep our neighbourhood safe and stable?