Seminar: "China's Ecological Transition", with Tings Chak

REAL - A Post Growth Deal is organising a talk by Tings Chak

Seminar : "China's Ecological Transition"

Speaker: Tings Chak, researcher at the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research

• Date: Thurday, June 19, 2025
• Time: From 3 to 5pm
• Location: Sala Montseny (Z(023) and hybrid options available

Schedule 

• 3pm — 4pm: Lecture/public talk, Sala Montseny, open to all of ICTA-UAB community. w/ short introduction by Jason Hice; Q&A facilitation by Feroz
• 4pm — 5pm: Closed door discussion with REAL Policies and Politics circle

Tings Chak an artist, writer, researcher at the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, where she co-coordinates the Tricontinental Asia work. She is an editor of Wenhua Zongheng: A Journal of Contemporary Chinese Thought and a PhD candidate at Tsinghua University in Beijing. 

This talk explores China's transition towards an 'ecological civilisation', a strategic vision promoted by the country’s leadership in recent years. It begins by critically examining ecological contradictions resulting from China's rapid economic growth and industrial agricultural practices, highlighting the restoration initiatives at Erhai Lake in Yunnan Province as a key case study. By analysing this significant environmental rehabilitation project, the talk reveals both successes and ongoing challenges within China's broader ecological transition towards a carbon neutral, new energy economy. Furthermore, the talk addresses how historical and ongoing imperialist dynamics continue to impact China and other Global South countries, still seeking a sovereign path out of underdevelopment in the face of a global climate crisis.

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