China Center Unimc

24/09/2026

Avvio del ciclo di Seminari sul tema “La Cina e i Global Commons”
Francesca Spigarelli
Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza / Unimc
Andrea Caligiuri

12/09/2026

23/03/2026

📊 Lo sviluppo della Cina e il 15° Piano Quinquennale

Un’occasione imperdibile per approfondire le traiettorie di sviluppo della Cina contemporanea e comprendere le implicazioni economiche e politiche per le imprese italiane.

📅 Venerdì 27 marzo 2026
🕒 15:00 – 18:00
📍 Università di Macerata – Villa Lauri

Durante l’incontro verranno presentati:
La Cina del futuro: traiettorie di sviluppo nei piani quinquennali
La Cina in trasformazione
Il Rapporto annuale ICCF con focus su scenari economici e politici

🎤 Interverranno esperti accademici e professionisti del settore, con una tavola rotonda dedicata alle prospettive per le imprese italiane in Cina.

💬 Spazio finale per Q&A
Un momento di confronto tra mondo accademico e business per interpretare le dinamiche globali e rafforzare le relazioni Italia-Cina.

👉 Ingresso libero

06/12/2025

🇨🇳 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐬𝐞
𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

▪️ Manufacturing slump continues. Official data show that China’s factory activity shrank for the eighth straight month in November, with the manufacturing PMI at 49.2 — still below the 50 threshold that separates growth from contraction.
�▪️ Services & non-manufacturing also cool. The non-manufacturing PMI (services + construction) fell to 49.5 in November, marking its first contraction since December 2022. The composite PMI (manufacturing + non-manufacturing) dropped to 49.7.
�▪️ New rare-earth export licences — a partial easing. China has issued streamlined “general” export licences for rare-earth materials, easing some supply-chain bottlenecks while maintaining overall strategic control.

▪️ Digital heritage meets ancient civilization. During the 2025 World Internet Conference (WIC) in Wuzhen — under the banner “Open, Cooperative, Secure & Inclusive Digital Future” — China spotlighted efforts to digitize cultural heritage: from virtual museum tours, 3D-heritage reconstructions, to AI-powered cultural-exchange tools.
�▪️ Cross-civilization dialogue with Italy. A new conference “China and Italy: two civilizations in a centuries-long dialogue and cultural exchange” — organized by the Italian Cultural Institute in Shanghai and a Chinese university — reinforces cultural ties between Europe and China.

📅 Follow for more updates — and feel free to share your views on what China’s next move could be. 👇

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06/12/2025

🇨🇳 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐬𝐞
𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

▪️ “𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬” 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐬. In a sign of how seriously Beijing is taking technological competition, the Communist Party called for “extraordinary measures” to achieve decisive breakthroughs in semiconductors and other critical tech.

▪️ 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭. Starting October 1, China introduced a new K-visa for young science and technology professionals, aiming to draw top talent into its innovation ecosystem.

▪️ 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐳𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. The U.S. announced 100% tariffs on Chinese imports, escalating trade tension just as Beijing tightens export controls on strategic materials.

▪️ 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧. According to government data, October saw steady industrial growth (4.9% YoY for industrial value-added) and an uptick in service-sector activity, but consumption remains under pressure.

📅 Follow for more and don't forget to share your thoughts below.

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24/09/2025

✨ Nuove lezioni in arrivo!
“Il Ruolo della Governance dei Dati e degli Spazi di Dati per la Tutela della Democrazia” apre le porte a un viaggio tra economia, diritto e geopolitica dei dati.
🔍 Perché i dati sono così centrali nella nostra democrazia?
Durante le lezioni esploreremo:
• i modelli economici basati sui dati e i loro impatti sull’economia digitale
• le sfide giuridiche della privacy e la normativa europea (GDPR) a confronto con altri modelli globali
• le dinamiche geopolitiche che plasmano il potere dei dati a livello internazionale
📅 Lezioni in italiano e in inglese, in co-docenza con la prof.ssa F. Spigarelli.
🎓 Partecipando otterrai un attestato congiunto rilasciato dall’Università di Macerata ed Eurasia, che verrà consegnato durante la cerimonia finale.
👉 Conferma la tua partecipazione entro il 20 settembre scrivendo a:
📩 [email protected]
📩 [email protected]
👉 Calendario completo: https://giurisprudenza.unimc.it/it/site-news/democrazia-e-dati-il-nuovo-terreno-di-sfida-globale
🌍 Un’occasione unica per capire come i dati influenzano la democrazia contemporanea.
Scopri di più e unisciti al percorso!
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✨ New lessons coming soon!
The course ‘The Role of Data Governance and Data Spaces in Protecting Democracy’ opens the door to a journey through the economics, law and geopolitics of data.
🔍 Why is data so central to our democracy?
During the lessons, we will explore:
• data-based economic models and their impact on the digital economy
• the legal challenges of privacy and European legislation (GDPR) compared to other global models
• the geopolitical dynamics that shape the power of data at an international level
📅 Lessons in Italian and English, co-taught with Prof. F. Spigarelli.
🎓 By participating, you will obtain a joint certificate issued by the University of Macerata and Eurasia.
👉 Confirm your participation by 20 September by writing to:
📩 [email protected]
📩 [email protected]
👉 Full calendar: https://giurisprudenza.unimc.it/it/site-news/democrazia-e-dati-il-nuovo-terreno-di-sfida-globale
🌍 A unique opportunity to understand how data influences contemporary democracy.
Find out more and join the programme!

20/09/2025

🇨🇳𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚-𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐍 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐨 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐱𝐢 𝐙𝐡𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧

At the 22nd China-ASEAN Expo in Nanning, humanoid robots took center stage — preparing drinks, assisting visitors, and interacting seamlessly with humans. Far from being just a showcase, this reflects a strategic push: China is massively investing in humanoid robotics and embodied AI.

Some key figures:
▪️Chinese automaker Xpeng is considering up to 100 billion yuan (~US$13.8 billion) in humanoid robot development.
▪️By 2025, China is expected to produce over 10,000 humanoid robots, with a domestic market value of 8.24 billion yuan (~US$1.14 billion).
▪️The broader intelligent robotics sector in China already counts over 451,000 companies, with registered capital exceeding 6.4 trillion yuan, growing more than 200% since 2020.
▪️Long-term, Morgan Stanley projects the global humanoid robot market could surpass US$5 trillion by 2050, with more than 1 billion humanoids in operation.

These numbers show how humanoids are shifting from futuristic curiosity to industrial and commercial reality. It is not just about technology: we also need to focus on the opportunities for research, but also the ethical, regulatory, and societal questions this wave of embodied AI brings.

❓What do you think, are humanoid robots a realistic future companion in daily life, or mainly a tool for factories and services?

𝑀𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤: the Zhuang are the largest ethnic minority in Guangxi, where the Expo takes place

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08/09/2025

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝘁! 🎬

Check out the blog video 𝐒𝐋𝐔𝐑𝐏! 无米粉，不广西 on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/FOyuUuRa7YI?si=8Q-P69XNkxXotK1k

Congratulations to Ludovica Salvi!🎉

04/09/2025

🇨🇳𝐀 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚’𝐬 𝟖𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞

This year, the annual military parade in Beijing marks the 80th anniversary of Imperial Japan's surrender at the close of World War II. The event is more than a historical commemoration, it is a complex sociopolitical phenomenon that can be analyzed from several different perspectives.

Key aspects:
▪️𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: the parade highlighted China's contribution to the Allied victory in World War II, emphasizing the great national sacrifice.
▪️𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: the event is a powerful tool for displaying of new military hardware, demonstrating technological progress.
▪️𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦: the event solidifies the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party and connects its historical role in the country's victory to its current position as the driving force behind "national rejuvenation."

🔍Can you think of others key aspects to underline?
Write them in the comments and share this post!

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Pictures from CNN website
(1) People gather at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on September 3, 2025, for a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II. Kyodo/Getty Images
(2) Chinese servicemen march in formation during the military parade on Wednesday. Alexander Kazakov/EPA/Shutterstock
(3) Russia's President Vladimir Putin walks with China's President Xi Jinping and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un before the event. Alexander Kazakov/AFP/Getty Images
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/03/world/gallery/in-pictures-chinas-80th-victory-day-parade

25/04/2025

https://www.ft.com/content/3e076fb5-3988-4e21-9119-3fc637afebb8?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR6Ii0-tV8Z0dwL_7sthutkIg3wZPNmksPLegy5zgywC5cp9UsDOJ2o-LKs3JA_aem_kj8qEvxZIfrw1APZVeF1Kg

Beijing says claims it is nearing a deal with Washington to resolve the trade war are ‘fake news’