Professor Francesco Macheda, HoD of International Studies, XJTLU
9:05–09:10
Professor Ruan, Zhoulin, Vice President for Academic Affairs, XJTLU
09:10–10:10
Keynote Speeches Professor Robert Wade, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), “The Uncertain Return of Industrial Policy” Professor Daokui Li, Tsinghua University, “Government and Economics”
BSG02
10:10-11:00
Round Table: “Aligning Governments and Markets in a Changing Global Order” Moderator: Dr Lina Gong, XJTLU Professor Robert Wade, LSE Professor Daokui Li, Tsinghua University Professor Adam Cross, XJTLU Professor Ji You, XJTLU
BSG02
11:00–11:30
Coffee Break & Student Poster Exhibition*
11:30–12:30
Panel 1 (BSG40)
Panel 2 (BSG54)
Panel 3 (BSG33)
Panel 1: Great Power Competition and Emerging Cold War Dynamics (Rationale: Focuses on macro-level US–China rivalry, ideological narratives, and the political economy of global order transformation, including debates on Western hegemony and alternative visions of world development.)
BSG40
11:30-11:45
The Cold War Mentality Must Be Overthrown (Ronghua Wang, Former Chinese Ambassador to Iceland)
11:45-12:00
Equitable World Development, Harmony and the End of Western Hegemony (Michael Dunford, Emeritus Professor, University of Sussex)
12:00-12:15
From Engagement to Tech War: Big Tech in the Transformation of US-China Relations (Hongzhou Zhang, Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University)
12:15-12:30
Discussion, Q&A
Panel 2: Security, Strategy, and Geopolitical Risk (Rationale: Brings together strategic behavior, crisis governance, and escalation dynamics, with attention to both qualitative and analytical approaches to risk, uncertainty, and military-political interaction.)
BSG54
11:30-11:45
The Strategic Posture Typology: Disaggregating Intent from Intensity in China’s South China Sea Posture (Wushuang Yi, Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow, Tsinghua University)
11:45-12:00
Regional Crisis Governance Under Deep Uncertainty: Hormuz Access Regimes, Infrastructure Coercion, and Escalation Off-Ramps in the Israel–Iran–US Theatre (Mohsen Solhdoost, Assistant Professor, XJTLU)
12:00-12:15
Just Rhetoric? Assessing China-UK Cooperation in Global Governance (Biao Zhang, Associate Professor, Chinese University of Political Science and Politics)
12:15-12:30
Discussion, Q&A
Panel 3: Global Governance, Representation, and Agency (Rationale: Examines how power, legitimacy, and agency operate within global governance institutions, focusing on representation, leadership, and the role of non-Western actors in shaping international norms and outcomes.)
BSG33
11:30-11:45
Power Orchestrates: How Leadership Shapes National Representation in International Organisations (Tianhan Gui, Associate Professor, Tsinghua University)
11:45-12:00
African Agency and the Global Aid Puzzle: Beyond the Generosity Narrative (Obert Hodzi, Associate Professor, University of Liverpool)
12:00-12:15
From Individual Distrust to Institutional Delegitimation: the Case of the UNFCCC COP28 President (Hai Yang, Assistant Professor, University of Macau)
12:15-12:30
Discussion, Q&A
12:30–13:15
Lunch
14:30–14:45
Coffee Break
14:45–16:15
Panel 4(BSG40)
Panel 5 (BSG54)
Panel 6 (BSG21)
Panel 4: Inequality, Development, and Global Political Economy (Rationale: Examines how global capitalism, technological change, and geopolitical competition reproduce structural inequalities, combining theoretical critiques with empirical political economy analysis.)
BSG40
14:45-15:00
Manifestations of Contemporary Neocolonialism and Countermeasures (Enfu Cheng, Professor, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
15:00-15:15
Geopolitical Risk Exposure upon the Chinese Defense Industry Companies: Co-Movement Evidence from Wavelet-based Granger Causality Tests (Yun Liu, Associate Professor, XJTLU)
15:15-15:30
The Technological Financial Military Linkage and the Reproduction of Inequality between Countries (Leonardo Bargigli, Professor, University of Florence)
15:30-15:45
The Rise of the U.S. Investor State: State Capitalist Impulses under Changing Global Political Economy (Shidai Zhang, PhD Candidate, University of Cambridge)
15:45-16:15
Discussion, Q&A
Panel 5: Infrastructure, Finance, and the New Geopolitics of Dependency (Rationale: Focuses on how financial instruments, digital platforms, and resource governance reshape global dependency and institutional alternatives, highlighting emerging forms of economic coordination.)
BSG54
14:45-15:00
The Funnel of Systemic Imperatives: Sino–U.S. Rivalry and the Restructuring of Rare-Earth Supply Chains in the Indo-Pacific (Xiaolin Duan, Assistant Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen)
15:00-15:15
How China’s Currency Swap Arrangements Can Be Alternatives to IMF Lending? (Wei Li, Associate Professor, Beihang University)
15:15-15:30
Enmeshed Nationalism and the Making of Cross-Border Digital Markets: Alibaba in Indonesia (Xiaojing Qin, Ph.D Candidate, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen)
15:30-15:45
The Essential Characteristics and Practical Pathways of the New International Economic Order (Qun Wei, Ph.D candidate, School of Marxism, Chinese Social Science University)
15:45-16:15
Discussion, Q&A
Panel 6: Climate and Technology Governance and Resilience in a Changing Global Order
BSG21
14:45-15:00
Weathering the Heat: Newborn Health and Climate Resilience Lessons from South Korea (Gi Khan Ten, Assistant Professor, XJTLU)
15:00-15:15
Persistence in Chinese Climate Policy Uncertainty (Marc Gronwald, Senior Associate Professor, XJTLU)
15:15-15:30
Climate diplomacy in the BRICS: A documentary analysis of an emerging climate agenda (Niklas Weins, Assistant Professor, XJTLU)
15:30-15:45
Network Ecosystem Construction in AI Application Scenarios (Shuoying Chen, Professor, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
15:45-16:15
Discussion, Q&A
16:15–16:30
Coffee Break
16:30–17:30
Bridging Scholarship: A Conversation with Journal Editors Moderator: Dr Fanglu Sun, XJTLU Yijia Jing, Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Governance and Global Public Policy Zhengxu Wang, Editor-in-Chief of Asian Journal of Comparative Politics Shuoying Chen, Editor-in-Chief of International Critical Thought Wei Shen, Editor-in-Chief of Asian Europe Journal
BSG40
17:30–18:00
Concluding Remarks & Launch of the Master Programme of Global Public Policy and International Relations (GPPIR)
BSG40
List of Posters
Promoting Global Environmental Sustainability: The Role of Technology Transfer and Consumer Choices in the Lab-Grown Diamond Industry (Chenxu Li, MA, XJTLU)
Unequal Skies, Shared Destiny: Bridging the Political and Financial Rift in Global Climate Governance (Junfu Lu, BA, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University)
State, Academia, and Discursive Reshaping: A Politics of Knowledge Production of Global Governance in China (Jiantian Guo, Ph.D candidate, East China Normal University)
An Analysis of the “Anti-Domination” Mechanism of Super Firms on State Power from the Perspective of Power Diffusion (Ronghui Zhang, MA, Jilin University, Changchun, China)
Beyond Aid: Towards a Politically Smart and Climate-Resilient Framework for Poverty Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa (Pusen Zhang, MA, XJTLU)
Why Doesn’t Economic Influence Translate into Security Commitment? The Structural Paradox of Rising Powers in Fragile States ——The Case of China in the Sahel (Shuowei Zhou, MA, Communication University of China)
Thresholds of Defensive Fire: Automated Intercepts, Escalation Dynamics, and Coalition Risk-Sharing in the Red Sea Conflict (Qingling Han, BA, XJTLU)
The Relationship between Agrarian Reform and Climate Mitigation Goals in China: A Case Study on Poverty Eradication, Zero Hunger, and Climate Action (Najara Escarião, Visting Ph.D Candidate, XJTLU)
Why Does Innovation Development Diverges? A Comparative Analysis of Japan, Türkiye and Mexico on Pathways of Science-Education-Industry-Talent Integration (Yizhou Tang, MA, Tongji University)
Conference Programme
（Programme subject to change）
Professor Robert Wade, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), “The Uncertain Return of Industrial Policy”
Professor Daokui Li, Tsinghua University, “Government and Economics”
Moderator: Dr Lina Gong, XJTLU
Professor Robert Wade, LSE
Professor Daokui Li, Tsinghua University
Professor Adam Cross, XJTLU
Professor Ji You, XJTLU
(Rationale: Focuses on macro-level US–China rivalry, ideological narratives, and the political economy of global order transformation, including debates on Western hegemony and alternative visions of world development.)
(Rationale: Brings together strategic behavior, crisis governance, and escalation dynamics, with attention to both qualitative and analytical approaches to risk, uncertainty, and military-political interaction.)
(Rationale: Examines how power, legitimacy, and agency operate within global governance institutions, focusing on representation, leadership, and the role of non-Western actors in shaping international norms and outcomes.)
(Rationale: Examines how global capitalism, technological change, and geopolitical competition reproduce structural inequalities, combining theoretical critiques with empirical political economy analysis.)
(Rationale: Focuses on how financial instruments, digital platforms, and resource governance reshape global dependency and institutional alternatives, highlighting emerging forms of economic coordination.)
Moderator: Dr Fanglu Sun, XJTLU
Yijia Jing, Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Governance and Global Public Policy
Zhengxu Wang, Editor-in-Chief of Asian Journal of Comparative Politics
Shuoying Chen, Editor-in-Chief of International Critical Thought
Wei Shen, Editor-in-Chief of Asian Europe Journal
List of Posters