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SUMMARY:Book launch: China +100
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DESCRIPTION:What might China look like in the year 2119\, a century after
  the first outbreak of Covid-19? This is the question posed by editor Xu
 eting C. Ni to ten leading Chinese science fiction writers in Comma Pres
 s’s new anthology China +100.\n\nJoin us to explore the book and its the
 mes\, including readings from two of the anthology’s authors – Anna Wu (
 Wu Shuang) and Dan Shi\, visiting from China courtesy of the Confucius I
 nstitute at Manchester University – followed by a panel discussion with 
 the book’s editor Xueting C. Ni.\n\nExpect stories of future pandemics\,
  surprising new vaccines and love between scientists\, as well as a wide
 -ranging discussion of the book’s creation and its place in the wider co
 ntext of contemporary Chinese science fiction. Followed by an audience Q
 &A.
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:Holden Gallery\, Grosvenor Building\, Manchester Metropolitan Un
 iversity\, Oxford Road
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