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3 Oct

Book talk - The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping

3 October 2025, 18:00 to 19:00

Dr Joseph Torigian from the American University of Washington joins us to discuss his book on the…

China trade and economy
20 Oct

Opening panel: Seeking new momentum - The Chinese economy in a world of disorder

20 October 2025, 13:00 to 14:30

Can China’s economic growth model adapt to a rapidly and radically changing world (dis)order? What…

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20 Oct

Chinese language, culture and calligraphy taster sessions

20 October 2025, 16:00 to 24 October 2025, 17:30

Gain an insight into Chinese culture with our mandarin and calligraphy workshops hosted by King's…

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20 Oct

Opening keynote: 'Eclipsing the West - China, India and the Forging of a New World'

20 October 2025, 18:00 to 19:15

Sir Vince Cable delivers the opening keynote of China Week 2025 with an analysis of China and…

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21 Oct

Talk - The US, China and the changing geopolitics

21 October 2025, 18:15 to 19:15

Former Foreign Secretary of Britain, Sir Malcolm Rifkind, discusses the broader new geopolitics…

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22 Oct

Panel – China and the new world economic and technological order

22 October 2025, 13:00 to 14:30

China and the US are vying to shape a new world economic and technological order. Who will win?

Farmer Workinesh Chala and her daughter Rehoboth standing in the fields of Dibdibbe Village, looking out towards the Eastern Industry Park, Oromia region, Ethiopia
22 Oct

Film screening & panel - Made in Ethiopia

22 October 2025, 18:00 to 20:30

Don't miss our special screening of 'Made in Ethiopia', a film by Xinyan Yu and Max Duncan,…

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23 Oct

Book talk - The Time Inheritors: How Time Inequalities Shape Higher Education Mobility in China

23 October 2025, 10:00 to 11:30

Dr Cora Lingling Xu, Durham University, discusses how time inequalities shape higher education…

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23 Oct

Talk - Bodies of control: Women, reproduction, and state power in Chinese dystopias

23 October 2025, 12:30 to 13:30

This talk explores how Chinese dystopian literature critiques the intersection of gender,…

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23 Oct

Book talk - 'Call Me Ishmaelle' by Xiaolu Guo

23 October 2025, 19:00 to 20:00

Author, Xiaolu Guo, will be discussing her new book 'Call Me Ishmaelle' as part of China Week 2025.