Past events
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CANCELLED: 'Strategic balance: China, the United States, and East Asia'
Date: Tuesday 24 March, 2020, 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Location: Wellington Club, Level 5, 88 The Terrace, Wellington
CANCELLED: Due to COVID-19 travel restrictions in place, the speaker is no longer able to visit New Zealand at this time.
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'The ending of the one-child policy and China's demographic challenges' with Martin K. Whyte
Knowledge Transfer event
Date: Wednesday 4 March, 2020, 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Location: Te Wharewaka o Pōneke Function Centre, Wellington Waterfront
China is facing a major demographic crisis; an ageing population and low replacement fertility rates will have global implications for many years to come.
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'Māori engagement with China' - Knowledge Transfer event with Ngahiwi Tomoana
Date: Wednesday 19 February, 2020, 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Location: Lecture Theatre 3 - GBLT3, Government Building, Pipitea Campus, VUW, Bunny Street, Wellington
Understanding how Iwi have built relationships with Chinese partners offers a perspective on doing business with China that the public sector increasingly needs to understand.
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China and Climate Change: Responding to a Global Challenge
Date: Wednesday 13 November, 2019, 1:00pm – 5:00pm
Location: Hunter Council Chamber, Level 2, Hunter Building, Victoria University of Wellington
Organised by the New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre in partnership with the New Zealand Climate Change Research Institute
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Zespri: The road to Kiwi success in China
Date: Tuesday 5 November, 2019, 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Dave will explore Zespri’s approach to working and succeeding in China, how that approach has evolved over time, and how those lessons can be applied by New Zealand businesses.
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How economics and security connect in Chinese foreign policy
Date: Thursday 10 October, 2019, 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Location: St Andrew's on the Terrace, front entrance, 30 The Terrace, Wellington
The nexus between economic and security issues is rarely examined in navigating the relationship with China.
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Cross-Strait relations and Taiwan’s politics and economy
Date: Thursday 19 September, 2019, 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Location: St Andrew's on the Terrace, main hall, 30 The Terrace, Wellington
Professor Alex Tan will briefly explore the dynamics of cross-Strait relations and its interaction with Taiwan’s politics and economics.
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Xinjiang crisis and the international response
Date: Thursday 22 August, 2019, 3:30pm – 4:30pm
What do officials need to know about the Xinjiang crisis? How have countries including New Zealand sought to engage China on this issue?
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Chinese Revolutionary Culture: Optimism Under Socialism and Capitalism - Global China Seminar
Date: Monday 19 August, 2019, 5:30pm – 6:30pm
Location: AM 106, Alan MacDiarmid, Kelburn Campus, Victoria University of Wellington
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'China’s role in the Pacific' with Tarcisius Kabutaulaka
Date: Thursday 8 August, 2019, 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Location: Mākaro Room, Ground Floor, Wharewaka Function Centre, Taranaki St Wharf, Wellington
How do Pacific Island governments and people view and interact with China? And how does China’s influence affect New Zealand’s interactions with our Pacific partners?
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'Creative China' with Sir Richard Taylor
Date: Thursday 27 June, 2019, 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Location: Level 5, Wellington Club, 88 The Terrace, Wellington
How can New Zealand leverage Weta Workshop’s reputation and expertise to deepen business and creative links between the two countries?
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'What does the ‘rule of law’ mean in China?' with Sarah Biddulph
Date: Wednesday 29 May, 2019, 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Location: St Andrew's on the Terrace, main hall, 30 The Terrace, Wellington
Understanding how law is used and understood by Chinese officials is increasingly important for New Zealand. But how does the legal system actually work in China?
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'Localising New Zealand products for Chinese consumers' with Mark Tanner
Knowledge Transfer event
Date: Wednesday 8 May, 2019, 3:45pm – 4:45pm
Every day the Chinese market becomes more crowded and competitive. Understanding and connecting with Chinese consumers' unique needs is more important than even for New Zealand businesses wanting to succeed in China.
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'China's economy in 2018 and beyond' with Jane Golley
Contradictions, conundrums, contention and conflict
Date: Wednesday 27 March, 2019, 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Join us for the next Knowledge Transfer event as Jane Golley, explores the health of the Chinese economy, current economic policy settings and what this means for New Zealand-China relations.
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Europe’s changing debate on China
Date: Tuesday 5 March, 2019, 4:30pm – Tuesday 5 February, 2019, 5:30pm
Location: AM 101, Alan MacDiarmid, Kelburn Campus, Victoria University of Wellington
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'Business success in China'
Date: Thursday 13 December, 2018, 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Understanding China’s cultural and business norms can make or break New Zealand businesses venturing into China.
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China’s New Tourists
Organised by the New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre
Date: Tuesday 4 December, 2018, 9:00am – 5:00pm
Location: Oceania Room, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Chinese tourism is undergoing extraordinary growth and change, but arrival numbers from China have not been consistent and there are questions about our readiness.
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'Chinese migration: Are we ready?'
Date: Tuesday 20 November, 2018, 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Demographic changes in New Zealand will become important context and backdrop for our relationship with China. Are we ready for these changes?
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'Engaging with China: A diplomat’s insights'
China Capable Knowledge Transfer event
Date: Tuesday 9 October, 2018, 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Shivshankar Menon will reflect on lessons learned from his long involvement in managing India’s relationship with China.
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