A life with China

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Get a nuanced insight into China's development over the past four decades. Based on personal experiences, Henrik Bjørn talks about societal changes, the conditions of the elderly, and the opportunities and challenges in cooperation between China and Denmark. Gain an insight into China that is more nuanced and balanced than the black-and-white image that often dominates the media's portrayal of the country as the West's opposite and enemy. Henrik Bjørn's lecture is based on his personal experiences with China over four decades - as a traveler, student, ethnographic fieldworker in rural China, head of an American charity, representative of a Fairtrade company andmost recently as manager of a Danish-inspired senior center in Shanghai with senior housing, nursing home and hospital (2016-2018). - Date: 5 October 2026 - Time: 18:00–20:00 - Venue: FOF Jernbanepladsen - Address: Jernbanepladsen 14, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark - Admission: From DKK 200