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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220930T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220930T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071715
CREATED:20220926T100701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220927T080152Z
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SUMMARY:FCCC Talk: 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows  - A talk with Ai Weiwei
DESCRIPTION:One of the world’s most recognizable Chinese artists\, Ai Weiwei joins us for a talk about his recently published memoir and his views on art\, politics and the future of China.
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-talk-1000-years-of-joys-and-sorrows-a-talk-with-ai-weiwei/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220910T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220910T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071715
CREATED:20220726T094043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220909T194805Z
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SUMMARY:FCCC 2022 SUMMER BASH
DESCRIPTION:SAVE THE DATE! THE FCCC SUMMER BASH \nYour favorite summer party is around the corner. The annual FCCC Summer Party is selling tickets. Join us for drinks\, scrumptious bites\, and good times. \nDue to limited space available\, priority may be given to tickets purchased by Club members. All party attendees must have a valid Green Health Code on the day of the event. \nDress Code: Summer Chic \nIf you want to buy a ticket\, write to fcccadmin@gmail.com
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-2022-summer-bash/
LOCATION:Embassy of Poland\, 1 Ritan Rd\, Beijing\, Chaoyang Park\, 100005\, China
CATEGORIES:Events,Summer Party
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220906T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220906T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071715
CREATED:20220831T050804Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220831T050804Z
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SUMMARY:FCCC Talk: Sinostan: China's Inadvertent Empire
DESCRIPTION:China’s evolving relations with Central Asia\nCentral Asia has a habit of being a place where China first floats its major foreign policy ideas. The upcoming SCO Heads of State Summit in Tashkent may be Xi Jinping’s first trip outside the country since COVID\, while the region was where he first announced the Belt and Road Initiative. Yet\, China’s approach to the region is heavily shaped by China’s policies in Xinjiang\, and the reality of being a regional neighbourhood where violence has a habit of breaking out. Central Asia is where China and Russia meet\, and the site of one of the great underexplored geopolitical shifts of the past few years. Raffaello Pantucci\, co-author of the recently published Sinostan: China’s Inadvertent Empire\, will discuss his new book which draws on over a decade’s research and travel around the Eurasian heartland. \nAbout our speaker: Raffaello Pantucci is Senior Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School in Singapore and a Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London. He is the co-author of Sinostan: China’s Inadvertent Empire (Oxford University Press\, 2022)
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-talk-sinostan-chinas-inadvertent-empire/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220825T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220825T233000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071715
CREATED:20220822T065457Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T063446Z
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SUMMARY:FCCC Happy Hour
DESCRIPTION:FCCC drinks this Thursday from 6:30pm – with happy hour all night. This time we’ll try a different venue\, the new Side Street at Jianguomen\, which is located behind Nola\, just south of Ritan Park. All members and friends welcome.
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-happy-hour-5/
LOCATION:Side Street at Jianguomen\, Beijing\, beijing\, China
CATEGORIES:Events,Happy Hour
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220811T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220811T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071715
CREATED:20220801T112306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220805T050504Z
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SUMMARY:FCCC Online Talk: Confucianism as part of Xi's "Great rejuvenation of China" by Jyrki Kallio
DESCRIPTION:Mao Zedong banned Confucianism after the CCP seized power in mainland China in 1949. But the school of thought has returned slowly to the mainland with the opening of the country during the 1980s. After taking office\, President Xi Jinping has openly praised the philosophy and visited the birthplace of Confucius in Shandong. \nConfucianism has been an integral part of Eastern Asian thought for over two thousand years. The core of Confucianism is reciprocity: emphasizing honor\, honesty\, loyalty and thoughtfulness. \nOur guest is eminent sinologist Jyrki Kallio from Helsinki\, Finland. He has studied and translated classical works of Confucianism in-depth and has a PhD in Chinese Society studies. \nWhat is Confucianism and what role does it play in Xi Jinping’s vision of the great rejuvenation of China? Why is Xi Jinping endorsing this school of thought? How does Confucianism mesh with authoritarianism and China’s Communist system? \nJoin us for a conversation with Jyrki Kallio on Thursday 11 August at 3 pm Beijing time. \nAbout the speaker: Jyrki Kallio is Senior Research Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs\, and holds the Title of Docent (venia docendi) in International Relations and Chinese Studies at the University of Lapland. His research foci include Chinese political culture and foreign policy\, and regional issues in East Asia. He has a special interest in the instrumentalization of traditional schools of thought in East Asian politics\, and in addition to his research\, has translated classical Chinese philosophy and prose. His latest book (March 2022) is a compilation of selected excerpts both from Confucian classics and by critical Confucians in the imperial era. Previously\, he served the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland as diplomat. He holds degrees of MSocSc (International Relations) and PhD (Chinese Society Studies).
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-online-talk-confucianism-as-part-of-xis-great-rejuvenation-of-china-by-jyrki-kallio/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220627T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220627T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071715
CREATED:20220617T053359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220617T055417Z
UID:13008-1656345600-1656349200@fccchina.org
SUMMARY:FCCC Talk: Chris Patten - The Hong Kong Diaries
DESCRIPTION:The diaries of Lord Patten\, the last British Governor of Hong Kong\, will be published on June 21st and he will speak to the FCCC in the week before the 25th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong about his experiences. \nIn June 1992 Chris Patten went to Hong Kong as the last British governor\, to try to prepare it not – as other British colonies over the decades – for independence\, but for handing back in 1997 to the Chinese\, from whom most of its territory had been leased 99 years previously. Over the next five years he kept a diary\, which gives unprecedented insights into negotiating with the Chinese\, about how the institutions of democracy in Hong Kong were (belatedly) strengthened and how Patten sought to ensure that a strong degree of self-government would continue after 1997. \nChris Patten is Chancellor of Oxford University. When MP for Bath (1979-92) he served as Minister for Overseas Development\, Secretary of State for the Environment and Chairman of the Conservative Party. He was Governor of Hong Kong from 1992 until 1997 and European Commissioner for External Relations from 1999 until 2004. The Observer has described him as ‘the best Tory Prime Minister we never had’.
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-talk-chris-patten-the-hong-kong-diaries/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220623T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220623T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071715
CREATED:20220615T030209Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220620T234414Z
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SUMMARY:FCCC Talk: Is BRICS still relevant?   What’s next for the group and for China-India relations by Shyam Saran
DESCRIPTION:The 14th BRICS Summit is set to be held on June 23-24 under China’s chairmanship. This year\, the war in Ukraine has added a new layer of uncertainty to the ongoing debate around the viability and relevance of the group of major emerging economies composed of Brazil\, Russia\, India\, China and South Africa. Shyam Saran\, former India’s Foreign Secretary and a top expert on China and strategic affairs\, will share his perspective on what lies ahead for the BRICS and present the conclusions of his latest book\, “How China sees India and the World”\, in which he unpacks the complexities of Indo-China relations. \nAbout our speaker: Shyam Saran is a former Foreign Secretary of India\, has served as the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Nuclear Affairs and Climate Change and as Chairman of India’s National Security Advisory Board
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-talk-is-brics-still-relevant-whats-next-for-the-group-and-for-china-india-relations-by-shyam-saran/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220616T093000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220616T103000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071715
CREATED:20220608T062217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220608T065807Z
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SUMMARY:FCCC Talk: Xi Jinping: Political Career\, Governance\, and Leadership\, 1953-2018
DESCRIPTION:A new book by Alfred L. Chan\nThis book is the first comprehensive exploration of all episodes of Xi Jinping’s life history and his political career\, begun at age 17. The author discusses all major issues including Xi’s legitimacy building\, consolidation of power\, ideological redefinition\, party rectification\, anti-corruption efforts\, and control of dissent up until 2018. He explores reforms in the economy\, social policy\, the judiciary\, military\, and foreign relations in the same period. Xi’s political life mirrors the vicissitudes of the Maoist and reform eras\, and sheds light on the regime’s hopes and fears\, strengths and weaknesses\, and the changing zeitgeist of the times. \nAbout our speaker:  Alfred L. Chan is a Professor Emeritus at Huron University College\, University of Western Ontario\, Canada\, and a Research Associate with the Asian Institute at the Munk Centre for Global Affairs and Public Policy\, University of Toronto. A political scientist and a China expert\, he has taught at Carleton University\, McGill University\, and Calgary University. He has published in leading international journals on China such as The China Quarterly\, The China Journal\, Studies on Contemporary China\, and Pacific Affairs. He is also the author of Mao’s Crusade.
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-talk-xi-jinping-political-career-governance-and-leadership-1953-2018/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220607T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220607T100000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071715
CREATED:20220530T071402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220530T071402Z
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SUMMARY:FCCC Talk: Outsourcing Repression: Everyday State Power in Contemporary China by Lynette H. Ong
DESCRIPTION:How does the Chinese state coerce citizens into compliance while simultaneously minimizing backlash? In her latest book\, Outsourcing Repression\, Lynette Ong examines how the Chinese state engages nonstate actors\, from violent street gangsters to nonviolent grassroots brokers\, to coerce and mobilize the masses for state pursuits. She draws on ethnographic research conducted annually from 2011 to 2019–the years from Hu Jintao to Xi Jinping\, a unique and original event dataset\, and a collection of government regulations in a study of everyday land grabs and housing demolition in China. Theorizing a counterintuitive form of repression\, Ong invites the reader to reimagine the new ground state power credibly occupies. Everyday state power is quotidian power acquired through society by penetrating nonstate territories and mobilizing the masses within. \nAbout our speaker: Lynette H. Ong is Professor of Political Science (from July 1) at the University of Toronto\, where she researches issues at the intersection of authoritarian politics\, contention and development. She is primarily a China specialist; she has also published on Southeast Asia and the broader Indo-Pacific contexts. Her works have appeared or cited in Foreign Affairs\, Foreign Policy\, Economist\, Washington Post\, etc.\, alongside academic outlets.
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-talk-outsourcing-repression-everyday-state-power-in-contemporary-china-by-lynette-h-ong/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220602T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220602T100000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071715
CREATED:20220531T063353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220531T063353Z
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SUMMARY:FCCC Talk: No enemies\, no friends: Australia’s self-limiting approach to international and security policy by Allan Behm
DESCRIPTION:Following a career spanning nearly thirty years in the Australian Public Service\, Allan was Chief of Staff to the Australian Minister for Climate Change and Industry Greg Combet (2009 to 2013) and senior advisor to then Shadow Minister and now Minister for Foreign Affairs\, Senator Penny Wong (2017-19).\n\nAllan Behm specialises in international and security policy development\, political and security risk evaluation\, policy analysis and development\, and negotiating the policy/politics interface. \nHe has a significant publishing record and is a respected commentator in both the electronic and print media. His book No\, Minister – an insider’s account of what happens behind the scenes in Parliament House – was published by Melbourne University Publishing in 2015. It remains a “go to” text for those who are interested in leadership\, political management\, policy development and reform. \nIn March 2022\, he published No Enemies No Friends\, a critical examination of what limits Australia as an actor on the international stage.
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-talk-no-enemies-no-friends-australias-self-limiting-approach-to-international-and-security-policy-by-allan-behm/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220527T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220527T100000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071715
CREATED:20220525T030529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220530T071935Z
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SUMMARY:FCCC Talk: What to expect from the UN Human Rights Chief’s visit to China? by Philip Alston
DESCRIPTION:A discussion on the highly-anticipated first visit by a U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights to China since 2005. \nAbout our speaker: Philip Alston is an international law scholar and human rights practitioner. He is Professor of Law at New York University School of Law and has previously taught at various law schools around the world\, including the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy\, Harvard Law School\, Australian National University\, and the European University Institute. Professor Alston has also served the United Nations in various capacities since the 1980s. He was appointed in 2014 as the UN Human Rights Council’s Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights and has visited and reported on China\, among other countries.
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-talk-what-to-expect-from-the-un-human-rights-chiefs-visit-to-china-by-philip-alston/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220519T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220519T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071715
CREATED:20220413T014546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220420T031403Z
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SUMMARY:Annual General Meeting 2022
DESCRIPTION:Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be May 19 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. The club needs you to make this important institution work! \nFor correspondent members who wish to participate virtually the meeting will also be streamed online via Google Meet. \nPlease RSVP to attend in-person\, online\, or request an absentee ballot below to receive event details.
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/annual-general-meeting-2022/
LOCATION:Embassy near Sanlitun\, Beijing\, China
CATEGORIES:AGM,Events
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220516T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220516T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071715
CREATED:20220512T110457Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220516T022215Z
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SUMMARY:FCCC Talk: How are China's Covid-policy and its relation to Russia affecting China-Europe relations? by Janka Oertel
DESCRIPTION:Zero-Covid and China’s position on the war in Ukraine present a dual challenge for the future of the relationship between China and European countries. What will be the short and more long-term effects on business\, diplomacy and China’s role in the world? What is the trajectory and are there still any off-ramps? Join us in discussing these and other topics with Janka Oertel\, the Director of the Asia Programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations. She previously worked as a Senior Fellow in the Asia Program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States’ Berlin office\, where she focused on transatlantic China policy including on emerging technologies\, Chinese foreign policy and security in East Asia. Her areas of expertise are Europe-China relations\, US-China relations\, Security in East Asia\, Chinese Foreign and Security Policy\, Geopolitical Dimension of Emerging Technologies.
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-talk-how-are-chinas-covid-policy-and-its-relation-to-russia-affecting-china-europe-relations-by-janka-oertel/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220419T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220419T100000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071715
CREATED:20220412T065142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220413T111705Z
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SUMMARY:FCCC Talk: The impact on East Asia of Russia's war in Ukraine by James Brown
DESCRIPTION:Until recently\, Japan had been trying strenuously to improve and strengthen its relations with Russia. Japan had hoped to regain its Northern Territories through negotiations with Russia. It also aimed to discourage Russia from forging ties with China that had already become too close for comfort for Japan. However\, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has fundamentally shaken the basis of this strategy. James Brown\, an expert on Japan-Russia relations and associate professor at Temple University’s Japan Campus\, explains how Russia’s war in Ukraine has changed the political landscape of Japan\, Russia and China relations\, as well as its impact on Japan’s economy and security.
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-talk-the-impact-on-east-asia-of-russias-war-in-ukraine-by-james-brown/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220415T093000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220415T103000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071715
CREATED:20220401T011028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220413T111728Z
UID:12052-1650015000-1650018600@fccchina.org
SUMMARY:FCCC Talk: Elite power struggles in China and the Soviet Union by Joseph Torigian
DESCRIPTION:The political successions in the Soviet Union and China after Stalin and Mao\, respectively\, are often explained as triumphs of inner-party democracy\, leading to a victory of “reformers” over “conservatives” or “radicals.” In his new book “Prestige\, Manipulation and Coercion”\, Joseph Torigian argues that the post-cult of personality power struggles in history’s two greatest Leninist regimes were instead shaped by the politics of personal prestige\, historical antagonisms\, backhanded political maneuvering\, and violence. Mining newly discovered material from Russia and China\, Torigian challenges the established historiography and suggests a new way of thinking about the nature of power in authoritarian regimes\, and how those trends may persist until the present day. \nAbout the speaker: Joseph Torigian is Assistant Professor at the School of International Service at American University in Washington\, D.C.\, where he researches the politics of authoritarian regimes with a specific focus on elite power struggles\, civil-military relations\, and grand strategy. He is also one of the leading experts in Sino-Russian comparative politics\, security studies and foreign policy. His latest book on elite power struggles in China and the Soviet Union after Stalin and Mao will be published in May. He is currently writing a biography of Xi Jinping’s father\, Xi Zhongxun. \nIf you want a copy of his new book\, click here:\nPrestige\, Manipulation\, and Coercion\nElite Power Struggles in the Soviet Union and China after Stalin and Mao\nJoseph Torigian
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-talk-elite-power-struggles-in-china-and-the-soviet-union-by-joseph-torigian/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220401T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220401T110000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071715
CREATED:20220321T052232Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220413T111744Z
UID:12271-1648803600-1648810800@fccchina.org
SUMMARY:FCCC Talk:  China’s economic growth: the short view and the (very) long view by Bert Hofman
DESCRIPTION:China is now the second largest economy in the world\, and its growth prospects are of key concerns. In the short term\, China’s growth projections are clouded by the war in the Ukraine and resurgence of COVID-19. In the long run\, demographics\, trade and tech wars and the shift to “high quality” growth will determine how fast China can grow. Bert Hofman will discuss both the short and long run of China’s growth\, and whether China’s economic policies are sufficient to deliver on both. \nAbout our speaker: Bert Hofman is the director of the East Asian Institute and Professor of Practice at the Lee Kuan Yew School at the National University of Singapore. Before joining NUS in 2019\, he worked with the World Bank for 27 years\, 22 of which in Asia\, and 12 of which on China. Mr. Hofman was the World Bank Country Director for China 2014-2019\, the country economist for China 2004-2008\, and the Chief Economist for the World Bank in East Asia and Pacific 2011-2014.
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-talk-chinas-economic-growth-the-short-view-and-the-very-long-view-by-bert-hofman/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220331T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220331T183000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071715
CREATED:20220323T070100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220413T111841Z
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SUMMARY:FCCC HAPPY HOUR
DESCRIPTION:Shake off the March blues at the FCCC’s monthly happy hour\n\nThe club will host its happy hour drinks Thursday\, March 31. Join the fellow FCCC members for drinks at the Jing-A microbrewery in the Kerry Center from 6:30 pm. Know someone who is thinking of joining the club? Bring them along. Nonmembers welcome!
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-happy-hour-4/
LOCATION:JingA Kerry Center\, Beijing Kerry Center\, North Tower 1\, Beijing\, China
CATEGORIES:Events,Happy Hour
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220327T163000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220327T173000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071715
CREATED:20220322T060952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220323T032604Z
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SUMMARY:Sunday Yoga for friends of the FCCC
DESCRIPTION:Neck tense? Back tight? Join qualified yoga teacher Sophia for a relaxing yoga session for friends of the FCCC on Sunday 27th March\, 4:30-5:30 pm\, Destination 3rd Floor Studio (Gongti West Road)\, in the DesFit D studio. \nWe will begin with a short guided meditation and breathing to focus our minds\, then progress to stretching and strengthening poses that will get you moving. No prior experience necessary. You don’t need to be a “flexible” person to enjoy yoga: yoga is for every body. \nWe are hosted by Destination\, Beijing’s first LGBTQ arts and clubbing centre. \nPrice: Rmb50 to cover venue costs \nBring: Any friends you like\, a yoga mat\, water\, yoga blocks if you like. (If you don’t have a mat then please let us know in advance and we can sort one out for you.) \nSign up by messaging Sophia. WeChat ID: scy175
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/sunday-yoga-for-friends-of-the-fccc-2/
LOCATION:DesFit D studio\, Destination 3rd Floor Studio (Gongti West Road)\, Beijing\, China
CATEGORIES:Events
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220322T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220322T100000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071715
CREATED:20220314T065126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220413T111902Z
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SUMMARY:FCCC Talk: Ukraine’s conflict: zooming into China’s impact and role by Alicia Garcia-Herrero
DESCRIPTION:This talk will focus on the short-term economic implications and medium-term consequences of international sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine\, as well as the financial linkages between Russia and China\, China’s role and how it may affect Russia’s ability to endure sanctions. \nAbout the Speaker: Alicia García Herrero is the Chief Economist for Asia Pacific at Natixis. She also serves as Senior Fellow at European think-tank BRUEGEL and Research Fellow at Real Instituto Elcano\, and is currently Adjunct Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Finally\, Alicia is an advisor to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s research arm (HKIMR) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-talk-ukraines-conflict-zooming-into-chinas-impact-and-role-by-alicia-garcia-herrero/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220315T093000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220315T103000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071715
CREATED:20220304T054344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220413T111911Z
UID:12039-1647336600-1647340200@fccchina.org
SUMMARY:FCCC Talk: Chinese Soft Power by Maria Repnikova
DESCRIPTION:Maria will introduce the key themes from her recent book “Chinese Soft Power”\, including how China’s visions differ from those of the West\, and how soft power is implemented across key public diplomacy channels. She will also discuss the areas we should pay closer attention to in thinking about Chinese global influence. She will also talk about China’s international positioning on the Ukraine conflict. \nAbout the speaker: Maria Repnikova is Assistant Professor in Global Communication at Georgia State University and the author of two books on Chinese media and politics. She is one of the leading global experts in China’s global communications and domestic media landscape. Her latest book published in February is an analysis of key theories and channels of Chinese soft power\, including Confucius Institutes\, education and training exchanges\, and public diplomacy\, drawing from her research on Chinese soft power in Africa. Previously\, she was a Wilson Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center and director of the Center for Global Information Studies at Georgia State University. \nThe talk is OFF-RECORD but if attendees wish to quote parts of Maria’s talk\, we will provide the email to contact her directly.
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-talk-chinese-soft-power-by-maria-repnikova/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220313T103000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220313T113000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071715
CREATED:20220307T095703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220307T095703Z
UID:12055-1647167400-1647171000@fccchina.org
SUMMARY:Sunday Yoga for friends of the FCCC
DESCRIPTION:Neck tense? Back tight? Join qualified yoga teachers Yuan and Sophia for a relaxing yoga session for friends of the FCCC on Sunday 13th March\, 10:30-11:30am\, Destination 3rd Floor Studio (Gongti West Road)\, in the DesFit D studio. \nWe will begin with a short guided meditation and breathing to focus our minds\, then progress to stretching and strengthening poses that will get you moving. No prior experience necessary. You don’t need to be a “flexible” person to enjoy yoga: yoga is for every body. \nWe are hosted by Destination\, Beijing’s first LGBTQ arts and clubbing centre. \nPrice: Rmb50 to cover venue costs \nBring: Any friends you like\, a yoga mat\, water\, yoga blocks if you like. (If you don’t have a mat then please let us know in advance and we can sort one out for you.) \nSign up by messaging Yuan on WeChat: yuan-fen-yang or Sophia: scy175
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/sunday-yoga-for-friends-of-the-fccc/
LOCATION:DesFit D studio\, Destination 3rd Floor Studio (Gongti West Road)\, Beijing\, China
CATEGORIES:Events
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220311T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220311T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071715
CREATED:20220307T100007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220413T111920Z
UID:12062-1647014400-1647018000@fccchina.org
SUMMARY:FCCC TalK: China\, Russia and the Ukraine crisis by Alexander Gabuev
DESCRIPTION:On February 4\, Xi Jinping welcomed Russia’s President Vladimir Putin for the first in-person summit since COVID. Despite the pandemic\, the relationship has improved – trade has surpassed $140 billion\, both sides are joined in their opposition to U.S.-led security alliances\, be it NATO in Europe or AUKUS in Asia. Both Moscow and Beijing are also pushing back against the Western monopoly on democracy. How strong and durable is the Sino-Russian partnership\, especially now given the ongoing Ukraine conflict? \nAbout the speaker: Alexander Gabuev is a senior fellow and the chair of the Russia in the Asia-Pacific Program at the Carnegie Moscow Center. His research is focused on Russia’s policy toward East and Southeast Asia\, political and ideological trends in China\, and China’s relations with its neighbors—especially those in Central Asia. Prior to joining Carnegie\, Gabuev served as deputy editor in chief of Kommersant-Vlast\, one of Russia’s most influential newsweeklies. His reporting covered Russia’s relations with Asian powers and the connection between Russian business interests and foreign policy.
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-talk-china-russia-and-the-ukraine-crisis-by-alexander-gabuev/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220310T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220310T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071715
CREATED:20220308T043753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220413T111932Z
UID:12080-1646928000-1646931600@fccchina.org
SUMMARY:FCCC Talk: Positive Neutrality? China’s on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
DESCRIPTION:China’s foreign minister Wang Yi reaffirmed yesterday that China-Russia ties are “rock solid.” This comes as Chinese officials are trying to sound neutral\, and vague on Russia’s war in Ukraine. Beijing’s stance has not changed despite ongoing q e brutal Russian attacks of civilians. Why is China sticking with Russia\, and what is China’s rational for doing so? Did China miscalculate? \nAbout the speaker: Justyna Szczudlik is a Deputy Head of Research\, and China analyst with the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM). Former Head of Asia-Pacific Program (2016-2021). She holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Warsaw (2015)\, an MA in Chinese Studies from the University of Warsaw (2008) and an MA in Political Science from the University of Wroclaw (2002). She studied Chinese language at the College of Advanced Chinese Training\, Beijing Language and Culture University (2005-2006)\, Beijing and at the National Cheng-chi University in Taipei (2013). Her research focuses on China’s foreign policy\, especially China-EU/Central and Eastern Europe relations as well as Cross-Strait relations.
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-talk-positive-neutrality-chinas-on-russias-invasion-of-ukraine/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220304T093000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220304T103000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071715
CREATED:20220225T061523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220413T111944Z
UID:11859-1646386200-1646389800@fccchina.org
SUMMARY:FCCC Talk: Deconstructing the 2022 NPC by Changhao Wei
DESCRIPTION:Just before the curtain rises for the National People’s Congress\, Changhao Wei will introduce the basics of the annual sessions\, discuss the NPC’s legislative process and its role in Chinese lawmaking\, and share some thoughts on several NPC-related trends that have emerged in the Xi Jinping era. He will also provide a brief overview of how seats in the next NPC will be allocated among the various provinces and demographic groups.\n\nAbout our speaker: Changhao Wei is a Fellow at the Paul Tsai China Center of Yale Law School\, where he focuses on China’s legislative process and constitutional enforcement mechanisms. He is also the founder\, manager\, and editor of NPC Observer\, a website that covers China’s national legislature\, the National People’s Congress. He holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School.
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-talk-deconstructing-chinas-legislative-process-by-changhao-wei/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220303T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220303T100000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071715
CREATED:20220225T094838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220413T111957Z
UID:11868-1646298000-1646301600@fccchina.org
SUMMARY:FCCC Talk: Lianghui to Ershida - Talking Chinese politics with Jude Blanchette
DESCRIPTION:Jude lays out a roadmap of this year’s political hot ticket items and what to look out for\, on the eve of the Two Sessions Meetings in Beijing. \nAbout our speaker: Jude Blanchette holds the Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. His book\, China’s New Red Guards: The Return of Radicalism and the Rebirth of Mao Zedong\, was published by Oxford University Press in 2019. Blanchette is a public intellectual fellow at the National Committee on United States-China Relations and serves on the board of the American Mandarin Society. He is also a senior advisor at Martin+Crumpton Group\, a geopolitical risk advisory based in Arlington\, Virginia.
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-talk-lianghui-to-ershida-talking-chinese-politics-with-jude-blanchette/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220301T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220301T110000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071715
CREATED:20220214T093353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220413T112008Z
UID:11715-1646128800-1646132400@fccchina.org
SUMMARY:FCCC Talk: Inside China-Japan Relations by Kanehara Nobukatsu
DESCRIPTION:This year marks the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China. Since normalization\, China has become one of Japan’s largest trade partners\, but also\, an increasing source of geopolitical friction. Professor Kanehara Nobukatsu joins the FCCC to break down the grand design of Japan’s strategy toward China. As the former Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary and Deputy Secretary-general of National Security Secretariat(NSS) \, Professor Kanehara will share some of his experience during his time serving Prime-minister Abe Shinzo. \nAbout our speaker: Prof Kanehara is a career diplomat\, with nearly 40 years of experience. He served as Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary and Deputy Secretary-general of NSS starting in 2014 to his retirement in 2019. Professor Kanehara currently teaches diplomatic history and international relations at Doshisha University. He recently published a book called “Japan’s Grand Strategy towards China” in Japanese.
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-talk-inside-china-japan-relations-by-kanehara-nobukatsu/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220225T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220225T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071715
CREATED:20220218T013055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220413T112048Z
UID:11757-1645804800-1645808400@fccchina.org
SUMMARY:FCCC Talk:  Xi’s Big Year and what it means for relations with the European Union by Mikko Huotari
DESCRIPTION:Mikko Huotari is the Executive Director of the German China-think tank Merics\, based in Berlin. His research focuses on China’s foreign policy\, China-Europe relations and global (economic) governance and competition. He has published on China’s rise as a financial power\, trade and investment relations with Europe as well as on geopolitical shifts related to China’s emergence as a global security actor. Mikko studied in Freiburg\, Nanjing and Shanghai. He holds a PhD from Freiburg University and was a guest scholar at the University of California in San Diego in 2017/2018.
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-talk-xis-big-year-and-what-it-means-for-relations-with-the-european-union-by-mikko-huotari/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220218T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220218T183000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071715
CREATED:20220216T021520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220413T112102Z
UID:11724-1645203600-1645209000@fccchina.org
SUMMARY:FCCC Talk: Understanding the Beijing-Moscow Axis by Jakub Jakóbowski
DESCRIPTION:The latest Xi-Putin summit\, held right in the middle of Europe’s biggest security crisis in decades\, marked an important milestone in the China-Russia relationship. In what Xi Jinping described as ‘back-to-back’ strategic coordination in their fight with the West\, Beijing openly supported Moscow’s demands for’ security guarantees’ in Europe. This carefully planned display of unity is a product of a long and unevenly paced process of relation-building that led to the formation of the Beijing-Moscow axis – an informal alliance of two autocracies\, bound by the strategic conflict with the US and ideological affection. Jakub Jakóbowski will present the diplomatic\, military and economic aspects of the Beijing-Moscow axis\, exploring both the foundations and the limits of this world-defining relationship.\n\nAbout the Speaker: Jakub Jakóbowski is a Senior Fellow with the China Programme at The Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW)\, a Polish state analytical center based in Warsaw\, covering the political and economic developments in Central and Eastern Europe\, the post-Soviet space and China.
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-talk-understanding-the-beijing-moscow-axis-by-jakub-jakobowski/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220210T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220210T100000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071715
CREATED:20220124T064730Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220413T112118Z
UID:11531-1644483600-1644487200@fccchina.org
SUMMARY:FCCC Talk: Reading the China Dream with David Ownby
DESCRIPTION:Chinese leaders talk a big talk on the world stage\, but its interior world is more subtle. Our speaker\, David Ownby\, lays out the landscape of China’s marketplace of ideas\, introducing us to public intellectuals who talk past the Communist Party to advance alternative agendas. He will discuss the “republic of letters” in China that exists alongside Party-State propaganda organs. Genuine debates take place over important issues within academic halls and philosophical magazines – what is democracy? What is reform?  What should Sino-American relations look like? – suggesting that China is more diverse and fluid than we tend to assume from reading the People’s Daily. \nAbout our speaker: David Ownby is a professor of history of religion in modern and contemporary China at the University of Montreal\, where he researches social movements and the history of intellectual thought.  Currently\, with colleagues from York University and UBC\, he has launched a new research program on contemporary intellectual life in China. The project explores the complex relations between the growing freedom of expression for intellectuals\, the cultural search for an identity that will be both modern and Chinese\, and the pressing need for Chinese political authorities to find a new ideological legitimacy. You can read some of David’s translation of contemporary Chinese philosophical essays\, at his blog Reading the China Dream.
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-talk-reading-the-china-dream-with-david-ownby/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220128T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220128T173000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071715
CREATED:20220124T063609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220413T112130Z
UID:11539-1643385600-1643391000@fccchina.org
SUMMARY:FCCC in-person Talk. Sporting Superpower: An Insider’s View on China’s Quest to be the Best by Mark Dreyer
DESCRIPTION:As 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 host another spectacular Olympics. But behind all the politics and the soft power\, China’s sports industry has changed dramatically since those first Games in 2008:\n• A drive to promote soccer with the ultimate goal of winning the World Cup has already gone through both boom and bust.\n• International leagues such as the NBA\, the WTA and the English Premier League now must tread through a minefield of nationalistic fervor.\n• Sportswear companies like Li-Ning and Anta have ridden a wave of domestic support in an ongoing bid to topple Nike and Adidas in the world’s largest consumer market.\n• Ski resorts have sprung up across the country as the winter sports market takes off.\nWeaving together the parallel threads of sports\, business and politics\, internationally-renowned China-based sports journalist Mark Dreyer—the China Sports Insider—who first moved to Beijing to cover the 2008 Olympics\, takes us on the rollercoaster ride of China’s burgeoning sports industry. Through a series of tales from industry insiders\, Dreyer not only paints a picture of China’s quest for dominance in yet another sector\, but also sheds light on the growing pains and global implications of China’s modernization. \nAbout the author: Formerly a football reporter with Sky Sports in the UK\, Mark Dreyer has been covering sports around the world for close to 20 years. A veteran of three Olympic and Paralympic Games (Beijing\, Vancouver\, London 2008-12)\, where he was an accredited journalist\, he has also been a reporter and producer for both Fox Sports and AP Sports in the US. A multi-sports specialist who has reported on sports events in five different continents\, his first love is football and he has previously interviewed stars including Pele and David Beckham. He has worked with a number of media outlets in China and is regularly asked to comment on the Chinese sports industry for BBC\, CNBC\, Bloomberg\, Financial Times and many others. He runs the China Sports Insider website and co-hosts the China Sports Insider Podcast on the Sinica Network. Mark has been based in China since 2007.
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-in-person-talk-sporting-superpower-an-insiders-view-on-chinas-quest-to-be-the-best-by-mark-dreyer/
LOCATION:Embassy near Sanlitun\, Beijing\, China
CATEGORIES:Events,In-person Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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