A.V. AFONASIEVA Candidate of Economic Sciences M. A. BRATYAKOV Far East Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences Keywords: China, Asia-Pacific region, international processes, development, economy, politics, history, philosophy The XX International Scientific Conference " China, Chinese Civilization and Peace. History, Modernity, Prospects", held on October 16-18, 2013 in the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences, as well as in the Institute of Applied Mathematics of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The theme of the conference was "China at the epicenter of global problems". The event was organized by the IDV RAS, the Scientific Council for the Integrated Study of Modern China, the Russian-Chinese Center for Cross-Border Cooperation of the IDV RAS and the Research Institute of Northeast Asia of Jilin University (China). The number of participants exceeded 150 people representing Russia, Ukraine, Belgium, Poland, Portugal, and China. More than 120 scientific reports were presented. The conference was opened by the Director of IDV RAS, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Jr. Titarenko and Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences S. L. Tikhvinsky, who noted the growing role and influence of China in the world. Yang Weibin, Adviser to the Chinese Embassy in Russia, emphasized the growing role of Russia and China in the Asia-Pacific region. Director of the Research Institute of Northeast Asia at Jilin University, Professor Zhu Xiangping, emphasized the great potential for the development of Northeast Asia. Bart Dessein, a professor at the University of Ghent (Belgium), spoke about Chinese nationalism and the creation of the Chinese "nation-state"model. The speaker raised the question of how modern Chinese nationalism can be considered as a continuation of the early nationalist movement in China in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A.V. Ostrovsky, Doctor of Economics, Professor, delivered a report entitled "BRICS Countries: Experience in ... Read more