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Moderator: Tu Huynh (Associated researcher, Global South Studies Center, University of Cologne)<\/p>\n

Director: Musquiqui Chihying (join virtually), and Lou Mo (join in person).<\/p>\n

Language: English (Mandarin Interpretation provided in the post-screening discussion)<\/p>\n

Sponsored by the Africa-China Research Network in Taiwan in cooperation with the International Centre for Cultural Studies (NYCU) and the Social Inequalities Research Unit ( University of Cologne).<\/p>\n

This work is commissioned by The Hong Foundation.<\/p>\n

Abstract<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a series of abolitionist movements unfolded in the early 19th century, Western colonial empires encountered a severe shortage of labour in their tropical plantations worldwide. Coolies from Asia emerged as ideal substitutes, sustaining production tasks necessary for trade. These coolies, supplementing the human resource shortfall after the abolition of the slave trade, not only altered the distribution of agriculture, commodities, minerals, and natural resources in the Global South but also influenced the dispersion and aggregation of Asian ethnicities. From the portraits of coolies captured by British colonists in the past to the blueprint of the \u201cWorld Digital Brain\u201d crafted by Chinese multinational corporations through submarine cable connections, The Link endeavors to dismantle the gaze of control technique and colonialism by regarding the islands in the Afrasian Sea as \u201ckey points\u201d in this technical network through intricate image appropriation and observation, thereby reflecting on the history of exchanges in contemporary global waters across intertwined timelines. This film was produced in collaboration with the institute DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations) in German, Rongxing Hakka Opera Troupe in Taiwan and the Aapravasi Ghat, the museum of Coolie history in Mauritius.<\/p>\n

\u4e3b\u6301\u4eba\uff1a Tu Huynh (Associated Researcher, Global South Studies Center, University of Cologne)<\/p>\n

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Event Report<\/p>\n

The Link<\/em>\u00a0is a short documentary directed by Musquiqui Chihying and Lou Mo. It explores the connections between migration, slavery, forced labor, extraction, and control techniques in the Global South, with a particular focus on Mauritius. The film also highlights the ties between the 19th century Western colonial period, and 21st century China’s “World Digital Brain” ambitions, as pursued by Chinese multinational corporations through submarine cable connections.<\/p>\n

As a starting point, the film takes the audience to Aapravasi Ghat in the district of Port Louis. This site witnessed the British government’s use of cheap labor to replace slaves after the abolition of slavery. It served as an entry point where migrant laborers were profiled and photographed. They were checked individually and quarantined. Aapravasi Ghat was a place of control for migrant labor. This same mechanism is reflected in China\u2019s \u201cWorld Digital Brain\u201d and its smart cities today.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaking Mauritius a Smart Paradise for All\u201d is a smart city campaign led by the Chinese company Huawei, which provides technology and services. The directors emphasized that just as the 19th-century British government used photography as a modern technology to profile and control migrant labor, today, similar camera ideologies are used to gather data and create algorithms for control. This information is transmitted through submarine cables; as Chihying stated, \u201cWhoever controls the submarine cables will control the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

The film also traced migration history and uncovered the presence of Hakka people who had settled in Mauritius during the 19th century. However, not all Chinese migrants were brought by the British to work as coolies on plantations, and some came themselves as merchants in search of fortune.<\/p>\n

The director, Musquiqui Chihying, stated that the film is in its preliminary stage and that he and Lou Mo will continue their project. This film was produced in collaboration with the DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations), the Rongxing Hakka Opera Troupe in Taiwan, and Aapravasi Ghat, the Museum of Coolie History in Mauritius.<\/p>\n

This showing was sponsored by the Africa-China Research Network in Taiwan in cooperation with the International Center for Cultural Studies (NYCU) and the Social Inequalities Research Unit at the University of Cologne.<\/p>\n

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