Das neue China – die Volksrepublik unter Xi Jinping

In the organizer's words:

November 2012: Xi Jinping becomes General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. He proclaims a "new era" - and immediately begins to restructure the country. After decades of economic boom, after a brief heyday of civil society and free debate, the march towards a totalitarian state now follows. As a journalist and author, Kai Strittmatter followed the first years of Xi's rule on the ground. He describes the political and, above all, ideological transformation into a new China: repressive at home and boastful in foreign policy. For Germany and the liberal democracies, this China is the greatest challenge facing us today.

Sinologist Kai Strittmatter was the correspondent for the Süddeutsche Zeitung in Beijing from 1997 to 2005 and from 2012 to 2018.

The musicians Ye Xing and Shao Xinyi will perform classical Chinese soundscapes with their instruments pipa and guzheng.

Moderation: Joyce Lee, journalist and podcaster (Welt.Macht.China)

In the program focus China. In the Year of the Dragon , the Munich Adult Education Center will be taking an in-depth look at this fascinating and contradictory country from October to February. What influences has China had and continues to have on our culture and economy? What are the challenges for further cooperation? The program offers a wide range of topics from history and politics, philosophy and culture, languages and cooking courses to exhibitions and musical encounters. You can find all events on China at www.mvhs.de/china

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