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Past Events: public talk
Kam Wing Chan, geography professor at the University of Washington will discuss the potential of the China market in the 10th annual Wan-Lin Kiang Lecture, hosted by the Center for Asian Studies.
China's soaring economy, fueled by an unyielding appetite for coal, is threatened by the country's steadily diminishing freshwater reserves. The United States faces similar water-energy confrontations—over millions of gallons of water are taken from ranchers to develop the deep oil and gas shale reserves of the west and there are battles between Georgia and Florida over diminishing drinking water reserves. Global Choke Point, though, is not necessarily a narrative of doom and gloom. The presentations will examine both the challenges and opportunities presented by these looming choke points.
A discussion with Zuoxiao Zuzhou, a leading musician, composer, and activist of contemporary China.
Dr. Reza Hasmath speaks on the relationship between the state and NGOs in China.
The Woodrow Wilson Center's Kissinger Institute on China and the United States is pleased to Invite you to a Report Launch.
The Council on East Asian Studies at Yale University presents a talk with Thomas Mullaney, Assistant Professor of History, Stanford University, as a part of the China Colloquium Series.
The Confucius Institute for Global China Studies at the University of Oregon presents an evening of Chinese calligraphy and painting.
University of Singapore professor Wang Gungwu examines perceptions of the "exceptional" Chinese who left China and implications for today's China.
Four leading Han historians have been convened for this workshop, each offering a different "take" on the controversial and powerful work of historical Chinese writing.
The Columbia University Weatherhead East Asian Institute hosts the 7th Annual Borton Mosely Distinguished Lecture on Eurasia