In this interview, Professor Ivan Cardillo gave his precious insight about the importance of state owned firms in China, the role of Chinese foreign direct investments in Italy and Europe, and the new development regarding economic relations between China and Italy through instruments such as the Belt and Road Initiative and, in general, soft and hard power tools, alongside their impact in economic security on our territory.
Professor Ivan Cardillo - China expert, jurist with experience in policy advising and legal consultancy, legal scholar
Interviewers: Giacomo Bortolazzi, Alberto Trame
This is ITSS Verona Member Series Video Podcast by the International System & World Order - Italy Team.
ITSS Verona - The International Team for the Study of Security Verona, is an international, interdisciplinary, apolitical, not-for-profit, cultural association dedicated to the study of international security, ranging from terrorism to global warming, from cyber security to the militarization of space, from great-power competition to health and human security
00:01 Introduction
01:48 State-Owned Enterprises in China
06:22 Foreign Direct Investments and the Italian Context
12:18 FDI concerns throughout Europe
19:35 BRI, PGI and Italy
27:38 Soft and hard power in Chinese economic relations
35:28 Conclusion