On the occasion of Kazakhstan’s 30th anniversary of independence, you are cordially invited to 30 Years of Kazakhstan: From the USSR to the Belt and Road Initiative. The event will launch AidData’s latest report, Corridors of Power: How Beijing uses economic, social, and network ties to exert influence along the Silk Road, followed by a panel discussion by the experts in the field about China’s growing presence in Central Asia and Kazakhstan. The panel discussion, hosted by KIMEP University’s China & Central Asia Studies Center, will then focus on the BRI in Central Asia and Kazakhstan, adding expert opinions to support the report from a regional standpoint. The event will take place in a hybrid format (online, with limited capacity for in-person participation) and is open to all parties interested in the subject. Julie Yu-Wen Chen, Professor of Chinese Studies from University of Helsinki will speak in this roundtable event. You may register for the online event here.
Time: Dec 14, 2021 08:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)/15:00 PM Helsinki Time/19:00 PM Almaty Time
Several high-profile cases of sexual harassment and assault have helped the #MeToo movement in China continue to make impacts on a society that is highly controlled and surveilled. Most recently, tennis star Peng Shuai’s saga has accused former top Chinese Communist Party leader, Zhang Gaoli of sexual assault. Although Peng did not say that she is part of the #MeToo movement, her speaking out has given fresh impetus to the campaign.
Joining Julie Yu-Wen Chen to talk about about the #MeToo movement in China is Dusica Ristivojević, Kone Foundation Bold Initiatives Senior Researcher at the University of Helsinki. Dušica works in the areas of interdisciplinary Chinese studies, media studies, and international relations. Recently, she published a co-authored journal article on the #MeToo movement in China. See Jing Xiong and Dušica Ristivojević (2021) #MeToo in China: How do the Voiceless Rise Up in an Authoritarian State? in Politics & Gender.
You can listen to the podcast here.
The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) based at the University of Copenhagen, along with our academic partners: the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, Asianettverket at the University of Oslo, and the Stockholm Centre for Global Asia at Stockholm University.