Month: August 2015

Stephen FitzGerald – Comrade Ambassador

Co-presented by Gleebooks, the Whitlam Institute and the China Studies Centre, University of Sydney 6.00pm – 7.30pm, Thursday 17 September 2015 Gleebooks, 49 Glebe Point Road, Glebe, Sydney. Cost: $12/$9 concession/gleeclub free “Comrade Ambassador reveals how Australia from the 1960s…

The Performance of the Village Funds in China

Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies Seminar Series – University of Melbourne Dr Enjiang Cheng, Victoria University 5.30pm, Thursday 3 September 2015 Room 321, Level 3, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, University of Melbourne Community Development Funds have emerged as an important…

China’s Worldview in Foreign Policy

China Studies Centre, University of Sydney Dr Merriden Varrall, Lowy Institute 6.00pm – 7.00pm, Thursday 3 September 2015 Quadrangle Building, Philosophy Room S249, Southern Vestibule; Lobby D; level 2 (ground), University of Sydney There has been much talk of late…

China Australia Literary Forum 2015

9.00am-4.30pm, Saturday 29 August 2015 Female Orphan School Building, University of Western Sydney, Parramatta Campus Open to the public and free to attend. Registration required. The China Australia Literary Forum provides a rare and exciting opportunity for authors from the…

Fathoming the Orient: Australian Narratives

The 76th George E Morrison Lecture in Ethnology Australian Centre on China in the World and the China Institute of the College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU  Professor David Walker Thursday 3 September 2015 5:30pm Drinks Reception  6:00-7:30pm Lecture…

China, Australia and the Wider World

Australian Centre on China in the World, ANU Kerry Brown and Rebecca Fabrizi 4:00pm – 5:30pm, Wednesday 26 Aug 2015 Seminar Room A, China in the World Building (188), Fellows Lane, ANU, Canberra Since Xi Jinping came to power, his…

China’s Political Economy under Xi Jinping

Professor Bo Zhiyue 4:00pm – 5:30pm, 19 Aug 2015 Seminar Room A, China in the World Building (188), Fellows Lane, ANU, Canberra In China, politics and economics are entwined. Politics have direct impact on the economy, and the economic performance…

Anti-corruption in the Xi Jinping Era

Chinese Studies Centre, University of Sydney 12.00pm – 1.00pm, Tuesday 1 September 2015 Room 310, Old Teachers College (A22), University of Sydney NSW 2006, Australia Professor Chien-wen Kou Xi Jinping has engaged in massive anti-corruption campaign since his inauguration as…