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SUMMARY:Oceanic Ecotopia\, (De) colonizing the South\; China’s First Enc
 ounter with Antarctica\, 1882-1906 - Po-hsi Chen\, Post-doctoral fellow\, 
 University of Cambridge\, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
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CONTACT:Emilie Canova
DESCRIPTION:As a latecomer in the geopolitical contest\, China has joined 
 the race for the Arctic and Antarctica today in terms of military deployme
 nt and scientific research. However\, this hard-power approach was not the
  only way to imagine its engagement with the polar regions. Although China
  is far removed from the South Pole\, late imperial publications show that
  it has been surprisingly up to date about the development of the European
  exploration of Antarctica since the late nineteenth century. This paper i
 s a preliminary study of China’s earliest cli-fi about Antarctica\, Icy 
 Mountain and Snowy Ocean (Bingshan xuehai)\, published in 1906. Subtitled 
 ‘A Colonial Novel’ (zhimin xiaoshuo)\, it is set in the apocalyptic fu
 ture in the year 2399\, where global climate change drives southeastern Ch
 inese people to search for a new livable habitat. After sailing for months
  through the Arctic and Indian Ocean\, the Chinese expedition team establi
 shes a socialist ecotopia with people of other races on a remote continent
 . This study aims to shed light on China’s long-standing but less-known 
 fascination with the continent and its evolving role in shaping its geopol
 itical\, scientific\, and environmental policies.
LOCATION:Hybrid: Seminar room\, SPRI &amp\; Zoom - email organiser for det
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