A successful & engaging panel on Security in the Indo-Pacific this morning. Speaking were Dr Che-Chuan Lee from 財團法人國防安全研究院 INDSR, Prof Hans Tung from National Taiwan University, Prof Astrid Nordin from Lau China Institute, King's College London, Prof Sheen Seong-Ho from 국제학연구소 (Institute of International Affairs), moderated by our own John Nilsson-Wright

Panel 5 will be on authoritarianism & democracy. Speaking will be Kerry Brown from KCL, Ben Bland from Chatham House, Olivia Cheung from SOAS University of London, Dr Verna Yu from Oxford Faculty of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, moderated by Ian Chong 莊嘉穎 from NUS.

Sat 25th May, 1:30pm
Reg: bit.ly/4dPqLBl

We are delighted to host General Manoj Naravane
for a discussion at King's India Institute on India-China relations, chaired by Anit Mukherjee

🗓️: June 4, 5:30 pm onwards
📍: King's Building, Strand

Register for the event: kcl.ac.uk/events/general…

Lau Affiliate, Professor Rex Li, spoke to FRANCE 24 about incoming #Taiwan president Lai's approach to their relationship with #China .

Watch the clip: f24.my/ALDb.X

Excited to share that my new book “Dragon’s Odyssey: China’s rise in the Gulf”, co-authored with Zeno Leoni and Carlotta Rinaudo, is finally out. Huge thanks to EPC team for the great support along the journey. EPC ابتسام الكتبي

In thirdworldq latest Special Issue guest editors Ching-Chang Chen 陳慶昌 & Astrid Nordin Lau China Institute, King's College London explore how East Asian medical thought/ practice can offer an alternative analytical approach to political healing and international relations in #EastAsia buff.ly/4b8asOh

🆕 On the latest China Global episode, Bonnie Glaser / 葛來儀 🇺🇦 is joined by Jan Knoerich of Lau China Institute, King's College London to discuss the effects of #China 's foreign direct investment ( #FDI ) on recipient countries.

Does 🇨🇳's FDI have illiberal effects? How has it impacted 🇪🇺?

🔗 gmfus.org/news/illiberal…

Panel 3: China’s Security Interests and Activities in the Middle East

⋄ Grant Rumley with Washington Institute

⋄ Maria (Mary) Papageorgiou with University of Exeter

⋄ Alessandro Arduino with Lau China Institute, King's College London King's College London

uscc.gov/hearings/china…

Looking forward to this event tonight in London!

If you're in Hong Kong this month, don't miss Lau Affiliate, Dr Tim Summers, discussing his report on the portrayal of #China in UK media.

🗓️Thurs 18 April, 1-2pm HKT

Read the findings: kcl.ac.uk/lci/assets/202…

📚Don't miss our upcoming event w/
Ed Cavanough on #China 's presence in the Solomon Islands.

🗓️Weds 18 April, 5.30pm, Strand
🎟️Tickets via kcl.ac.uk/events/china-p…

📢Funding opportunity📢

King’s is pleased to announce the CMA CGM Excellence Fund for Education

🎓The scholarship will fund Lebanese nationals on Masters or MPhil/PhD programmes in the 2024/25 academic year

More here 👇
kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy/f…

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
we are recruiting a PhD student to work on the international activity of the Chinese Communist Party, understood quite broadly. Do not hesitate to reach out if you have questions.

Here is the call: sciencespo.fr/ecole-recherch…

🆕 blog post ▶️ Global strategies of Alibaba, Tencent and Bytedance in the past decade

Learn more about how China's #techgiants have expanded overseas through this analysis of investment patterns

🔗 bit.ly/4agtaD7

#DigitalSilkRoad #GlobalChina #economy

The West (and in this case Europe) and China: Why their long history engaging with and knowing about each other is not an impediment, but a huge asset, and needs to be better remembered:
chinadaily.com.cn/a/202403/29/WS…

Prolific author, former diplomat and King's College London professor on Chinese Studies Kerry Brown talks to Kaiser Kuo about what the West wants from a China that has already risen. buff.ly/3x2coJ4

📚 #China 's presence in the Pacific is growing. What does it look like on the ground?

We're delighted to welcome Ed Cavanough for a discussion on China's new relationship with #SolomonIslands on Weds 17 April.

Sign up via: kcl.ac.uk/events/china-p…

Please note, this event now starts at 5pm

#China Lau China Institute, King's College London Edge Hill University EHU Business School