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Shanghai – ‘Shanghai Literary Imaginings: A City in Transformation’, Lena Scheen of NYU Shanghai

Mar 2, 2016

Lena Scheen’s book, Shanghai Literary Imaginings, explores the literary imaginings of the city, its past, present, and future, in order to understand the effects of fast urban transformation on both the psychological state of Shanghai’s citizens and their...

Berlin – ‘Current Challenges in Sino-German Economic Relations’, Friedolin Strack, Managing Director of the Asia-Pacific Committee of German Business

Feb 24, 2016

[This event was held in German.] Die chinesische Wirtschaft befindet sich in einem fundamentalen Umbruch. Welche Auswirkungen hat dies auf Deutschland? Wie reagieren deutsche Unternehmen? Welche politischen Herausforderungen ergeben sich aus diesen veränderten...

London – ‘The Power of Xi Jinping – A New Augustus?’ with Kerry Brown, Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of the Lau China Institute, King’s College, London

Feb 19, 2016

Kerry Brown is Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of the Lau China Institute at King’s College, London. Prior to this he was a diplomat, working for the British Foreign Office in London and China from 1998 to 2005, and then Senior Fellow and Head of Asia...

Brussels – Chinese New Years Traditions with Tan Xuan 谭轩, EU Relations and Cultural Project Manager, Atlas International Culture

Feb 19, 2016

Tan Xuan was born in Chongqing and grew up in a family who gathered under the same roof with cultures from both South China and North China. She studied in Beijing for 4 years and is married to a man from Shanghai. Ever since her arrival in Europe, she has been active...

Singapore – ‘How to Tell a Thousand Words’ with How Hwee Young, Chief Photographer for European Pressphoto Agency in Beijing, and Tan Siok Siok, Filmmaker and Entrepreneur

Feb 11, 2016

Young China Watchers Singapore dived into a visual exploration of contemporary China. The speakers will discussed their careers documenting China in photographs and film. How Hwee Young is chief photographer for the European Pressphoto Agency in Beijing. Her images...

Shanghai – ‘Shanghai Literary Imaginings: A City in Transformation’, Lena Scheen of NYU Shanghai

Berlin – ‘Current Challenges in Sino-German Economic Relations’, Friedolin Strack, Managing Director of the Asia-Pacific Committee of German Business

London – ‘The Power of Xi Jinping – A New Augustus?’ with Kerry Brown, Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of the Lau China Institute, King’s College, London

Brussels – Chinese New Years Traditions with Tan Xuan 谭轩, EU Relations and Cultural Project Manager, Atlas International Culture

Singapore – ‘How to Tell a Thousand Words’ with How Hwee Young, Chief Photographer for European Pressphoto Agency in Beijing, and Tan Siok Siok, Filmmaker and Entrepreneur

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