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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 […]
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FCCC Talk: Germany’s post-Merkel China policy by Noah Barkin
FCCC ONLINE EVENT: Germany's post-Merkel China policy Join us for an online talk about Germany’s potential China policy after the election and its implications for Europe-China relations. When: November 11, 4 PM Beijing time Where: Google Hangouts or Zoom ABOUT OUR SPEAKER: Noah Barkin is a Managing Editor with Rhodium Group's China practice based in […]
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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? […]
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FCCC Happy Hour
Beijing Intercontinental Hotel Sanlitun No. 1 South Sanlitun Road, Beijing, ChinaTop Bar will be reserved for the FCCC members and their guests. Special deals on selected cocktails, wine and beer. Come and mingle with fellow colleagues while admiring the panorama of Beijing by night.
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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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FCCC Talk: How long can China keep up its ‘zero Covid’ strategy?
While many countries are cautiously opening their borders and relying on high vaccination rates, China is one of the few to persist with a ‘zero Covid’ policy. How long can it hold out given the high socioeconomic costs of such a method and the spread of the highly transmissible Delta variant? ABOUT OUR SPEAKER: Ivan […]
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FCCC TALK: China’s Leaders: From Mao to Now (Polity Press 2021)
The Communist Party’s newest “historical resolution” is a crucial step towards consolidating Xi Jinping’s power and status to equal that of Mao and Deng. In his new book Professor Shambaugh surveys China's leaders and their times from Mao through Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao, and Xi Jinping. He will speak about his book and these […]
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FCCC TALK: In the Camps – A Discussion with Darren Byler
Darren Byler spent years living in Xinjiang and befriending the Uyghur communities there. Soon after leaving the region to continue his doctoral studies, Chinese authorities began a massive detention and incarceration campaign in the region. Byler became one of the earliest scholars to monitor and analyze the latest crackdown in Xinjiang. He joins the club […]
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FCCC Winter Party
Germany Embassy in Beijing 17 Dongzhimen Outer Street/东直门外大街17号, Beijing, beijing, China’Tis soon the season of good cheer That joyful happy time of year To lift a mug of tea (or beer…?) Our Winter Party’s drawing near! December 18th is the date That we will meet to celebrate. Don’t push your luck and don’t tempt fate. We’ll sell out fast, so don’t be late! The venue […]
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FCCC Talk. How Beijing Won the 2022 Winter Olympics by Heather Dichter
Google MeetOn February 4 the XXIV Olympic Winter Games will open in Beijing, marking the first time a city will host both the summer and winter Olympic Games. Politics -- both within China and the Olympic movement more broadly -- have been a major point of discussion, when the International Olympic Committee selected China to host the […]
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FCCC Talk. How to Read The People’s Daily by Manoj Kewalramani
Google MeetIn his studies of Chinese politics, Indian researcher Manoj Kewalramani felt that national reportage and discourse often overlooked the analysis of primary source materials and open source Chinese language materials. This was the impetus behind his work on reading the People’s Daily and putting it in the public domain in the form of a daily […]
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