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  • Journalist Cheng Lei, wearing a loosely cut pale blue draped top.
  • Anthony J Spires, with short grey hair, wearing a blue shirt.
  • Louisa Lim, with short dark hair, wearing a purple top.
27 Oct

China and the New World Order

  • Free
  • Talk

With host Associate Professor Louisa Lim, Deputy Director at the Centre for Advancing Journalism, journalist Cheng Lei and University of Melbourne’s Professor of Contemporary Chinese Studies Anthony J Spires explore the domestic and global tensions shaping China’s future.

China’s growing influence is reshaping the global landscape with implications for economics, technology and international relations. As alliances shift and tensions evolve, understanding China’s ambitions – how its people and the world are responding – has never been more vital.

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Date Times
Tue 27 Oct
  • 6.30pm - 7.45pm 6:30pm - 7:45pm

Location

The Wheeler Centre
176 Little Lonsdale St
Melbourne 3000

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  • telephone number: 03 9094 7809
  • email address: ticketing@wheelercentre.com
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