1.0The China Project Eventshttps://events.thechinaproject.comjessehttps://events.thechinaproject.com/author/jesse/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="1NZEfsnkwA"><a href="https://events.thechinaproject.com/event/ascension-a-virtual-screening-and-discussion-with-award-winning-director-jessica-kingdon/">ASCENSION: A virtual screening and discussion with award-winning Director Jessica Kingdon</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://events.thechinaproject.com/event/ascension-a-virtual-screening-and-discussion-with-award-winning-director-jessica-kingdon/embed/#?secret=1NZEfsnkwA" width="600" height="338" title="“ASCENSION: A virtual screening and discussion with award-winning Director Jessica Kingdon” — The China Project Events" data-secret="1NZEfsnkwA" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://events.thechinaproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Ascension-size-small.jpeg8001185Join SupChina for a virtual screening of the Oscar-nominated film ASCENSION. A beautiful story that examines the contemporary "Chinese Dream" through staggering observations of labor, consumerism, and wealth. In cinematically exploring the aspiration that drives today's People's Republic of China, the film plunges into universal paradoxes of economic progress