Religion in Qing Society

National Library of Australia Dr Nathan Woolley 6pm-7pm, Thursday 7 April 2016, Conference Room, Level 4, National Library of Australia, Canberra Dr Nathan Woolley, curator of Celestial Empire, introduces the religious landscape under the Qing dynasty, and some of the…

The China Road

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the University of Newcastle We invite paper and panel proposals for the first China Road international conference in the Southern Hemisphere. The conference is hosted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the…

The Other Shore 彼岸

Wei Leng Tay—The Other Shore 鄭瑋玲—彼岸 Australian Centre on China in the World, ANU, Canberra Exhibition dates: 31 March–15 July 2016 Gallery hours: 9am–5pm, Monday to Friday Selected weekends: 10am–4pm (23–24 April, 10–11 June, and 9–10 July) Young Mainland Chinese…

Tang: Treasures from the Silk Road capital

Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney 9 Apr – 10 Jul 2016 http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/tang/ Archaeological findings of gold, silver, glass, ceramics, sculptures and mural paintings from the Golden Age of China over a millennium ago. Never before seen in Australia, this exhibition…

Workers in China

Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies, Asia Institute, University of Melbourne Comparing regular and agency workers’ working conditions, attitudes and resistance: A case study of Chinese auto joint ventures Professor Anita Chan Australian National University 5.30-7.00pm, Thursday, 21 April 2016 Evan…

Who were the Manchus?

National Library of Australia David Brophy University of Sydney 6pm-7pm, Thursday 31 March 2016 Conference Room, Level 4, National Library of Australia, Canberra Dr David Brophy, Lecturer in Modern Chinese History at the University of Sydney, discusses the distinctive historical…

China’s Grand Strategy

Sydney Ideas and China Studies Centre, University of Sydney Regional roles and policy towards middle powers in the context of US-China relations Co-presented with the China Studies Centre, University of Sydney, in collaboration with Deakin University and La Trobe University…

China and International Security

Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, ANU A Dialogue with Distinguished Chinese Scholars 5.30pm-7pm Wednesday 6 April Molonglo Theatre, JG Crawford Building, Lennox Crossing, Acton, ANU featuring Professor Wang Jisi President of the Institute of the International and Strategic Studies, Peking…