Asia Academy #01: Chinese presence in Africa

The new scramble for Africa As China’s influence in Africa grows, there seems to be increasing anxiety among Western countries about upping their game in the continent. After China, many countries have designed their own Africa strategy. The Dutch government also recently published its own, first ever Africa strategy. This month’s LAC Asia Academy looks […]

China’s Economic Miracle: Prosperity and Inequality

The LeidenAsiaCentre and De Balie present “The many faces of modern China”, a programme series containing diverging views on China’s multifaceted development. Spread out over three sessions, experts, politicians and artists offer a much needed reality check of China’s economy, its political system and its rise on the international stage. How can we better understand […]