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Gerda Wielander

@gerdawielander.bsky.social

Professor of Chinese studies; walls, religion, politics, society and happiness in contemporary China.

129 Followers  |  160 Following  |  13 Posts  |  Joined: 19.11.2024  |  1.5257

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Why Beijing is looking to exert tighter control over Chinese Christians Chinaโ€™s relationship with Christianity has always been complex, marked by periods of tolerance and persecution.

Short piece for The Conversation theconversation.com/why-beijing-...

24.10.2025 18:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Join our own @gerdawielander.bsky.social in conversation with Joshua Jiang and curators Ying Kwok and Iris Long for a discussion of Stay Connected: Art and China Since 2008 (Tai Kwun Hong Kong) on 15 October @uniwest. buff.ly/pEiruwn

09.10.2025 11:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fantastic event in our Regent Street building. Join @gerdawielander.bsky.social, Joshua Jiang and curator Ying Kwok for a discussion of Stay Connected: Art and China Since 2008, an exhibition now on view at Tai Kwun Hong Kong

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26.09.2025 14:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How Do Individuals Identify with their Nation-State?

Another CCC event at Westminster - join us in person on 1 October at 4:30pm www.westminster.ac.uk/events/how-d...

22.09.2025 15:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A great new event - do join us in person in Regent Street on Tuesday 30 September for a fabulous talk with the fabulous @queercomrades.bsky.social

17.09.2025 14:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Honoured to be the new president of the British Association for Chinese Studies @chinesestudies.bsky.social
An important role for an important organisation. Looking forward to raising the profile of BACS and Chinese studies in the UK.

17.09.2025 14:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Select tickets โ€“ Hidden Heritage and Marginal Voices in Chinese Diasporas: Opera, Food and Water โ€“ Zoom Join us for an exciting event jointly organised by Hub on Migration, Exile, Languages and Space (HOMELandS) Research Centre and...

Another new event in the CCC on 3 April www.tickettailor.com/events/unive...

28.03.2025 10:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New Chinese Migrants (Xinyimin ๆ–ฐ็งปๆฐ‘) in Southeast Asia: Partnerships, Engagement and Faultlines

And did I mention this one? Some tickets still available for New Chinese Migrants on 26 March!

www.westminster.ac.uk/events/new-c...

15.03.2025 16:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Join us for another great event on Chinese diasporas
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15.03.2025 16:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Interesting event coming up! The Untold British Chinese History

10.02.2025 15:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Untold British Chinese History: Agency, Grassroots Activism, and State Intervention in the 20th Century

Online event on 5 March - join us at the @conchincenuow.bsky.social
www.westminster.ac.uk/events/the-u....

10.02.2025 15:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Shame! we always put the event on during the day (and online) to be able to get an international audience. Next time!

10.02.2025 15:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Untold British Chinese History: Agency, Grassroots Activism, and State Intervention in the 20th Century

Online event on 5 March - join us at the @conchincenuow.bsky.social
www.westminster.ac.uk/events/the-u....

10.02.2025 15:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Interesting event coming up! The Untold British Chinese History

10.02.2025 15:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sheffield Uni Needs East Asian Studies! The University of Sheffield has been a global leader in East Asian Studies since its inception as the national centre for modern Japanese Studies in 1963. Korean Studies was introduced in 1979 and mai...

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27.01.2025 16:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Reminder of this event next week. Should be good. Do join us!

06.12.2024 16:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Select tickets โ€“ The Xi Jinping Effect โ€“ Zoom Hosted by the Contemporary China Centre, University of Westminster Panel Description Without a political successor in sight, Ch...

Event at @conchincenuow.bsky.social on 12 December
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Join us for an online panel to discuss The Xi Jinping Effect
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19.11.2024 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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