1. COSCO in Piraeus: Investment Embeddedness and the Question of Chinese 'influence'
- Author:
- Konstantinos Tsimonis and Andrew J. Nathan
- Publication Date:
- 12-2023
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
- Abstract:
- Professor Tsimonis will present his research around the landmark investment of China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) in the port of Piraeus and discuss its political, social, economic and environmental repercussions. The speaker will approach COSCO's investment as an embedded phenomenon and unpack the agency of local, regional and global actors in order to assess the question of 'Chinese influence'. This talk will introduce to the Weatherhead audience the context of Chinese activities and policies in Greece. The speaker will also discuss the challenge and the necessity for developing independent China expertise in countries with no China studies tradition, as a way to mitigate the political risks arising from the PRC's global economic outreach.
- Topic:
- Infrastructure, Economy, Investment, and Foreign Influence
- Political Geography:
- China, Greece, and Asia