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The rise of China as a world power

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Nexus conference 20Former admiral William Fallon of US and professor Zhang Weiwei @Nexus conference 201717

Former admiral William Fallon of US and professor Zhang Weiwei @Nexus conference 2017

The Nexus conference brought together diplomats, politicians and intellectuals from around the world to talk about the world of power. One of the panellists was Zhang Weiwei, professor international relations and  director of the China Institute at the Fudan University in Shanghai.

Professor Zhang is a board member at China’s National Think Tanks Council. In the mid-1980’s, he worked as senior English interpreter for Deng Xiaoping and many other Chinese political leaders. Zhang wrote the award-winning trilogy about the rise of China as a world power: The China Ripple (2008), The China Wave (2012) and The China Horizon (2016).

Why do so many Chinese in the West would like to stay? How will the world develop (westernization/easternization or multipolar/convergence)? How would China improve the world as a world power? Listen to CRTV‘s interview with professor Zhang Weiwei.

Professor Zhang Weiwei (middle), Miki Dai (photos, left) and Hong Tong Wu (text and interview, right)

Professor Zhang Weiwei (middle), Miki Dai (photos, left) and Hong Tong Wu (text and interview, right)

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Ondergronds in Parijs 巴黎地下铁

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Interview: Hong Tong Wu

Ondergronds in ParijsOndergronds in Parijs vertelt het verhaal over een jonge Chinees die zijn vaderland ontvlucht om een beter leven op te bouwen in Europa. In plaats van het gewenste paradijs komt hij terecht in het meedogenloze Parijs waar hij probeert te overleven als illegaal. De metro wordt zijn thuis, hij verliest zijn vrienden en wordt verliefd op een onbereikbare vrouw. Wanneer hij beseft dat zijn vlucht geen oplossing biedt, neemt hij een ingrijpend besluit.

姚中彬的这部在中国获奖的小说讲述了一位远离祖国希望在 欧洲寻找更好生活的年轻人的奇特故事。取代他这个非法居 留者曾经幻想过的天堂的是他眼前这个无情的巴黎。他以地 铁为家,失去了朋友,却爱上了一个高不可攀的女人。虽然 意识到这种流荡生活没有出路,他却发现自己迷失于艰难抉 择中。

Interview met schrijver Yao Zhongbin 访问作家姚中彬

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Shanghai and EVA Air

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EVA Air and ShanghaiEVA Air, Taiwan’s leading independent airline, and the Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administration kicked off a campaign to promote Taipei and Yangtze River Delta Region travel with an exclusive event for tour operators and cooperation partners at the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam today.

Listen to CRTV’s interview with Mr Li Bin Cheng, director of the Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administration, about this remarkable cooperation (Mandarin with English translation):

2015 Yachting Shanghai

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2015 Yachting Shanghai, the international marine festival, will take place from July 8th till 12th. Ms Shining Lee, curator of 2015 Yachting Shanghai, says the following (Mandarin, English translation below):

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