CERIUM’s Summer School
CHINA RISEN: HOW IT CHANGES US Montreal, July 6 to July 11, 2009
Université de Montréal’s International Research and Study Centre (CERIUM) SYLLABUS
Co-director
Candice Cornet Lecturer Department of Anthropology Université de Montréal
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Co-director
Zhiming Chen Assistant professor Department of Political Science Université de Montréal
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Co-director
Élisabeth Papineau Guest researcher Department of Anthropology Université de Montréal Researcher at The Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec
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Coordinator
Emilie Gauduchon
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Location
3744, rue Jean-Brillant, Université de Montréal Montréal, Qc, Canada
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Participants The conferences are designed for undergraduate students (45 completed credits), graduate students (provided they obtain their academic director’s approval) and for external participants interested in the issues covered in the course. The aim of this seminar is to present various aspects of today’s China and to encourage students, NGOs, government representatives, business persons and the general public to actively share and engage in dynamic discussions.
Course structure The summer school is an intensive seminar that lasts from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. over the course of six days. There is a three-hour morning session (from 9 a.m. until noon), followed by a three-hour afternoon session (from 1:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.) The school will finish with a round-table discussion (at noon on Saturday) in which many panelists will take part. In each three-hour session, a panelist will make an initial presentation, followed by a second expert who will provide an additional perspective on the topic being discussed. Thereafter, a discussion on the subjects covered and assigned readings will take place.
Description The summer school aims to offer participants an overview of the rapidly-changing Chinese reality through the lens of everyday life (rural population, the middle class and ethnic minorities) and from a more political angle two decades after the Tiananmen Square protests. The seminar's main objective is to provide participants with the tools of analysis to better understand China by combining local, regional and international perspectives.
Readings Selected readings for each of the lectures will be made available on the seminar’s website. An access code will be attributed to each student. Students must do the mandatory readings before each session. However, no reading is required in preparation for Saturday's roundtable discussion. Evaluation Students will be graded based on the following requirements: 1. Participation in group discussions 2. Review of selected reading 3. Research Paper
10 % 30 % 60 %
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Readings and class participation (10%) Students should attend all conferences and study all reading material prior to each conference. Based on their understanding of the readings and on the information presented by the lecturer, students should actively participate in discussions taking place during the second half of the conference by asking relevant and structured questions. The Academic supervisor will take note of students' participation in the debate (without evaluating it). Review of selected readings (30%) Students will write a review of the readings for one conference (of their choice). This review should concentrate on the authors’ arguments, conclusions and reasoning. Students must write a synthesis of their readings. Length: maximum 4 pages double-spaced Deadline: Sunday, July 5, 2009. It should be sent directly to
[email protected] Research Paper A. Each student will need to choose one topic related to the main issues covered in the course. A short description of the chosen topic should submitted by email to Emilie Gauduchon on July 8, 2009, at 9 a.m. at the latest. At which point, the student will be notified which co-director will supervised his work. This description should include the chosen topic put into context (a few lines), the main questions raised concerning this topic and a few available sources (maximum 2 pages double-spaced, including biographical sources). A preliminary approval will be handed in with the name of the co-director who will supervise your work. From this moment, you can contact by email the co-director in question or talk to him/her during the week. B. A written document containing the research issue, question, hypothesis, methodology and preliminary plan should be submitted by email to the co-director (in charge of corrected your work) no later than July 14, 2009. C. The final paper must be submitted by e-mail to the co-director (in charge of corrected your work), as well as a copy to the school coordinator (
[email protected]), on August 15, 2009, at the latest. Undergraduate students: 9-12 pages maximum (double-spaced), including bibliography. Graduate students: 17-20 pages maximum (double spaced), including bibliography. The research assignment will be marked out of 100; that mark will later be adjusted on a prorated basis to reflect the fact that this assignment represents 60 per cent of course marks. The breakdown in marking will be as follows: A. Submission of brief description and preliminary plan (deadline July 8) B. Defining the subject: Theme, hypothesis, methodology ( deadline July 14) C. Final Paper: (deadline August 15)
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- Development (and conclusions) - Biographical sources: pertinence, variety, presentation, etc. - General presentation, coherence and over-all remarks
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Review of selected readings Choice of research paper topic Theme, hypothesis, methodology and work plan Final assignment
July 5 2009 July 8 2009 July 14 2009 August 15 2009
Consultation The co-directors will attend each conference and will be available for questions. It Appointments may also be scheduled with them. Papers will be available for consultation at the anthropology department after grading.
Conferences details Day 1 – July 6, 2009
8:00 - 9:00
Registration
9:00 - 12:00 Research in China: Introduction to anthropological methods and to anthropology as practiced in China by Chinese and Westerners Anthropology is often a poorly understood or misunderstood discipline which offers a humanist perspective on the changes under way in China. Based on exhaustive field research, anthropology is able to describe Chinese reality by taking into account the perspectives of the Chinese themselves. The goal of this lecture is to introduce key principles of anthropology, the particularities of Chinese anthropology and the challenges involved in doing in-depth research in the People's Republic of China. Lecturer
Candice Cornet Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, UdeM
Guest Speaker
Élisabeth Papineau Guest researcher, Department of Anthropology, UdeM Researcher at the Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec (INSPQ)
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Mandatory readings: - HANSEN, Mette Halskov, (2006) “In the Footsteps of the Communist Party: Dilemmas and Strategies”, in Heimer, M. & Thøgersen, S. Doing Fieldwork in China. Honolulu: University of Hawai΄I Press, pp. 81-95. - FEI, Xiaotong (1981). “Toward a people’s anthropology” and “Chinas’s national minorities – an introduction to survey” in Toward a people’s anthropology. Beijing : New World Press, pp.1-35 Suggested readings: - BAPTANDIER, Brigitte, (2001). « En guise d’introduction : Chine et anthropologie », Ateliers, 21, pp. 9-27.
1:30 - 4:30 Introduction: China in 2009, topical outline of current-day Chinese society China's development is at a turning point. Numerous political, social and economic reforms are under way. Internationally, China is becoming a major military, economic and scientific power. The Chinese government must solve complex problems in areas such as the environment, energy, law and transportation. This lecture will survey China's key challenges in 2009 and put them into a historical context. Lecturer
Loic Tassé Lecturer, Department of Political Science, UdeM
Guest Speaker
Zhiming Chen Assistant professor, Department of Political Science, UdeM
Mandatory readings: - GILBOY, George J. et READ, Benjamin L., (2008). “Political and Social reform in China, Alive and Working”, The Washington Quarterly, vol 31, no 3, pp. 143-164. Suggested readings: - GIPOULOUX, François, (2005). « Défis et facteurs de vulnérabilité », La Chine au 21e siècle, une nouvelle superpuissance?, Paris, Armand Colin, pp. 198-228. - GIPOULOUX, François, (2009). « Méditerranée asiatique et recomposition de l’espace économique chinois », La Méditerranée asiatique, Paris, CNRS, pp.319-337.
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Opening cocktail
6:00 - 7:30 pm
Day 2 – July 7, 2009 9:00-12:00 Chinese ethnic minorities, followed by an overview of the Tibetan issue Chinese ethnic minorities Throughout China's history, its ethnic minorities, known as shaoshu minzu (少数民族) have vacillated between integration and independence with respect to the national power centre. During the 1950s, the new government under Mao Zedong undertook an ethnic classification and gave 55 groups national minority status. The integration of minorities and the promotion of their distinct traits have, on the whole, put minorities in a difficult situation within the Chinese nation. Considered to be part of the Chinese state, they are still used for comparitive purposes to define Han Chinese as more civilized and advanced. Lecturer
Jean Michaud Professor, Department of Anthropology, Université Laval
Mandatory readings - TAPP, Nicholas, (2002). “In Defence of the Archaic: A Reconsideration of the 1950s Ethnic Classification Project in China”, Asian Ethnicity 3, no. 1, pp. 63–84. - MICHAUD, Jean, (2006). "Introduction" in Historical Dictionary of the Peoples of the Southeast Asian Massif. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. - MACKERRAS, Colin, (2003). “Ethnic Minorities in China”, in Ethnicity in Asia, ed. C. MacKerras. London: Routledge Curzon, pp.15-47.
The Tibetan issue The debate about Tibet is becoming more and more black and white: we choose sides even before discussion has begun, siding either with Beijing or Dharamsala. The intersection between these two positions is almost non-existent, with the divergent standpoints quickly descending into competition for the legitimacy of one’s own version of history and current affairs, full of emotions, indignation and accusations. Both sides have little doubt about their opinions. Yet for the following questions, the answers may not be as simple as one imagines. Why has Tibet become an issue? Was Tibet independent before 1951? What caused the revolt in 1959? Why is there no country that recognizes Tibet as a sovereign state? What are the consequences of the pro-Tibet demonstrations prior to the Beijing Olympics? What will be the future of the Tibetan cause after the death of the Dalai Lama?
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Lecturer
Zhiming Chen Assistant professor, Department of Political Science, UdeM
Mandatory reading: - GOLDSTEIN, Melvyn C., (1999). The Snow Lion and the Dragon: China, Tibet and the Dalai Lama. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
1:30 - 4:30 Inside Montreal’s Chinatown The History of Quebec/China Relations, Followed by a Historical Visit of Chinatown Since its founding, Quebec has had links with China. Through missionaries or trade, relationships were built within the context of colonialization, in which France and England were major global players. These two colonial powers thus linked Quebec with China through their wars of conquest as well as their attempts at religious and intellectual conversion. Relations between Quebec and China mirror the world’s rapid transformation from the Enlightenment to the Cold War. Lecturer
Serge Granger Associate Professor, History and Political Science Department, Université de Sherbrooke
Guest Speaker
Élisabeth Papineau Guest researcher, Department of Antroplogy, UdeM Researcher at The Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec (INSPQ)
Mandatory reading: - EVANS, Paul M. and FROLIC, Michael (ed), Reluctant adversaries :Canada and the People's Republic of China: 1949-1970, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1991, pp. 3-37.
Day 3 – July 8, 2009 9:00 - 12:00
China in face of the global economic crisis What are the basic characteristics of the economic structure of China today? What are the real impacts of the global economic crisis on Chinese economy? Are the measures taken by the Chinese government effective? Could China gain from this global crisis?
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Lecturer
Zhan Su Professor, Department of Management, Director of Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair in International Business, Université Laval
Mandatory reading: - BARTON, Dominic, WANG, Yi, YE, Mei, (March 2009). "A Chinese view of governance and the financial crisis: An interview with ICBC’s chairman”, The McKinsey Quarterl, pp. 111-117 - KEIDEL, Albert, "The Global Financial Crisis: Lessons for the United States and China”, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 3 November 2008, pp.2-18 - ZHAN Su, “Place of China in the new international division of Labour”, Proceedings of Global Management Conference, April 2009, Rio de Janeiro.
1:30 - 4:30 Two sides of the coin: businesses and workers in China Chinese business: from workshop to multinational Content: I - History and perception of business in China China, an old capitalist country II - The privatization of state enterprises From a socialist economy to a market economy: 30 years of transition III - Private enterprise today Who runs what and how? IV - The competitiveness of Chinese business The mysteries of the "Chinese price" and the power of cost innovation V - Chinese multinationals The powerful rise of Chinese multinationals. When China buys up the West. Lecturer
Alain-Marie Carron Manager, SECOR-TAKTIK
Mandatory readings: - WILLIAMSON Peter J.and ZEN Ming, (2007). “Dragons at your door. How chinese cost innovation is disrupting global competition”. Harvard Business School Press. - “New Challenges for Made in China”. BCG/Knowledge Wharton, 2009
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Chinese enterprises respond to social challenges The diversity of economic actors and evolution of labour relations in China; the reality of "China Price" and particularly problems of "black collars" in Chinese enterprises; the new development strategy of China and its social impacts on Chinese enterprises. Lecturer
Zhan Su Professor, Department of Management, Director of Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair in International Business, Université Laval
Mandatory readings: - LI Zhang. “Chinese workers confront capitalist labour relation” , Labour/Le Travail, 63, Spring 2009, pp. 221- 229 - LU Zhang. “Lean Production and Labor Controls in the Chinese Automobile Industry in An Age of Globalization” International Labor and Working-Class History, No. 73, Spring 2008, pp. 24–44
Day 4 – July 9, 2009 9:00 - 12:00 20 years after after Tiananmen, is unrest brewing again? Twenty years ago, Communism was dying in Russia and Eastern Europe and democratic movements were transforming South Korea and the Philippines. In Beijing, students occupied Tiananmen Square, demanding a dialogue with the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party. Both in China and abroad, hopes were raised high by the student movement. Yet the idea that China would become democratic has not materialized. China remains an authoritarian regime, and for all intents and purposes intends to remain so. What happened to the demands of 1989? Are the Chinese people satisfied with the material comfort of economic development? Or should we expect new confrontations? Lecturer
David Ownby Professor, Department of History, UdeM Author, Falun Gong and the Future of China. Oxford University Press 2008.
Guest Speaker
Sébastien Carrier PhD Student in Geography, UdeM
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Mandatory readings : - TOMBA, Luigi, (2004). “Creating an Urban Middle Class: Social Engineering in Beijing”, The China Journal, No. 51, Jan., pp. 1-26 - Blog: http://rconversation.blogs.com/rconversation/2009/01/what-does-charter-08-mean-toosoon-to-tell.html Suggested readings : - LE BAIL Hélène., (2008). « Le régime chinois face aux inégalités », politique étrangère, Été, 02 pp. 281-294. - VERMANDER Benoît., (2005). « A quoi sert le Parti communiste chinois ? », Études, Tome 402, 4, pp. 461-470.
1:30 - 4:30 China’s Growing Power in World Politics After three decades of spectacular economic growth, China has become once again a force to be reckoned with on the international stage. Although it was possible 50 years ago to stand idly by and watch Mao’s political movements taking place one after another inside China, we no longer have that luxury concerning the changes under way in China today: changes inside China change our lives as well! Many questions we face today testify to the extent to which China is rapidly changing the global chess board. How to prevent a nuclear North Korea or Iran? How to solve the humanitarian crisis in Sudan? Can China help the world to emerge from the current financial crisis? Will China challenge the United States as it grows stronger? Should we fear a strong China? Lecturer
Zhiming Chen Assistant professor, Department of Political Science, UdeM
Guest Speaker
Loic Tassé Lecturer, Department of Political Science, UdeM
Mandatory readings: - BIJIAN, Zheng,(2005). “China’s ‘Peaceful Rise’ to Great-Power Status,” Foreign Affairs 84(5), pp. 18-24. - MEARSHEIMER, John J., (2006). “China’s Unpeaceful Rise,” Current History, 105 (690), pp. 160-162.
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- WANG Jisi, (2005). “China's Search for Stability with America,” Foreign Affairs 84(5), pp. 3948. - ROSS, Robert S., (2005). “Assessing the China Threat.” The National Interest 81, pp. 81-87. - FOOT, Rosemary, (2006). “Chinese Strategies in a U.S.-Hegemonic Global Order: Accommodating and Hedging,” International Affairs 82 (1), pp. 77-94. - EVAN S. Medeiros, (2005). “Strategic Hedging and the Future of Asia-Pacific Stability.” The Washington Quarterly 2(1), pp.145-167
Suggested readings : - YONG DENG, (2001). “Hegemon on the Offensive: Chinese Perspectives on U.S. Global Strategy,” Political Science Quarterly 116(3), pp. 343-365. - BIWU ZHANG, (2005). "Chinese Perceptions of American Power, 1991–2004." Asian Survey 45(5), pp. 667–686. - CHRISTENSEN, Thomas J., (2001). “Posing Problems without Catching Up: China’s Rise and Challenges for U.S. Security Policy,” International Security 25(4), pp. 5-40. - JIA QINGGUO, (2005). “Learning To Live With The Hegemon: Evolution Of China’s Policy Toward The US Since The End Of The Cold War,” Journal of Contemporary China 14(44), pp. 395–407. - SUTTER, Robert, (2004) “Asia in the Balance: America and China’s ‘Peaceful Rise’,” Current History 103 (674), pp. 284-289. - FEIGENBAUM, Evan A., (2001). "China’s Challenge to Pax Americana.", The Washington Quarterly 24(3), pp. 31–43. - SUTTER, Robert, (2003). “Why Does China Matter?” The Washington Quarterly 27(1), pp. 75-89.
Day 5- July 10, 2009 9:00 - 12:00 Meeting China’s energy needs The conference will provide an understanding of the growth in China’s energy demand, the country’s strategy to ensure energy supply and the impact of China on world energy markets. Lecturer
Claude Comtois Professor, Department of Geography, UdeM
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Guest speaker
Pierre-Olivier Pineau Professor, Management Sciences, HEC Montréal
Mandatory readings: - WU, Yanrui, (2003). "Deregulation and growth in China’s energy sector: a review of recent development," Energy policy, 31, pp. 1417-1425 - ZHANG, Chi, Michael MAY & Thomas C. HELLER, (2001). "Impact of global warming of development and structural changes in the electricity sector in Guangdong Province China," Energy Policy, 29, pp. 179-203
Suggested readings : - THOMPSON, E., (2002). The Chinese coal industry: an economic history. Routledge.
London:
1:30 - 4:30 Games and tourism in China: traditions and change
Games Over the past 20 years, the relationship of the Chinese people toward leisure has evolved considerably thanks to the rise in living standards of a segment of the population and a proliferation of leisure options. Globalization and a certain depoliticization have accompanied this upsurge in pleasure activites. Gambling habits, which have always occupied an important part of Chinese social life, have been profoundly altered with the arrival of new forms of betting. In light of the new economic situation, this course outlines a portrait of the Chinese universe of leisure activities and an analysis of the manifestations and meaning of this new hedonism. Lecturer
Élisabeth Papineau Guest researcher, Department of Antropology, UdeM Researcher at The Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec (INSPQ)
Mandatory readings: - PAPINEAU, E., (2005). “Pathological gambling in Montreal’s Chinese community: An anthropological perspective”. Journal of Gambling Studies, 21 (2), pp. 157–178. - BAOREN, Su, XIANGYOU, Shen, ZHOU Wei, (2006). “Leisure life in later years: differences between rural and urban elderly residents in China”. Journal of Leisure Research, 38(3), pp. 381-397.
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Suggested Readings: - YUTANG, Lin, (1997). La Chine et les Chinois, Paris, Payot (1ère ed. 1934): extrait, pp. 349-350.
Tourism China has become the fourth most visited country in the world after France, Spain and the United States. In recent years it has overtaken Italy, playing host to 49.6 million tourists in 2006. The World Tourism Organization expects China to become the world's Number One tourist destination, and fourth-ranked country of origin of international tourists, by 2020. Moreover, thanks to a redefinition of free time and work (and to the creation of a new middle class), domestic tourism is also developing rapidly. An examination of the types of tourism that China is developing and the way in which the Chinese state is using this industry to modernize itself is in order. Lecturer
Candice Cornet Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, UdeM
Mandatory readings: - NYIRI, Pal, (2006). Scenic Spots : Chinese Tourism, the State and Cultural Authority. Seattle: University of Washington Press, pp.preface-25 - SOFIELD Trevor H. B., LI Sarah Fung Mei (1998).“Tourism development and cultural policies in China” , Annuals of tourism research, 25(2), pp.362-392.
Suggested Readings: - CHEE-BENG, Tan, CHEUNG, Sidney C.H., HUI, Yang, (2001). Tourism, Anthropology and China. Bangkok: White Lotus Press. (pages à déterminer) - DAVID Béatrice (2007). “Tourisme et politique: la sacralisation touristique de la nation en Chine”, Hérodote 2007/2, n° 125, pp.143-156.
Day 6 – July 11, 2009
9:00 - 12:00
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Social geography: agriculture and rural life in China; when peasants are no longer confined to agriculture Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations of the early 1980s propelled China into an era of economic development. Today, the wealth gap between coastal cities and the far-flung rural areas continues to widen. Yet China's regions have never been so closely interconnected. Peasants have been leaving their villages in massive numbers (more than 150 million in 2008), often for periods of many years, to work in the country's many manufacturing plants. Almost 30 years after decollectivization, with peasants doing both agricultural and factory labour, have living conditions improved for peasant families? Have they benefited from China's economic take-off or are they victims of it? To what extent have the rural and agricultural areas left on the sidelines of China's ''miracle'' developed or modernized? How does the Chinese government manage issues pertaining to peasants, considering that they account for 60 per cent of the total population and that their presence in urban settings is growing? How do peasants view their situation and Chinese modernization in general? Based in particular on information gleaned from studies on Chinese peasants, this seminar seeks to present the main characteristics of today's Chinese rural society and to analyze the major transformations it has undergone in recent years. Lecturer
Sébastien Carrier PhD Student in Geography, UdeM
Guest Speaker
Zhiming Chen Assistant professor, Department of Political Science, UdeM
Mandatory Readings: - CHAN, Kam Wing and BUCKINGHAM, Will, (2008). “Is China Abolishing the Hukou System?”, The China Quarterly 195(September), pp. 582-606 - KENNEDY, John James, (2007). “From the Tax-for-Fee Reform to the Abolition of Agricultural Taxes: The Impact on Township Governments in North-west China”, The China Quarterly 189(March), pp. 43-59 - MURPHY, Rachel, (2008). “Migrant Remittances in China: the Distribution of Economic Benefits and Social Costs”, in Rachel MURPHY (ed.), Labour Migration and Social Development in Contemporary China. London & New York: Routledge, pp. 47-72 - WANG, Chunguang, (2006). “The Changing Situation of Migrant Labor”, Social Research 73(1), pp. 185-196 - XIANG, Biao, (2007). “How Far Are the Left-behind Left Behind? A Preliminary Study in Rural China”, Population, Space and Place 13(3), pp. 179-191 - ZHANG, Weiguo, (2007). “Marginalization of Childless Elderly Men and Welfare Provision: a study in a North China village”, Journal of Contemporary China 16(51), pp. 275-293
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Suggested Readings: - AUBERT, Claude, (2005). “Le devenir de l’économie paysanne en Chine”, Revue Tiers Monde, 46(183), pp. 491-515 - MURPHY, Rachel, (2002). How Migrant Labor is Changing Rural China. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. - UNGER, Jonathan, (2002). The Transformation of Rural China. New York: M.E. Sharpe. Available at the counter of CETASE Library – 3744 Jean-Brillant, 4ième étage from June 30.
12:00 - 3: 00 Round Table Panel: Living in China, the best and the worst Participants:
David Ownby Professor, Department of History, UdeM Sébastien Carrier PhD Student in Geography, UdeM Zhiming Chen Assistant professor, Department of Political Science, UdeM
4:00 - 5:30
Closing Cocktail and Certificate Ceremony
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