Dominik Mierzejewski: Working Directly with Chinese Provinces is the Key to Success

Dominik Mierzejewski: Working Directly with Chinese Provinces is the Key to Success

Author: Belt and Road Advisory November 14, 2018 Duration: 26:54

Professor Dominik Mierzejewski is the Chair at the Center for Asian Affairs, Professor at the Department of Asian Studies at the Faculty of International and Political Studies at the University of Lodz, and a member of Asia Pacific Council, the advisory body for Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Professor Mierzejewski researches China-Central and Eastern European relations and also pioneers research on the role of the local governments within China's Belt and Road Initiative. He also closely cooperates with the government of the city of Lodz and government of the Lodzkie region (Poland) in developing relationship with Chinese partners.

On this podcast, Professor Dominik Mierzejewski discusses the significance of local level actors' cooperation for the development of the Belt and Road Initiative. He also shares his personal insights coming from the experience of developing Sino-Polish cooperation in the city of Lodz - an important Belt and Road hub located in Central Poland.


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