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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 11 March 2025 12:21<br>
<b>To:</b> Tonchev Plamen <plamengo@gmail.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> China as a Geopolitical Actor in Europe's Southeastern Periphery<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hope is well!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Let me tell you that the Department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies of the Thessaloniki-based University of Macedonia is organising an event titled <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>"An Assessment of Sino-Greek Relations: Challenges and Prospects in a Changing Global Setting". </b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The event will take place on Thursday, 13 March, from 3 pm to 5 pm EET.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Alongside other speakers, I will have the pleasure of presenting China's role as a geopolitical actor in Europe's southeastern periphery, a vast area covering the Balkans, the Black Sea basin and the Eastern Mediterranean, and marked by
conflicts and instability. It is in this broader framework that I will also reflect on the state of play and prospects of Sino-Greek relations.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In case you are interested in attending the event online, you will find the Zoom link below:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Time: Mar 13, 2025 15:00 Athens<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Join Zoom Meeting<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://zoom.us/j/4536420771?pwd=QWRqRkEzMWZaZVI5cExWay9Fa0pyQT09&omn=94767064438" target="_blank">https://zoom.us/j/4536420771?pwd=QWRqRkEzMWZaZVI5cExWay9Fa0pyQT09&omn=94767064438</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Meeting ID: 453 642 0771<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Passcode: 6fM938<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Plamen<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#888888">Plamen Tonchev</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#888888">Head of Asia Unit</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#888888">Institute of International Economic Relations (IIER)</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#888888">16 Panepistimiou, 10672 Athens, Greece</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888"><a href="http://www.idos.gr/" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#4285F4">www.idos.gr</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#888888">e-mail: </span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888"><a href="mailto:plamengo@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#4285F4">plamengo@gmail.com</span></a>, </span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#888888">Twitter: @TonchevPlamen</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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