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📍🇬🇧 China Week 2025: China and the New World Order
📅 Date: Monday–Friday, October 20–24, 2025
🕒 Time: Varies by session (Full schedule available via Eventbrite)
📌 Location: King’s College London & Online
🌐 Organizer: Lau China Institute
Languages: English
🎟️ Registration: Now Open on Eventbrite
🏷️ Description:
China Week is the Lau China Institute’s annual flagship series of events, dedicated to fostering public engagement and research-based understanding of China’s global rise. Each year, the week brings together leading figures from academia, industry, and government for thought-provoking discussions on China’s modern development.
The 2025 edition, themed “China and the New World Order”, explores how China is reshaping geopolitics — from its growing economic clout and technological innovations to its expanding military footprint. Amid mounting global tensions, what kind of world order is China helping to create?
🎤 Keynote Speakers:
Sir Vince Cable – Former UK Business Secretary & Economist
Discussing his new book: Eclipsing the West: China, India and the Forging of a New World
Kaiser Kuo – Host of the Sinica Podcast
In conversation with historian and author Elizabeth Ingleson (LSE)
🌟 Special Guests:
Sir Malcolm Rifkind – Former UK Foreign Secretary
Xiaolu Guo – Award-winning Author and Filmmaker
🧭 Themes:
China’s Global Role, U.S.–China Relations, Tech & Innovation, Global South, Security & Geopolitics, Literature & Memory
📚 Past Themes:
Climate Change, AI & Tech, Education & Research, China’s Economic Challenges
🔗 Full schedule and tickets: View on Eventbrite
📈 Popular with policy experts, academics, and China watchers around the world.