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Date: 18-19 April 2013Location: EU Committee of the Regions, 99-101 Rue Belliard, 1040 Brussels, BelgiumDeadline for submission of paper proposals: 15 January 2013The aim of this two-day international conference is to foster research on different topics related to EU-China soft diplomacy. It will bring together European and Chinese policy practitioners, scholars, representatives of NGOs and of the business community, to examine the role and impact of soft diplomacy on the bilateral interaction between the EU and China. The conference will offer the opportunity for debate on a large array of issues of common interest in a spirit of enhanced people-to-people contacts.The working language of the conference is English. Selected papers will be edited and published either in a special issue of an international academic journal or in a book with an international publisher.Proposed topicsContributions should cover one or more of the following dimensions of EU-China relations:Public diplomacy and communicationCultural diplomacyEnvironmental (and climate change) diplomacyEducational DiplomacyParticipation in the conference is free of charge and meals during the conference will be provided.More information:Call for papersCollege of Europe, InBev-Baillet Latour Chair of European Union-China RelationsEU-China Observer