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Europe Lecture Series

EU, China, and the World Order: Parterns, Competitors and Systemic Rivals

2 November 2021

By David Merkle

David Merkle is a Desk Officer China at Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS).

Programme
1600-1605 hrs: Welcome
By Prof D. Suba Chandran & Ms Ramya B

1605-1610 hrs: Introduction
By Mr Peter Rimmele, Head, KAS India Office

1610-1650 hrs: Lecture
By Mr David Merkle

1650-1725 hrs: Q&A

1725-1730 hrs: Vote of Thanks and Conclusion

About the Speaker
David Merkle is a Desk Officer China at Konrad Adenauer Foundation. (KAS). He studied East Asian Studies at the University of Bochum (B.A.) and the University of Tübingen (M.A.) with a focus on China and Taiwan. He spent two years in Taiwan, among others as an exchange student at National Chung Hsing University in Taichung. Prior to his current position, he was a project assistant at the Shanghai office of KAS and has worked for the Bank of China Ltd. in Frankfurt am Main.

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