SOAS China Institute

Thursday, 11th May 2017
The China Debate - Beyond Ideologies: China’s Experience in Confronting the Global Environmental Crisis

Speakers:
•       Moderator: Isabel Hilton (Chinadialogue)
•       Tom Burke (Co-founding Director and Chairman, E3G London Office)
•       Pransenjit Duara (Oscar Tang Chair of East Asian Studies, Duke University)
•       Shuo Li (Greenpeace, Beijing)
•       Jennifer Turner (Director, China Environment Forum at the Woodrow Wilson Center)

Time: 18:00 - 20:00

Venue: SOAS, University of London, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre, Lower Ground Floor of the Brunei Gallery, Thornhaugh Street, London, WC1H 0XG

The China Debate is a series of annual events which will present original and valuable perspectives on China that cut across business, media, government and academia.

Abstract
The second largest economy and ‘the factory of the world’ China occupies a pivotal place in the global efforts to confront the environmental challenges. This takes on new currency as the current president of largest economy and the world’s only remaining superpower, Donald Trump, is sceptical of climate change and unwilling to take a leading role in the search for solutions.  If all eyes are not yet on China, they may well do in the coming few years.

China probably suffers more from environmental challenges than any other country at the moment. Just step off an aeroplane in any major Chinese city on a winter’s day and one gets a sense of the magnitude of the problem.

Focusing on China’s experience and approach, this debate seeks to use the case of China to enable us reflect on what the key issues are in confronting environment challenges, hopefully in a more pre-emptive way.  No doubt some of the issues that apply in China are specific but most are common problems that any government striving to end poverty of its people through rapid development needs to confront. By discussing and debating the case of China, wider lessons can be drawn as the world looks to make sustainable development a reality rather than tolerate it as an oxymoron.

This event is being generously supported by China Everbright International.

Registration
This event is free and open to the public. Guests are encouraged to register as places are limited.

Register online here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beyond-ideologies-chinas-experience-in-confronting-the-global-environmental-crisis-tickets-32564719954


Further details:
https://www.soas.ac.uk/china-institute/events/the-china-debate/11may2017-beyond-ideologies-chinas-experience-in-confronting-the-global-environmental-crisis.html



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Li-Sa Whittington
Executive Officer, SOAS China Institute
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