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Expert seminar "The Global Financial Crisis and China's Foreign Policy"

May 20, 2009. China's rise as a great power is largely driven by the country's high economic growth rate over the past three decades. Although it is too early to know what the effects of the current global financial and economic crisis will be, some developments are already visible. China's economic growth will be considerably lower than what the country is used to. At the same time, the United States and the European Union are experiencing even greater economic difficulties than China. Read more »