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American Association for Chinese Studies 53rd Annual Conference
The University of Pennsylvania's Center for East Asian Studies hosts the 53rd annual American Association for Chinese Studies conference.
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The American Association for Chinese Studies (AACS), founded in 1959, is the only academic society in America devoted exclusively to the general area of Chinese studies. The purpose of the Association is to:
1.) Encourage the study of subjects related to China, especially in American educational institutions;
2.) Advance such study and teaching through the exchange of information and scholarship across disciplinary lines;
3.) Promote understanding and communication between Western and Eastern scholars involved in Chinese studies.
Selected panels for the conference include:
- The Significance of the Xin-Hai Revolution and the Development of the Republic of China
- The Centennial of Modern Chinese Feminism
- Why Taiwan Matters
- The Economic Integration Between Taiwan and China
- Reflections on the Xin-Hai Revolution and th ROC Centennial
- Women's Status at the Turn of the Republican Period in China
- Changing Dynamics in Cross-Strait Relations
- Rising China's Foreign Policy
A complete schedule of the conference can be found here.
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