Conversations on Asia

Jul 17 2022 5 ep. 63 mins
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I have conceived this podcast as a personal endeavour to bring interesting topics that I have encountered through my professional and academic life to the table. Each episode will take place as conversations with relevant guests who can shed light into the issues being discussed. The podcast will cover economic and political issues with major impact in the countries of the region. EU-Asia relations will feature prominently. I am currently working in Public Affairs in Brussels (Belgium). I have lived and worked in Shanghai (China) until October 2021 where I was working as a Working Group Coordinator for the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC). Before that (and until the summer of 2019), I worked and lived in Yangon (Myanmar) as an Advocacy Officer & Business Development Associate. Previously, I worked as a trainee in the European External Action Service (EEAS), in the Asia Pacific division. I have also lived in Taipei (Taiwan) and Tianjin (Mainland China) for two years, doing research and studying the Chinese with scholarships. I undertook a Master in Politics of China at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) of the University of London. Back in Spain, I undertook two bachelors at the Autonomous University of Madrid, one in East Asian Studies and another one in History.

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Government Affairs for a European company in China: Navigating uncertain times

Jul 17 2022 63 mins  
In this episode of Conversations on Asia, I talk to Ms. Xinyi Xie about the intricacies of navigating the complicated waters of government affairs for a European company operating a business in China and the plethora of issues and challenges that European industry players face in the country . Xinyi is currently working in Shanghai as a Government Affairs Officer for Wuerth Group.

A Walloon in China and the future of Chinese tourism into Europe

Jun 04 2022 67 mins  
In this episode of Conversations on Asia, I talk to Ms. Ludivine Destree about her experiences in China promoting tourism into Europe. Ludivine is currently working for the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC) as Business Manager. She was the Chairwoman of the China Chapter of the European Travel Commission (from November 2017 to November 2020) and the Chief Represen

Living in dystopian Shanghai: the current lockdown and the future of the city

May 08 2022 39 mins  
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The Future of Hong Kong as a destination for foreign investment, as a trade centre and as an international financial hub

Apr 23 2022 67 mins  
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A conversation on lobbying: European companies in China vs. Chinese companies in Europe

Apr 02 2022 76 mins  
In this first episode, my guests, Mr. Haoyang Yan and Mr. Alessandro Bazzoli, and I discuss the differences between the lobbying done by European companies in China and that of Chinese companies here in the EU.We discuss the importance of lobbying in the current geopolitical situation, the approach of Chinese companies to lobbying in the EU vs. that of EU companies in China, the ob