Manchester China Institute

Chao-yo Cheng - When Do Chinese Courts Stand with the People?

12:30 - 13:30 23 March 2023
[HYBRID]: This talk will be both in-person and live on Zoom. When do Chinese courts side with the People? In this talk, Dr Chao-Yo Cheng examines China's administrative courts' success.…

Andrew Chubb - Chinese nationalism and the South China Seas disputes: Causes and consequences

16:30 - 18:00 19 April 2023
[In-person] In this talk, Dr Chubb will expand on research which traces the rise of Chinese popular nationalist attitudes and actions towards the South China Sea disputes. Extensive…

Christopher Rea - Chinese Cinema Meets Digital Humanities

15:30 - 17:00 21 April 2023
How can we use digital platforms—including social media—to enhance research and learning on modern China? How can we make the “obscure” (to non-specialists) discoverable? What are the…

Jessica Rawson - Ancient Chinese Tombs, Their Treasures, and China Today

16:30 - 18:00 25 April 2023
[In-Person] Drawing from Dame Jessica Rawson's new book Life and Afterlife in Ancient China, Professor Rawson will discuss the significance of China's ancient early tombs in a wider…

Chinese Views of Russia and Ukraine, a Roundtable Discussion

17:00 - 18:30 4 May 2023
(In-person) Speakers: Ed Pulford, Lecturer in Chinese Studies, Manchester (Chinese views of Putin; Sino-Russian friendship) Elena Barabantseva, Senior Lecturer in Politics, Manchester…

Chris Marquis - Mao and Markets: The Communist Roots of Chinese Enterprise (Book Talk)

16:30 - 17:30 5 May 2023
[IN-PERSON] As China opened up its economy over the past four decades, conventional wisdom held that the country’s growing embrace of free markets would lead to a more liberal society.…

Gordon Barrett & Jen Altehenger - China's Cold War Science Diplomacy [Book Launch]

12:30 - 13:30 9 May 2023
[HYBRID] This event will be in a hybrid format with limited tickets in-person and also live on Zoom. China’s rise as a global superpower in science, technology, and medicine has played…

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