jmts@ua.pt

Visiting assistant professor at the University of Aveiro, Department of Social, Political and
Territorial Sciences (Portugal) and at the Faculty of Letters, University of Coimbra. He holds a
Ph.D. in International Relations in the specific field of International Politics and Conflict
Resolution. He is a Researcher at GOVCOPP - Research Unit on Governance, Competitiveness and
Public Policy. He is a founding member of the Observatory of China (Portugal) and the Center for
Studies and Research on Security and Defence of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro. Member of the
European Association for Chinese Studies and the Association of Chinese Political Studies and the
Portuguese Institute of Sinology; member of the Editorial Board of the Tempo Exterior, Spain and
Rotas a Oriente – Revista de Estudos Sino-Portugueses. He is author of multiple articles and
chapters of books in international journals, particularly on political, economic and social issues
facing contemporary China. He is coauthor of the book Role and Impact of Tourism in
Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation (IGI Global, 2020); Luso-Chinese Relations, from the
16th century to the contemporary context [in Portuguese] (IIM, 2020) and Xi Xinping – The Rise
of China’s New Helmsman: the Man, Politics and the World [in Portuguese] (Sílabas & Desafios,
2021).

Rui.Pereira@dgae.gov.pt

He holds a MA in European Studies from the Portuguese Catholic University and Postgraduate
Degrees in Modern China (ISCSP/UTL) and International Economic Relations (ISEG/UTL). He has
a degree in International Relations from Lusíada University of Lisbon and completed FORGEP -
Training in Public Management for Intermediate Leaders in the Public Service (National Institute
of Administration) and the National Defense Auditors Course (National Defense Institute). He is
currently the Head of the International Relations Division at the Directorate-General for Economic
Activities - Ministry of Economy (Portugal). He is the Focal Point of the Forum for Economic and
Trade Cooperation between China and the Portuguese-Speaking Countries (Macau Forum). He is
a Founding Member of the Observatory of China - Association for Multidisciplinary Investigation
of Chinese Studies in Portugal. Most recent publications: Pereira, R. (2022), “The Middle Kingdom
in the Middle Atlantic: China in the Small Portuguese Island States”, co-authored with Duarte,
Paulo A. and Tavares da Silva, J., in China, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and São Tomé and
Príncipe From sporadic bilateral exchanges to a comprehensive multilateral platform, City
University of Macau; Pereira, R. (2020), "China e África: Uma Parceria de Cooperação Estratégica
ou Uma (Progressiva) Relação de Dependência? A Problemática da Dívida Africana”, Revista
Relações Internacionais, No. 65, Instituto Português de Relações Internacionais; Pereira, R.
(2020), “China and the Portuguese Atlantic: The BRI´s last puzzle piece”, co-authored with
Tavares da Silva, J., in The Belt and Road Initiative - International Perspectives on an Old
Archetype of a New Development Model (Leandro, F., Duarte, P. - eds), Palgrave Macmillan,
Singapore.