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Location
Virtual event
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Monday, March 1, 2021 - 6:00pm to Tuesday, March 2, 2021 - 5:45pm
(Virtual) Great Decisions: China's Role in Africa with Martin Farrell
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Manitowoc Public Library
Balkansky Community Room ABC
Manitowoc Public Library is proud to present Great Decisions 2021, our fourteenth year of hosting this preeminent eight-week grassroots lecture series.
In 2021, in response to the uncertainty surrounding large public gatherings, MPL has decided to go completely virtual with the Great Decisions program, livestreaming it on our Facebook page. This will, in fact, expand the scope of who can tune into Great Decisions beyond the Lakeshore area. This year, anyone with a thirst for knowledge and an internet connection will have the opportunity to discover, discuss and decide how to meet some of the world’s greatest challenges head-on, every Monday evening at 6 PM in February and March.
Increasingly, global events have become domestic concerns and Great Decisions takes you beyond the headlines with essential background information, relevant facts, ever-shifting policy options and impartial analysis. On March 1, Dr. Martin Farrell will be discussing “China’s Role in Africa.” The Covid-19 crisis has put a massive strain on what was growing a positive economic and political relationship between China and the continent of Africa. As Chinese President Xi Jinping’s centerpiece “Belt and Road initiative” continues to expand Chinese power, the response to the spread of Covid-19, as well as the African government’s growing debt to China, has seen pushback. What are some of the growing economic and political issues between China and Africa?
The Great Decisions Series is FREE and registration is not required.
Event Type(s): Special Event
Age Group(s): All Ages
Tim Gadzinski
(920) 686-3039
tgadzinski [at] manitowoc.org