ADDRESSING GOVERNMENT, MEDIA AND UNIVERSITY AUDIENCES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
Others in the UK also benefit from our work. CMC holds many public events, among which are:
The Westminster Hearings on China’s Economic Development and the UK
Five conferences held at the Houses of Parliament on the globalisation of China, energy, urbanisation, corporate governance and R&D; addressed by ministers and business leaders from both countries.
11 Downing Street seminars
Five seminars at the invitation of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, bringing leading experts on China to talk with ministers, civil servants and company strategists from, inter alia, RTZ, BPH, Prudential, Shell, Scottish & Newcastle, HSBC, BP.
China and the New Green Deal seminar
One day in the Houses of Parliament addressing the implications of China’s management of its environmental challenges for UK government policy and British business.
Westminster Forum: Soft Power and buy cheap cialis online the Creative Industries: China and Britain
The Forum was opened by Minister Zhao Qizheng, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the CPPCC, and spokesperson for the CPPCC.
Reception at the House of Lords to celebrate UK/China TV production
To mark the transmission of the first ever series commissioned from a foreign company by CCTV and the publication of the accompanying book, The West You Really Don’t Know.
Resolution Foundation Seminars
Two events on Family and State in Britain and China: Policy Implications, lectures by leading anthropologist Professor Alan MacFarlane.
Co-production Opportunities in China: a workshop
Sponsored by Shanghai Media Group (SMG), with participation of associates from the BBC, Royal Shakespeare Theatre and many smaller UK creative entities. SMG delegation led by Ms Wang Jianjun, President of SMG, contained the heads of all the core departments of Asia’s largest media conglomerate.
The Nation’s Greatest Treasure: two conferences
CMC hosted two conferences in partnership with China Central Television (CCTV) celebrating successful collaborations between UK and Chinese television teams. The first, entitled ‘A Wealth of Treasures and Stories’ was held at the British Museum’s Stevenson Theatre. 150 professionals from the British media and arts world attended the event. Second, a panel discussion held at the University of Westminster, looked closely at how to deliver successful collaborations between UK and Chinese production teams.
The Tibet Story: Journalism Under Pressure
Following worldwide demonstrations by Chinese students against Western coverage of the Tibet issue, CMC held a public debate between journalists of the BBC, South China Morning Post, People’s Daily and Xinhua News Agency, chaired by Isabel Hilton, Founder-Editor of China Dialogue.
Dialogue on Tibet
Professor Li Xiguang from Tsinghua University spoke at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (RIIA). Professor Li has set up the Trans Himalaya Institute at the South Western University of Politics and generika apotheke viagra Law in Chongqing.
China Speaks to the World
Dr. Dong Guanpeng of Tsinghua University, who has executed the government’s initiatives to develop a cadre of public affairs experts and spokespersons in Chinese institutions spoke on relations with domestic and international media.
The Politics of the Chinese Media and Their Evolution
Professor Hu Zhengrong, Leverhulme Visiting Professor at the University of Westminster and Deputy President of Communication University of China. Professor Hu is a leading media scholar.
To the Yellow Crane Pavilion with Our Leaky Umbrella: Reflections on the Future for Chinese Media
The Director delivered his inaugural professorial lecture in The Cinema, Regent Street, London. Interest in the CMC has resulted in invitations to present keynote addresses at many events outside the UK, including those in Australia, India, China, Germany (The Frankfurt Book Fair), Italy and The Netherlands.
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