We don't speak about Asia, we speak with Asia. Our experts are specialists & voices from the region itself: China, Japan, Indonesia, India & beyond. 10 years of real dialogue. Meet the people 🌏🔟 #LeidenAsiaCentre #LAC10

What role would Japan play in a potential Taiwan contingency? Adam Liff examines the evolving role of the U.S.-Japan alliance, followed by Mina Pollmann. 📆 11 May 🕓 15:30 - 17:00 CEST 📍 Leiden University Wijnhaven, 3.60 or ONLINE 📝 Register: leidenasiacentre.nl/event/the-u-...

Meet the experts behind 10 years of LAC 🌏 Korea, Japan, China, India, Indonesia, South East Asia... Dozens of researchers bringing Asian voices into European debates. Speaking with Asia, not about it. #LeidenAsiaCentre #LAC10

China is often accused of (industrial) espionage. How do these claims stand up to scrutiny? Date: 12 May Time: 15.30-17.00 Location: Wijnhaven 2.17, Turfmarkt 99, 2511EP The Hague or online leidenasiacentre.nl/event/ckn-kn...

Policy impact isn't always visible, but it shapes decisions. The Leiden Asia Centre has been equipping Dutch policymakers with Asia expertise for 10 years now! 🌏 #LeidenAsiaCentre #PolicyBridge #LAC10

❗CKN Report Presentation: Understanding China's Export Controls 📅 22 April 2026 🕒 15:30 - 17:00 📍Wijnhaven Building Room 2.19, Turfmarkt 99, The Hague | or online 🖥️ 📝 leidenasiacentre.nl/event/ckn-pr... 👥 Guangyu Qiao-Franco, Rogier Creemers, Ewan Smith, Chenghao Sun, Biao Zhang

Bridge #2: Society Bridge — Asia in the Media. 10 years of LAC researchers in NRC, NOS, The Diplomat, BNR and more. This week we want to highlight the following: Emily Boon on LGBT rights in Japan & Elena Guido on Trump-Korea-EU. #LeidenAsiaCentre #LAC10 #Asia #Europe

🌐 What has shaped India’s foreign policy and security strategies? What impact does the current geopolitical climate have on these strategies? And what will the future hold? Check out this new LAC Short by Nicolas Blarel👇 leidenasiacentre.nl/india-naviga...

Every month, LAC Asia Academy hosts free public events with world-class experts on contemporary Asia, from climate and conflict to digital governance and society. Open to all. The Hague, monthly. 🔗 leidenasiacentre.nl/asiaacademy/ #AsiaAcademy #LeidenAsiaCentre

Missed our Book Talk Webinar 𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘵: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢'𝘴 𝘍𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘒𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘢 with Joel S. Wit? 🥳 You can now watch it back on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY4e... Enjoy!

China is the world’s largest investor in clean energy and continues to make rapid advances. What does this mean for The Netherlands? 📍 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Wijnhaven, 2.17. Turfmark 99, The Hague or online ✏️ Interested? 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 leidenasiacentre.nl/event/ckn-kn...

Full house yesterday at the Leiden Asia Centre for Legal Resistance under Authoritarianism. Thanks to Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, Dr. Lai, and all the attendants for a great discussion on law, rights, and resistance. #LeidenAsiaCentre

10 years, 10 bridges. The Leiden Asia Centre launches a new series exploring how we connect Europe and Asia, from knowledge to policy, culture, and dialogue. Follow along as we reveal each bridge. #LAC10

De kunst van het oorlogvoeren: culturele traditie, hedendaags relevant Hartelijk dank aan Mark Leenhouts, Frans-Paul van der Putten en Frans Osinga voor deze interessante lezing🙌 Ook dank aan de deelnemers voor de geweldige opkomst! Check LinkedIn voor een recap: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

10 years of connecting Asia and Europe. For business. For society. For the future. Academic knowledge turned into strategic insight, and complexity into clarity. Here's to the next decade. 🔵🎉 #LeidenAsiaCentre #AsiaEurope #LAC10

The Leiden Asia Centre bridges research, policy, businesses, and society to foster better understanding and informed decisions in a rapidly changing world. Stay tuned for more anniversary announcements! #LAC10 #LeidenAsiaCentre #Asia

Great news: We are organizing The Indonesia Pub Quiz! Put your Indonesia knowledge to the test and meet new people along the way🙌 ❗ March 26, 18:30-22:30 at Museum Sophiahof, The Hague. 👉 More info and registration: leidenasiacentre.nl/event/indone...

What will China's new five-year plan mean for the country's economic and political trajectory? What are the plan's concrete national and local implementations? Join this new CKN Knowledge Session with Sense Hofstede on China's 15th Five-Year Plan! 👉 Sign up: leidenasiacentre.nl/event/ckn-kn...

🎉 Leiden Asia Centre turns 10! Under the theme “A Decade of Dialogue”, we celebrate 10 years of connecting research, policy, and society while making Asia research accessible in Europe. More details about the anniversary programme coming soon. #LAC10 #LeidenAsiaCentre #Asia #LeidenUniversity

Six American presidents have sought to halt North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear weapons. Joel Wit offers an account of that effort in his new book. Agenda - 15:00 - 15:30 | Book Presentation - 15:30 - 16:00 | Moderated Q&A 📍 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Online ✏️ Interested? 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 leidenasiacentre.nl/event/fallou...

We warmly invite you to the public presentation of the CKN‘s latest Agrifood Report on developments in China’s food sector. - Get fresh and relevant insights - Conversation with leading experts - Network 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Wijnhaven, 3.48. The Hague or online 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 leidenasiacentre.nl/event/china-...

Grotius Dialogue: We invite you to an upcoming meeting on the struggle for the rule of law in Hong Kong by Yan-ho Lai. 🗓️ 26th March 🕒 11:15-12:30 📍 Wijnhaven 2.59, Turfmarkt 99, 2511DP, The Hague or online 📝 leidenasiacentre.nl/event/legal-...

𝗦𝘂𝗻𝘇𝗶'𝘀 𝗗𝗲 𝗸𝘂𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘃𝗼𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻 Een lezing met vertaler Mark Leenhouts, geopolitiek analist Frans-Paul van der Putten en hoogleraar War Studies Frans Osinga 🗓️ Do 19 maart 🕒 15:30-17:00 📍 Wijnhaven 3.46, Turfmarkt 99, 2511DP, Den Haag of online 📝 leidenasiacentre.nl/event/de-kun...

Will India be a superpower by 2047? Join scholars in this academic debate by the South and Southeast Asia track of the BA International Studies at Universiteit Leiden on Tuesday, 17 February 2026, 18:00-19:30, at Auditorium 1B.10 in Spui Campus in The Hague. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Filmhuis Den Haag and CinemAsia present a special Lunar New Year film program on February 13 - 24, 2026! This selection of classics and contemporary favourites brings the spirit of the new year to life on both an epic and intimate scale. For the full program, check out cinemasia.nl/en/2026/01/1...

CKN Knowledge Session: China and Developments in Space 🚀 Gain global insight into China’s security developments 🔭 📆February 17th, 15:30-18:00. 📍The Hague or online Register here: leidenasiacentre.nl/event/china-...

Meet Floris Harm: previously having worked as a China correspondent and Asia editor for Dutch media outlets, he is currently Leiden Asia Centre’s Director. In this video, he introduces LAC’s mission and activities, and explains why knowledge about Asia is so crucial to the rest of the world 🌏

Upcoming Asia Academy🚨 With Mina Pollmann and Thomas Kavadias💡 How prepared is the Japanese government if large numbers of people flee their homes in the case of a Taiwan Strait Crisis?🌏 27 January, 16:00 - 17:00 The Hague | online More info & registration: leidenasiacentre.nl/event/asia-a...

“You see that there are a lot of practical applications in China that they want to use AI for.” Researcher Annelotte van Beek is specialised in technology and data flows in East Asia. Her latest report covers China’s AI governance strategies, co-authored with Guangyu Qiao-Franco #meettheresearchers

Thread of things I wrote in 2025: 1. Research report for @leidenasiacentre.nl: "Contemporary LGBTQ+ Politics in Japan: Policy Issues, Discourses and Developments, and the Role of Foreign Actors"

Chinees Nieuwjaar komt eraan en dat kan maar één ding betekenen: het is weer tijd voor dé Grote China Kennisquiz!🏆 🗓️3 februari 2026 - va. 18:45 📍Kompaan Binnenhaven, Den Haag 📝Meld je aan als team of als individu via onze (vernieuwde!) website: leidenasiacentre.nl/event/de-gro...

Book launch & discussion with Guangyu Qiao-Franco, Aleš Karmazin and Michal Kolmaš💡 Join this talk on great-power rivalry and ASEAN’s role in a fragmenting world order🌏 22 January, 16:00 - 17:30 The Hague | online More info & registration: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/6520ae...

A physical copy of my research report for the @leidenasiacentre.nl can now be read at Waseda University's Gender and Sexuality Center, btw, after I donated it to them.

Meet researcher Vincent Chang, who specialises in modern Chinese history and memory politics. In this video, he talks about China’s increased efforts in reviving heroes and martyrs of the past, why this is relevant and what the implications of these efforts are💡 #meettheresearchers

At Asia Academy #24, Korea researcher Elena Guido will discuss North Korea and Russia's intensifying relationship, and what this means for Europe🛡️ 📆 December 12, 16:00-17:00 📍 Wijnhaven, room 3.60, the Hague | or ONLINE (hybrid event) Sign up 👉 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/7f234f...

Politicoloog en onderzoeker Friso Dubbelboer is gespecialiseerd in zeerecht en maritieme conflicten, met name in de Zuid-Chinese Zee. Waarom is onderzoek naar die conflicten ook relevant voor ons? Friso legt het uit in deze video🔎 #meettheresearchers

Internship opportunity💪! More information on: leidenasiacentre.nl/vacancy-inte...

Symposium Beyond Expo: Sustainable Futures♻️ The World Expo provided an opportunity for nations to showcase new approaches in addressing current global issues. Yet how innovative are these approaches and are they as sustainable as they claim to be❓ 👉More info www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...

📖 Join us for Asia Academy #23 with Frans-Paul van der Putten and Li-Min Teh! What should the new Dutch government do to respond to China’s increased geopolitical significance? 👉More info & sign up: leidenasiacentre.nl/event/asia-a...

How do societies deal with disinformation in the age of AI? And what can Europe learn from Taiwan, one of the world’s “hottest zones” for online manipulation and fake news? 💻 China Knowledge Session with Florian Schneider, November 11 👉 Sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/14c989...

CKN Report presentation: Sustainable Built Environment Cooperation Between the Netherlands and China ♻️ Gain global insight into China’s green transition progress📈 📆November 5th, 15:00-16:30. 📍The Hague or online Register here: leidenasiacentre.nl/event/ckn-re...

How does China shape the fight for democracy across Asia? From Hong Kong’s streets to youth movements in Myanmar, the effects are impossible to ignore. Jeffrey Wasserstrom will share stories of resistance, creativity, and cross-border connection✊ Sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/1dd112...

📖 Join us for an event on October 13th with Joseph Torigian, where he will discuss his book ‘The Party’s Interests Come First - The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping’ More info & registration: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b64806...

Join us for Asia Academy #22 on October 6th! Three speakers with unique backgrounds will discuss India's shifting foreign policy and its relations to the US, China, Russia and the EU🌐 Sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/fc6ff2...

Join us on September 25th in The Hague or online for our 21st Asia Academy on Japan's and China's mineral trade in Zimbabwe, with researcher Panashe Madamombe! Registration: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/981da0...

Florian Schneider has written an article after visiting the Chinese Internet Research Conference. He discusses the latest AI developments in China. What do scholars think about AI - including its darker sides? What does the future of Digital China hold? Read here: leidenasiacentre.nl/the-future-o...

𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚'𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭🇨🇳 A tour guide competition in Wuhan was part of #China's campaign to train storytellers of national heroes. Vincent Chang @unileiden.bsky.social & @leidenasiacentre.nl reveals how this new hero cult is not about remembering the past, but about shaping the future.

𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐣𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐮𝐬 🇯🇵 Terwijl de 70-plussers wél stemmen, dreigen jongeren in #Japan buitenspel te staan, daar slechts 1/3 van de jongeren lijkt te stemmen. Zo schrijft @unileiden.bsky.social researcher & @nieuws.nos.nl correspondent @anomav.bsky.social ⬇️ @leidenasiacentre.nl

Leestip voor de lunch: economie China wint dankzij Trump, aldus expert https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/07/18/leestip-voor-de-lunch-economie-china-wint-dankzij-trump-aldus-expert-a4900633

Our latest report by Eric Zhang and Rogier Creemers examines how ASEAN understands cybersecurity issues, and how it navigates the geopolitical situation around them. It also discusses how Europe can best find its role in cybersecurity cooperation with the region: leidenasiacentre.nl/southeast-as...