Welcome by Stig Paolo Piras, Deputy Head of Department of Asia, Latin America and Oceania, Danish Min. of Foreign Affairs and Mette Thunø, Ass. Professor, Aarhus University

Andreas Bøje Forsby: Sino-Danish relations in the 21^st century: The depoliticization of a strategic partnership.

Luke Patey: Business and political relations with China in a divided Europe: Future friends or future foes?

Mette Thunø: Translocal China: Employing Chinese migrants as soft power tools

Nikolaj K. Andersen: Building roads, building power?

Xing Li: The emergence of a Chinese school of international relations theory: Opportunities and constraints?

Kjeld-Erik Brødsgaard: Political framework conditions for Danish companies in China

Yang Jiang: Made in China 2025 and the competitive space for private and foreign companies

Lars Erslev Andersen: Countering violent extremism the Chinese way: Will it work in South Asia?

Jørgen Delman: "Ecological civilization" politics in Hangzhou, China: New pathways to closing the efficiency gap in environmental politics

Anders Sybrandt Hansen: “The certificate is not for our members, it is for the government”: Personal and institutional trust in organic farming in North China

Stig Thøgersen: Global talents: The internationalization of Chinese higher education and its consequences

Discussions in smaller groups around "tables of topics" in the lobby with afternoon snacks

Table 1: Environment and food: Jørgen Delman, Anders Hansen, Mikkel Bunkenborg

Table 2: Domestic politics: Kjeld Erik Brødsgaard, William Callahan

Table 3: Education and Innovation: Stig Thøgersen, Li Xing

Table 4: Global China: Mette Thunø, Ole Bruun, Klaes Dykmann, Lars Erslev Andersen

Table 5: International Business: Yang Jiang, Luke Patey

Table 6: Foreign Policy: Andreas Forsby, Nikolaj Andersen