The Global Trading Order: Disruption and Resilience
📅 30 March 2026 | ⏰ 1:00–5:00 PM | 📍 AM101, Alan MacDiarmid Building, Kelburn Campus [Map]
Co-Hosted by The New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre & The Institute of World Economics and Politics (IWEP) Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Political, military and environmental disruptions have strained international trade in recent years. A consensus on the collective value of open trade, economic integration and globalisation is wanning. Debates around economic interdependence and institutionalised cooperation have given way to concerns about economic dependencies, supply chain vulnerabilities and national economic growth. These trends bode poorly for the collective health of the global economy. How should we understand this shift? Join us for a conversation on the global trading order with leading scholars from China and New Zealand.
Panellists include
- Dr Jason Young, Director, New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre
- Dr Liao Fan, Senior Fellow; Director-General, (IWEP), CASS
- Dr Su Qingyi, Senior Fellow; (IWEP), CASS
- Dr Matthew Castle, Political Science and International Relations, VUW
- Dr Gao Lingyun, Senior Fellow; (IWEP), CASS
- Dr Qin Sheng, National Institute of International Strategy, CASS
- Professor Xiaoming Huang, Political Science and International Relations, VUW
- Dr Si Xiaoyu, Assistant Research Fellow; (IWEP), CASS