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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/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20230202T183000
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20230209T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20230209T180000
DTSTAMP:20260513T022026
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20230217T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20230217T100000
DTSTAMP:20260513T022026
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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:20230223T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20230223T230000
DTSTAMP:20260513T022026
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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
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