VIENNA HUMANITIES FESTIVAL
PROGRAMM
WHY CHINA AND THE WEST NEED TO COLLABORATE
ISABEL HILTON IN CONVERSATION WITH MISHA GLENNY
SAMSTAG, 30.09. 2023 / 14h00,
AKADEMIE DER BILDENDEN KÜNSTE WIEN, AULA
The West is tying itself in knots about its future relationship with China. Europe is tying itself in knots about how closely it should align itself with the United States on China. China is tying itself in knots about its future relationship with Europe and the United States. In recent years, President Xi Jinping has taken China down the path of authoritarianism while extending its influence across the world. Moreover, in the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, tension is mounting over China’s intentions in Taiwan. Yet, none of us can survive the impact of the climate emergency unless the US, Europe, and China collaborate in combating global warming. To discuss this most fundamental issue, IWM Rector MISHA GLENNY will be joined by ISABEL HILTON, one of Scotland’s most distinguished journalists and the founder and editor of China Dialogue.
© Anne Heslop
Isabel Hilton is one of Britain’s most distinguished foreign correspondents and broadcasters. She studied at the Beijing Foreign Language and Culture University and at Fudan University in Shanghai before a career writing for The Sunday Times, The Independent, The Guardian, and the New Yorker. She is the author and co-author of several books and is founder of chinadialogue.net, a non-profit, fully bilingual online publication based in London, Beijing, and Delhi that focuses on the environment and climate change. Hilton holds two honorary doctorates and was awarded the OBE for her work in raising environmental awareness in China.