CCT inaugurates a new lecture series this November to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the death of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, a key figure in developing knowledge and interest in China among Europeans. CCT Director Prof. Helwig Schmidt-Glintzer will deliver the opening lecture on 13.11.2016, "China’s Renaissance as a Challenge for Europe: the actuality of the China image of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz."