The Opium War Event Cancelled, Online Chat with Julia Lovell Added

by mengfei on 01/01/12 at 8:02 am

The Opium War -Drugs, Dreams and the Making of China (3/17) event with Julia Lovell has been cancelled.

However, while Julia Lovell is unable to attend BLF due to personal reasons, she will be participating in a Live Chat on the festival blog. She’ll discuss with us the Opium War’s causes as well as its current resonance in China’s foreign policy. You will be able to ask Lovell questions in real time.

The Opium Wars Live Chat has been scheduled for Tuesday, 6 March 7:30pm (Beijing Time)

Register for this event on www.bookwormfestival.com  starting 4 March. Check back for more details. If you have any questions about this event, email us for more information.


For all The Opium War event ticket holders, we have added a new event (The Inside Track – Predicting the Chinese Economy James Kynge & David Murphy) at the same time as the original event.

If you already have a ticket for The Opium War (BW17A), you can either:

- exchange this ticket for a full refund
- use this ticket to attend the new event

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

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