Russia and China in Eastern Europe. The view from Poland and Germany

Originally live streamed on 08 September 2020This is the fourth and final online debate in the framework of the project titled “Ost/Wschód: German-Polish Debates on the East”. This time, we are discussing the topic of the growing convergences and divergences of Russian-Chinese cooperation in the post-Soviet Space.The debate features:- Germany: Helena Legarda from the Mercator Institute for China Studies.- Poland: Marcin Kaczmarski, University of GlasgowModerator: Adam Balcer, Jan Nowak-Jeziorański College of Eastern EuropeThe panelists address such issues as: How do Poland and Germany see China’s presence in the region? Where do Russia and China cooperate in the post-Soviet space and where do they compete? What are the geopolitical and economic consequences of this relations?The debate is co-organised by the Jan Nowak Jeziorański College of Eastern Europe and the Deutsch-Russischer Austausch e.V. (DRA) and sponsored by the Heinrich Boell Foundation’s Warsaw Office as well as the Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation.Additional music featured in the podcast:commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703