Hong Kong – Cross-Strait Relations: Taiwan’s China Dilemma and Beijing’s Taiwan Dilemma with Syaru Shirley Lin, Harry Harding [Syaru Shirley Lin and Harry Harding]

We invite you to join us for a talk by Professor Syaru Shirley Lin and Professor Harry Harding. They will speak on “Cross-Strait Relations: Taiwan’s China Dilemma and Beijing’s Taiwan Dilemma.” Most importantly, they will draw on implications for Hong

Singapore – Media Policy In China Under Xi Jinping with Han Yong Hong, Kathryn Tsibulsky, Peh Shing Huei [July 4]

Han Yong Hong will discuss the current stringent media environment and how this has changed over the last few years, what drives these changes and what they say about the government’s perception of its own legitimacy, how the media environment

Brussels – What do we really know about the Chinese leadership? Gossip, guanxi, and guesswork with Jessica Batke [Monday, July 11]

The black box of Chinese leadership politics has become even blacker in recent years. How do we, as outside observers, know when we can trust the information that we do get about the leadership? What types of sources and information

Berlin – The end of non-interference? How the protection of Chinese nationals overseas changes Chinese foreign policy with Mathieu Duchâtel [Thursday, June 30]

After decades of a foreign policy of non-interference, China has undergone a paradigm shift in its thinking, spurred by two motives: the wish to build its reputation as a good global citizen, and the wish to protect its interests overseas.

Shanghai – Street of Eternal Happiness: Big City Dream Along a Shanghai Road with Rob Schmitz [Tuesday, June 21]

Please join us for a talk with Marketplace’s Rob Schmitz, to discuss his new book Street of Eternal Happiness: Big City Dreams Along a Shanghai Road. We invite Rob Schmitz, China correspondent with American Public Media’s Marketplace to discuss. **