The ancient Chinese fortune cookie
March 29, 2016
By David O’Brien, Assistant Professor School of Contemporary Chinese Studies. Last week I saw young Russian guys on campus wearing fake red beards and leprechaun hats, Chinese girls with shamrock t-shirts and Irish flags flying from a kiosk on the High Street. It was of course St Patrick’s Day, national day of my homeland and …
If you’re Chinese, come into the Parlor
May 22, 2015
By David O’Brien Assistant Professor, School of Contemporary Chinese Studies, University of Nottingham Ningbo. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang this week began a major trip of four South American nations with trade and investment top of his agenda. Over the next few days Mr Li will visit the continent’s leading powers Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Columbia and …
When Chinese Eyes are Smiling
December 12, 2014
By David O’Brien Assistant Professor, School of Contemporary Chinese Studies, University of Nottingham Ningbo For a small country we Irish box well above our weight diplomatically. And we take great pride in being masters of soft power. There is no other country in the world which has its national day celebrated with such exuberance and …