In Memoriam: Prof. Rolf Gerhard Tiedemann 1941—2019

Until his very last days, Gary Tiedemann busied himself producing conference papers, journal articles and book chapters, some of which reappeared in Chinese or German translation.

20th August 2019

New SCI Research Associate

New SOAS China Institute Research Associate, Dr Lauren A. Johnston.

20th July 2019

The Belt & Road Initiative: International Responses conference addresses the highly complex phenomenon

This conference examined how this flagship foreign policy initiative of President Xi Jinping is affecting the key regions in the world along both the Silk Road Economic Belt and the Maritime Silk Road, and how countries thus affected are responding.

26th June 2019

SOAS China Institute Debate provides a wide spectrum of views on China’s “peaceful rise”

At this year's China Debate, the panellists discussed whether or not China’s rise will prove peaceful.

20th May 2019

SOAS to host China Debate 2019: ‘Will China’s Rise be Peaceful?’

This year’s annual debate, hosted by the SOAS China Institute, will bring together experts from across academia to examine China’s rise.

29th April 2019

SOAS China Institute academics give evidence in Foreign Affairs Committee report

SOAS China Institute Director Professor Steve Tsang and Academic Member Dr Yuka Kobayashi (Lecturer/Assistant Professor in China and International Politics) have been quoted extensively in a new report by the Foreign Affairs Committee on China.

9th April 2019

In Memoriam: Roderick MacFarquhar (1930-2019)

With the passing of Harvard University Professor Emeritus Roderick MacFarquhar, international China Studies has lost a true giant in the field, and the SOAS community has lost an esteemed colleague and cherished friend of many decades.

15th February 2019

SOAS China Institute Director gives evidence at Foreign Affairs Committee Inquiry on China and the international rule-based system

12th February 2019

Belt & Road Initiative: Bringing the East and the West Together?

How we should understand China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and what it means are two of the key themes addressed in this Panel Discussion organised by the SOAS China Institute on 26 November 2018.

15th January 2019

SOAS scholar awarded £300K from British Academy to research Life Stories of the China-Myanmar Jade Trade

Dr Mandy Sadan, Reader in the History of South East Asia, has been awarded £300,000 from the British Academy Sustainable Development Programme for a two-year project called 'Sustainable Lives in Scarred Landscapes: Heritage, Environment, and Violence in the China-Myanmar Jade Trade'.

29th October 2018

WSD Handa Distinguished Lecture given by Dr Thomas Christensen

Professor Christensen highlighted structural changes which affect China’s place in East Asia and its relationship with the USA, the other leading player in East Asia.

13th October 2018

New SCI Staff Member

Aki Elborzi joins SOAS China Institute as new Events and Communications Assistant.

17th September 2018

June - July 2018 Issue of The Middle East in London out now

The June - July 2018 issue of The Middle East in London, the bi-monthly magazine of the London Middle East Institute, is now available.

31st May 2018

Annual SOAS China Institute debate on the sustainability of the Chinese model

The 2018 SOAS China Institute ‘China Debate’ will bring together experts from across government business and academia to discuss the sustainability of the Chinese model.

10th April 2018

SOAS students triumph again at Chinese Bridge competition

SOAS students have again won top prizes in the UK final of the 17th Chinese Bridge Proficiency Competition, held at Queen Elizabeth II Centre on 24 March.

10th April 2018