Bringing together academics, diplomats, and newly declassified documentation, CWIHP and the Machiavelli Center for Cold War Studies (CIMA) will host a conference in Palermo, Italy from June 29 to July 1. The conference will seek to determine how the Sino-Soviet split and subsequent Sino-American engagement influenced Sino-European relations during the Cold War. Panels will juxtapose scholarly interpretations of the new archival evidence with the firsthand accounts of former and current Chinese and European diplomats themselves. In addition to providing new historical materials, the conference will offer the unique opportunity to consider diverse perspectives on the evolution of Chinese relations with Eastern and Western Europe. Further information can be found at the Machiavelli Center's website.
The Rise of a Multipolar World:
Sino-European Relations in the Last Decades of the Cold War (1960s-1980s)
Palermo, Italy: June 29—July 1 2012
JUNE 29
9:00—10:00 Opening remarks
Prof. Ercole Pietro Pellicanò, Vice President, Fondazione Roma-Mediterraneo
Dr. Salvatore Savoia, Director, Società di Storia Patria
Prof. Shen Zhihua, Director, ECNU
Dr. Christian Ostermann, Director, CWIHP
Prof. Leopoldo Nuti, CIMA
10:00—11:00 Keynote speech
11:00—11:15 Coffee break
11:15—13:00 First Panel: The Sino-Soviet Split and its impact on the relationship between China and Eastern Europe (1st part)
Chair: Dr. Christian Ostermann (CWIHP)
Discussants: Prof. Shen Zhihua (ESNU), Prof. Peter Vamos (Hungarian Academy of Science), Dr. Jovan Cavoski (PKU)
Panelists: Amb. Fan Chengzuo (PRC), Amb. Pei Yuanying (PRC), Amb. Mei Zhaorong (PRC)
13:00—14:00 Lunch in the courtyard of the conference venue
14:00—15:30 Rest in the hotel
15:45—16:45 Second Panel: The Sino-Soviet Split and its impact on the relationships between China and Eastern Europe (2nd part)
Chair: Prof. Vladislav Zubok (Temple University)
Discussants: Prof. Li Danhui (ESNU), Prof. Zhang Bai Jia (Party History Research Center), Prof. Ana Lalaj (Albanological Study Center)
Panelists: Amb. Ksawery Burski (Poland), Amb. Ioan Romulus Budura (Romania), Amb. Roland Bimo (Albania)
16:45—17:00 Coffee Break
17:00—18:30 Discussion
19:00—21:30 Dinner on the terrace of ‘La Rinascente’
JUNE 30
9:15—10:15 First Panel: The Sino-American engagement and its impact on the relationship between China and Western Europe (1st part)
Chair: Prof. Massimiliano Guderzo (CIMA)
Discussants: Prof. Zhai Qiang (Auburn University, Dr. Enrico Fardella (PKU), Dr. Garret Martin (George Washington University)
Panelists: Amb. Cai Fangbo (PRC), Amb. Chen Baoshun (PRC), Amb. Gabriele Menegatti (Italy), Amb. Claude Martin (France)
10:15—10:30 Coffee Break
10:30—12:00 Discussion
12:15—13:15 Lunch in the courtyard of the conference venue
13:30—15:00 Rest in the hotel
15:30—16:45 Second Panel: The Sino-American engagement and its impact on the relationship between China and Western Europe (2nd part)
Chair: Prof. Chen Jian (Cornell University)
Discussants: Prof. Bernd Schaefer (CWIHP), Prof. Luo Yangyi (Editor of Journal of Cold War International History), Prof. Bruna Bagnato (CIMA)
Panelists: Amb. Yang Chengxu (PRC), Amb. Ma Zhengang (PRC), Amb. John Boyd (UK), Amb. Egon Bahr (Germany)
16:45—17:00 Coffee break
17:00—18:30 Discussion
19:00—21:30 Dinner on the terrace of ‘La Rinascente’
JULY 1
9:00—10:30 First Panel: The Sino-Soviet-American Triangle dynamics’ impact on Sino-European relations
Chair: Prof. Svetozar Rajak (London School of Economics)
Discussants: Prof. Niu Jun (PKU), Mircea Munteanu (Office of the
Historian, US Department of State), Prof. Guido Samarani (University of Venice)
Panelists: Amb. Mei Zhaorong (PRC), Amb. Zhou Xiaopei (PRC), Amb. Ioan Romulus Budura (Romania), Amb. John Boyd (UK)
10:30—11:00 Coffee break
11:00—12:30 Discussion
13:00—14:00 Lunch in the courtyard of the conference venue
14:00—15:00 Rest in the hotel
15:30—17:00 Round Table
Chair: Prof. Peter Vamos (Hungarian Academy of Science)
Discussants: Prof. Leopoldo Nuti (CIMA), Prof. Shen Zhihua (ECNU), Dr. Christian Ostermann (CWIHP)
Panelists: All Chinese & American Ambassadors
17:00—17:15 Coffee break
17:15—18:00 Conclusions: Prof. Chen Jian (Cornell University)
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