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Thursday, December 6, 2018 - 19:30

A History of Beijing in 10 Maps with BIS Winter Reception

Lars Ulrik Thom

We would like to remind you that it is now necessary to register before each event by writing to info [at] beijinginternationalsociety.com The deadline for registration is midday (12.00pm) on Thursday 6 December, the day of the event. We cannot accept RSVPs after this time. BIS events are open to foreign passport holders only, please remember to bring your passport. Reservations are valid only upon receipt of a confirmation email from BIS....
Thursday, November 15, 2018 - 19:30

The Human Bridge Built by Premier Zhou Enlai: The Life Journey of Sirin Phathanothai, the adopted daughter of Zhou Enlai

Sirin Phathanothai

Sirin Phathanothai’s unexpected involvement with China began more than 70 years ago when, as a child, she was sent to China as a diplomatic offering at the height of the Cold War. At the time, Thailand was a close ally of the United States against Communism, particularly China. Yet Sirin’s father, Sang Phathanothai, chief advisor to the Thai Prime Minister, felt insecure with China as its enemy next door. While pursuing pro-US policies against China, Sang also secretly looked for a way to reduce the animosity with China by offering up two of his own children to become the wards of Zhou...
Thursday, October 11, 2018 - 19:30

Absorbing Cultures

Speaker: Tanya Crossman

Culture is a broad term – it includes our external habits such as how we speak, eat, dress, and interact with others, and also our internal value systems. When we live in a different culture, the way we naturally do things, and expect things to be done, comes into conflict with different ways of being. How we react to this conflict affects how we feel about living abroad, and how we are shaped by it. Learning to recognise and appreciate deeper levels of cultural values enables us to learn from a culture, even be changed by it, without losing who we are and what matters...
Thursday, March 1, 2018 - 19:30

Transitional Urbanism – How Creativity and Social Innovation are changing the Chinese City

Beatrice Leanza Co Founder and Creative Director of The Global School

This event is by reservation only. Please send your reservation request by CONTACT US  on https://www.beijinginternationalsociety.com/contact. Reservations are valid only upon receipt of a confirmation email from BIS. Over the past two decades, the development of the creative industries in China has been part of national economic policies devising urban making and a rejuvenation of ‘mass innovation’ with...
Thursday, January 25, 2018 - 19:30

“Laowai" in the movies: Life in the trenches of Chinese film production

Luc Bendza and Andy Friend

A panel discussion with Luc Bendza and Andy Friend You may already have heard that the Chinese film industry has entered an unprecedented "golden age". With box office revenue well over RMB50 Billion , China is the fastest growing film market in the world. And you may also know that by 2020, China's box office is expected to reach RMB200 billion and will exceed North America as the world's largest market in box office revenue and audience numbers. But did you know that behind the scenes of many of those great Chinese movies there are also some great “laowai" film...