China 2023: The Reopening Implications for the South Caucasus and Central Asia
By Mae Walsh-Zamanbayova
03 March 2023
This document summarizes a roundtable discussion with Yermolai Solzhenitsyn, a
Shanghai-based senior partner at McKinsey & Company who specializes in the metals,
mining, and energy industry. The discussion took place on 23 February 2023 at ADA
University under the auspices of the Institute for Development and Diplomacy (IDD),
in partnership with PASHA Holding, and hosted by Prof. Damjan Krnjević Mišković,
IDD’s Director for Policy Research, Analysis, and Publications. More than 40 high-level
individuals from government, industry, and think tanks participated in this off-therecord, invitation-only event.