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Open Seminar Perspective on Growing Africa: From China and Japan

In recent years, many African countries have realized stable economic growth. In this context, China’s role in Africa attracts world-wide attention, as its relationship with Africa has rapidly deepened in many fields such as trade, investment, diplomacy and aid. The Institute of Developing Economies therefore invites eminent Chinese scholars to hold an open seminar, in which they will express their own view on African development and the role of China in Africa. Strengthening the relationship with African countries is of course a very important issue for Japan, too. After the lecture of three Chinese scholars, a panel discussion on this topic will be held among Chinese and Japanese researchers.

Date&time:

September 13th, 2007, (Thursday) 14:00-17:00 (Open 13:30)

Venue:

Conference Room, JETRO Headquarters Tokyo

5th floor, Ark Mori Building, 5F, Akasaka 1-12-32, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Speaker：

Yao Guimei (Research Fellow, Institute of West-Asian and African Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
Xu Weizhong (Director, Department of African Studies, Institute of Asian and African Studies,CICIR)
Song Zhiyong (Deputy Director and Senior Research Fellow, Department of Asian & African Studies, Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Commerce)

Languages:

Simultaneous translation （JAPANESE－CHINESE—ENGLISH）will be available.

Participation fee:

JETRO or IDE-JETRO Members, Embassy and Students: 1,000yen
Non Members: 3,000yen

Reports

Contact:

External Relations Division, Research Promotion Department, IDE-JETRO
3-2-2 Wakaba, Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 261-8545
TEL: 043-299-9536 FAX: 043-299-9726

E-mail：seminar

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Program

14:00-14:10 Opening Remarks
Tomoharu Washio (Executive Vice President, JETRO)

—Lectures—
14:10-14:30

"FOCAC and its Influences on Sino-African Economic and Trade Cooperation"
Speaker: Yao Guimei (Research Fellow, Institute of West-Asian and African Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)

14:30-14:50

“Chinese Diplomacy and Aid for Africa”
Speaker: Xu Weizhong (Director, Department of African Studies, Institute of Asian and African Studies,CICIR)

14:50-15:10

“Trade and Investment between China and Africa”
Speaker: Song Zhiyong (Deputy Director and Senior Research Fellow, Department of Asian & African Studies, Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Commerce)

15:10-15:30

- Coffee Break -

15:30-17:00

Question and Answer for three lectures & Panel Discussion “China and Japan in Africa”
Moderator: Katsumi Hirano(Executive Director, JETRO Johannesburg)
Panelist: Three Chinese lecturers，Shigeki Okada (Deputy Executive Director, JETRO Johannesburg),Shinichi Takeuchi(Director of African Studies Group, IDE-JETRO)
Commentators: Zhang Hongming (Professor, Deputy Director, Institute of West Asian and African Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences ), Zeng Qiang (Research Professor, Institute of Asian and African Studies,CICIR)