Scientific Cooperation with China and India: Opportunities and Challenges for German Research Institutions

The latest issue of the Journal of Current Chinese Affairs focuses on topics such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the view on Black Lives Matter, public–private partnerships in Africa, actors in environmental litigation, Hong Kong’s networked agitprop, and more.

China is partner, competitor, and systemic rival to the European Union. But also a political actor that needs to be understood on its own terms. The GIGA offers significant expertise on China’s political and economic development as well as on the country’s role in both regional and global affairs.

The GIGA Institute for Asian Studies investigates current developments in Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Australasia. Research topics include civil society–state relations, party politics, economic development, China and India in regional and global affairs, and the Indo-Pacific as a strategic space.

Germany and China share a long tradition of scientific cooperation, but growing geopolitical tensions require a reassessment of this. Experts discussed possible solutions at conferences in Berlin and Beijing. The conferences took place within the framework of the joint research project of DESY and GIGA “WIKOOP-INFRA“.

In this talk, Dr. Dylan Loh discusses how China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) became the primary vehicle through which the idea of "China" is produced, articulated, and represented on the world stage. In doing so, Loh gives a comprehensive re-appraisal of MOFA and its role in China's re-emergence.

The People’s Republic of China is engaging in a diplomatic charm offensive, which German chancellor Olaf Scholz, among others, acknowledged with his recent trip there. While the Chinese government broadcasts political stability and continuity, the CCP’s top leadership has been secretive about its future direction. How can these contradictory signals from Beijing be interpreted? 

In the world’s largest democratic exercise, Indians elect a new parliament. We discuss the run-up to the elections, its likely outcomes, and potential repercussions for Indo-German relations.

The expert panel will analyse the contributions that India’s G20 Presidency has made to the revival and reform of multilateralism and explore how these ideas can be developed further under the Indo-German partnership. This event is part of the G20-T20 outreach process, Task Force 3 LiFE, and the GIGA’s T4T project.

The latest issue of the Journal of Current Chinese Affairs focuses on topics such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the view on Black Lives Matter, public–private partnerships in Africa, actors in environmental litigation, Hong Kong’s networked agitprop, and more.

China is partner, competitor, and systemic rival to the European Union. But also a political actor that needs to be understood on its own terms. The GIGA offers significant expertise on China’s political and economic development as well as on the country’s role in both regional and global affairs.

The GIGA Institute for Asian Studies investigates current developments in Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Australasia. Research topics include civil society–state relations, party politics, economic development, China and India in regional and global affairs, and the Indo-Pacific as a strategic space.