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SEMINAR 2020: How to Understand Contemporary China

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Wettbewerb der Systeme

UPCOMING EVENT: March 11, Wettbewerb der Systeme?

The Coronavirus — Insights From the Ground

WEBCAST: The Coronavirus — Insights From the Ground

The U.S. are Electing a President – What Does That Mean for Asia?

UPCOMING EVENT: March 18, The U.S. are Electing a President – What Does That Mean for Asia?

Webcast: Implementing the U.S.-China Trade Deal

UPCOMING EVENT: March 5, Webcast: Implementing the U.S.-China Trade Deal

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UPCOMING EVENT: March 19, Talk at the Library – Can Sustainable Palm Oil Become Widely Available?

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SEMINAR 2020: How to Understand Contemporary China

UPCOMING EVENT: March 11, Wettbewerb der Systeme?

WEBCAST: The Coronavirus — Insights From the Ground

UPCOMING EVENT: March 18, The U.S. are Electing a President – What Does That Mean for Asia?

UPCOMING EVENT: March 5, Webcast: Implementing the U.S.-China Trade Deal

UPCOMING EVENT: March 19, Talk at the Library – Can Sustainable Palm Oil Become Widely Available?

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Seminar: How to Understand Contemporary China

This intensive seminar featuring international and Swiss experts will provide you with the tools to analyze China’s rise and identify the opportunities that come with it.
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Annual Review 2019

Experts from 39 locations spoke at Asia Society Switzerland events this year and helped support our mission of strengthening the bridges of understanding between Asia, Switzerland, and the world.
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The Coming Tech Topography

Today, it’s clear that digital technology is one of the main areas in which the intensified competition between global powers is playing out. In a series of events, Asia Society Switzerland will explore different aspects of this topic.
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Gen A 2020

Asia Society Switzerland sets up this one-year guided program, which will enable the next generation to engage with Asia on eye-level and build a community of young Asia-curious people in Switzerland.
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China's Social Credit System

Transparent citizens, police state, totalitarian rule: China's Social Credit System (SCS) is the talk of the town. We set out to find out what it is all about, in an interview series, in a fact sheet, and in an event: a live taping of a Sinica Podcast.
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The Belt and Road Initiative

All of Asia Society Switzerland's content on China's Belt and Road: videos from the conference, our interview series, and reading recommendations.
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Whoever has been to Seoul before knows how hectic South Korea can be. Our week with Jeong Kwan, Korean Buddhist nun and cook, showed us a different side of her home country.
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India Now!

The world's largest democracy went to the polls in 2019. In a series of events Asia Society Switzerland has been asking: What has changed in India recently? What is about to change? And what needs changing urgently?
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Webcast: Implementing the U.S.-China Phase One Trade Deal

05 Mar 2020
4 - 5 p.m.
Join the upcoming 'Webcast Current Affairs' to discuss the current state of the phase one trade deal and possible future scenarios with Wendy Cutler, Vice President of the Asia Society Policy Institute and Dr. Shirley, political economist.

Raven Kwok – Digital Art

06 Mar 2020
12 - 1:15 p.m.
Art over Lunch in March
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Talk at the Library: Watching the China Watchers

10 Mar 2020
12 - 1:30 p.m.
Join us for a members-only conversation with Kaiser Kuo, who is not only a China watcher himself, but also has interviewed many others on his Sinica Podcast, which ranks among the most popular English-speaking resources on China.
Discussion

How Europe Should Deal With China

11 Mar 2020
12 - 1:30 p.m.
For a long time, Europe’s relationships with China seemed to be on autopilot. But now the tone has shifted. How can Europe come up with a clear and unified approach to China?
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Wettbewerb der Systeme?

11 Mar 2020
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Wie gut funktioniert die chinesische Politik staatlicher Förderung wirklich? Müssen wir unsere Märkte besser vor chinesischen Investitionen schützen? Im Gespräch mit Prof. Sebastian Heilmann.
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The U.S. Is Electing a President. What Does That Mean for Asia?

18 Mar 2020
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
An outlook on the next four years with the Hon. Kevin Rudd
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Talk at the Library: Can Sustainable Palm Oil Become Widely Available?

19 Mar 2020
12 - 1:30 p.m.
Join us for a members-only conversation with Jaboury Ghazoul, ETH Professor of Ecosystem Management to debate on oil palm plantations in Indonesia and Malaysia.
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'HOMELAND in TRANSIT'

27 Mar 2020
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
What is the relationship between an artist’s personal expierence and his/her artmaking? Angelika Li and Dr. Martin Brauen will take you through the 'HOMELAND in TRANSIT' exhibition of Tibetan and Hong Kong artists.
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Talk at the Library: Can Europe Benefit From the Belt and Road Initiative?

06 Apr 2020
5:30 - 7 p.m.
Join the members-only conversation of Jörg Wuttke, President of the European Chamber of Commerce in China with Markus Herrmann of Sinolytics, to find out more about the European invovlement in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
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Xinjiang Under Surveillance

21 Apr 2020
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
How is technology used to monitor a minority. Join us for a discussion with investigative journalist Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian and international correspondent Megha Rajagopalan.
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The Asia Society Book Salon – Where The Wild Ladies Are

29 Apr 2020
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Join our Book Salon, where we each time discuss an Asian book or one with an Asian angle in an informal setting. This time: Matsuda Aoko's 'Where the Wild Ladies Are'
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Secrets of Rice and Water

07 May 2020
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
A Glimpse into the History and Process of Sake Brewing in Japan
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Talk at the Library: The Meat that No One Eats. Why Does Japan Continue Whaling?

20 May 2020
12 - 1:30 p.m.
Why has Japanese whaling been so controversial during the past three decades? Join us for a members-only conversation with Dr. Fynn Holm, who has studied traditional and contemporary whaling in Japan’s whaling towns.
Tour

Castel Mauensee and the Sigg Collection

26 Jun 2020
6 - 9 p.m.
Asia Society Switzerland is delighted to invite Asia Society Passport Members to an exclusive art tour to Castel Mauensee, Uli Sigg’s home, where part of the collection is housed.