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 Address: José 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 Address: Ariel 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
