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The latest China Studies Centre news and events
Register for upcoming events, read our latest news and find out about our people in the media.

We host five different kinds of events throughout the year:

  • International Research Webinars: Scholars of China from around the world make online presentations. 
  • Bookworm Series: Members of the China Studies Centre present on their recent publications 
  • Talks in Chinese Humanities 
  • Sydney China Seminars: China Studies academics talk about work in progress
  •  Roundtables, to discuss topical matters of China-focussed interest.

Register for any upcoming events, read our latest news and find out about our people in the media. 

The Donkey Business 
Dr Lauren A. Johnston, 
China/Africa Consulting Senior Researcher, South African Institute of International Affairs and Associate Professor, China Studies Centre, University of Sydney
Time: 
5:00PM-6:10PM
Date: 1 June 2023
Location: On line
Registration 

Institutions, Buffers and Ideology: Perception of Global Powers in Asia
Professor Ming-Chang Tsai, 
Research Fellow in the Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences at Academia Sinica, as well as a professor of sociology at National Taipei University in Taiwan
Time: 4:00PM-5:00PM
Location: Social Sciences Building Seminar Room 210, Social Sciences Building, University department in Camperdown, New South Wales Sydney, NSW 2006
Registration

Whole-of-Nation Innovation, Labor Market, and Inclusive Growth in China
Dr Jiwei Qian
, Senior Research Fellow at the East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore
Time: 5:00PM -6:10PM
Date: 22 June 2023
Location: Social Sciences Building Seminar Room 210, Social Sciences Building University department in Camperdown, New South Wales Sydney, NSW 2006
Registration


Our latest news

Yu Tao
On 23 April, Dr Yu Tao was featured in a ABC News story about the story and legacy of Moon Chow, the first documented Chinese Western Australian. The story has since been translated and republished in ABC 中文.

On 30 April, Dr Yu Tao was featured in a SBS 普通话 podcast about the long history of Chinese Western Australians.

Wei Li 
On 29 April, Sydney Morning Herald interviewed Dr Wei Li on China and global trade financing and geopolitics,

On 1 May, The Wall Street Journal cited the report by the University of Sydney Business School and KPMG, co-authored by Professor Hans Hendrischke and Dr We Li. 

Salvatore Babones
ABC news interviewed Associate Professor Salvatore Babones from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences about university language standards.

Hans Hendrischke
On 19 April, ABC quoted Professor Hans Hensdrischke from the Business School about Chinese youth unemployment.