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Past Events: public talk
One of China's most successful writers, Yan will talk about writing fiction in China today.
Stanford University presents a talk by Jonathan Skaff on Tang China's borders and horse procurement methods.
Part of the University of Louisville's Asia in Focus Speaker Series
The speaker will present evidence that China uses a distinctive form of governing, what she calls a "rule of mandates" in contrast to a rule of law.
The discussion examines two influential writers of the Jin court during the end of the 3rd Century.
With an increasingly vocal society, and a possible loosening of censorship in media and culture, what are we to make of these changes and, more importantly, how have these changes been received within China, for example on the increasingly important Chinese microblogs?
Dr. Xuedu Lu, Advisor on Climate Change at the Asian Development Bank, will discuss China's actions to mitigate climate change today, the future outlook of such policies, and its implications for international efforts.
A discussion by Thomas S. Mullaney of the psychological implications of re-orienting Chinese script and the work of Chinese PhD students at Stanford University.
A dinner talk by the Foreign Minister of Taiwan, David Y.L. Lin, at the Los Angeles World Affairs Council.
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University presents a talk on postsocialism in Mongolia and China as part of the INTERACT Lecture Series.