May 2024, Year XVI, n. 5
Tiziana Lippiello
How Near is China?
Telos: 2024. A special year for Venice, celebrating the 700-year anniversary of the death of a citizen of unparalleled fame in time and in the world: Marco Polo. A National Committee has been set up and you have been appointed president of the Scientific Committee and project coordinator. Could you describe some of the projects you find the most interesting?
Tiziana Lippiello: An important year, not only for the city of Venice. We will be celebrating the 700-year anniversary of the death of Marco Polo by remembering the adventures of this Venetian merchant who set sail for the Far East with his father and uncle. Marco Polo is well known throughout Asia and Europe, not so much for his commercial activities but because he opened a channel for intercultural communication. His stories highlight his extraordinary curiosity, his ability to adapt, his uniquely open mind, in addition to his ability to win the appreciation of the Mongolian emperor Kublai Khan ...more
Editorial
Our May guest for PRIMOPIANOSCALAc, Professor Tiziana Lippiello, is a renowned sinologist. There is a lot of talk about China right now, which is often overblown and has terrorist overtones. Just a few weeks ago, the New York Times dedicated a whole page to the phenomenon.
The article “Let’s all take a deep breath about China” invites us to pause before brandishing the threat of the “yellow peril” and making decisions driven by anxiety. It warns: “Anxiety about China is making American policymakers react in paranoid, repressive ways ...more
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