Tens of millions of children are left behind in China’s countryside by their parents who migrate to the cities for work. Who is responsible for how these youngsters develop and for helping them to deal with their problems? Parents? Factories which employ the parents? Government? This is one of the issues to be discussed by Britta [...]
Calendar of Events
April 16, 2012
Queer Comrades – Perspectives on Gay China
What does it mean to be gay in China? How does the Chinese countryside compare with the gayness of its cities? Is there a united gay movement? From the personal to the political, countless stories are emerging from China’s urban and rural areas which illuminate the diversified life aspirations of Chinese homosexuals. This event explores [...]
April 11, 2012
Panel discussion: Social media and changes to the Chinese Internet
More than 300 million people in China have social media accounts, making micro-blogging not only one of the most important sources of information but also shaping how Chinese citizens get their news and form opinions about their country and the world. Our panel will discuss the massive impact of social media on communication and information [...]
April 6, 2012
April Happy Hour
G’day All! 复活节快乐! Happy Easter! But to hell with all the festivities! Coups Murder Betrayal Intrigue… hear all about it at this month’s FCCC drinks! If you haven’t yet had your fill of Chinese politics – the story that never stops – then come along and join in at the Bookworm where we’ll be speculating [...]
March 21, 2012
How Can China Keep Growing?
What will China’s economic growth model look like in the future? Everyone agrees that it has to change – before the financial crisis, global growth was characterized by growing and unsustainable imbalances reflected primarily in large trade surpluses in China, Japan, Germany, and the oil exporting countries and rapidly growing deficits, primarily in the United [...]