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Abstract:

An international symposium and colourful celebrations in September 2014, were among the events that marked the 2565th birthday of Confucius in Beijing and Qufu respectively. President Xi Jinping has been promoting the philosophy of Confucius and it is interesting to analyze the reasons behind this, in the context of the current political and socio-economic situation in China.

About the Speaker:

Poonam Surie is an economist by training and an Educator by profession. She is currently Visiting Fellow at the Indian Council of World Affairs. Her areas of interest are diaspora and cross cultural studies and she is especially interested in the ancient links between India and China, Buddhism, the return of religion to China and the evolution of Chinese society. Her new book deals with the evolving political situation in China today and whether it can be said that there is a Confucian renaissance, as many Western political analysts have stated.