Lau China Institute, King's College London

02/09/2026

📣 China and the New Multilateralism? 🌏

Don't miss the Lau China Institute's from 19-23 October at King's College London Strand.

We'll be joined by an excellent line up of speakers including Professor Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Isabel Hilton, Xiaolu Guo, Ruby Wang, Lord Jim O'Neill and more.

Save the date! Registration opens later this month.

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28/07/2026

Our Director, Professor Kerry Brown appeared on NPR's Throughline podcast earlier this month talking about 'the key architect of [China's] reform process,' Deng Xiaoping. Listen:

From impoverishment to global superpower, China’s supremacy happened at a breakneck speed thanks to the visionary strategy of the man who took power in 1978. Over the next decade, under leader Deng Xiaoping’s firm leadership, China flirted with capitalism and transformed its socio-economic and p...

17/03/2026

Last night we hosted a special preview screening of an upcoming BBC documentary exploring US-China relations under Trump. Thanks to our panellists Professor Kerry Brown, Professor Lawrence Freedman and series producer and director Norma Percy and Tim Stirzaker.

Airs on BBC 2 next Monday!

17/02/2026

From everyone at the Lau China Institute at King's College London, we wish you a Happy Lunar New Year and all the success in the Year of the Horse. 🧧🐎

16/02/2026

🧧 Wishing all our followers a very Happy Lunar New Year in the Year of the Horse with a special message from our Vice-Chancellor & President, Professor Sh*tij Kapur & Student Union President, Liu Baiyu.

春节快乐, 马到成功!🐎

11/02/2026

18/09/2025

Don't miss our Opening Keynote by former politician, Vince Cable, as part of this year's who will be discussing his new book 'Eclipsing the West: China, India and the Forging of a New World'.

6pm, Mon 20 October, KCL Strand

Join us for networking drinks as we celebrate the opening of China Week 2025. Tickets £5.

Sign up: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/opening-keynote-eclipsing-the-west

Sir Vince Cable delivers the opening keynote of China Week 2025 with an analysis of China and India's rise and what it means for the global economy and governance.

14/08/2025

Our flagship returns this October. 🇨🇳

Join us from the 20-24 for a range of insightful discussions on how is reshaping, redefining and challenging a new world order. 🌎

Sign up to our mailing list - registration opens Sept http://kcl.ac.uk/china-week

07/07/2025

Delighted to co-host ’s UK-China Summer forum at King’s College on 3 July. Experts including Kerry Brown, Winnie King, Ruby Osman, Daisy Shen, Chris Torrens discussed how to do business in, with and on China as well as UK-China relations.

02/06/2025

Last month we welcomed journalist Emily Feng for a discussion about her new book ‘Let Only Red Flowers Bloom’ with Professor of Chinese Studies, Kerry Brown. Listen to the conversation at the link in our bio. 🇨🇳📚