China-Latin America and the Caribbean: Infrastructure, Connectivity, and Everyday Life

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DAY 1: Monday, January 25, 2021 (all events are EST) 

9:00-9:15          Welcome Remarks (Ariel C. Armony — Vice Provost for Global Affairs and Director of the University Center for International Studies at the University of Pittsburgh) & Conference Inauguration (James Cook, Joseph Alter, and Enrique Dussel Peters)

CHINESE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

9:15-9:25           Introduction to Chinese Infrastructure Projects by Enrique Dussel Peters (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Red ALC-China)

9:30-10:00         Keynote AddressJosé Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs — former Assistant Director General and Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, International Labour Office, Former Minister of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica

10:00-10:15       Q&A

10:15-11:45       Session 1 Presentations:

  • Enrique Dussel Peters (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Red ALC-China): Infrastructure Projects in Latin America and the Caribbean (2000-2020)
  • Diana Castro Salgado (Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar): China in Ecuador: The Coca Codo Sinclair Hydroelectric Project
  • Yang Zhimin (Chief Researcher at ILAS-CASS): What ‘ECU 911’ Has Brought to Ecuador and China-Ecuador Cooperation
  • Niu Haibin (Shanghai Institutes for International Studies): China’s Participation in Brazil’s Infrastructure Sector: Approaches, Challenges, and Implications

11:45-12:30       Discussion and Q&A. Moderator: James Cook (University of Pittsburgh) // Discussant: Jevon Minto (Red ALC-China)

16:00-17:30       Session 2 Presentations:

  • Ravi Madhavan (University of Pittsburgh) and Thomas Rawski (University of Pittsburgh): China-Latin America Links in Advanced Technology Sectors: State Grid Investments and Strategies in Brazil
  • Jevon Minto (Red ALC-China): The Socioeconomic Impact of Chinese Infrastructure Investments in Jamaica: Evidence From a Major Infrastructure Development Project
  • Celio Hiratuka (Universidade Estadual de Campinas): Chinese Infrastructure Projects in Brazil: Assessment and Prospects
  • Omar Narrea Rivas (Universidad del Pacífico): From the Yangtze to the Amazon: Chinese Maritime Infrastructure Projects

17:30-18:15       Discussion and Q&A. Moderator: Joseph Alter (University of Pittsburgh) // Discussant: Enrique Dussel Peters (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Red ALC-China)


DAY 2: Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (all events are EST)

CHINESE IMMIGRATION TO LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

9:00-9:10          Introduction to Chinese Immigration in Latin America & the Caribbean by Enrique Dussel Peters (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Red ALC-China)

9:10-9:40          Keynote AddressAriel C. Armony — Vice Provost for Global Affairs and Director of the University Center for International Studies at the University of Pittsburgh

9:40-10:00        Q&A

10:00-11:00      Session 3 Presentations:

  • Carol Chan (Universidad Academia de Humanismo Cristiano): Diverse and Shifting Everyday Experience of ‘China in Chile’
  • Patricia Palma (Universidad de Tarapacá de Arica): Social Integration and Culinary Legacy: Chinese Immigration and Family Restaurants in Peru
  • Sergio Martínez Rivera (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México): Chinese Immigration in Mexico: The Case of La Colonia Viaducto Piedad, the New China Town in Mexico City

11:00-11:30      Discussion and Q&A. Moderator: Enrique Dussel Peters (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Red ALC-China) // Discussant: Dr. Fredy González (Global Asian Studies and History, University of Illinois Chicago)

11:30-12:00      Closing remarks

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