Sunday 20 October, 5.15pm until 6.15pm, Pit Theatre Wrestling with the World
The rise of China has been one of the most notable features of the 21st century so far. As the most populous nation on Earth develops, all kinds of new issues are arising, both external – such as tensions with Japan and North Korea, relations with Pakistan and various African countries – and internal, with housing bubbles, popular concerns over pollution, the extent of media liberalisation, the clampdown on corruption and the rate of urbanisation, as well as migrant labour rights, ethnic minority protests, one-child policies and educational reform. China is moving fast and so is the debate. What are the key issues to be watching in general, and in particular, what are the implications of the first twelve months of the new government? And what does this tell us about the nature of the Chinese Dream?
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Jonathan Fenby
China director and managing partner, Trusted Sources; author, Tiger Head, Snake Tails: China Today |
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Professor Alan Hudson
director of leadership and public policy programmes, University of Oxford; visiting professor, Shanghai Jiaotong University |
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Dr Xin Xin
senior research fellow, China Media Centre, University of Westminster; author, China's Soft Power (forthcoming) |
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Austin Williams
associate professor in architecture, XJTLU University, Suzhou, China; director, Future Cities Project; convenor, Bookshop Barnies; founding member of New Narratives |
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Rachel Lu, Atlantic, 13 August 2013
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Martin Patience, BBC, 6 June 2013
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Guardian, 18 March 2012
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