China! Fight with red Shang Yang

On Monday, June 15, we invite you to a seminar on the history of China. Let's talk about how the country went through revolutions, terror, reforms and protests to become one of the key players in modern world politics.

Let's discuss the era of Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao:

• Triumph of the turn of the century. The emergence of a “world workshop” and the price of economic stability. The purge of dissent, the beginning of digital control. Technocratic power, social rupture, the birth of a new superpower.

• Jiang Zemin period: market breakthrough, China's entry into the world economy, suppression of Falun Gong, eradication of party division.

• Hu Jintao period: easing under the concept of a “harmonious society”, industrial triumph and further economic growth. Suppression of Tibetan protests, crackdown on Uyghur unrest, stifling of dissidence.

• And finally, the triumph of the monolith... On the way to Comrade Xi.

Come learn more about the history of the country, which today has become one of the most significant players on the world stage.

The meeting will be moderated by journalist and historian Vadim Lifshits.