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BICCS is co-organising the “China 2009 State of the Art Conference” to be held on 3 and 4 December 2009 in Brussels (Palais des Académies). This high profile international conference will gather more than 30 China specialists and deal with topics ranging from the Chinese economy, civil society in China, labour and welfare issues, and international migration to EU-China relations.  (more...)

At the invitation of the Bertelsmann Stiftung, BICCS and Shanghai's Fudan University, 27 Chinese and European experts relations came together on 12 October 2009 to reflect on how various political concepts that play a key role in the EU-China relationship are understood by each side.  (more...)

Duncan Freeman has been very active on climate change. He presented the BICCS report to an audience in the European Parliament invited by Maria da Graca Carvalho MEP on 14 October 2009. Other speakers included Eva Lichtenberger MEP, and Stephan Agne, DG Environment, European Commission. He was the lead speaker at a seminar on China: Climate Villain or Low Carbon Leader at the Asia Centre, SciencesPo, Paris on 15 October.  (more...)

On 17th and 18th October 2009, BICCS colleagues Gunter Gaublomme and Xiaohong TONG participated the China Education Expo 2009, as the representative of Vrije Universiteit Brussel.  (more...)

Jonathan Holslag visited Hong Kong on 29 September 2009, lecturing on EU-China relations at the Hong Kong Baptist University, and discussing at Hong Kong University Asian regional security with professors.  (more...)

BICCS has completed a study (facilitated by the European Climate Foundation) on climate change policies (more...)

Comments by Jonathan Holslag published on 30 September 2009 on China’s 60th anniversary in the European Voice, Knack and De Tijd.  (more...)

Jonathan Holslag was interviewed on 29 September 2009: on Sino-German relations. (more...)

Stanley Crossick spent a week in Beijing from 25 September where he met Government and Party officials, diplomats, scholars and journalists, and was present during the 1 October 60th anniversary celebrations. (more...)

Gustaaf Geeraerts visited Hangzhou from 21 to 25 September 2009 (more...)

Gustaaf Geeraerts met Deng Zhenglai, Dean of the Fudan Institute of Advanced Social Sciences in Shanghai on 24 September 2009, to discus EU-China relations.  (more...)

During a visit to Shanghai from 24 to 28 September, Jonathan Holslag lectured on EU-China-US relations (more...)

Gustaaf Geeraerts, Zhang Lei, Stanley Crossick and Jonathan Holslag participated in the Europe-China Dialogue on Common grounds and differences on 23-24 September 2009 in Shanghai, organised by Fudan University and IFRI.  (more...)