The US government has imposed tariffs of 145 % on almost all imports from China. Some economists estimate that the tariffs could shelve off up to two percentage points of China’s economic growth this year. As of today chances seem low that Beijing and Washington will negotiate a compromise anytime soon. The Chinese government is […]
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Slow down and join us for another edition of the FCCC “Happy Hour Talk”, this time with Vera Regina van de Nieuwenhof, an architectural historian active in the cultural field in the Netherlands and China. Vera has worked on Dutch cultural institutions such as Het Nieuwe Instituut until she took a sabbatical and cycled from […]
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President Donald Trump’s tariffs clearly pose a profound challenge to the global rules-based trading system, marking a huge shift after decades of multilateral trade liberalisation that had left tariffs at near-historic lows. The economic impact on the European Union is much less clear, however. This talk will look at evidence on the possible economic effects […]
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Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be on May 21 at 6:00 PM at an embassy in the Dongzhimen area. This is our most important meeting of the year. We will reflect on the past year and, most importantly, elect our next board. For correspondent members who wish to participate virtually, the meeting will also […]
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Much can be learned, about both Xi Jinping and the nature of the party he leads from the memory and legacy of his father, the revolutionary Xi Zhongxun (1913–2002). The elder Xi served the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for more than seven decades. He worked at the right hand of prominent leaders Zhou Enlai and […]
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