Public Lecture: Dealing with the Rise of China: A Malaysian Perspective

The UP Asian Center will be hosting a public lecture by Dr. Abdul Razak Baginda, “Dealing with the Rise of China: A Malaysian Perspective,” on 16 August 2017, 9:00 am to 10:30 am, Seminar Room, UP Asian Center, QC. The lecture is free and open to the public, but seating is first-come, first-served, and participants are encouraged to register online.

ABOUT THE LECTURE

China has arrived on the world stage. Its gargantuan “One Belt One Road” project epitomises its ambition to play a global role. To some, China provides some hope in an environment that could be described as “a global economic growth grinding to a halt.” While for others, China is seen as taking the opportunity to play a dominant power and inevitably perhaps ending up as a hegemon.  Not surprisingly, there has been a myriad of evaluations as well as prognosis on China’s current and future positions in Asia and in the world.  Given the multi-dimensional powers of China, how does one begin to evaluate this new superpower? What should be the considerations for states when dealing with China? This lecture will try to provide a perspective on how to assess and evaluate China.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Abdul Razak Baginda, PhD is President of ICON Centre for Global Affairs, a private think tank in Malaysia. He was formerly Head of Strategic Studies and International Relations, Malaysian Armed Forces Defence College; Executive Director, Malaysian Strategic Research Centre; and Senior Associate Member, St Antony’s College, Oxford. He received his doctorate in International Relations from the University of Oxford, writing on “China-Malaysia Relations and Foreign Policy” for his thesis, subsequently published by Routledge.

VENUE And VICINITY MAP

Vehicles entering the UP Asian Center (GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center) grounds can only do so via the gate on Magsaysay Avenue that is near a UP guardhouse, a few meters away from Katipunan Avenue, and across Maynilad. A small gate for pedestrians on Guerrero St. lies across the College of Law parking lot and a few meters away from a waiting shed, where the Ikot jeepney, and jeepneys from Philcoa and SM North pass by. VIEW VICINITY MAP and GOOGLE STREET VIEW

INQUIRIES And ATTENDANCE

If you are planning to come with/as a big group (a class or delegation), please inform us the number of participants at asiancenter@up.edu.ph. It would also be best if their names could be registered online or if you could send us a list of their names.