Events

“Why Must It Be China?”—Book Talk at the Center for Sino-Nusantara Studies in Jakarta

Recently young intellectual Sukron Makmun held a book talk on the recently published “Kenapa Harus Tiongkok?” (“Why Must It Be China?”). In her remarks, Dr. Amanda tho Seeth contextualized the book’s content within the broader landscape of Indonesian discourse on China.

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The BRI in Indonesia: University of Indonesia holds Collaborative Brown Bag Discussion

On August 13th 2026, Universitas Indonesia (UI) held a Brown Bag Discussion addressing the topic “Beyond the Western Paradigm: How Indonesia Navigates China’s BRI & Asymmetric Policy Capabilities.” The event featured Dr. Amanda tho Seeth, cooperation partner at De:Link//Re:Link, as a speaker.

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JRF-WissensLunch: “China in Afghanistan: Die Neue Seidenstraße im Land der Taliban”

Am 28. November 2025 hält die De:link//Re:link-Forscherin Katja Mielke (bicc) einen kurzen und leicht verständlichen Vortrag in deutscher Sprache über die BRI in Afghanistan. Von 12:00 bis 13:00 Uhr MEZ können Interessierte an der 20-minütigen Präsentation teilnehmen und anschließend Fragen stellen. Der Vortrag ist Teil einer Reihe von Mittagsvorträgen, die von der Johannes-Rau-Forschungsgemeinschaft organisiert werden.

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Podium Discussion: China Connecting People? A Transregional Inquiry into Infrastructural Dis/connections in Africa and Eurasia

Belts, roads and initiatives – in plural – are being forged through China’s global infrastructural engagement. Countless ports, highways and railways are constructed, reconstructed and rehabilitated for connecting people in Asia with Africa and Europe for seamless trade and economic development. In this transregional roundtable, we bring these aspirations down to earth. We trace emerging

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The Belt and Road Initiative, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and Road Safety in Pakistan

Der erste Vortrag der Reihe „Silk Road Talks“ wird von Prof. Dr. Muhammad Zaman gehalten und befasst sich mit der Belt and Road Initiative, dem China-Pakistan Economic Corridor und der Verkehrssicherheit in Pakistan. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Zaman ist Soziologe am Institut für Soziologie der Quaid-i-Azam-Universität in Islamabad. Er promovierte an der Universität Leipzig. Im Jahr

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