Past events
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Compassion and Culture: A Conversation with Museum Directors Esme Ward & Xiaowen Zhu
16:00 - 17:30 18 October 2023
In this talk, Museum Directors Esme Ward & Xiaowen Zhu reflect on the links between compassion and culture, drawing on their work on China. This event is co-organised by the Manchester China Institute and Manchester Museum, with support from esea contemporary, as part of a wider event series about "how...
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A Book Conversation with Chinese Authors Liu Zhenyun & Liang Hong
16:00 - 17:30 10 October 2023
Curious about Chinese literature in translation? Want to see what is worth reading coming out this year? Join us in the beautiful Portico Library in Central Manchester for a fascinating discussion between Liang Hong, Liu Zhenyun and Peter Gries on some of the best upcoming Chinese literature in translation. Manchester...
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Denggao Long - Chinese Civil Society and Spontaneous Order [Book Launch]
13:00 - 14:30 15 August 2023
[IN-PERSON] Prof Denggao Long joins the MCI to discuss his new book: “Chinese Civil Society and Spontaneous Order: Native Tradition and Overseas Development”. From the native to overseas, from traditional to modern, this talk explores the historical development and characteristics of traditional...
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Global China's Knowledge Infrastructure: The Rise of Chinese International Development Thinking
11:00 - 12:00 31 May 2023
This talk discusses the rise of Chinese international development thinking. In the past 5-10 years, a growing number of Chinese scholars and experts have sought to theorise the ‘development’ of other peoples and places in the Global South. These intellectual efforts include building world-historical...
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Gordon Barrett & Jen Altehenger - China's Cold War Science Diplomacy [Book Launch]
11:30 - 12:30 9 May 2023
[HYBRID] This event will be in a hybrid format with limited tickets in-person and also live on Zoom. China’s rise as a global superpower in science, technology, and medicine has played a formative role in shaping the trajectory of international scientific cooperation and exchange in recent decades....
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