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Protests in China: Politicians afraid of not the population but colleagues05 December 2022That it was students who started the protests in China against its zero Covid policy makes things more dangerous for politicians. China expert Frank P...
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Yao Yuan speaks at conference in Rome07 November 2022On 28 October 2022, Yao Yuan spoke at the conference in Rome on 'Understanding national security concerns in light of FDI screening', jointly organise...
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All eyes on China: the Communist Party Congress is coming up06 October 2022The world’s attention will shift to China as the Communist Party is set to hold its five-yearly congress beginning on 16 October. We talk to Senior Un...
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Exhibition unveils Central Asian part of Silk Road22 August 2022An exhibition at Oude UB takes visitors to the historical Silk Road. Old maps, clothes and jewellery reflect the rich heritage of the cities of Centra...
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Tensions between China and Taiwan: what's behind it?08 August 2022For a while, it was uncertain whether prominent American politician Nancy Pelosi would travel to Taiwan. But last Tuesday, she did visit – much to the...
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Fifty years of diplomatic relations with China: an ‘open and pragmatic’ partnership06 June 2022This year, the Netherlands and China reflect on fifty years of diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level. How has the relationship between the count...
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Video series: Collaboration with China in daily practice31 May 2022What are the benefits for us of collaboration with Chinese partners? What sparks off Leiden researchers' interest in collaborating with colleagues in ...
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Leiden Chinese heritage collections digitised in Pagode-Europeana-China project19 November 2021Leiden University Libraries (UBL) recently participated in the Pagode-Europeana-China project as an associated partner. As a result, almost two hundre...
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Podcast: students decipher a rare Chinese document13 September 2021Last February, Leiden University Libraries (UBL) acquired a rare Chinese manuscript dating back to the Ming Dynasty. Three Chinese Studies students go...
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NWO and ERC grant for research on Chinese infrastructure21 June 2021In the coming years, Hilde De Weerdt gets to spend over three million euros. She received grants from both the European Research Council (ERC) and the...
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Chinese unofficial poetry journals now accessible in Digital Collections10 June 2021Leiden University Libraries has made a large number of unofficial poetry journals from China accessible online in its Digital Collections. This opens ...
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Reading list - The Rise of China and the New Global Order16 April 2021In the past half a century, China has transformed from an underdeveloped and inward-looking country to a major player in world politics. The country a...
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Amnesty International gives masterclass to Leiden students29 March 2021The annual Amnesty International Masterclass on China took place recently in Leiden. The masterclass, which looked at China’s impact on human rights, ...
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Leiden University Libraries acquires 16th-century Chinese imperial edict from Robert van Gulik’s collection18 February 2021Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has been able to acquire an extraordinary Chinese manuscript at auction in Hong Kong. It concerns an Imperial Edict ...
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Leiden University signs agreement with Tsinghua to co-foster PhDs in astronomy03 November 2020On 26 October, Leiden University held its first online signing ceremony, signing an agreement with China’s top university Tsinghua to establish a join...