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Democracy
Whither China? Revisiting the Dangers of Nationalism and Democratization
UC Berkeley's Institute of East Asian Studies presents a talk by Peter Lorentzen and Jessica Chen Weiss discussing the role of nationalism and democratic mobilization in China.
Two Tigers Living on the Same Mountain: Sino-Japanese Relations since the End of the Cold War
The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University presents a talk with Michael Yahuda on Sino-Japanese relations and their politicized histories, conflicting identities, and economic interdependency.
Beijing Spring: A Musical Odyssey
East West Players presents a musical commemorating the events of Tiananmen Square in 1989
Why Chinese Citizens are so Positive toward Party and Government? Chronological Analysis of Chinese Four-city Survey
University of California Berkeley Institute of East Asian Studies hosts a talk by Shigeto Sonoda
Varieties of Authoritarianism: Comparing China and Russia
Harvard University's Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies hosts Thomas Bernstein as part of the New England China Seminar.
Confucianism and Liberal Democracy: Uneasy Marriage or Productive Partnership?
Confucian Perfectionism: A Political Philosophy for Modern Times by Joseph Chan
Why the China Model Works
University of California, San Diego hosts a talk by Daniel A. Bell on his new book "The China Model"
Data, Society and Inference Seminar: How Censorship in China Allows Government Criticism but Silences Collective Expression
This cross-disciplinary seminar series will feature speakers tackling social science questions with big data and cutting-edge computation, data analysis, and inference techniques.
Why Democracy in Hong Kong Matters
The National Endowment for Democracy will host a talk discussing the importance of democracy in Hong Kong
Democratic Transitions: Conversations with World Leaders
UCLA International Institute hosts a book talk with USC's Abraham Lowenthal.
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Featured Articles
We note the passing of many prominent individuals who played some role in U.S.-China affairs, whether in politics, economics or in helping people in one place understand the other.
Events
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
David Zweig examines China's talent recruitment efforts, particularly towards those scientists and engineers who left China for further study. U.S. universities, labs and companies have long brought in talent from China. Are such people still welcome?