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[HYBRID] Talk at the Library: Swiss Correspondents in China

15 Dec 2020
12 - 1 p.m.
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Join us for this talk with Pascal Nufer and Matthias Kamp, and put your own questions to the correspondents of two of Switzerland’s most important media outlets. Register to participate live at our office or online on Zoom.