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  • Publication : Popular scientific chapter/article

    Norway: Crisis highlights normality in bilateral relations with China

    The chapter describes the situation in Norway and is part of a larger report on China’s relations to European countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. The situation in Norway has been characterized by less noise and controversy than what has been the case in several other countries. China has contributed...
  • News

    COVID-19 and the consequences for international relations

    28.04.2020
    Read our briefs and expert commentary on how Covid-19 affects developing countries and international affairs.
  • News

    China from careful participant to budding development partner

    30.03.2020
    While the rest of the world is shutting down China is restarting its machinery after months of strict infection measures. China’s role as a development actor may grow.
  • Publication : Report

    China in the Sustainable Development Agenda: Key Institutions for International Engagement

    2020
      • Hans Jørgen Gåsemyr
    China has a large and expansive network of actors working on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) activities. This report maps the foremost key Chinese actors and institutions with an orientation towards international activities.
  • Publication : Report

    China’s role in the Sustainable Development Agenda: Considerations for Norway

    2020
      • Hans Jørgen Gåsemyr
    China’s role as an international development actor is growing, with real and increasing potential to impact Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). On some issues, Chinese initiatives align well with Norwegian interests, but China’s approach to development also diverges on some key practices and norms....
  • Publication : Report

    China in the Sustainable Development Agenda: Key environmental issues and responses

    2020
      • Hans Jørgen Gåsemyr
    • Gørild Heggelund
    China is dealing with very serious pollution levels and the unsustainable use of many natural resources. Environmental issues, concerning both air, ground, and ocean, have gained increasing recognition in Chinese domestic politics, and China is stepping into more active roles in international environmental...
  • Publication : Report

    China in the Sustainable Development Agenda: Contributions to health and education

    2020
      • Hans Jørgen Gåsemyr
    China is scaling up its investments in health and education, making significant contributions to the UN 2030 Agenda and related Sustainable Development Goals. Domestically, China is working to modernize its entire health care system, improve mandatory and additional education, and foster elite...
  • Publication : Report

    From careful participant to budding partner: China in the Sustainable Development Agenda

    2020
      • Hans Jørgen Gåsemyr
    China is an increasingly active player in the Sustainable Development Agenda. It has staked out a national Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) plan that stresses comprehensive development with serious consideration to environmental issues. Internationally, China’s development role is growing, manifested through...
  • Research project

    Consequences of Investments for National Security (COINS)

    2019 - 2023 (Ongoing)

    How can liberal open societies reap the benefits of open economies, but at the same time protect their legitimate security interests? In the project “Consequences of Investments for National Security” (COINS) we are examining how liberal economies can attract foreign investments whilst at the same time...

  • Bildet viser Danmarks dronning Margrethe som besøker pandaer i Københavns zoologiske hage. News

    Comprehensive report on Nordic-China cooperation

    02.01.2020
    Joint Nordic relations with China are evolving but have clear limitations.
  • Publication : Chapter

    A Norwegian perspective on Nordic-China Cooperation

    This chapter addresses opportunities and challenges concerning Nordic-China cooperation, seen from Norwegian perspectives. With basis in the overall Norway-China relations, the chapter points to areas where joint activity is already quite dynamic and where many Norwegian actors welcome more Nordic-China...
  • Tue 14 Jan 2020
    Event

    Breakfast seminar: China as a Development Actor in Africa

    Time: 08:30 Location: NUPI

    China’s role as an international development actor is growing. What is China hoping to achieve? How do African actors respond, and what are possible implications for Norwegian development policy?

  • Bildet viser Kinas president Xi Jinping foran FN-logoen i 2015 Research project

    China and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (CHINSDG)

    2018 - 2019 (Completed)

    What are Chinese priorities in relation to the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and how do Chinese actors promote their interests and prospects for international cooperation?

  • Bildet viser Verdensbankens leder Jim Jong Kim og Kinas president Xi Jinping Research project

    China and Multilateral Development Banks (KINMDB)

    2018 (Completed)

    How and why is China strengthening its position in the major development banks?

  • Research project

    Norway-China Symposium for Research within the Social Sciences, Humanities and Law (NOKINSYMP)

    2018 - 2021 (Ongoing)

    Annual symposium that highlights the importance of the social disciplines in Norway-China research cooperation.

  • Wed 20 Nov 2019
    Event

    Breakfast seminar: How does China view the world economy?

    Time: 08:30 Location: NUPI

    We hear a lot about the slowing of China’s economic growth and the trade war with USA. How do Chinese researchers view the situation and what does it mean for other countries and Norway?

  • Bildet viser statsminister Erna Solberg og Kinas president Xi Jinping News

    European countries differ in how they talk critical issues with China

    28.01.2019
    This is the conclusion in a new report addressing political values in Europe-China relations. Hans Jørgen Gåsemyr (NUPI and UiB) has written the chapter on Norway.
  • Wed 6 Feb 2019
    Event

    Chinese and Nordic Priorities in the SDG 2030 Agenda

    Time: 13:00 Location: Studentsenteret, Universitetet i Bergen

    NUPI and CMI researchers meet in Bergen to discuss their ongoing work on Chinese and Nordic efforts towards the Sustainable Development Agenda. Erik Solheim, former leader of UN Environment, will comment and share insights from his vast development-related experiences.

  • Bildet viser et møte mellom Verdensbankens president Jim Yong Kim og Kinas president Xi Jinping i juli 2018. News

    New report on China and multilateral development banks

    21.01.2019
    China is strengthening its position within international development finance and monetary cooperation.
  • Publication : KRONIKK

    Chinese belts and roads stir mixed reactions in Europe

    2018
      • Hans Jørgen Gåsemyr
      • Bjørnar Sverdrup-Thygeson
    European governments generally welcome Chinese contributions to infrastructure and development. Many actors inside and outside the EU hope to see countries and markets along the proposed belts and roads prosper. They support China’s efforts to strengthen connectivity and trade. But most, if not all,...
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