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Here, we share concise briefings on three key themes: China’s domestic and foreign policy, cross-cultural communication, and the art — and culture — of good food.

10 August 2015 | Interpreting

A Little Introduction to Conference Interpreting

This little TedTalk by professors teaching on the MA Conference Interpreting at the Monterrey Institute of International Studies (MIIS) is great introduction to the two main modes of conference interpreting: simultaneous and consecutive interpreting.
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3 February 2026 | China, Chinese Culture, intercultural communication

Doing Business with Chinese Partners: What European Leaders Often Misread

London and Beijing are talking again, and the US–Europe relationship is being recalibrated. It is tempting to read that as a signal that “China is back” as the obvious growth…
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2 October 2021 | Food

Chinese food in Germany

If you often deal with people who have experience of China, or have even been to Asia yourself, then this problem will not be unknown to you: The food even…
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