#  China and the Middle East in the 21st Century 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **April 16, 2019** 

 02:30PM - 04:30PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **CMES, Rm 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 02138**  



 

 



 

 **The Center for Middle Eastern Studies** presents a panel of scholars on China and the Middle East

   ![map of China & Middle East](/sites/g/files/omnuum9116/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/cmes/files/chinamap3.jpg?itok=lxUtHT7l) 

 

**Ezra F. Vogel (傅高义)**, Harvard University  
**Robert S. Ross (陆伯彬)**, Boston College  
**Bruce Rutherford**, Colgate University  
**Degang Sun**, Shanghai International Studies University Panel:  
*China’s Foreign Policy in the New Era*  
Ezra F. Vogel (傅高义), Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences, Fairbank Center, Harvard University  
*Discussant:* Thomas Cavanna, Visiting Assistant Professor of Strategic Studies, Fletcher School, Tufts University

 *China and Great Power Relations in the Middle East*  
Robert S. Ross (陆伯彬), Professor of Political Science, Boston College; Associate, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University  
*Discussant:* Lenore G. Martin, Professor, Department of Political Science and International Studies, Emmanuel College; Associate, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University

 *The Transition to a Larger Role for China in the Middle East*  
Bruce Rutherford, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Colgate University  
*Discussant:* Andrew Leber, PhD candidate, GSAS, Department of Government, Harvard University

 *China’s Seaport Diplomacy in the Greater Middle East: Implications to the US*  
Degang Sun, Visiting Scholar, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University; Professor and Deputy Director, Middle East Studies Institute, Shanghai International Studies University  
*Discussant: Isaac B. Kardon (孔适海), Assistant Professor, China Maritime Studies Institute, US Naval War College, Newport, RI

 *Chair*: Lenore G. Martin, Professor, Department of Political Science and International Studies, Emmanuel College; Associate, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University

 **Contact:** [Liz Flanagan](mailto:elizabethflanagan@fas.harvard.edu)



 

 



 

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