Observa China 观中国 workgroup created in 2024, year of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Brazil and China, the 45th anniversary of the relationship between Portugal and China, and the silver jubilee of Macau's retrocession to China. Its purpose is to advance debates about relations between China, Brazil, and Portuguese-speaking Countries, as well as to produce in-depth articles, high-level events, and differentiated analytical and propositional documents on the topic.

Event will be entirely in Portuguese.

To kick off Observa China 观中国's 2024 event season with high-level exchanges, we are honored to welcome a prominent speaker with extensive experience in financial and Asian topics: Ambassador Marcos Caramuru de Paiva. Retired diplomat and member of the Advisory Boards of the Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI) and the Brazil-China Business Council (CEBC), he lived in China for 12 years, having served as Ambassador in Beijing, Consul General in Shanghai, business consultant and manager of an urban development in Hongqiao.

This is an unmissable event and open to all interested people, whether professionals, academics or not, already involved in the world related to China, students and people in general who wish to deepen their knowledge of the Sino-Brazilian relationship.

We will have audience participation with questions and comments after the guest's initial presentation.

This is the first event of the year, and it launches the debates about the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Sino-Brazilian diplomatic relations.

50 Years of Brazil-China Diplomatic Relations in Perspective

Continuing Observa China 观中国's 2024 event season with high-level exchanges, we are honoured to organise a Panel of excellence and host six distinguished speakers, who boast an enriching experience in terms of Sino-Brazilian and Sino-Portuguese relations: Carlos Rodrigues (University of Aveiro), Cátia Miriam Costa (University Institute of Lisbon), Evandro Menezes de Carvalho (School of Law of FGV in Rio, UFF and Peking University), Pedro Steenhagen (Fudan University and Observa China 观中国), Qiao Jianzhen 乔建珍 (Confucius Classroom UFF) and Victoria Almeida (Shanghai International Studies University). The moderation will be carried out by Aline Tedeschi (Hunan Normal University and Observa China 观中国).

This is an unmissable event, and it is open to all interested people, whether they are professionals, academics or not, already involved in the debates related to China, students, or people in general who wish to deepen their knowledge of the topics covered here. The Panel will be transmitted live in our YouTube channel, and the participation of the public with questions and comments is welcome. The discussions will be held only in Portuguese.

Event to facilitate the debate about the 50th and the 45th anniversaries of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Brazil and China and between Portugal and China, respectively.

Strengthening Dialogues

50 Years of Brazil-China, 45 Years of Portugal-China Relations

Continuing Observa China 观中国's 2024 event season with high-level exchanges, we are honoured to organise a Panel of excellence and host six distinguished speakers, who boast an enriching experience in terms of Sino-Brazilian and Sino-Portuguese relations: Ana Saldanha (Hunan Normal University), Daniel Cardoso (Autonomous University of Lisbon), Emanuel Leite Junior (Tongji University), Fernanda Ilhéu (University of Lisbon), J. Renato Peneluppi Jr. (Center for China and Globalization — CCG) e Yuyun Li (Fudan University). The moderation will be carried out by Pedro Steenhagen (Fudan University and Observa China 观中国).

This is an unmissable event, and it is open to all interested people, whether they are professionals, academics or not, already involved in the debates related to China, students, or people in general who wish to deepen their knowledge of the topics covered here. The Panel will be transmitted live in our YouTube channel, and the participation of the public with questions and comments is welcome. The discussions will be held only in Portuguese.

Event to facilitate yet another debate about the 50th and the 45th anniversaries of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Brazil and China and between Portugal and China, respectively.

Connecting Dialogues

The Triangle Brazil-China-Portugal

To continue Observa China 观中国's 2024 season of events, we are honoured to organise a panel of excellence and welcome six outstanding speakers with extensive experience in studying the Macau SAR and China-Lusophony relations: Aline Tedeschi (Hunan Normal University), Carmen Amado Mendes (Macau Scientific and Cultural Centre), Francisco Leandro (University of Macau), João Simões (City University of Macau), Pedro Leão (Brazil-China Development Forum) and Si Liao 廖思 (Chinese Club). The moderator will be Pedro Steenhagen (Fudan University and Observa China 观中国).

This is an event not to be missed and is open to all interested people, whether they are professionals, academics or not, already part of the world related to China, or students and people in general who wish to deepen their knowledge of the topics covered. The event will be broadcast live on our YouTube channel, and we welcome questions and comments from the public. The meeting will be held entirely in Portuguese.

Event to facilitate debate on the 25th anniversary of Macau's retrocession, as well as to reflect on relations between the People's Republic of China and Portuguese-speaking countries, with a focus on the role of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) in interactions with Brazil, Portugal and other Portuguese-speaking nations.

Building Dialogues

25 Years of Macau's Retrocession and China-Lusophony Relations

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Pedro Steenhagen

Workgroup for China-Brazil Relations and Lusophony

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Aline Tedeschi

Carolina Souza

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Gustavo Alejandro Cardozo

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Workgroup for China-Brazil Relations and Lusophony

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