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The City Besieged by Garbage: Politics of Waste Production and Distribution in Beijing. Conference, Center for Chinese Studies: Institute of East Asian Studies, April 11, 2011    One of many of China's overwhelming challenges is that posed by waste management. The vast refuse deposits near Beijing is discussed, including the dangers these pose, and the lives of people who have found an uncertain occupational niche therein.  This symposium is in conjunction with the exhibit &#34;Beijing Besieged: Wang Jiuliang's Urban Ecology Unhinged&#34; on view at the IEAS Gallery March 10-June 10, 2011.  Conference: Center for Chinese Studies: Institute of East Asian Studies, Berkeley Duration : 2h  Watch the conference ...    