China's Role in Reshaping Global Governance
The purpose of this seminar is to examine China’s role in reshaping global governance and existing mechanisms and structures of international cooperation.
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In this seminar we aim to better understand China’s global engagement in realms such as foreign aid and development cooperation, climate change negotiations and interactions with global institutions such as the World Bank, the UN as well as the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). As the key component in current Chinese foreign policy, the seminar also to discuss the potential of the BRI in promoting global development in line with the SDGs agenda and the business responsibility to respect human rights.
Programme
09.15 - 09.30: Welcome remarks
- Zhu Guobin, HRLF Director and Professor, School of Law, City University of Hong Kong
- Dan Banik, Research Director and Professor, Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo
09.30 - 09.45: Break
09.45 - 11.00: Global Governance, Sustainable Development and Human Rights
Moderator: Surya Deva, Assciate Professor, School of Law, City University of Hong Kong
- Bill Taylor, Associate Professor, Department of Public Policy, City University of Hong Kong
- Susan Finder, Distinguished Scholar in Residence, School of Transnational Law, Peking University
- Mark Daly, Partner, Daly Ho Associates
11.00 - 11.30: Break
11.30 - 13.00: Corporate Social Responsibility and Chinese Investments in Low-Income Countries
Moderator: Yalin Wang, Project Manager, Sustainable Business Abroad, United Nations Development Project
- Joshua Rosenzweig, Business & Human Rights Strategy Advisor, Amnesty International
- Lowell Chow, Greater China Senior Researcher, Business and Human Rights Resource Centre
- Dan Banik, Research Director & Professor, Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo
13.00 - 14.30: Lunch
14.30 - 16.00: Integrating the Belt and Road Initiative with the SDG Agenda
Moderator: Dan Banik, Research Director & Professor, Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo
- Jianye Wang, Managing Director, Silk Road Fund, and Dean & Professor, Guangzhou Institute of International Finance
- Yalin Wang, Project Manager, Sustainable Business Abroad, United Nations Development Project
- Surya Deva, Associate Professor, School of Law, City University of Hong Kong
16.00 - 16.30: Break
16.30 - 17.30: Connecting the Dots and the Way Forward
Moderators: Surya Deva, Associate Professor, School of Law, City University of Hong Kong, and Dan Banik, Research Director & Professor, Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo