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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20230517T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20230517T163000
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SUMMARY:FCCC Online Talk: How Chinese Citizens Currently View the World and its Implications for Global Actors by Reza Hasmath
DESCRIPTION:This talk provides a candid account of how the Chinese citizenry currently thinks about other nations\, and their relationship with China. It draws upon findings from the first iteration of the Chinese Citizens’ Global Perception Survey (CCGPS) conducted by the speaker in the first quarter of 2023. CCGPS 2023 is a national\, representative survey looking at mainland Chinese citizens’ perspectives on China’s current relations with global actors\, including\, Australia\, Canada\, EU\, France\, Germany\, India\, Japan\, Russia\, UK and USA. The talk will focus on discussing the major findings\, and potential policy implications\, pertaining to Chinese citizens’ (1) general global perception (e.g. trust in global partners\, perceived importance of global relationships\, likelihood of future military conflict); (2) views on China’s global roles and engagement (e.g. economic cooperation\, technological/research partnerships); (3) preferences for foreign tourism\, study\, work and emigration; and\, (4) knowledge of global jurisdictions\, and sources of information about global affairs. Suffice it to say\, how Chinese citizens perceive the world will have profound implications for China’s future domestic and international behaviour\, as well as for the global actors that intimately engage with China. \nAbout the Speaker: Reza Hasmath (Ph.D.\, Cambridge) is a Full Professor in Political Science at the University of Alberta. He has previously held faculty positions at the Universities of Toronto\, Melbourne and Oxford\, and has worked for think-tanks\, consultancies\, development agencies\, and NGOs in USA\, Canada\, Australia\, UK and China. His award-winning research examines how the behaviour of emerging Chinese state and non-state actors potentially affect salient theories\, practices and assumptions in international affairs.
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-online-talk-how-chinese-citizens-currently-view-the-world-and-its-implications-for-global-actors-by-reza-hasmath/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20230503T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20230503T173000
DTSTAMP:20260412T183315
CREATED:20230424T041858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230501T235334Z
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SUMMARY:FCCC In-person Talk: Andrew Batson\, China Research Director at Gavekal Dragonomics China’s economy after Covid: On the road to recovery?
DESCRIPTION:China’s economy grew by 4\,5 % during the first quarter of the year\, stronger than most analysts had expected. The recovery was mainly driven by private consumption and an expansion of the service sector. But a closer look at the data reveals that a stable recovery of the Chinese economy is far from certain. Investment and production are still relatively weak and youth unemployment climbed to 19\,6 % in March\, which is an indicator of a still struggling private sector. Private enterprises account for roughly 80 % of urban employment. \nAndrew Batson will give us a deeper insight into China’s political economy and help us understand the dynamics of the Chinese economy in 2023. \nAbout the speaker: Andrew Batson is China Research Director at Gavekal Dragonomics. Andrew has worked extensively on the Chinese economy. Before joining Gavekal Dragonomics he worked as a reporter in Beijing and once served on the board of the FCCC.
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-in-person-talk-andrew-batson-china-research-director-at-gavekal-dragonomics-chinas-economy-after-covid-on-the-road-to-recovery/
LOCATION:Embassy of Australia\, Dongzhimenwai Street\, Beijing\, China
CATEGORIES:Events,In-person Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20230427T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20230427T230000
DTSTAMP:20260412T183315
CREATED:20230419T092058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230424T045327Z
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SUMMARY:FCCC Happy Hour
DESCRIPTION:This Thursday we have club drinks at Confidential Bar from 1830. As always all colleagues and friends welcome. If you haven’t come before (or been for a while) then please do join. Look forward to seeing you all there!
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-happy-hour-9/
LOCATION:Confidential Bar\, 朝阳区苹果社区二十二院街艺术区32号院\, Beijing\, Beijing\, 100027\, China
CATEGORIES:Events,Happy Hour
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ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20230426T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20230426T110000
DTSTAMP:20260412T183315
CREATED:20230419T081501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230419T091635Z
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SUMMARY:FCCC online Talk: Mike Chinoy on the trials and tribulations of foreign correspondents in China\, 1945-2022
DESCRIPTION:Reporting on China has long been one of the most challenging and crucial of journalistic assignments. Foreign correspondents have confronted war\, revolution\, isolation\, internal upheaval\, and onerous government restrictions as well as barriers of language\, culture\, and politics. \nMike Chinoy’s new book\, “Assignment China: An Oral History of American Journalists in the People’s Republic\,” tells the story of how foreign reporters (not only Americans\, despite the title) have covered China—from the civil war of the 1940s through the COVID-19 pandemic—in their own words. This includes testimony from many legendary correspondents and members of the Foreign Correspondent’s Club of China\, including some still active today. \nCovering over seven decades\, Chinoy’s book offers remarkable insights into how journalism has been and is done in China\, as well as the “near constant struggle” faced by correspondents to “test the boundaries\, challenge the restrictions on coverage at the heart of the com- munist system\, and explore parts of Chinese society that had long been off- limits. All the while\, the Communist Party sought to discourage or prevent them from doing so.” \n*About our speaker:* Mike Chinoy spent twenty-four years as a foreign correspondent for CNN\, serving as the network’s first Beijing bureau chief and senior Asia correspondent. He is the author of multiple books on China and North Korea\, as well as a biography of human rights lawyer and activist Kevin Boyle.
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-online-talk-mike-chinoy-on-the-trials-and-tribulations-of-foreign-correspondents-in-china-1945-2022/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20230418T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20230418T163000
DTSTAMP:20260412T183315
CREATED:20230410T115159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230419T091713Z
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SUMMARY:FCCC Online Event. After von der Leyen\, Macron and Baerbock: exactly where are EU-China relations?
DESCRIPTION:Traffic on the Airport Expressway in Beijing has been worse than usual recently\, as a procession of foreign dignitaries have visited the capital\, including the Spanish and French premiers\, as well as the President of the European Commission. Join Merics (Mercator Institute for China Studies) analysts Francesca Ghiretti and Greg Stec as they discuss what can be drawn from these visits on the current state of the various relationships that exist between the EU and China and potential future directions for those relationships. Both Ghiretti and Stec are based in Merics’ Brussels office where they focus on EU-China relations. \n 
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-online-event-merics/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20230412T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20230412T163000
DTSTAMP:20260412T183315
CREATED:20230403T005302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230412T060204Z
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SUMMARY:FCCC Online Talk: The transatlantic view of China by Agatha Kratz
DESCRIPTION:Agatha will provide her view on the current state of EU-China relations\, potential for transatlantic alignment on China issues\, and evolutions in European business appetite in the China market. \nAbout the Speaker: Agatha Kratz is a Director at Rhodium Group. She heads Rhodium’s China corporate advisory team\, as well as Rhodium’s research on European Union-China relations and China’s economic statecraft. She also contributes to Rhodium work on China’s global investment\, industrial policy and technology aspirations.
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-online-talk-the-transatlantic-view-of-china-by-agatha-kratz/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20230405T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20230405T103000
DTSTAMP:20260412T183315
CREATED:20230331T152017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230402T035245Z
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SUMMARY:FCCC Online Talk: Deny\, Deflect\, Deter: Countering China's Economic Coercion
DESCRIPTION:Matt Reynolds\, a fellow in the Economics Program of the Center for Strategic & International Studies\, and Matthew Goodman\, a Senior Vice President at the Center\, recently co-authored a paper on the ways in which China attempts to exert influence through economic coercion. Hear about their analysis of eight recent cases from Japan\, Norway\, the Philippines\, Mongolia\, South Korea\, Australia\, Canada\, and Lithuania and learn about why it is that they believe that a common characteristic across all of these cases is that they were not successful in achieving China’s aims. \nListen to the counterstrategy Matthew and Matt recommend based around pre-emptive policies that would Deny China leverage and measures that would offer support to victims of economic coercion to Deflect China’s attacks.
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-online-talk-on-csis-report-deny-deflect-deter-countering-chinas-economic-coercion/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20230325T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20230325T160000
DTSTAMP:20260412T183315
CREATED:20221114T110103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230324T084635Z
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SUMMARY:FCCC Spring Party 2023 (Winter Party 2022 before)
DESCRIPTION:The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China had to postpone its annual Winter Party 2022 due to China’s dramatic exit from zero-Covid in December. The Winter Party 2022 now reincarnates as the Spring Party 2023 and will take place after the Two Sessions wrap up. \nOn March 25 at 12:30 PM\, the FCCC will host a Vietnamese buffet lunch with free flow of soft drinks\, beer and wine at Susu Longfusi\, and invites members and friends to join us. Susu’s entire second floor will be reserved exclusively for us. \nAfterwards\, those who feel like it might want to continue at neighboring Jing A Longfusi. Tickets purchased for the party in December remain valid. For those who haven’t yet secured their spot\, tickets are on sale again. FCCC members can purchase a maximum of TWO tickets.
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-winter-party-2022/
LOCATION:SUSU (Longfusi)\, 38 Qianliang Hutong\, Dongcheng\, Beijing\, China
CATEGORIES:Events,Winter Party
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20230321T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20230321T113000
DTSTAMP:20260412T183315
CREATED:20230313T024235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230313T031825Z
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SUMMARY:FCCC In-person Event: A talk about the book "The Peking Express: The Bandits Who Stole a Train\, Stunned the West\, and Broke the Republic of China" by author James Zimmerman
DESCRIPTION:The Peking Express is an exciting and fast-paced story about China’s great train robbery of 1923 and full of banditry\, political intrigue\, heroism\, and a reflection of the excesses of the Warlord Era in early 20th century China. \nThe crisis — covered extensively in newspapers around the world — lasted for six weeks while the bandits moved the hostages across the Shandong countryside with the Chinese army in pursuit. The 1923 incident that is the subject of the book has implications for today\, including the use of hostage diplomacy for leverage against foreign governments\, the scourge of systemic corruption\, and the challenges of dealing with poverty and the widening economic divide. The same and similar issues that confronted those in power in 1923 continue to bedevil those in power today. \nJames\, has lived and worked in Beijing for over 25 years\, and previously served four terms as the chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in China.
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-in-person-event-a-talk-about-the-book-the-peking-express-the-bandits-who-stole-a-train-stunned-the-west-and-broke-the-republic-of-china-by-author-james-zimmerman/
LOCATION:beijing
CATEGORIES:Events,In-person Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20230223T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20230223T230000
DTSTAMP:20260412T183315
CREATED:20230220T033801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230227T051129Z
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SUMMARY:FCCC Happy Hour
DESCRIPTION:This Thursday we have club drinks at Jing A CBD from 1830. It was great to see such a good turnout last month. As always all colleagues and friends welcome. If you haven’t come before (or been for a while) then please do join. Look forward to seeing you all there!
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-happy-hour-8/
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:20230217T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20230217T100000
DTSTAMP:20260412T183315
CREATED:20230130T030151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230130T030151Z
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SUMMARY:FCCC Online Talk: China\, Taiwan\, and Cross-Strait Tensions by Dr. Lin Ying-Yu
DESCRIPTION:China conducted a long series of live-fire military drills after former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan last year. With the current US House Speaker potentially planning another trip to Taiwan this spring\, Dr. Ling examines the Chinese PLA’s current capabilities. How could the PLA project that strength across the Taiwan Strait? How is Taiwan preparing its defense in response? \nAbout our speaker: Dr. Lin Ying-Yu is an assistant professor at Tamkang University in New Taipei\, Taiwan. His research interests include the development of PLA capabilities and cyber security issues. He obtained his PhD from Tamkang University at the Graduate Institute of International Affairs and Strategic Studies.
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-online-talk-china-taiwan-and-cross-strait-tensions-by-dr-lin-ying-yu/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20230209T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20230209T180000
DTSTAMP:20260412T183315
CREATED:20230130T024604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230130T024604Z
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SUMMARY:FCCC Online Talk: China’s Covid crisis: Is the worst behind us or a second wave imminent? by Benjamin Cowling
DESCRIPTION:After the Chinese government in December dropped all Covid-restrictions the virus spread like wildfire – faster than many experts had predicted. Up to one billion people might have been infected already. Close to one million people might have died from or with Covid. But these are only rough estimates as the government doesn’t release ana reliable figures. Now\, after the first wave has subsided some experts expect a second wave for spring.\nBy Benjamin Cowling \nAbout our speaker: Professor Benjamin Cowling joined the School of Public Health (SPH) at Hong Kong University in 2004. Prior to moving to Hong Kong\, he graduated with a PhD in medical statistics at the University of Warwick (UK) in 2003 and spent a year as a postdoc at Imperial College London (UK). Professor Cowling has been the Head of the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics since 2013.
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-online-talk-chinas-covid-crisis-is-the-worst-behind-us-or-a-second-wave-imminent-by-benjamin-cowling/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20230202T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20230202T230000
DTSTAMP:20260412T183315
CREATED:20230130T033131Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230130T041857Z
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SUMMARY:FCCC Happy Hour
DESCRIPTION:This Thursday we have club drinks at Jing A CBD from 6:30pm. All colleagues and friends are welcome\, with happy hour all night. It’s our first chance to get together after Xmas and CNY so it would be great to see as many people as possible. If you haven’t come to club drinks yet or haven’t been for a while then do come along. Looking forward to raising a glass (or six) to newly acquired antibodies and restriction-free travel in 2023!
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-happy-hour-7/
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:20230202T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20230202T180000
DTSTAMP:20260412T183315
CREATED:20230130T024220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230130T043137Z
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SUMMARY:FCCC Online Talk: The US-China relationship in the Year of the Rabbit by William Klein
DESCRIPTION:US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to make a short\, in-person trip to the PRC in early February – the highest-ranking US government officer to visit Beijing since the start of the global Covid pandemic. Blinken will be building on a slight rapprochman brokered on the sidelines of the G20 meeting last November — but are the prospects of a continued thawing in the bilateral relationship based on hope rather than substantive change? How might China and the US be planning for Blinken’s visit?\n\nAbout the speaker: William Klein is a Consulting Partner in the Berlin office of FGS Global’s Government Affairs\, Policy & Advocacy Division. Prior to joining the firm\, he spent a total of over 20 years in the diplomatic service of the United States\, including serving as  Acting Deputy Chief of Mission and Minister Counsellor for Political Affairs at the US Embassy in Beijing\, head of the Political Section of the American Institute in Taiwan\, and Acting and Deputy Director of the China Desk at the U.S. State Department.  Bill studied Economics at the Freie Universität Berlin and History and Mass Communication at the University of Utah. He is also a non-resident senior associate at the Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington\, DC\, and a member of the National Committee on United States-China Relations.
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-online-talk-the-us-china-relationship-in-the-year-of-the-rabbit-by-william-klein/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20221130T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20221130T110000
DTSTAMP:20260412T183315
CREATED:20221125T105740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221125T105740Z
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SUMMARY:FCCC Online Talk: Chip War: The US-China Rivalry over Semiconductors
DESCRIPTION: Why are semiconductors a critical area of contestation between China and the United States? Today\, China spends as much money importing chips as it does importing oil\, while the U.S. is trying to cut off access to the most advanced chips and chipmaking tools. Both countries’ militaries realize that the future of military power will depend on access to the most advanced chips. \nAbout our speaker: Chris Miller is associate professor at the Fletcher School and author of Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology  (Scribner\, 2022).
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-online-talk-chip-war-the-us-china-rivalry-over-semiconductors/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20221110T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20221110T100000
DTSTAMP:20260412T183315
CREATED:20221104T111142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221104T111142Z
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SUMMARY:FCCC Talk: The reform and opening era is over. What comes next?
DESCRIPTION:With the conclusion of the 20th Party Congress\, it is more clear than ever that the “reform and opening” era is now over. All of the core political\, economic\, and social aspects of the reform and opening policies have been rolled back or abandoned altogether. Where does that leave the CCP\, and where is it going next? \nAbout our speaker: Bruce Dickson is professor of political science and international affairs at the George Washington University. His most recent book is The Party and the People: Chinese Politics in the 21st Century (Princeton University Press\, 2021).
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-talk-the-reform-and-opening-era-is-over-what-comes-next/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20221014T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20221231T233000
DTSTAMP:20260412T183315
CREATED:20221128T061904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221128T061904Z
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SUMMARY:Renewal Season 2023
DESCRIPTION:RENEW HERE \nThank you for being a member of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China in 2022. We very\nmuch appreciate your support and we hope your FCCC-membership has been valuable to you\nboth socially and professionally.\n\nThrough the adversity we all face\, we have continued to provide support and guidance\, to share\nknowledge\, and to raise awareness of the difficult working conditions our community faces. We\nheld speaker events (and happily some even in person again)\, a fabulous summer party\, and\nother social gatherings and regularly spoken up on media freedoms issues in China.\n\nWe would like to thank you for your support in 2022 and to ask you to renew your support for our\ncommunity in 2023. Your FCCC membership ends on December 31st\, which means now is the\ntime to renew. Unfortunately\, there is every reason to believe that the coming year will also be\nchallenging and the Club’s activities remain as important as ever – your Club needs you!\n\nWe ask that you renew as early as possible\, as this allows us to plan for next year and organize\neven more speaker events and social gatherings. As a bonus\, all those who renew before\nDecember 15th will be entered into an early bird raffle to win six bottles of the finest wine\navailable to the Club.\nWith kind regards\,  \nFCCC Board
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/renewal-season-2023/
LOCATION:beijing
CATEGORIES:Renewal Season
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20221012T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20221012T190000
DTSTAMP:20260412T183315
CREATED:20221010T080704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221010T080735Z
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SUMMARY:FCCC Talk: The Party: a talk with Richard McGregor
DESCRIPTION:On the eve of the 20th National Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party\, Richard McGregor will share his thoughts and questions on China’s biggest political event. \nAbout our speaker: Richard McGregor is a Senior Fellow for East Asia at the Lowy Institute\, Australia’s premier foreign policy think tank\, in Sydney. A former Beijing and Washington bureau chief for the Financial Times\, he is the author of numerous books on East Asia\, including “The Party” (2010)\, on the inner-workings of the Chinese Communist Party\, and “Xi Jinping: The Backlash” (2019).
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-talk-the-party-a-talk-with-richard-mcgregor/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20221011T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20221011T160000
DTSTAMP:20260412T183315
CREATED:20220926T095658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220927T080003Z
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SUMMARY:FCCC Talk: Germany: From partner to rival? by Stefan Aust and Adrian Geiges
DESCRIPTION:Germany’s growing dependence on the Chinese economy by Stefan Aust and Adrian Geiges \nGermany’s leading car manufacturer Volkswagen sells roughly half of its cars to Chinese customers.\nAnd it’s not the only company that has put big bets on China. No other European economy is as\ndependent on China as is Germany. At the same time the new German government\, dominated by\nthe Social Democrats and the Greens\, seems to embark on a new course towards China. What does\nthis mean for the future of German-China relations? \nStefan Aust and Adrian Geiges recently published their biography “Xi Jinping – The most powerful\nman in the world”. Aust and Geiges will discuss the growing complexity of the relationship between\nEurope’s biggest economy and China as well as their new book. \nAbout our speakers: Stefan Aust is the former editor-in-chief of Germany’s leading news magazine\nDer Spiegel and now the publisher of the daily newspaper Welt. He is the author of numerous\nbestselling books including The Baader-Meinhof Complex. The movie based on this book got a\nnomination as Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars.\nAdrian Geiges has been the long-standing Beijing correspondent of the weekly news magazine Stern\nand a member of the Foreign Correspondents‘ Club of China in this time. Earlier as the Moscow\ncorrespondent of Spiegel TV he covered the military coup against Gorbachev\, the end of the Soviet\nUnion and the beginning of the new Russia. He also worked as a correspondent in New York and Rio\nde Janeiro.
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-talk-germany-from-partner-to-rival-by-stefan-aust-and-adrian-geiges/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20221007T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20221007T090000
DTSTAMP:20260412T183315
CREATED:20220926T095109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221003T015616Z
UID:13627-1665129600-1665133200@fccchina.org
SUMMARY:FCCC Talk: Xi Jinping's big moment: The 20th Party Congress and what comes next by Christopher K. Johnson
DESCRIPTION:Christopher K. Johnson is President and CEO of China Strategies Group\, a political risk consulting firm\, and Senior Fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute’s Centre for China Analysis. \nChris spent nearly two decades serving in the U.S. Government’s intelligence and foreign affairs communities. He worked as a senior China analyst at the CIA\, where he chronicled China’s dynamic political and economic transformation\, the development of its robust military modernization program\, and Beijing’s resurgence as a regional and global power. \nIn a recent Asia Society report\, Chris examined Xi Jinping’s supposed “annus horribilis\,” and speculation Xi is facing political difficulties at home that could hamstring or even disrupt his plan to remain China’s top leader after the 20th Party Congress later this year. \n“Such narratives rest on a series of faulty assumptions\,” Chris argues\, adding “Xi appears to be hurtling toward a substantial victory at the 20th Party Congress. The exact titles and other laureates that he will receive at the conclave still are unknown\, but there is little doubt that he will remain China’s top leader\, in whatever capacity\, for the foreseeable future.” \nIn this FCCC talk\, Chris will explain why and how Xi Jinping is in such a position of strength\, and what we can expect from the upcoming Party Congress.
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-talk-xi-jinpings-big-moment-the-20th-party-congress-and-what-comes-next-by-christopher-k-johnson/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:Events,Online Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20221006T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20221006T223000
DTSTAMP:20260412T183315
CREATED:20220930T063610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T063610Z
UID:13754-1665081000-1665095400@fccchina.org
SUMMARY:FCCC Happy Hour
DESCRIPTION:FCCC drinks on Thursday 06 from 6:30 pm – with happy hour all night at the new Side Street at Jianguomen\, which is located behind Nola\, just south of Ritan Park. \nAll members and friends are welcome!
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-happy-hour-6/
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:20221005T163000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20221005T180000
DTSTAMP:20260412T183315
CREATED:20221001T102041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221001T102041Z
UID:13760-1664987400-1664992800@fccchina.org
SUMMARY:FCCC In-person Talk: Scott Kennedy
DESCRIPTION:Scott Kennedy\nSenior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) \nA leading authority on Chinese economic policy\, Kennedy has been traveling to China for over 30 years. His areas of expertise include industrial policy\, technology innovation\, business lobbying\, U.S.-China commercial relations\, and global governance. He is the first expert from a DC think tank in China in almost 3 years. \nThis event is for FCCC members only. \nCapacity: 30 \nYou will need to show ID to access the event
URL:https://fccchina.org/event/fccc-in-person-talk-scott-kennedy/
LOCATION:Embassy of Sweden\, 3 Dongzhimen Outer St\, 使馆区\, Beijing\, China
CATEGORIES:Events,In-person Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="FCCC":MAILTO:fcccadmin@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220930T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220930T170000
DTSTAMP:20260412T183315
CREATED:20220926T100701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220927T080152Z
UID:13634-1664553600-1664557200@fccchina.org
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:20260412T183315
CREATED:20220726T094043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220909T194805Z
UID:13140-1662822000-1662840000@fccchina.org
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:20260412T183315
CREATED:20220831T050804Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220831T050804Z
UID:13443-1662476400-1662480000@fccchina.org
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:20260412T183315
CREATED:20220822T065457Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T063446Z
UID:13308-1661452200-1661470200@fccchina.org
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:20260412T183315
CREATED:20220801T112306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220805T050504Z
UID:13147-1660230000-1660233600@fccchina.org
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:20260412T183315
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:20260412T183315
CREATED:20220615T030209Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220620T234414Z
UID:12984-1655982000-1655985600@fccchina.org
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:20260412T183315
CREATED:20220608T062217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220608T065807Z
UID:12943-1655371800-1655375400@fccchina.org
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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