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Article: A world leader in the study of China: the University of Oxford China Centre: the launch this year of the University of Oxford China Centre heralds a dynamic period in the study of China at Oxford.
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The University of Oxford's relationship with China is long-standing, wide-ranging, and growing. With ties to the country dating from the 17th century, Oxford is a world-leading centre for scholarship on China. With the launch of the University of Oxford China Centre in 2008, we are on the cusp of an exciting period in the dynamic relationship between one of the world's great universities and one of the world's rising powers.
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Under the leadership of Professor Dame Jessica Rawson and Professor Vivienne Shue and their colleagues, Oxford has strengthened the study of China over the past five years: the university now has more than 40 academics ...
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