For decades, European countries assumed that China is a benign force in international relations.
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Sites of Extraction: Perspectives from a Japanese Coal Mine in Northeast China
Colombia University Weatherhead East Asian Institute presents a lecture by Victor Seow in Japanese coal mining in Northeast China.
Ai Weiwei Circle of Animals
Internationally acclaimed Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s 12 monumental, bronze zodiac animal heads reinterpret those that once adorned the famed 18th-c
Imperial Power and the Politics of Difference:
Columbia University Weatherhead East Asian Institute hosts a book talk with Li Chen on his new book on Chinese law during the imperial period
Traversing Boundaries: Bridging Asian and Asian American Studies through Critical Mixed Race
UCLA Center for Chinese Studies hosts a talk with Emma Teng on the identities of mixed Chinese Eurasian families during the Chinese Treaty Port Era.
Restless Empire: China and the World
UC Berkeley Institute of East Asian Studies hosts a talk with Odd Arne Westad on China's relationship with the world since 1750.
Conflicts of Interest: Art and War in Modern Japan
The Saint Louis Art Museum presents an exhibition following Japan's rise as a military power through the Russo-Japanese war.
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European views toward China are not uniform. Europeans recognize China's economic prowess and clearly favor continued ties, but majorities in much of Europe now have a negative view towards China.
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Tensions evident in the recent European Union-China virtual summit reflect the increasing skepticism in Europe toward China and the worries over Ukraine and economic ties as well as human rights and environmental issues.