The largest China research institute in the UK. Dedicated to building an understanding of China in the UK and across the globe. Visit: www.kcl.ac.uk/lcihttps://bsky.app/profile/lauchinainstitute.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lauchinainstitute.bsky.social/post/3mwspfd7t722phttps://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/sep/29/why-am-i-obsessed-with-chinas-ancient-golden-age-i-took-my-daughter-on-a-trip-to-find-out Xiaolu Guo joins us to present her new book 'Everyday Tang' as part of China Week 2026. Join us Tues 20 Oct, 6pm, KCL. Find out more: kcl.ac.uk/china-week01 Oct 2026 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:refefgvaeeh5rid22xgtqica/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwspfd7t722phttps://bsky.app/profile/lauchinainstitute.bsky.social/post/3mw6u4id7tk27Registration is now OPEN for China Week 2026! From 19–23 October, the Lau China Institute at King’s College London returns with a week of events exploring this year’s theme: China and the New Multilateralism? 🎟️ Registration is now open: www.kcl.ac.uk/china-week #ChinaWeek2026 #LondonEvents23 Sep 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:refefgvaeeh5rid22xgtqica/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6u4id7tk27https://bsky.app/profile/lauchinainstitute.bsky.social/post/3mv3rrjth3c27Coming soon! 19-23 October Sign up to be notified at: kcl.ac.uk/china-week09 Sep 2026 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:refefgvaeeh5rid22xgtqica/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3rrjth3c27https://bsky.app/profile/lauchinainstitute.bsky.social/post/3mpqe75oj722yThe British Chamber of Commerce in China host their annual UK-China summer conference on Tuesday 7 July. Hear from Ruby Osman @tonyblairinstitute.bsky.social, James Kynge @chathamhouse.org, Dr Olivia Cheung, Prof Kerry Brown (KCL) + more. Book https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/british-chamber-uk-china-summer-forum-tickets-1992101744945?aff=oddtdtcreator03 Jul 2026 10:39 +0000at://did:plc:refefgvaeeh5rid22xgtqica/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpqe75oj722yhttps://bsky.app/profile/lauchinainstitute.bsky.social/post/3mm4qemnf2s2tThere's still time to register for our event with Dr Chao-yo Cheng from Birkbeck University discussing how institutional reforms in autocracies shape access to justice, specifically China. 📆 Weds 20 May, 4.30pm, KCL Bush House. Sign up to attend: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/legal-mobilisation18 May 2026 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:refefgvaeeh5rid22xgtqica/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4qemnf2s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/lauchinainstitute.bsky.social/post/3mlkvygk3vs2nNew research by @drjanehayward.bsky.social examines China's urban-rural divide and why its at the heart of renewed policy debates around China's economic development. Read the findings: https://kingsglobalaffairs.substack.com/p/when-street-stalls-shake-a-development11 May 2026 09:01 +0000at://did:plc:refefgvaeeh5rid22xgtqica/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlkvygk3vs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/lauchinainstitute.bsky.social/post/3mkmxwvjpss2tEVENT - We'll be joined by Dr Chao-yo Cheng, Birkbeck, for a discussion on administrative litigation reforms in China and how these affect local people. 📆 4.30-5.30pm, Wednesday 20 May, Bush House South East Reserve your place: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/legal-mobilisation29 Apr 2026 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:refefgvaeeh5rid22xgtqica/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmxwvjpss2thttps://bsky.app/profile/lauchinainstitute.bsky.social/post/3mk3arkmhg22uWe were pleased to welcome Dr @yixiansun.bsky.social last week for a discussion on the findings of his research programme @sgain.bsky.social examining China's leadership in global environmental governance.22 Apr 2026 10:06 +0000at://did:plc:refefgvaeeh5rid22xgtqica/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3arkmhg22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/lauchinainstitute.bsky.social/post/3midz4xp5wk2mCongratulations to our PhD students Shuran Zhao, Natasha Lock and Ji Shi who were selected as winners and runners up in @kingssocialscience.bsky.social 'Research in Action' photography awards. [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Mar 2026 10:53 +0000at://did:plc:refefgvaeeh5rid22xgtqica/app.bsky.feed.post/3midz4xp5wk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/lauchinainstitute.bsky.social/post/3mhd6tiu4ts2o♻️How is China reshaping global environmental governance and expanding its leadership initiatives? @yixiansun.bsky.social, Associate Professor in International Development at University of Bath discusses. 📅5.30-6.30pm, Thurs 16 April at KCL King's Building. Register: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/talk-chinas-leadership-in-global-environmental-governance18 Mar 2026 09:37 +0000at://did:plc:refefgvaeeh5rid22xgtqica/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhd6tiu4ts2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/lauchinainstitute.bsky.social/post/3mfodzutfc223🚨1 week to go! 📚Prof Gerda Wielander asks 'Is China a fundamentalist state?' on Wed 4th March, 5-6pm at KCL Bush House. 🙌Get your free ticket: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/china-fundamentalist-state #event #london #china #research #kingscollegelondon [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Feb 2026 09:19 +0000at://did:plc:refefgvaeeh5rid22xgtqica/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfodzutfc223https://bsky.app/profile/lauchinainstitute.bsky.social/post/3mfc2xcqkjs2y📖How does the Chinese Communist Party control its history? Jean Christopher Mittelstaedt, Professor of Modern Chinese Studies, University of Zurich discusses, chaired by KCL's Dr Olivia Cheung. 📅 Fri 13 March, 12-1pm 📍 King's Building, KCL Strand campus. Register: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/historical-nihilism-as-a-political-technology-in-china20 Feb 2026 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:refefgvaeeh5rid22xgtqica/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfc2xcqkjs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/lauchinainstitute.bsky.social/post/3mf5feszt6k2e👏Join us as Professor @gerdawielander.bsky.social, University of Westminster, examines whether China has taken a fundamentalist turn as a means of reinforcing state power to "make China great again". 📅Wed 4 March, 5-6pm at KCL Bush House Register: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/china-fundamentalist-state #China #event [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Feb 2026 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:refefgvaeeh5rid22xgtqica/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5feszt6k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/lauchinainstitute.bsky.social/post/3mf2dsbllmc2e🧧 Happy Lunar New Year from everyone at the Lau China Institute. Wishing you all the success in the Year of the Horse! 春节快乐, 马到成功! 🐎 @bkerrychina.bsky.social17 Feb 2026 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:refefgvaeeh5rid22xgtqica/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2dsbllmc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/lauchinainstitute.bsky.social/post/3mens2uqvf227🚨Last few tickets remaining! @cartercenter.bsky.social's Yawei Liu and @nickzeller.bsky.social share their findings on Chinese public opinion on international relations next Mon 16 Feb, 2-3.30pm at KCL Bush House. Get your ticket before it's too late: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/china-watches-back [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Feb 2026 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:refefgvaeeh5rid22xgtqica/app.bsky.feed.post/3mens2uqvf227https://bsky.app/profile/lauchinainstitute.bsky.social/post/3meldfvsvmc2c"In the longer term, the key thing is to watch is who replaces the figures already felled." Our Director, @bkerrychina.bsky.social commented on Xi's purge of military general Zhang Youxia for @theconversationuk.bsky.social. READ: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/comment-why-xi-purged-chinas-top-military-general11 Feb 2026 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:refefgvaeeh5rid22xgtqica/app.bsky.feed.post/3meldfvsvmc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/lauchinainstitute.bsky.social/post/3meizsvpbqs2d📚Has China taken a fundamentalist turn to reinforce state power? @gerdawielander.bsky.social, Professor of Chinese Studies at University of Westminster discusses, chaired by KCL's Dr Olivia Cheung. 📅5-6pm, Wed 4 March 📍KCL Bush House Register: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/china-fundamentalist-state #lauevents #china10 Feb 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:refefgvaeeh5rid22xgtqica/app.bsky.feed.post/3meizsvpbqs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/lauchinainstitute.bsky.social/post/3me77e3urcc2h📚 EVENT - Dr Ed Pulford @manchester.ac.uk will be discussing his new book Time and Politics at the Borders of China, Russia, and Korea. 📆 5-6pm, Thursday 19 Feb, KCL Bush House. Sign up: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/book-talk-past-progress-china-russia-and-korea @stanfordpress.bsky.social06 Feb 2026 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:refefgvaeeh5rid22xgtqica/app.bsky.feed.post/3me77e3urcc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/lauchinainstitute.bsky.social/post/3mdxcm2nlfs2lOur Director @bkerrychina.bsky.social on why Britain and China need to talk to each other for @theconversation.com. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Feb 2026 11:57 +0000at://did:plc:refefgvaeeh5rid22xgtqica/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxcm2nlfs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/lauchinainstitute.bsky.social/post/3mdurtt3cr225"The visit did not reset relations, but it revealed that the world has entered a new era of global power dynamics, which is already reflected in diplomacy." @bkerrychina.bsky.social on President Xi's meeting with Starmer. Read: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/2/1/starmers-visit-to-china-was-not-a-reset-but-a-new-way-forward02 Feb 2026 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:refefgvaeeh5rid22xgtqica/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdurtt3cr225https://bsky.app/profile/lauchinainstitute.bsky.social/post/3mdnl4ygplc27What do Chinese people really think about US-China, the trade conflict, Russia, Taiwan and more? The @cartercenter.bsky.social's Yawei Liu & @nickzeller.bsky.social present the findings from their research. 📅 Mon 16 Feb, 2-3.30pm 📍 KCL Bush House Register: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/china-watches-back #lauevents30 Jan 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:refefgvaeeh5rid22xgtqica/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnl4ygplc27https://bsky.app/profile/lauchinainstitute.bsky.social/post/3mdn4h35a6c2vWATCH: Astrid Nordin spoke to @cnbc.com about what both the UK and China can gain from Starmer's trip to China. https://www.cnbc.com/video/2026/01/30/u-k-as-china-trip-due-to-changing-risk-calculation-amid-trump-analyst.html30 Jan 2026 10:40 +0000at://did:plc:refefgvaeeh5rid22xgtqica/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdn4h35a6c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lauchinainstitute.bsky.social/post/3mdiatrttis2f"..clarity on the practical issues – some form of trade deal, a better understanding of how Britain can get access to China’s new technology, and more balanced political links, then that will count as a success" says @bkerrychina.bsky.social on Starmer trip. READ: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/the-uk-cannot-see-its-relations-with-china-as-purely-about-problems-it-sees-in-china-says-expert28 Jan 2026 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:refefgvaeeh5rid22xgtqica/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdiatrttis2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/lauchinainstitute.bsky.social/post/3mcz6yldjik2cAstrid Nordin, expert in Chinese International Relations at the Lau China Institute, spoke to @itvnews.bsky.social following the government's approval of China's mega embassy. Read her comments: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/comment-chinas-new-mega-embassy-raises-concerns22 Jan 2026 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:refefgvaeeh5rid22xgtqica/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcz6yldjik2chttps://bsky.app/profile/lauchinainstitute.bsky.social/post/3mcezz3yybk2l🗣️EVENT: How have colonial legacies influenced protests in #HongKong over the last two decades? 📚Prof Ching Kwan Lee (UCLA) discusses, chaired by the LCI's Dr Charlotte Goodburn. 📍Mon 9 Feb, 1.30-3pm, KCL Waterloo campus. 👉Register now: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-struggle-for-hong-kong @kings-sga.bsky.social14 Jan 2026 12:10 +0000at://did:plc:refefgvaeeh5rid22xgtqica/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcezz3yybk2l