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Conferences & Meetings >> In Europe

2011 Spring Lecture Series: China Faces the World, Brussels

The Brussels Institute of Contemporary China Studies launches the lecture series, featuring 10 renowned experts, to contribute to a more qualitative debate about China's rise and its impact on Europe.

Venue: Vrije University

Date: till May 18

China workshop-Module 1, Brussels

The theme of the first module of this workshop, which is a series of talks focused on China, is the essence of doing business in China. Interactive speeches will be given on topics, such as intercultural cooperation, regional differences in many parts of China, underlying structure of Chinese society and culture.

Venue: Diamant

Date: March 22

Contact: info@chinaconduct.com

Managing the Security Risks of Doing Business in China, London

This seminar will look at ways of managing two of the key security risks relevant to doing business in China: bribery and corruption, and cybersecurity. There will be a range of speakers from across government, as well as from British businesses with experience of working in China.

Venue: Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Date: March 30

Contact: tracey.heather@fco.gov.uk

Culture >> In China

Made in Britain - Contemporary Art from the British Council Collection, Chengdu

The exhibition will showcase some of the 1980-2010 art collection of the British Council. Masterpieces of British artists will present to audiences how contemporary art has changed over the years with the transformation of modern society.

Venue: Sichuan Museum

Date: Till Feb 20

Berlanga Film Season, Beijing

Luis Garca Berlanga is considered one of the most influential Spanish directors of film and stage. His films describe with poignant humor Spanish life from the postwar Franco period to the 21st century.

Venue: Beijing Cervantes Institute

Date: March 2-31

Contact: cult4pek@cervantes.org.cn

Culture >> In Europe

Imperial Chinese Robes from the Forbidden City, London

The magnificent robes worn by the emperors and empresses of the Qing Dynasty will be shown for the first time in Europe. The exhibition will tell the story of a vanished court life within the confines of the Forbidden City, through exquisite and intricate clothes for grand state functions as well as simple, beautiful garments that were worn daily.

Venue: V&A South Kensington, Cromwell Road

Date: Till Feb 27

Chinese Films Show, Paris

The Chinese Cultural Center in Paris will put Chinese films and documentaries on show for free. The movies include Lin Yutang, Tea Culture, The Foundation of a Republic, The Flying Tigers, Chinese Knots, The Great River, Super Typhoon, and The Ring of Rainbow Flower. Check the official website of Chinese Cultural Center in Paris for detailed information.

Venue: Chinese Cultural Center

Date: Till March

Details: http://www.cccparis.org

The Unilever Series: Ai Weiwei, London

Ai Weiwei is a Chinese artist, curator, architectural designer, and social commentator. The work being exhibited this time, Sunflower Seeds, is made up of millions of small works, each apparently identical, but actually unique. However realistic they may seem, these life-sized sunflower seed husks are in fact intricately hand-crafted in porcelain.

Venue: Tate Modern Museum

Date: Till May 2