Projects

Was interviewed about teer strategy by elsevier weekblad, a dutch weekly magazine

After the end of the Cold War, economic risk analysis seemed sufficient for making business decisions. Now that great power competition has returned with a vengeance it is essential to also take (geo-)political risk factors into account. Especially when it concerns cross-continental business between China and the EU, I argued.

Joris Teer (刘亚伯）’s profile was highlighted by Max de Haan for Elsevier Weekblad, a Dutch weekly magazine, to speak on this topic.

Appeared on BNR nieuwsradio’s China podcast to discuss China-eu relations

BUCKET LIST ALERT

I was announced on national radio as the founder of advisory firm for political risk analysis, Teer Strategy. Sinologist Ardi Bouwers and I spoke to BNR Nieuwsradio (‘Business News Radio’) about Beijing’s influence in Europe. Has the COVID-19 pandemic increased or listened this? What are the attributable risks for European companies and other organisations?

Manfred Weber - leader of the largest party in the European Parliament (EPP) - calls on a temporary ban on Chinese take-overs of European companies in need.

In the latter half of 2020, a major China-EU summit is planned. Under the leadership of EU-power house Germany, the European institutions and 27-EU member-states will engage the Chinese leadership to discuss a long-list of issues. Important point: Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) through which the EU tries to restore balans in its economic relationship with China.

GAVE A workshop on political risk analysis FOR VU-HONOURS B.Sc. STUDENTS AT VU UNIVERSITY

How did Xi Jinping fare in 2019 (and has 2020 so far been better)?

This was the topic of an interactive guest lecture I was invited to give at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam to honours B.Sc. students following a course on strategy. We explored the tools that the field of political risk analysis (/political science) offers to analyze the effects that (geo-)political events have on governments and businesses.

Students concluded the class by moving on to 2020 and applying political risk tools themselves, as they debated the following proposition: 'The Chinese government's handling of the COVID-19 (corona-virus) outbreak strengthens Xi Jinping's and the Party's 'performance legitimacy.'' They successfully argued both sides of the issue.

Spoke to the royal Dutch geographical society about Wuhan, a Chinese metropolis

In February 2020, I was interviewed by the website geografie.nl, the online publication of the Royal Dutch Geographical Society, about Wuhan, the Chinese metropolis at the center of the coronavirus outbreak. We discussed Wuhan’s role in Central China’s development, its function as a hub for travellers and goods and why many international observers had never heard of the city before the epidemic.

Key quotation on why Wuhan was not well-known outside of China:

‘There are many Chinese cities we have never heard of. China, with its 1,4 billion inhabitants, knows at least 50 cities with a population twice the size of Amsterdam.’

APPEARED ON BNR NIEUWSRADIO’S CHINA PODCAST FINAL EPISODE: XI JINPING YEAR REVIEW 2019

Round#2 BNR Nieuwsradio, (the national radio station of the Dutch Financial Times): end of year broadcast!

Sanne van der Lugt, China-Africa Expert bij The Clingendael Institute, host Mark Beekhuis and I looked back at #XiJinping's year: was 2019 a success for him? He chose confrontation with the West. But are we still the audience Xi wants to reach? Find out here→

My summary of China’s foreign policy in 2019 in one sentence:

'Back to the late 50s/early 60s, China as leader of the third world (this time not with Russia as an opponent but as a junior partner).'

REviewed china’s 2019 with an international audience at KANO/Are We europe in BRUSSELS

In the evening of Monday 16 December I engaged with a very diverse and international audience (U.K./French/Irish/Dutch/Russian/Croation/Chinese/Hungarian/German) @AreWeEurope. Together we reviewed China’s 2019: Why have views of china in Western Europe/North-America declined (sharply) in 2019? And was it a good year for Xi Jinping Curious about what my explanation is? Get in touch and explore what China in 2020 might hold for your organization!

SPOKE AT UUMUN’S EVENT: CHINA VS. THE WORLD: THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL IDEOLOGY

In the evening of Thursday 12 December 2019 I shared the stage with Ed Kronenburg, former ambassador of the Netherlands to China, Marijk v/d Wende, UU Professor, Ardi Bouwers, CEO of China Circle and Joris van Schie in the beautiful Senaatszaal of Utrecht University for Utrecht University Model United Nations (UUMUN).

In my speech I explored why so many heads of states in the Middle East (who dislike/hate each other) find in Xi Jinping a close, mutual friend.

Appeared on BNr Nieuwsradio China Podcast

Timely conversation with @marksremarks, @LambrechtW, @JBVossen and me on China’s interests in Syria, Turkey and the Gulf for BNR Nieuwsradio, a Dutch national radio station. What do the Chinese think of Erdogan’s incursion into Syria? Find out here→

addressed the closing ceremony of the Netherlands-asia honours summer school 2019

At the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs I had the pleasure to address representatives of universities, multinationals, the Chinese Embassy in the Netherlands and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and students at the closing ceremony of the Netherlands-Asia Honours Summer School 2019, a programme I participated in in 2014, at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I concluded my remarks by stating that the Netherlands requires:

1. policy-makers and academics who understand China's political system and foreign policy

2. businesspeople who understand China's commercial culture and

3. engineers who grasp the vast technological developments taking place in China.

Due to their diverse academic backgrounds, the participants of the NAHSS are perfectly positioned to make the Netherlands ‘future proof’ by taking on all of these roles together.

joined the China business Lunch collective

Proud to have been invited to join Krijger & Partners' and China Circle’s China Business Lunch Collective as the China-Middle East Analyst. Joining among others Ed Kronenburg, former Dutch Ambassador to China, and René Cuperus, former Volkskrant columnist, this group of China experts aims to make your organization future-proof in the Chinese Century.

You can approach either Alex Krijger, Ardi Bouwers or me directly to schedule a lunch session for you and your team. By the end of the lunch, you and your organization will be better equipped for the coming Chinese Century.