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From: Claire Fox
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Dear Colleague,
I thought you might be interested in the
Battle for China, an important day of debates in
Sessions will examine whether the growth of
Alongside rapid economic growth, is a
new cultural revolution taking place in
Speakers include:
Professor Hugo De Burgh, director of China Media Centre, University of Westminster;
Sarah Champion, CEO of Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester;
Professor Deepak Lal, University of California;
Claire Fox, Director, Institute of Ideas;
Professor Frank Furedi, author of
Invitation to Terror, Politics of Fear
and Where Have All the Intellectuals Gone?;
Simon Heale, CEO China Now;
Professor Colin Lawson, Rector, Royal College of Music;
Mark Leonard, author,
What Does China Think?;
Dr Rana Mitter, lecturer in Modern Chinese history and politics, University of Oxford;
Brendan O’Neill, editor, Spiked; organiser, Beijing 2008 – Challenging China-Bashing campaign;
Tao Wang, environmental economist and researcher;
Guo Yue, Chinese bamboo flutes soloist and composer; author of
Music, Food and Love, the first childhood memoir to have come out of Beijing's hutongs. And many
more.
Do you think the West is right to criticise
In the spirit of the
Battle of Ideas festival, audience participation is a major part of the sessions. Free speech is allowed!
Tickets for the event at the Norton Rose LLP offices are strictly limited. We urge you to
book now to ensure your place at this timely day of debates.
Best wishes
Claire Fox
Signet House
020 7269 9220
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