“China Dream”, “Great Rejuvenation of the Chinese nation” or “Community with shared future for mankind” are not just Communist Party jargon, but integral elements of China’s Grand Plan to establish a global order (global governance) that ensures the safety of the Communist Party regime in the future. This plan, often overlooked in the West, is a long-term strategy that aims to impact not only global security architectures but also the very fundamentals of democratic societies.
This seminar presentation will examine what Beijing wants and specifically the asymmetric methods it employs to achieve “the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation by 2049”. In the context of China’s foreign policy, this encompasses unconventional warfare, hybrid operations, and other forms of influence. The significance of the China-Russia relationship, also underestimated due to historical reasons, will also be discussed as it plays a crucial part in Xi Jinping’s strategy.
Dr Sari Arho Havrén, Counsellor and a Senior Advisor at Business Finland, under the Embassy of Finland in Belgium, leads the Team Finland foresight and strategy work in Europe, with previous positions in China and Asia Pacific. Sari is a visiting researcher at the University of Helsinki (China Cold War). She is also a former European China Policy Fellow at the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) and an adjunct professor (Great Power competition and China) at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies.
Sari’s special expertise include: China’s international relations especially with the EU nations and the US; Geopolitical analysis; foresight process creation and facilitation; foresight research, analysis and insight; sense making of the future signals and trends; China’s operational environment; and future scenarios; platform and ecosystem development; network leadership; management across multicultural environments. She is a certified futurist, Asia Pacific senior analyst in government and commercial demand and a popular speaker on geopolitics, international relations and future phenomena, as well as on Asian operative landscapes.
Sari obtained her PhD in international relations from the University of Helsinki.
