Indiana University and Peking University
Present an
International Conference on
China in the
Middle East
印第安纳大学与北京大学联合举办“中国在中东”国际学术研讨会
March 17–18, 2015
Peking University and
Indiana University China Office
http://english.pku.edu.cn
Organized by
Dr. Kemal Silay, Ottoman and Modern Turkish Studies Chair, Indiana
University, USA
Dr. Tuğrul Keskin, Portland State University, USA
Dr. Zan Tao, Peking University, People’s Republic of China
PROGRAM
March 17, 2015 at Peking University
9:00–9:30 AM: Opening
Ceremony
Introduction by Dr. Kemal Silay, Indiana University,
USA
Opening Remarks by
Dr. Michael McRobbie, President,
Indiana University
9:30–10:15 AM: Keynote
Speech by Dr. Pan Guang, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, People’s
Republic of China
10:30 AM–1:00 PM: Panels
PANEL I: CHINESE
FOREIGN POLICY TOWARD THE MIDDLE EAST
Moderator: Dr. Zan
Tao, Peking University
“China’s Middle East Strategy after the Arab Spring” by Dr. Kong Yan, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, People’s Republic of China
“Making a Difference? China and the Israeli-Palestinian
Conflict” by Dr. Guy Burton, University
of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus, UK
“China’s Role, Operation Progress and Strength Limitation since
Iraq Reconstruction: An Analysis Based on the Swot Model” by Dr. Jiang Xudong, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, People’s
Republic of China
“Is China Becoming a New Hegemony in the Middle East?” by Dr. Mojtaba Mahdavi, University of
Alberta, Canada
“Chinese Foreign Policy toward Iran’s Nuclear Program beyond
the Revisionism Paradigm” by Dr. Moritz
A. Pieper, School of International Studies, University of Kent, Brussels
"Will
Silk Road Economic Belt Project solve the 'Uygur problem' between Turkey and
China?" by Adnan Akfirat, Turkish Chinese Business Matching Center
PANEL II:
SINO-TURKISH RELATIONS: PAST AND PRESENT
Moderator: Dr. Tuğrul
Keskin, Portland State University, USA
“The Coverage of China in Turkish Academic Literature: An
Overview” by Dr. Seriye Sezen,
Institute for Turkey and the Middle East, Republic of Turkey
“Turkish-Chinese Bilateral and Multilateral Security
Cooperation” by Dr. Lenore G. Martin,
Harvard University, USA
“The Developing Relations between Turkey and China during
the Last Decade” by Dr. Barış Doster,
Marmara University, Republic of Turkey
“Sino-Turkish Relations in the Context of Cold War Politics”
by Dr. Barış Adıbelli, Department of
Political Science and International Relations, Dumlupınar University, Republic
of Turkey
“Confucius Institutes’ Importance in Turkish-Chinese
Relations” by Dr. Begümşen Ergenekon, Middle East
Technical University, Republic of Turkey
“Turkey and China in Central Asia: The New Silk Road to the
Nascent Struggle for Recognition in International Affairs” by Dr. Emilian Kavalski, Australian
Catholic University, Australia
“One Belt, One Road’: A Win - Win Proposition for Turkey - China Relations?” by PhD Student Umut Ergunsü, Peking University, People’s Republic of China
1:00–2:00 PM: Lunch
2:00–4:30 PM: Panels
PANEL III: SINO-IRANIAN
RELATIONS: PAST AND PRESENT
Moderator: Dr.
Jamsheed Choksy, Indiana University, USA
“China’s Strategic Relations with Iran” by Dr. Ya Zhao, Indiana University, USA
“China-Iran Cooperation in Central Asia” by Dr. Ajay Patnaik, Jawaharlal Nehru
University, India
“China’s Strategic Culture and Its Non-Proliferation
Behavior toward Iran” by Dr. Mohiaddin
Messbahi, Florida International University, USA and Dr. Mohamad Homayounvash, Louisiana State University, USA
“Understanding China-Iran Energy Relations: Its Intentions,
Complexities and Ramifications” by Dr.
Sima Baidya, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
“Iran and China: A Soft Power Coalition” by Dr. Arash Reisinezhad, Florida
International University, USA
“The Image of China in Iranian Classical
Poetry” by Dr. Hadi Sultan-Qurraie,
University of Washington, USA
PANEL IV: SINO-ARAB
RELATIONS: PAST AND PRESENT
Moderator: Dr.
Mojtaba Mahdavi, University of Alberta, Canada
“The Gulf Looks East: Sino-Arab Relations in an Age of
Instability” by Dr. Geoffrey F. Gresh,
National Defense University, USA
“China-Gulf Relations: Current Strengths and Future
Possibilities” by Dr. Jacqueline Armijo,
Qatar University, Qatar
“China’s Emerging Soft Power in the Middle East: Cultural
Diplomacy of China’s Arabic Satellite Television Channel” by Dr. Wai-Yip Ho, Hong Kong Institute of
Education, Hong Kong
“Political Economy of China Toward Middle East” by Dr. Juan Cole, University of Michigan,
USA
March 18, 2015 at Indiana University China
Office
9:45–10:00 AM: Welcoming
Ceremony at the Indiana University China Office
Introduction by Dr. Kemal Silay, Indiana University,
USA
10:00 AM–12:00 PM: Panel
PANEL V: SINO-ISRAELI
RELATIONS: PAST AND PRESENT
Moderator: Dr. Kemal
Silay, Indiana University, USA
“China
in the Middle East” by Dr. Yitzhak Shichor, University of Haifa,
Israel
“The Sino-Israel Relationship from the Chinese Perspective” by
Dr. Yiyi Chen, Shanghai Jiao Tong
University, People’s Republic of China
“Israel-China Relations: The Post Harpy-Drone Decade” by Dr. Alvite Singh Ningthoujam,
Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
“China and the Middle East: Embarking on a Strategic Approach”
by Dr. James M. Dorsey, Nanyang
Technological University, Singapore
12:00–1:00 PM: Lunch
1:00–3:30 PM: Panel
PANEL VI: CHINA’S
ENERGY SECURITY STRATEGY AND THE MIDDLE EAST
Moderator: Dr. Carol
E. B. Choksy, Indiana University, USA
“Seek Knowledge Even If It Takes You to China (Via
Washington): America, China, and Saudi Arabia in the Twenty-First Century” by Dr. Sean Foley, Tennessee State
University, USA
“A Five-Dimensional Paradigm: Energy, Trade, Arms Sales,
Cultural Relations, and Political Cooperation” by Dr. Muhamad Olimat, Khalifa University of Science, UAE
“Hajj Politics and Hajj Diplomacy in Modern China” by Dr. Alexander Jost, Peking University, People’s
Republic of China
“Being a Global Power through Soft Power: The China Case in
the Caucasian and Central Asian Region” by Dr.
Özlem Aruz Azer, Istanbul University, Republic of Turkey
3:30–4:00 PM: Closing
Remarks by Dr. Zan Tao, Peking
University, People’s Republic of China
5:00–7:00 PM: Dinner
