Watch Recording Event Description For three decades after Mao’s death in 1976, China’s leaders adopted a restrained approach to foreign policy. They determined that any threat to their power, and that of the Chinese Communist Party, came not from abroad but from within—a conclusion cemented […]
Overreach: How China Derailed its Peaceful Rise | Susan Shirk Read More
Looking at events in perspective is always important, as is recalling the historical context within which most things occur. The recent developments between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping with their meeting in Moscow is no different, hailed by many in the West as an alarming
Talk of bromance between Russia and China may be premature Read More
Watch Recording Event Description Dr Paul Clifford, senior Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School, discusses his recent book, ‘The China Paradox’. A very timely study of how, against all odds, the ruling Communist Party boldly led economic reforms as the surest way to preserve their grip
The China Paradox: At the Front Line of Economic Transformation Read More
Watch Recording Event Description We launch the Adam Smith series of Economic Briefings in this, the tercentenary of his birth. Gerard Lyons is a leading international economist based in the UK, with over thirty years’ experience in high profile roles in both the City and
The economic outlook for China and Asia and the global implications Read More
This event launches our new Adam Smith series of Economic Briefings in this, the tercentenary of his birth. This a unique opportunity to hear Dr Gerard Lyons, leading UK economist, provide an overview of the global implications for China and Asia. In conversation is Andrew
The economic outlook for China and Asia and the global implications Read More
A very timely study of how, against all odds, the ruling Communist Party boldly led economic reforms as the surest way to preserve their grip on power. This flourishing of China’s hybrid developmental model, with a private sector, is placed in its historical context, shedding
The China Paradox – At the Front Line of Economic Transformation Read More
Watch Recording Event Description Eurasia is an increasingly important area of the world as China expands its economic and political influence through the Belt and Road Initiative, whilst Russia wages war as it fails economically. In Western countries populism and identity politics polarise our populations,
The Eurasian Future: War in Europe, China Rising & the decline of Russia – Fiona Hill Read More
Watch Recording Event Description Our panel of speakers explore the fact that as the western world gradually emerges from covid although with persistent problems, simultaneously trade protectionism, geopolitical conflicts and de-globalisation continue with the world economy and the international trade systems under severe pressure. With
Trading with China in the Post-Covid World – the Opportunities & Challenges Read More
Watch Recording Event Description CHINA: a country that conjures up different things to different people. For some, an ancient civilization that dominated East Asia for thousands of years and a huge and growing market which compels attention from businesses around the world. For others, a
China and the Credit Crisis Read More
Watch Recording Event Description Evergrande has debts of over USD300 billion and is reportedly the most indebted property company in the world. Evergrande is struggling to repay debts, or to pay suppliers and contractors. Cash flow is a major problem as construction projects stall from
Evergrande and the China Property Bubble – Business and the Politics Read More
Watch Recording Event Description Relations of Europe with Russia and China have been described as an “ambivalent partnership” and certainly involve increasing complexity. Russia has been a long term worry for Europe since the Cold War, but tensions have been heightened in the past decade
Relations with Russia and China from the European perspective Read More
The Asia Scotland Institute is joined by Michael Goedhuis as we discuss why Chinese ink artists are important for representing the link between China’s great past and the galloping pace towards her future. Chinese ink artists are profoundly relevant to contemporary Chinese society, but until
Chinese Ink Artists and their Value Read More
