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Politics
Gyarong at the Margins: Politics and Identities on the Sino-Tibetan Border
Professor Tenzin Jinba from Lanzhou University gives a talk.
US-China Trade Relations under Trump
A panel of leading scholars will discuss current, past and present trade relations between both the U.S. and China.
ICS & Art History Event: Zhang Hongtu, "Artist's Talk: Zhang Hongtu"
The Ohio State University presents a talk with artist Zhang Hongtu.
Fingar, Uneasy Partnerships: China's Engagement with Japan, the Koreas, and Russia in the Era of Reform, 2017
Thomas Fingar's book was reviewed by Steven Jackson and published by H-Diplo. Republished here via Creative Commons license.
Liberalism, Globalization, Populism and nationalism in the World Today
The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies presents this specially adjourned panel, organized and moderated by Professor Peter Bol, examines these trends in a global perspective, with Harvard University experts in the histories of China and East Asia, the UK and Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, and the United States.
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.
The Pacific Century: The Future of U.S.-Asia Economic Relations
Asia Society hosts a corporate briefing with Wendy Cutler on China and other players in the Asia-Pacific and their economic future.
State Capacity and Local Governance: China and India Compared
The Harvard-Yenching Institute presents a roundtable on major political problems facing the Asian giants today.
LRCCS Noon Lecture Series | Communication Strategies of Chinese Local Elites
The University of Michigan Center for Chinese Studies presents a talk by Yiqing Xu, Assistant Professor of Political Science, UC San Diego.
Toward a Transnational, Trans-1978 History of Food Politics in China
The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies presents Associate Professor Sigrid Schmalzer. Through an examination of the food sovereignty, participatory action research, and indigenous knowledge movements, she will trace the roots of contemporary Chinese food politics in the radical Maoist past.
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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?