International Symposium ‘China’s Soft Power in Africa’ 4th & 5th Sep 2014 at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China
March 29, 2014
International Symposium on: ‘China’s Soft Power in Africa: emerging media and cultural relations between China and Africa’ An international symposium on ‘China’s Soft Power in Africa: emerging media and cultural relations between China and Africa’ will be held on 4th and 5th of September 2014 at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China. This is a …
China’s Complex Trade Deficit
March 19, 2014
By David Symington, MA Student at Fudan University. Well China recently posted a trade deficit – a rare event – and it has, predictably, spooked many commentators. The Wall Street Journal’s China Real Time blog wrote however, that there may be more to the trade figures than meets the eye. The blog wonders if the …
The Desolation of Smog
March 9, 2014
By Dr. David O’Brien, Assistant Professor, School of Contemporary Chinese Studies at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China. Recently a Chinese general provoked online scorn when he claimed that Beijing’s foul air was the best defence against US laser-guided weapons. People’s Liberation Army Major-General Zhang Zhaozhong told state-television that “Laser weapons are most afraid of …
Global Art in China
March 1, 2014
By Felicity Woolf, Studying an MA in Contemporary Chinese Studies at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China. On a trip to Shanghai last week we decided to visit the Power Station of Art, a newish space for contemporary art opened in 2012 to house the Shanghai Biennale. It has received a bit of attention from …
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