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WEBCAST: August 11 – Reform and Opening Up? A Look at China’s Financial Markets

WEBCAST: August 13 – The End of Enlightenment?

ONLINE MINI-CONFERENCE: August 19 – China’s Global Ambitions: Ingenious, Calculated or A Mere Stroke of Luck?

OXFORD DEBATE: August 27 – Do North Korea and South Korea Want Reunification?

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[WEBCAST] Reform and Opening Up? – A Look at China’s Financial Markets

11 Aug 2020
12 - 1 p.m.
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In collaboration with Caixin, we’ll take an in-depth look at the state of China’s financial markets.
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[WEBCAST] The End of Enlightenment?

13 Aug 2020
5 - 5:30 p.m.
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Bruno Maçaes thinks the U.S. - and other parts of the world - are leaving reality and truth behind.
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[WEBCAST] Mini-Conference: China’s Global Ambitions – Ingenious, Calculated or A Mere Stroke of Luck?

19 Aug 2020
12 - 1:10 p.m.
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Join our second online Mini-Conference featuring a keynote presentation by Dr. Jue Wang of the University of Leiden, and two parallel breakout sessions with Greenpeace East Asia’s Li Shuo, and the MERICS' John Lee.
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21 Aug 2020
12 - 1:15 p.m.
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The Asia Society Book Salon – The Piano Teacher

26 Aug 2020
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
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Join our Book Salon where we read and discuss Asian books. This time: Janice Y. K. Lee's The Piano Teacher.
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[WEBCAST] Oxford Debate: Do North Korea and South Korea Want Reunification?

27 Aug 2020
2 - 3 p.m.
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In our second Oxford Debate we are asking: Do North Korea and South Korea even want reunification? Experts on North Korea and South Korea will cover issues from human rights, security, national identity, regional and global stakeholders.
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