China and the Pacific: Samoa Conference
Saturday, 21 February 2015
Officials and academics from around the Pacific will gather in Samoa next week to give their views on China’s evolving relations with Pacific island nations.
Officials and academics from around the Pacific will gather in Samoa next week to give their views on China’s evolving relations with Pacific island nations.
Organized by the New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre at Victoria University of Wellington, the National University of Samoa, and the Centre for Oceania Studies at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, the conference would be an opportunity to discuss changing geopolitics in the Pacific region, said the head of the New Zealand center.
There would be particular emphasis on regional security, development cooperation, and trade and investment, Tony Browne, chair of the New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre, said in a statement Wednesday.
“This is the first time such a conference has been held with the views of the Pacific islands themselves being at the heart of the discussion,” said Browne.
“The growing Chinese involvement in the Pacific has led to widespread discussion about the impact this is having on the region’s long term economic growth and social development.”
The conference would bring together Pacific island government leaders, heads of regional organizations and scholars to put their perspectives on the record.
“This is the first time that a leading Chinese University has joined with universities in New Zealand and the Pacific Islands to discuss China’s role in the region in this way,” he said.
The conference “China and the Pacific:
The View from Oceania “ would be held at the National University of Samoa from Feb. 25 to 27.
In partnership with the National University of Samoa and the Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou we are holding a conference on “China and the Pacific – The View from Oceania”. The conference will be held in the fale of the National University of Samoa in Apia from 25-27 February. This will be the first conference that examines China’s growing role in the region primarily from a Pacific Islands perspective.
Conference - CHINA AND THE PACIFIC: THE VIEW FROM OCEANIA, 25-27 February, Apia, Samoa
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Should you be looking for a reason to visit Samoa you might consider arranging a holiday there to coincide with the New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre’s next conference.
In partnership with the National University of Samoa and the Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou we are holding a conference on “China and the Pacific – The View from Oceania”. The conference will be held in the fale of the National University of Samoa in Apia from 25-27 February. This will be the first conference that examines China’s growing role in the region primarily from a Pacific Islands perspective.
Speakers from both academia and government will take part from Samoa, Fiji, Cook Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia, as well as from New Zealand, China, Australia and Hawaii. The full conference programme will be available shortly.
Further information and registration details are on the NZCCRC website:http://www.victoria.ac.nz/chinaresearchcentre/programmes-and-projects/china-symposiums/china-and-the-pacific-the-view-from-oceania
Conference information also available on National University of Samoa website:
http://samoanstudies.ws/china-and-the-pacific-conference-25-27-february-2015/
Further information and registration details are on the NZCCRC website:http://www.victoria.ac.nz/chinaresearchcentre/programmes-and-projects/china-symposiums/china-and-the-pacific-the-view-from-oceania
Conference information also available on National University of Samoa website:
http://samoanstudies.ws/china-and-the-pacific-conference-25-27-february-2015/
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