Lau China Institute, King's College London

The Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding will be celebrating their 60th anniversary next month with talks and panels, including from author Mark Alwyn Thomas, who will be speaking about the life of George Hogg.

🗓️Sat 20 Sept, KCL Strand

👉Register to attend: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sacus-60th...

How should the #UK engage with #China?

Our academic, Dr Jan Knoerich, expert on the Chinese #economy and FDI submitted written evidence to the UK government ahead of the UK's recent China audit.

Read his comment: committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...

Delighted to announce Sir Vince Cable as our Opening Keynote for this year's #ChinaWeek.

Sir Vince will discuss his new book 'Eclipsing the West: China, India and the forging of a new world' with
@bkerrychina.bsky.social.

Registration opens Sept: kcl.ac.uk/china-week

@manchesterup.bsky.social

Our academic @drjanehayward.bsky.social features in Macrodose's July newsletter. Read her article on the roots of China's market turn: macrodosepod.substack.com/p/hotter-day...

She also spoke to @meadwaj.bsky.social about China's Economic Future on Macrodose's podcast. Listen: patreon.com/Macrodose

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
There are rumours that Xi Jinping is losing his grip on power on China – but are these premature? Kerry Brown of the @lauchinainstitute.bsky.social joins @jacobjarvis.bsky.social to discuss

Apple ➡️ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...

Spotify ➡️ open.spotify.com/episode/7ybS...

Our flagship events series China Week returns this Autumn on the theme 'China and the New World Order'.

Join us from 20-24 October as we explore China's relationship with the USA, India, Taiwan with keynotes by Sir Vince Cable & Kaiser Kuo.

Registration opens Sept. Info
www.kcl.ac.uk/china-week

YouTube video by Global Affairs, King's College London The Secrets Behind China’s Manufacturing Power

Why has #China been so successful in manufacturing and exporting? The Lau's Dr Xin Sun explains China's unique economic development model and the case of #Tesla.

Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Def1...

Come and celebrate 60 years of the Society of Anglo-Chinese Understanding (SACU)! Guest speakers include Mark Thomas who joins us to commemorate George Hogg's 110th anniversary.

📅Sat 20th Sept, 11am - 5pm.
📍Strand Campus, KCL.

Sign-up link:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sacus-60th...

YouTube video by Global Affairs, King's College London Book talk - Let Only Red Flowers Bloom: Identity and Belonging in Xi Jinping's China by Emily Feng

Listen back to Emily Feng, Intn'l Correspondent at NPR discussing her new book 'Let Only Red Flowers Bloom', in conversation with our Director, Kerry Brown.

Listen now:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9bS...

Book talk - Let Only Red Flowers Bloom: Identity and Belonging in Xi Jinping's China Journalist and author Emily Feng presents her new book about identity and belonging in China

EVENT - Emily Feng joins us to discuss her new book 'Let Red Flowers Bloom' in conversation with Kerry Brown on Wednesday 14 May, 6-7pm, KCL Strand.

Book your free place:
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/book-...

#booktalk #emilyfeng #China

Scunthorpe steelworks: The UK's trade relationship with China Professor Kerry Brown, Director of the Lau China Institute, spoke to ITV News anchor Nina Hossain about the UK’s trade relationship with China after the UK government took control of Britain’s steel s...

What does the UK’s takeover of the Scunthorpe steelworks site say about its trade relationship with China?

Prof. Kerry Brown (@bkerrychina.bsky.social) from @lauchinainstitute.bsky.social shares his thoughts with
@itvnews.bsky.social Nina Hossain. ⬇️

www.kcl.ac.uk/news/scuntho...

📢 Don't miss our upcoming events

Legal mobilisation & citizen engagement with courts in China with Dr Chao-yo Cheng, Birkbeck.

Chinese assertiveness, ideational mobilisation, and the rise of Xi Jinping with Friso Stevens, Hague Centre for Strategic Studies

📅 Weds 30 April www.kcl.ac.uk/lci/events

YouTube video by 1Dime Radio How China Works (Ft. @janehaywardchina)

Really enjoyed this discussion with 1Dime Radio all about how China came to be the way it is today www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTg_...

Read our NEW report by Andrew Cainey, Senior Associate Fellow @rusi.bsky.social on the recent rise of the term 'economic security' in #China and the West, what it means and how it can be addressed effectively.

Read the report: www.kcl.ac.uk/lci/assets/2...

EVENT - We're excited to welcome expert @neysunm.bsky.social @upenn.edu to the Lau China Institute for a discussion on US-China legal exchange.

📅 Join us Thursday 13 March, 1-2pm, Bush House.

Register via our website:
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/talk-...

On May 7, do come over to an in-person seminar on two recent books on Taiwan -- presented by authors
@billemmott.bsky.social & Kerry Brown from @lauchinainstitute.bsky.social
-- and on Japan's potential role in a cross-Strait contingency --presented by Prof. Ueki Chikako www.eui.eu/events?id=57...

Taiwan explores $10bn US arms deal to secure Trump support Island nation wants to prove it is committed to defend itself amid Chinese threats and doubts about its stability

"The unpredictable nature of Mr Trump, China’s nationalist leadership, and Taiwan’s pro-independence government...have created unprecedented risks, the analysis warns."

The Telegraph highlights our new paper with @lauchinainstitute.bsky.social, by @bkerrychina.bsky.social & Shefali Shah

The return of Trump: What does it mean for relations with China? YouTube video by The Policy Institute at King's College London

The recording from our evening panel on Trump and China. Thanks to the Lau China Institute at King's College London for having me @lauchinainstitute.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/AZObSp9...

TONIGHT: Join us, @lauchinainstitute.bsky.social, @bkerrychina.bsky.social, @wjhurst.bsky.social, Andrew Peaple and @leslievinjamuri.bsky.social to discuss this timely and urgent topic

➡️ Live: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-return...

➡️ Stream: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-return...

“In this game, there are few more dangerous bargaining chips than the status on Taiwan”

@bkerrychina.bsky.social on our new report with @lauchinainstitute.bsky.social: US–China relations under Trump 2.0

➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/taiwan-...

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Film screening + Q&A - 'Those 4 Years' 'Those 4 Years' by Joe Thomas Karackattu tells the story of the lives of the Chinese in India in the mid-19 Century, and their legacy.

EVENT: Don't miss our screening of doc-film 'Those 4 Years' about the lives of the Chinese who migrated to Nilgiris, South India in the mid-19th century, from Joe Thomas Karackattu @iitmadras.bsky.social

📅 17 March, 6.30pm, KCL

Register to attend:
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/film-...

The End of Engagement: America's China experts and U.S. strategy since 1989 Professor David M. McCourt from the University of California-Davis presents his new book 'The End of Engagement'.

EVENT: The End of Engagement: America's China Experts and US Strategy since 1989.

David M. McCourt, Visiting Prof at NYU Abu Dhabi presents his new book at the Lau China Institute on Weds 12 Mar, 6.30pm.

Find out more:

www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-e...

EVENT: The return of Trump: what does it mean for relations with China?

Join us, @lauchinainstitute.bsky.social, @bkerrychina.bsky.social, Professor Katherine Morton, @leslievinjamuri.bsky.social & @andypeaps.bsky.social to explore this timely topic

➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-r...

Wang Yi's visit to the United Kingdom: "We do agree on many huge things" YouTube video by CGTN Europe

Our Director, @bkerrychina.bsky.social spoke to CGTN Europe about the significance of Wang Yi's visit to the UK last week and what relations between #Britain and #China might look like.

Watch now:

www.youtube.com/watch?featur...

Trump’s Gaza plans: A Middle East headache for China? Amid Trump’s plans to “take over” Gaza and as China navigates the shifting landscape in the region, the latter needs to balance its ambitions in the Middle East with the risks of alienating Israel, sa...

Lau Affiliate, Alessandro Arduino, discusses #Trump's plans for Gaza and why China needs to balance its ambitions in the Middle East for Think China.

Read now: www.thinkchina.sg/politics/tru...

What Trump's second presidential term could mean for the world With Donald Trump now sworn in as the 47th US President, academics from King’s have been sharing insights into the implications of his presidency for the USA and the rest of the world.

Read more: loom.ly/9Q33LVc

#ForeverKings🦁 @policyatkings.bsky.social @kcl-spe.bsky.social @warstudieskcl.bsky.social @lauchinainstitute.bsky.social @kings-sga.bsky.social

The Cartoon War Waging Across the Taiwan Strait In an era where information is consumed rapidly and often passively, political cartoons wield a unique power

NEW research examines the power of political cartoons in shaping public opinion with examples from #China's 'Global Times' and the #Taiwanese 'Taipei Times'.

Read the findings from LCI PhD student Natasha Lock & Juan Casado from the University of Venice.

www.kcl.ac.uk/the-cartoon-...

We are delighted to screen our latest documentary film Lithium Rising: The Race for Critical Minerals in London on Feb. 12. Thank you @fpcthinktank.bsky.social & @lauchinainstitute.bsky.social for hosting! Interested in joining us? See registration link below.👇

Film Screening and Panel Discussion - 'Lithium Rising: The Race for Critical Minerals' - The Foreign Policy Centre

We are excited to announce the first UK screening of the new documentary-film 'Lithium Rising: The Race for Critical Minerals,' in collaboration with @lauchinainstitute.bsky.social and @bertelsmannfdn.bsky.social

⬇️
fpc.org.uk/events/film-...

🌎We're pleased to announce our 2nd event of 2025 exploring the future of US-#China relations in collab w/ @policyatkings.bsky.social.

Our expert guests will be discussing what a new trade deal might look like under #Trump2.0, the future of #Taiwan and more.

👉 Join us online or in-person: