This event is part of an ongoing series of talks by journalists about culture, organised by UCCA and FCCC. Please join fellow journalist Marcus Muhariwa and Tanaka Masayoshi for a discussion on reporting in Africa. Marcus covered politics and society in his native Malawi and will return to journalism there after a year studying in [...]

Spring has already arrived in Beijing even if you can’t see it out your window. Spend this cool Friday evening in warm company at The Bookworm. One week later, one hour later. We will start at 7 pm instead of the usual 6 pm starting time. See you there! DATE: Friday, March 12 TIME: 7-10:30pm [...]

TITLE 1: Is China “Unhappy”? (TITLE 2: “Coming Currency Wars?” please see below) DATE: Thursday, March 11 – 19:30-21:00 SPEAKER: Mr Wang Xiaodong (王小东), author of “China is Unhappy” International news reports on the riots in Tibet and Xinjiang, and on the 2008 Olympic torch relay, caused a stir among young Chinese, who accuse the [...]

SPEAKER: Linda Jakobson, Acting Director of the China and Global Security Programme of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute With global warming, the prospect of the Arctic being navigable during summer months has become real. That has impelled the Chinese government to allocate more resources to research on the energy-rich Arctic region. Several Chinese academics [...]