Forthcoming Events
The China Institute coordinates activities at SOAS, University of London that relate to the study of China. The events bring together academic staff and students with diverse interests and backgrounds.
For further information contact Li-Sa Whittington at the Institute on sci@soas.ac.uk
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2019
September
25/09/19
- The China Order: Behind the Rising PRC Power
Professor Fei-Ling Wang (Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology)
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This talk outlines the China Order as a long-lasting political tradition and a deeply internalized worldview in the Chinese World.
October
18/10/19
- Call for YCW London Mentee Applications
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After the success of our second year in 2018-2019, the London chapter is pleased to launch the mentorship programme for its third year. We are calling for applications from early career young professionals in the YCW London network to participate in the Programme.
21/10/19
- The Struggle for Democracy in Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong: Sharp Power and its Discontents
Dr Andreas Fulda (Assistant Professor at the School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham)
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The key question at the heart of this talk is to what extent political activists in mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong have made progress in their quest to liberalise and democratise their polities.
November
13/11/19
- Hong Kong on the Edge
Jeff Wasserstrom (Chancellor's Professor of History, UC Irvine)
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This talk will focus on patterns of protest and the tightening of political controls in Hong Kong during the last few decades, paying particular attention to the 2014 Umbrella Movement and of this dramatic events of this year, including the most recent June 4th anniversary vigil.