BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//VNC | Vereniging Nederland China - ECPv6.17.5.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:VNC | Vereniging Nederland China X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.vnc-china.nl/en/ X-WR-CALDESC:Events for VNC | Vereniging Nederland China REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Amsterdam BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20261001T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20261001T180000 DTSTAMP:20260714T110336Z CREATED:20260714T104707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260714T110336Z UID:10000253-1790863200-1790877600@www.vnc-china.nl SUMMARY:City walk Maastricht DESCRIPTION:Discover Maastricht’s surprising China connections \nWhat do Maastricht and China have in common? More than you might think. During this special city walk\, you will discover how the history of Maastricht has surprising interfaces with the economic\, cultural and political development of China. \nWe start at 14:00 in the beautiful City Hall of Maastricht. During a walk of about 5 kilometers \, development economist and former alderman Jack Gerats will take you along locations that tell stories about the rise of industry and imperialism\, Karl Marx and even the euro\, among other things. Along the way\, the connections are always made with Chinese history and current events. During the walk\, Robbert Lambriks\, China responsible for the Province of Limburg\, will also join us to talk about government relations with China. \n \nA special part of the afternoon is the visit to Maastricht University\, where we will talk to Chinese PhD students and students of Dr. Catherine Yuk-Ping Lo (Maastricht University). They share their personal experiences about studying and living in the Netherlands. The director of the Confucius Institute Maastricht will also explain her work. \nAfterwards\, there is an opportunity to end the day together with an authentic Chinese dinner in Restaurant Wen Chow\, near Central Station (18.00–20.00 hrs). \nPractical information \n\nDate: October 1\nStart: 14.00 hrs\, Maastricht City Hall\nCosts: free for members of the Netherlands-China Association; Non-members pay €15.\nParticipation in the dinner is optional; The costs are for your own account.\n\nAn inspiring afternoon for anyone interested in China\, history and the surprising connections between both worlds. \nAbout the speakers: \n \nJack Gerats\nJack Gerats\, development economist and former alderman of Maastricht\, is a chauvinistic Maastricht resident\, who started studying Chinese after his retirement and also came to love China. He even dares to compare the history and culture of Maastricht with China. He would like to share all that with you. \n \nCatharine Lo\nDr. Catherine Yuk-Ping Lo is an assistant professor at Maastricht University. Originally from Hong Kong\, she specialises in international relations\, China-Europe relations and global health issues. Her research and teaching focus on Chinese foreign policy\, China’s role in international organisations and cooperation between Europe and China. 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