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5 Nov

Talk - Contemporary appropriation of Confucian aesthetics in China: Xi Jinping's discourses on art and its Meihao function

5 November 2025, 18:30 to 19:30

This talk explores what Xi has appropriated from the traditional Confucian aesthetics and to what…

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3 Nov

Exhibition - White Noise of Belonging: The Intimate Spaces of Female and Queer Overseas Chinese

3 November 2025, 09:00 to 14 November 2025, 17:00

This exhibition showcases over thirty works by Chinese-speaking women and queer artists, who…

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24 Oct

Closing reception with Kaiser Kuo & Elizabeth Ingleson

24 October 2025, 18:30 to 19:30

Celebrate the closing of China Week 2025 with keynote by Sinica podcast host, Kaiser Kuo chaired by…

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24 Oct

Studying at the Lau China Institute: An intro to the MSc China & Globalisation

24 October 2025, 15:00 to 16:00

Find out what its like to study a Masters at the Lau China Institute at King’s College London in…

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24 Oct

Book talk - The Policies and Power of Public Diplomacy - Wilton Park's Road

24 October 2025, 13:00 to 14:00

Former Director at Wilton Park, Nick Hopkinson, presents a new volume exploring Wilton Park’s…

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24 Oct

Panel – Understanding 'green China' from the ground up

24 October 2025, 11:00 to 12:00

Beyond the headlines, what does 'green China' really look like on the ground? Hosted with Dialogue…

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24 Oct

Poetry reading - Ghosts in the city: Hong Kong poems of protest and memory

24 October 2025, 09:00 to 10:00

Tammy Lai-Ming Ho, Editor of Asian literary journal, Cha, traces Hong Kong as a city haunted by…

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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.

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23 Oct

Talk - Harbouring influence: China, COSCO, and port politics in Piraeus

23 October 2025, 16:30 to 17:30

Dr Konstantinos Tsimonis presents his research examining the political, social, economic and…

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

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