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Politics
China’s International Influence — Strength & Weakness
The Institute for Taiwanese Studies presents a discussion of China's recent rise in global influence and its shifting foreign relations.
Lintner, China's India War - Collision Course on the Roof of the World, 2018
David Buck reviewed Bertil Lintner's book for the History of Asia discussion list. It is reprinted here under its Creative Commons license.
Between Family and State: An Ethnography of a Shanghai Neighborhood
Zhu Jiangang (Professor of Anthropology, Sun Yat-sen University) explores the civil associations, community movements and practices of the local government in a Shanghai lilong neighborhood named Pingmin.
Basic Law Under the One Country, Two Systems Regime: A Conversation with the Hong Kong Secretary of Justice
Columbia Law School presents a talk by the Honourable Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung, SC, JP, Secretary for Justice, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, PRC.
Amy Dooling, "Revolution in Reading and Writing: Women, Texts, and the late-Qing Feminist Imagination." And Ellen Widmer, "A Masculine View of Late-Qing Women’s Readings"
The Fairbank Center at Harvard University presents Amy Dooling and Ellen Widmer as part of their Gender Studies Workshop.
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: A View from the Ground
Attend a talk by South Asia analyst Arif Rafiq on his research surrounding the China-Palistan Economic Corridor.
In Conversation With Jon Huntsman
The Sigur Center for Asian Studies at the George Washington University hosts an event featuring Jon Huntsman, the former Utah Governor, Republican Party presidential candidate and U.S. Ambassador to China.
China-India Border Issues and Northeast India: A View from India
Dr. Namrata Goswami gives a talk on the Sino-Indian border dispute.
Sixth Annual SAIS Asia Conference
In the aftermath of the U.S. Presidential election, the 2017 SAIS Asia Conference will evaluate the progress of Washington’s Asia rebalance policy to date, and explore the ways in which the new administration will engage with Asia.
The Perfect Dictatorship: China in the 21st Century
The John Hopkins Schools of Advanced International Studies presents Professor Stein Ringen, University of Oxford, discussing his latest book titled “The Perfect Dictatorship: China in the 21st Century”.
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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?