6 events found.
In-person Talk
FCCC Talk: China, Climate, and Coal by Li Shuo
IN-PERSON EVENT: China, Climate, and Coal Join us in-person at the Brazilian Embassy to discuss the latest on China's quest to move away from carbon-based fuels. The country has just hosted the first half of COP15. But it also is suffering power shortages driven by an over-reliance on coal. How can China navigate the painful […]
FCCC Talk: China’s hold on data by Kendra Schaefer
IN PERSON EVENT: China’s hold on data Join us in person for a talk on China's overall data strategy. In the last few months, China has enacted sweeping data storage and privacy regulations that in many cases surpass similar policies proposed in Europe and North America. How should we make sense of these new rules? […]
FCCC Talk: Working with North Korea
Dutch Embassy Beijing, ChinaFor years, Koryo Group has ferried people into North Korea, working with a variety of North Korean organizations and individuals in tourism, sports, and culture. The reality of working on the ground can be very different than the general assumptions Westerners hold regarding the Hermit Kingdom and its autocratic ruling family, the Kims. Koryo’s general manager walks us […]
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《冰上时刻》/ BURNING ICE Press Screening
北京市朝阳区工体东路6号中国红街大厦1号楼F9 北京市朝阳区工体东路6号中国红街大厦1号楼F9《冰上时刻》/ BURNING ICE Synopsis: Ice hockey has been professionalized gradually in China since Beijing had successfully bid for the Olympic Winter Games. Qu Ruichen (Richard), Yu Lifan (Steven), and Zhai Zinan (Jason) are three nine-year-old strikers for a Beijing junior ice hockey team. While the three strikers are clenching their teeth and giving their […]
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FCCC in-person Talk. Sporting Superpower: An Insider’s View on China’s Quest to be the Best by Mark Dreyer
Embassy near Sanlitun Beijing, ChinaAs Beijing prepares to become the first city in history to host both a Summer and a Winter Olympics, the eyes of the sporting world—and beyond—will be on China come February 2022. Despite international calls for a boycott due to human rights violations, Beijing is determined to show that it has conquered COVID-19 and can […]
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