The ICES is a Brussels-based think tank seeking to foster better mutual understanding
between China and Europe by supporting academic research in a broad range of fields
including but not limited to business & trade, international law, ocean management and
global governance.
Initiated by the Hainan Free Trade Port Research Foundation, the ICES also aims to
increase knowledge-sharing avenues between China and Europe with a focus on the
development of free trade ports in general, and on the Hainan Free Trade Port and the
development of Hainan Island into a pilot zone of ecological conservation in particular.
To achieve its objectives, the ICES will organise academic events and exhibitions,
publish research papers and reports, as well as support academic exchanges, so as to
promote the free flow of ideas and people between Europe and China.
On the morning of July 17, the Institute for China-Europe Studies (ICES) hosted a breakfast roundtable on 50 years of EU-China relations. A small, selected group of colleagues came together for an in-depth discussion on some of today’s most pressing issues in the EU-China relations.
As part of the Institute for China-Europe Studies’ (ICES) new dialogue series, titled ICES Dialogues: 50 Years of EU-China Relations, ICES hosted a webinar on the evening of June 26, 2025, to explore the role of the EU and China in the current international security landscape.
As part of the ICES DIALOGUE SERIES: 50 Years of EU-China Relations, and the the Institute for China-Europe Studies (ICES) is organizing a webinar on:
Back to Research Papers & Other Publications Research Essay Strengthening International Cooperation on Blue Carbon Under the Green Silk Road Initiative Sheng Wang, Senior Advisor on Hainan Free Trade Port
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Back to Research Papers & Other Publications OP-ED A Brief Overview of the EU Trade Defence Instruments and their Potential Implications on Chinese Businesses. – Maria Masdemont Fageda, ICES Research
The ICES is a Brussels-based think tank seeking to foster better mutual understanding between China and Europe by supporting academic research in a broad range of fields including but not limited to business & trade, international law, ocean management and global governance.