Event Reports

Distant Relatives? Germany and China at the Heart of Europe and Asia

Former German Consul General Dr. Wolfgang Röhr speaks at Hopkins China Forum

Together with the Johns Hopkins Alumni Club Shanghai, KAS Shanghai hosted a lecture of the former German Consul General, Dr. Wolfgang Röhr, on the topic “Distant Relatives? Germany and China at the Heart of Europe and Asia” on March 14, 2016.

Optimistic outlook despite the current crisis

German Federal Minister of Finance Dr. Schäuble visits KAS Shanghai

The German Federal Minister of Finance Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble as well as 400 guests and numerous media representatives attended the jointly organized Chamber meeting of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and the German Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai on the topic of economic and fiscal challenges in 2016.

Evaluierung des BAKS-Führungskräfteseminars

Wenige Tage nach der regen Debatte zum Thema „Gesellschaftliche Entwicklungen in der Volksrepublik China“ trafen sich am Dienstag, den 23.02.2016, die Teilnehmer des Seminars der Bundesakademie für Sicherheitspolitik (BAKS) zum Thema „China als globale Gestaltungsmacht und asiatisch-pazifischer Ordnungsfaktor“ im Büro der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Peking. Ziel der Reflexionsrunde war die Evaluierung der gemeinsamen Veranstaltung mit der KAS sowie des neuntägigen Lehrganges im Allgemeinen.

Führungskräfteseminar der BAKS in Peking

Als Teil des mehrtägigen Seminars „China als globale Gestaltungsmacht und asiatisch-pazifischer Ordnungsfaktor“ der Bundesakademie für Sicherheitspolitik (BAKS) machte am Sonntag, den 21.02.2016, eine hochrangige Gruppe von Vertretern aus Politik, Wirtschaft, Militär und Zivilgesellschaft Station in Peking. Auf Einladung der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) diskutierten die 25 Seminarteilnehmer, deutsche Korrespondenten sowie die Leiter der deutschen politischen Stiftungen in Peking gesellschaftliche Entwicklungen in der Volksrepublik China.

10th party dialogue between the Communist Party of China and the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the German Bundestag

Following an invitation by the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, members of the German Federal Parliament Manfred Grund, Axel Knörig, Thorsten Frei and Tankred Schipanski visited China from 01-05 February in order to implement the 10th party dialogue between the Communist Party of China and the CDU/CSU parliamentary group. The five-day program was divided into two key subjects and took place in Beijing and Guangdong Province.

Sustainable Water Resource Management

Workshop for KAS Scholarship students and representatives from Business and Media

A proper management of water resources is one of the key challenges for many regions in the world. The increasing demand for water, accelerated by rapid urbanization and industry has to be tackled by implementing mechanisms that ensure the efficient use and conservation of water. Especially the Northern regions in China are affected by water scarcity and are struggling with the impact of exploiting ground water resources.

EU-China Round Table

EU-East Asia: The Search for Common Ground / EU-China: What Next?

Vom 10. bis 11. Dezember 2015 initiierte die KAS Peking im Rahmen der Dialogreihe „EU-China Relations“ gemeinsam mit dem EU-Asia Centre Brüssel in Hongkong eine zweitägige Konferenz zu den Themenblöcken „EU-East Asia: The Search for Common Ground“ und „EU-China: What Next?“.

Global Governance of Energy Resources

15th KAS-SUIBE WTO Conference

This year, the annual SUIBE-KAS WTO-Conference focused on the topic of designing sustainable energy policies, which set standards for a global implementation. Experts from academics and practitioners discussed the challenges, developments and implications, which evolve from national experiences and provide basis for the implementation on an international level.

Changes in Europe’s socio-economic development model in the wake of the financial crisis

On 30 November 2015, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in cooperation with the International Department of the Central Committee of the CPC organized a one-day seminar on the topic of ‘changes in Europe’s socio-economic development model in the wake of the financial crisis’. Chinese and German economics experts, researchers and officials analysed the history of Europe’s socio-economic development as well as the impact of the recent recession on the future of the social market economy.

"To rethink is also an innovation"

Third Chinese-German Forum at Tongji University, Shanghai

The KAS Shanghai hosted in cooperation with Tongji-University, the Center for Global Studies (CGS) of the University of Bonn and the Shanghai Overseas Returned Scholars Association (SORSA) the third Chinese-German Forum on November 15th, 2015.