The Institute for Development and Human Security is co-sponsoring a special lecture with KAIDEC on the topic of China's Foreign Aid; detailed information is provided below. We hope that many of you will join us!

Title: Five Elements of China's Foreign Assistance

Date and time: Wednesday, May 9, 1:30-3:00 p.m.

Location: International Education Building #1002

Schedule:

- Congratulatory Remarks: President of KAIDEC, Professor Hee Jin Lee (Yonsei University)

- Special Lecture by Professor Ren Xiao (Fudan University): "Five Elements of China's Foreign Assistance"

- Discussion Session: Professor Hyuk-Sang Sohn (Kyung Hee University); Eun Mee Kim (Ewha Womans University)

- Moderator/Chair: Eun Mee Kim

- Online Registration: https://bit.ly/2GWQJ6f

 About the speaker:

Dr. REN Xiao is currently a professor of international politics at the Institute of International Studies (IIS), Fudan University, Shanghai, China, and Director of the Center for the Study of Chinese Foreign Policy. Previously he was Senior Fellow and Director of the Asia Pacific Studies Department, Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS). Dr. Ren studied in the University of Essex in England (1990-91) and held research or visiting positions at the University of Turku, Finland, Nagoya University, Japan, and The George Washington University in Washington, DC, USA. His work has appeared in journals such as The Pacific Review, Asia Policy, Third World Quarterly, Journal of Contemporary China, East Asia: An International Quarterlyetc. His other publications include New Frontiers in China’s Foreign Relations (co-editor, Lexington Books, 2011) and China’s Foreign Aid: Theory and Practice (2017, in Chinese). Dr. Ren serves on the editorial boards of several international academic journals including Globalizations, Journal of Global Policy and Governance, East Asia: An International Quarterly, and East Asian Policy. Dr. Ren worked at the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo from 2010 to 2012. He received his Ph.D. in political science from Fudan University in 1992. (Email: renxiao2006@fudan.edu.cn)

Thank you!

- Institute for Development and Human Security, Ewha Womans University