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This article provides an overview of the recently completed The British Library in China: Connecting through Culture and Learning project, funded by HM Treasury as part of a portfolio of bilateral UK–China cultural announcements in 2015. We will outline the key activities and outcomes from the Project’s major public events, high-level engagements, new digital platforms and reciprocal knowledge exchange programmes.

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China collaboration cultural engagement national library soft power

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The British library in China: Connecting through culture and learning

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