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SUMMARY:Du Ying - The Cinematic Cold War Between the US and the PRC: Hong Kong\, 1950s–1960s
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Du Ying\, Professor\, Chinese Literature\, East China Normal University; HYI Visiting Scholar\, 2024-25Chair/Discussant\, David Wang\,  Edward C. Henderson Professor of Chinese Literature\, Harvard University \n\n\n\nThis talk examines the policies and strategies of the United States and the People’s Republic of China in controlling cinematic production and access in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia during the 1950s and 1960s. By comparing these approaches\, it offers new insights into the complex interplay between global and local forces in shaping Cold War cinematic ecosystems. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/du-ying-the-cinematic-cold-war-between-the-us-and-the-prc-hong-kong-1950s-1960s/
LOCATION:Common Room\, 2 Divinity Ave.\, 2 Divinity Ave.\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250127T120000
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SUMMARY:Michael Beeman — Walking Out: America’s New Trade Policy in the Asia-Pacific and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Michael Beeman\, Visiting Scholar\, Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center\, Stanford UniversityModerator: Mark Wu\, Henry L. Stimson Professor\, Harvard Law School; Director\, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies Also via Zoom. Register at: https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIldeyrqzsvHt1-rpjNby98mM_q0kt89fUF#/registration \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/michael-beeman-walking-out-americas-new-trade-policy-in-the-asia-pacific-and-beyond/
LOCATION:CGIS Knafel K262\, 1737 Cambridge Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241216T113000
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DTSTAMP:20260505T182600
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SUMMARY:Yi-Chieh Lin — AI Meets Journalism: Rethinking Ethics\, Efficiency\, and Integrity in Taiwanese Newsrooms
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Yi-Chieh Lin\,  Associate Professor\, Department of Journalism\, National Chengchi University; HYI Visiting Scholar\, 2024-25Chair/Discussant: John P. Wihbey\, Associate Professor\, Media Innovation and Technology\, Northeastern University \n\n\n\nThis study explores journalists’ perspectives on the perils and possibilities of using generative AI tools in Taiwanese newsrooms\, comparing specific applications across news reporting processes in Taiwan and the United States. Through semi-structured interviews with Taiwanese journalists\, the talk examines how AI reshapes journalistic practices\, focusing on its impact on efficiency\, ethics\, organizational culture\, and audience engagement. \n\n\n\nDrawing on journalism ethics as a conceptual framework\, it addresses opportunities and challenges such as maintaining editorial oversight\, mitigating bias\, and establishing boundaries for AI’s role in journalistic decision-making. For instance\, some Taiwanese organizations enforce strict human verification for AI-generated content and implement safeguards to prevent the misuse of sensitive data. \n\n\n\nThis research further explores how AI adoption influences media brands\, deepens audience understanding\, and reshapes the relationship between technology and journalistic integrity. This ongoing study underscores the need for cautious yet innovative approaches to generative AI\, balancing its transformative potential with ethical accountability. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/yi-chieh-lin-ai-meets-journalism-rethinking-ethics-efficiency-and-integrity-in-taiwanese-newsrooms/
LOCATION:Common Room\, 2 Divinity Ave.\, 2 Divinity Ave.\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241205T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241205T163000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: The Global Impact of the United States Election
DESCRIPTION:Register now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers:Erica Chenoweth\, Academic Dean for Faculty Development; Frank Stanton Professor of the First Amendment\, Harvard Kennedy SchoolJay Rosengard\, Chair\, Indonesia Public Policy Program\, Rajawali InstituteAnthony Saich\, Director\, Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia; Daewoo Professor of International Affairs\, Harvard Kennedy School \n\n\n\nYou are invited to an online event featuring Ash Center faculty Erica Chenoweth\, Jay Rosengard\, and Anthony Saich\, who will discuss the global impact of the incoming Trump administration. \n\n\n\nThis webinar is part of the 2024 U.S. Election Webinar Series sponsored by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation. As the United States heads to the polls in November and in its aftermath\, this series will convene scholars and practitioners to discuss down-ballot issues\, election administration\, election security\, voter trends\, and more. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/webinar-the-global-impact-of-the-united-states-election/
LOCATION:Presented via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241205T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241205T130000
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SUMMARY:Heejung Seo-Reich — The Emergence of the Aesthetic Subject in Zhuangzi
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Heejung Seo-Reich\, Associate Professor\, School of International Studies\, Sun Yat-Sen University; HYI Visiting Scholar\, 2024-25Chair/Discussant: Michael Puett\, Walter C. Klein Professor of Chinese History and Anthropology; Director\, Asia Center\, Harvard University \n\n\n\nWhat is East Asian aesthetics? In the study of aesthetics\, there has been considerable doubt about the relevance of academic discussions to the East Asian context. However\, this study assumes that the aesthetic thinking in East and West is fundamentally interconnected and based on common human emotions. I will endeavor to find a prototype of the aesthetic subject—a figure that represents this emotionally driven perspective in the Zhuangzi. To facilitate this\, I divide the subjects depicted in the Zhuangzi into three different types: wo (我)\, ou (耦)\, and wu (吾). By examining the unique characteristics of these subjects through their interactions with the things around them\, we can better understand the aesthetic subject in the Zhuangzi as one that transcends cognitive limitations by redefining the relationships between subject and things. This approach not only enriches our understanding of East Asian aesthetics\, but also emphasizes the universal nature of human emotional experience. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/heejung-seo-reich-the-emergence-of-the-aesthetic-subject-in-zhuangzi/
LOCATION:Common Room\, 2 Divinity Ave.\, 2 Divinity Ave.\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241204T150000
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SUMMARY:Yu Zhao — The Effectiveness of China's Emission Controls on Air Quality\, Deposition and Health Burdens
DESCRIPTION:Register now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Yu Zhao\, Professor\, School of Environment\, Nanjing University; Alumnus (Postdoctoral Fellow) and Collaborator\, Harvard-China Project \n\n\n\nDr. Yu Zhao is a Professor in the School of Environment at Nanjing University. His research interests include the quantification and evaluation of air pollutant emissions with multiple measures; analysis of regional and city air quality and its improvement strategy; and assessment of ecological and environmental health effects from energy and climate policies and air pollutant emission controls. He is a former postdoctoral fellow in the Harvard Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences\, and additionally held a research assistantship at the International Institute of Applied System and Analysis\, Austria. He is the receipient of the Second-class Award of Jiangsu Provincial Science and Technology Prize and the National Outstanding Ph.D Dissertation Award. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/yu-zhao-the-effectiveness-of-chinas-emission-controls-on-air-quality-deposition-and-health-burdens/
LOCATION:Pierce Hall 100F\, 29 Oxford St.\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241204T100000
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SUMMARY:Mark Baker — 𝘗𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘢: 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘡𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘻𝘩𝘰𝘶
DESCRIPTION:zoom registration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Mark Baker\, Lecturer (Assistant Professor) of East Asian History at the University of Manchester\, UK. Moderator: Xiang Zhou\, Professor of Sociology\, Harvard University  \n\n\n\nPivot of China (Harvard Asia Center\, 2024) examines spatial inequality across China’s twentieth century and beyond. It argues that by focusing on certain kinds of places\, people and infrastructures\, the development strategies of successive Chinese states exacerbated inequality in multiple dimensions: rural-urban\, inter-city\, and inter-regional. Pivot of China explores this story through the city of Zhengzhou – an unheralded inland regional center\, ‘pivot’ not just of China’s railroad network but also between the winners and losers of modern China’s spatial politics.  \n\n\n\nOnline via Zoom webinar. To join\, register here.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/mark-baker-%f0%9d%98%97%f0%9d%98%aa%f0%9d%98%b7%f0%9d%98%b0%f0%9d%98%b5-%f0%9d%98%b0%f0%9d%98%a7-%f0%9d%98%8a%f0%9d%98%a9%f0%9d%98%aa%f0%9d%98%af%f0%9d%98%a2-%f0%9d%98%9a%f0%9d%98%b1/
LOCATION:Presented via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241125T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241125T130000
DTSTAMP:20260505T182600
CREATED:20241031T134810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241031T134821Z
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SUMMARY:Jeongsoo Shin — Can Korean Calligraphers Write Like Wang Xizhi? The Mujangsa Stele and its Reception in a Sino-Korean Context
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jeongsoo Shin\, Associate Professor\, Korean Cultural Studies\, The Academy of Korean Studies; HYI Visiting Scholar\, 2024-25Chair/Discussant: Sun Joo Kim\, Harvard-Yenching Professor of Korean History\, Harvard University \n\n\n\nFrom the late eighteenth century\, Chinese scholars took a keen interest in the steles of early Korea. Some inscriptions on those steles were seen as material evidence of ancient Chinese calligraphy that had vanished from China. One notable case is the Memorial Stele for Enshrining the Amitābha Buddha Statue at Mujang Temple (鍪藏寺阿彌陀佛造成記碑\, 801). Weng Fanggang (1733-1818) lauded it for preserving the authentic trace of the “Lanting Preface\,” since the original work by the legendary calligrapher Wang Xizhi (ca. 303-ca. 361) no longer existed. Yet Weng’s disciple\, Kim Chŏnghŭi (1786-1856)\, opined that it was the brushwork of a Korean calligrapher. This talk will explore how the same inscription was viewed differently among scholars from the two countries. While current scholarship often romanticizes Sino-Korean antiquarian exchange\, I will demonstrate that beneath the transnational friendship lies a reflection of each side’s cultural centrism. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/jeongsoo-shin-can-korean-calligraphers-write-like-wang-xizhi-the-mujangsa-stele-and-its-reception-in-a-sino-korean-context/
LOCATION:Common Room\, 2 Divinity Ave.\, 2 Divinity Ave.\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241125T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241125T110000
DTSTAMP:20260505T182600
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SUMMARY:Household Registration: A Tale of Two Cities
DESCRIPTION:zoom registration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Anthony Saich\, Director of the Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia and Daewoo Professor of International Affairs\, Harvard Kennedy SchoolDiscussant: Rana Mitter\, S.T. Lee Professor of US-Asia Relations\, Harvard Kennedy School \n\n\n\nThe household registration system (hukou) is widely seen as a major factor contributing to inequality in China. Individuals’ benefits depend on where their registration is located\, with rural residents enjoying considerably less welfare support than their urban counterparts. This has been especially problematic for migrant laborers. There have been calls to abolish the system\, and even the central leadership has advocated for its amendment or removal. Yet\, many cities maintain it in some form. This talk explains why.  \n\n\n\nBefore reforms\, policy was exogenous\, determined by Beijing. Subsequently\, changes have become exogenous\, driven by bottom-up initiatives to modify the system. An examination of the cities of Shijiazhuang and Zhengzhou reveals how the local political economy shapes the outcomes of hukou reform.  \n\n\n\nPresented via Zoom. Register at: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ysKe4YuNR_-oX7x9nRFMig \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/household-registration-a-tale-of-two-cities/
LOCATION:Presented via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241118T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241118T180000
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CREATED:20241108T154316Z
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SUMMARY:Eurasia From the East\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:Register now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers:David Wolff\, Professor\, Slavic-Eurasian Research Center (SRC)\, Hokkaido UniversityNorihiro Naganawa\, Professor on Russian and Eurasian History\, Hokkaido UniversityAkihiro Iwashita\, Professor\, Department of Slavic-Eurasian Studies\, Hokkaido UniversitySerhii Plokhii\, Mykhailo S. Hrushevs’kyi Professor of Ukrainian History / Director of the Ukrainian Research Institute \, Harvard University \n\n\n\nAs we approach the third year of the war in Ukraine\, the ripples from the conflict go deeper and further into the fabric of international relations. Today’s seminar brings together three scholars from Japan to analyze the war’s impact and meaning outside Eastern Europe. Their expertise includes Russia and other world areas\, including the Middle East and Northeast Asia. Issues to be addressed include Japan’s policies\, historical contexts\, borderlands\, energy security\, and China’s perspective on the war. \n\n\n\nRefreshments will be provided.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/eurasia-from-the-east-2024/
LOCATION:CGIS South Room S354\, 1730 Cambridge St\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241118T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241118T130000
DTSTAMP:20260505T182600
CREATED:20241101T170626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241101T170630Z
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SUMMARY:Daniel Kritenbrink — America's Future in East Asia
DESCRIPTION:Register for zoom attendance\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Daniel Kritenbrink\, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs\, United States Department of StateModerator: Mark Wu\, Henry L. Stimson Professor\, Harvard Law School; Director\, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies\, Harvard UniversityAlso via Zoom. Register here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/daniel-kritenbrink-americas-future-in-east-asia/
LOCATION:CGIS Knafel K262\, 1737 Cambridge Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241118T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241118T130000
DTSTAMP:20260505T182600
CREATED:20241112T174248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241112T174250Z
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SUMMARY:冷战史研究与档案的开放和利用
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Zhihua Shen\, Director\, Center for Cold War International History Studies\, East China Normal University\, Shanghai \n\n\n\nChair: Elizabeth J. Perry\, Henry Rosovsky Professor of Government\, Harvard University \n\n\n\nThe presentation will be given in Chinese\, with slides and Q&A in English and Chinese. \n\n\n\n历史研究者的基本责任就在于揭开历史真相，尽可能地还原历史的本来面貌，而要做到这一点，就必须不断地发掘、梳理和解读原始档案和文献。本次讲座以中苏同盟起草、1958年炮击金门、周恩来与斯大林的黑海会谈、刘少奇与斯大林会谈等有关档案的利用与研究为案例，以此揭示冷战国际史研究与档案文献的开发与研究之间的复杂关系。 \n\n\n\nWhy and how did the Cold War begin? The origins of the Cold War have been the subject of extensive study and debate. Through thorough\, multilingual\, and multi-archival research\, China’s leading historian of the Cold War\, Shen Zhihua\, uses several important case studies to illustrate the complex relationships between the research on global history and the exploration and utilization of the archives on the Cold War. \n\n\n\n沈志华，中国上海华东师范大学历史学系终身教授，冷战国际史研究中心主任，周边国家研究院院长，美国伍德罗·威尔逊国际学者中心资深研究员，太和智库高级研究员。他的研究领域包括冷战国际史、苏联史、中苏关系、中朝关系。代表著作有：《最后的“天朝”——毛泽东、金日成与中朝关系（1945-1976）》（2017、2018年增订）、《处在十字路口的选择——1956-1957年的中国》（2013年）、《无奈的选择——冷战与中苏同盟的命运》（2013年）、《思考与选择：从知识分子会议到反右派运动（1956–1957）》（2008年）等等 \n\n\n\nZhihua Shen is the director of the Center for Cold War International History Studies at East China Normal University\, Shanghai. He is the author of a number of major Chinese-language works on Cold War history\, and he is the coauthor\, with Yafeng Xia\, of Mao and the Sino-Soviet Partnership\, 1945‒1959: A New History (2015) and A Misunderstood Friendship: Mao Zedong\, Kim Il-sung\, and Sino-North Korean Relations\, 1949–1976 (2018)\, and coauthor\, with Danhui Li\, of After Leaning to One Side: China and its Allies in the Cold War (2011). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/%e5%86%b7%e6%88%98%e5%8f%b2%e7%a0%94%e7%a9%b6%e4%b8%8e%e6%a1%a3%e6%a1%88%e7%9a%84%e5%bc%80%e6%94%be%e5%92%8c%e5%88%a9%e7%94%a8/
LOCATION:Common Room\, 2 Divinity Ave.\, 2 Divinity Ave.\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241115T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241115T160000
DTSTAMP:20260505T182600
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SUMMARY:Digital China Initiative Workshop — Building a Digital Collection with GenAI Tools
DESCRIPTION:register here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis workshop focuses on leveraging GenAI tools to create\, manage\, and analyze digital collections for Literary Sinitic Studies. Participants will learn basic database concepts\, use Nocodb for data storage\, and explore how GenAI can assist in scraping\, cleaning\, and classifying data. The workshop will also cover fundamental analysis techniques for the resulting digital collection. \n\n\n\nTarget Audience: \n\n\n\n\nFaculty and students in Literary Sinitic Studies interested in building digital archives\n\n\n\nLibrarians and archivists working with Chinese language materials\n\n\n\nAnyone looking to create and manage digital collections efficiently using AI tools\n\n\n\n\nWorkshop Objectives: \n\n\n\n\nUnderstand basic database concepts and learn to use Nocodb for data storage\n\n\n\nExplore GenAI tools for web scraping\, data cleaning\, and classification\n\n\n\nDevelop skills in basic data analysis using the created digital collection\n\n\n\n\nAlso held November 1 and 8. \n\n\n\nRegistration Page \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/digital-china-initiative-workshop-building-a-digital-collection-with-genai-tools-3/
LOCATION:Room 202\, 61 Kirkland St.\, 61 Kirkland St.\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241114T122000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241114T132000
DTSTAMP:20260505T182600
CREATED:20241031T152628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241031T152629Z
UID:38186-1731586800-1731590400@fairbank.fas.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Angela Zhang —U.S. Tech Policy Toward China: Growing Parallels Between Washington and Beijing?
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Angela Huyue Zhang\, Professor of Law\, University of Southern California\, Gould School of Law \n\n\n\nIn this talk\, I will pose the provocative question of whether America is now acting like China in its attempt to contain China’s technological rise. Amid the escalating Sino-U.S. tech war\, the United States has built an unprecedented legal machine aimed at curbing China’s technological advancements. From imposing stringent sanctions on Chinese tech giants to restricting China’s access to advanced semiconductor chips and equipment\, the U.S. government has intensified efforts to slow China’s progress in key sectors. In parallel\, it has heightened scrutiny over both inbound and outbound investments related to China\, passed a law that could lead to a nationwide ban on Tik Tok\, and imposed steep tariffs on Chinese high-tech goods such as electric vehicles\, batteries\, and solar panels. Meanwhile\, U.S. agencies have significantly ramped up enforcement against espionage activities\, disproportionately targeting ethnic Chinese scientists\, which has led to a talent exodus in recent years. \n\n\n\nDrawing from my newly released book\, High Wire: How China Regulates Big Tech and Governs Its Economy\, I will explore the striking parallels between the U.S. and China’s regulatory governance. Through a deep dive into the structure\, processes\, and outcomes of U.S. legal strategies\, I will unravel the dynamic complexities and unintended consequences of U.S. legal actions against China. Additionally\, I will offer proposals on how the United States can recalibrate its tech policy to enhance resilience and maintain its competitive edge in the fast-changing technological landscape. \n\n\n\nAngela Huyue Zhang is a Professor of Law at the USC Gould School of Law. Zhang has broad research interests in the areas of law and economics\, particularly in transnational legal issues bearing on businesses. Widely recognized as a leading authority on Chinese tech regulation\, she has written extensively on this topic. Her first book\, Chinese Antitrust Exceptionalism: How the Rise of China Challenges Global Regulation\, was named one of the Best Political Economy Books of the Year by ProMarket in 2021. Her second book\, High Wire: How China Regulates Big Tech and Governs Its Economy\, released in March 2024\, has been covered in The New York Times\, Bloomberg\, Wire China\, MIT Tech Review and many other international news outlets. Zhang is currently conducting research on the regulation of artificial intelligence\, with plans to teach and write on this topic in the coming years. Before joining USC Gould in 2024\, Zhang taught at the University of Hong Kong\, New York University School of Law\, and King’s College London. \n\n\n\nBoxed lunch will be provided. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/angela-zhang-u-s-tech-policy-toward-china-growing-parallels-between-washington-and-beijing/
LOCATION:Morgan Courtroom\, Austin Hall\, 1515 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241113T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241113T160000
DTSTAMP:20260505T182600
CREATED:20241105T225854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241105T225855Z
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SUMMARY:Haiyang Lin — Discrepancies Between Estimated and Actual Wind Power Generation in the U.S. and China
DESCRIPTION:Register now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Haiyang Lin\, Postdoctoral Fellow\, Harvard-China Project \n\n\n\nThe urgency of addressing climate change is evident\, and wind energy plays a vital role in global strategies to reduce carbon emissions and transition toward a sustainable energy future. Accurate assessments of wind resources are crucial for this transition. However\, current wind energy development and research heavily rely on meteorological datasets\, which\, despite their widespread use\, exhibit significant discrepancies both internally and in comparison to actual wind power generation. These discrepancies\, though not widely recognized\, can lead to ineffective decision-making\, resulting in substantial economic and energy losses. This talk will examine these issues by comparing estimates from multiple datasets to real-world wind power generation across 1\,276 wind farm sites in the United States and 10\,032 sites in China. \n\n\n\nIn the U.S.\, our analysis reveals significant regional discrepancies\, particularly in coastal areas where actual generation far exceeds estimates. For example\, in some regions\, models project only one-third of the actual generation observed. While incorporating factors such as air density and wake loss into assessments could reduce these gaps\, it may introduce additional biases at the plant level\, complicating the accuracy of future predictions. Wind farm attributes\, such as the operation year\, show strong correlations with estimation accuracy\, emphasizing the decline in turbine performance with age. Moreover\, comparisons among models reveal that capacity factors amplify wind speed differences by 2-3 times\, highlighting the need to leverage accessible wind generation data to enhance meteorological products and improve predictive accuracy. \n\n\n\nIn China\, the discrepancy between theoretical and real-world outcomes is equally significant\, with regions like Inner Mongolia showing an estimated capacity factor (CF) of 35%-60%\, yet only achieving an actual CF of 25.9% in 2023—surprisingly lower than Yunnan’s 32.4%. Such large gaps can lead to misguided planning and ineffective strategies for wind power expansion. China’s main issue lies in the underperformance of wind farms\, with much of the wind energy potential remaining untapped. Integration of energy storage across different time scales\, and adapting the grid to serve emerging loads like hydrogen production\, AI computing\, and electric vehicles can help to address this issue and accelerate China’s path to carbon neutrality. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/haiyang-lin-discrepancies-between-estimated-and-actual-wind-power-generation-in-the-u-s-and-china/
LOCATION:Pierce Hall 100F\, 29 Oxford St.\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241112T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241112T114500
DTSTAMP:20260505T182600
CREATED:20240819T145109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241025T172830Z
UID:37183-1731407400-1731411900@fairbank.fas.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Fei Huang — Bathing Through Time and Landscape: A Longue Durée History of Hot Springs in China (1000–1945)
DESCRIPTION:Register for Zoom session\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker:  Fei Huang\, Professor of Chinese History and Society\, University of Tübingen  \n\n\n\nPart of the Science and Technology in Asia series. Sponsored by the Harvard University Asia Center. Co-sponsored by the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies \n\n\n\nPresented via Zoom. Register at: https://scholar.harvard.edu/seow/STinAsia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/fei-huang-bathing-through-time-and-landscape-a-longue-duree-history-of-hot-springs-in-china-1000-1945/
LOCATION:Presented via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241108T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241108T160000
DTSTAMP:20260505T182600
CREATED:20240903T185523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240918T200923Z
UID:37262-1731074400-1731081600@fairbank.fas.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Digital China Initiative Workshop — Building a Digital Collection with GenAI Tools
DESCRIPTION:register here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis workshop focuses on leveraging GenAI tools to create\, manage\, and analyze digital collections for Literary Sinitic Studies. Participants will learn basic database concepts\, use Nocodb for data storage\, and explore how GenAI can assist in scraping\, cleaning\, and classifying data. The workshop will also cover fundamental analysis techniques for the resulting digital collection. \n\n\n\nTarget Audience: \n\n\n\n\nFaculty and students in Literary Sinitic Studies interested in building digital archives\n\n\n\nLibrarians and archivists working with Chinese language materials\n\n\n\nAnyone looking to create and manage digital collections efficiently using AI tools\n\n\n\n\nWorkshop Objectives: \n\n\n\n\nUnderstand basic database concepts and learn to use Nocodb for data storage\n\n\n\nExplore GenAI tools for web scraping\, data cleaning\, and classification\n\n\n\nDevelop skills in basic data analysis using the created digital collection\n\n\n\n\nAlso held November 1 and 15. \n\n\n\nRegistration Page \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/digital-china-initiative-workshop-building-a-digital-collection-with-genai-tools-2/
LOCATION:Room 202\, 61 Kirkland St.\, 61 Kirkland St.\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241107T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241107T130000
DTSTAMP:20260505T182600
CREATED:20241015T152623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241015T152624Z
UID:37871-1730979000-1730984400@fairbank.fas.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Kaiping Zhang — Governing China in the Digital Age: Legacies\, Challenges\, and Transformations
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Kaiping Zhang\, Associate Professor\, Political Science\, Tsinghua University; HYI Visiting Scholar\, 2024-25Chair/Discussant: Yuhua Wang\,Professor of Government\, Harvard University \n\n\n\nChina has carried numerous historical legacies of governance from the imperial and revolutionary eras into the digital age. How do these historical shadows clash with a modernized\, networked society? Drawing on computational analyses of extensive data on propaganda\, government documents\, and public opinion\, this talk examines how China has adapted its governance practices to meet contemporary challenges —and whether these adaptations have been effective. The aim is to offer insights into the future prospects of China and its engagement with the world. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/kaiping-zhang-governing-china-in-the-digital-age-legacies-challenges-and-transformations/
LOCATION:Common Room\, 2 Divinity Ave.\, 2 Divinity Ave.\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241105T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241105T133000
DTSTAMP:20260505T182600
CREATED:20241028T163349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241031T134132Z
UID:38068-1730808900-1730813400@fairbank.fas.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:China-North Korea Dynamics: Is Their Bond Eroding as North Korea Draws Closer to Russia?
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Seong-Hyon Lee\, Associate\, Harvard University Asia Center; Former China Director\, Sejong Institute\, SeoulModerator: Andrew S. Erickson\, Professor of Strategy\, China Maritime Studies Institute\, U.S. Naval War College; Visiting Scholar\, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies\, Harvard University The talk will examine the evolving China-North Korea relationship\, particularly as Pyongyang strengthens its ties with Russia and how this affects Beijing’s strategic calculations. While China and North Korea have experienced periods of diplomatic tension\, their partnership remains resilient\, serving Beijing’s broader objective of counterbalancing U.S. influence in Asia. This relationship enables China to maintain regional stability while compelling the United States to divide its strategic attention across multiple theaters. The discussion will probe how China’s management of its North Korean alliance reflects its larger geopolitical strategy within the context of U.S.-China competition. \n\n\n\nA light lunch will be provided.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/china-north-korea-dynamics-is-their-bond-eroding-as-north-korea-draws-closer-to-russia/
LOCATION:CGIS South\, Room S050\, 1730 Cambridge St\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241101T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241101T160000
DTSTAMP:20260505T182600
CREATED:20240903T185453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240918T200850Z
UID:37260-1730469600-1730476800@fairbank.fas.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Digital China Initiative Workshop — Building a Digital Collection with GenAI Tools
DESCRIPTION:register here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis workshop focuses on leveraging GenAI tools to create\, manage\, and analyze digital collections for Literary Sinitic Studies. Participants will learn basic database concepts\, use Nocodb for data storage\, and explore how GenAI can assist in scraping\, cleaning\, and classifying data. The workshop will also cover fundamental analysis techniques for the resulting digital collection. \n\n\n\nTarget Audience: \n\n\n\n\nFaculty and students in Literary Sinitic Studies interested in building digital archives\n\n\n\nLibrarians and archivists working with Chinese language materials\n\n\n\nAnyone looking to create and manage digital collections efficiently using AI tools\n\n\n\n\nWorkshop Objectives: \n\n\n\n\nUnderstand basic database concepts and learn to use Nocodb for data storage\n\n\n\nExplore GenAI tools for web scraping\, data cleaning\, and classification\n\n\n\nDevelop skills in basic data analysis using the created digital collection\n\n\n\n\nAlso held November 8 and 15. \n\n\n\nRegistration Page \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/digital-china-initiative-workshop-building-a-digital-collection-with-genai-tools/
LOCATION:Room 202\, 61 Kirkland St.\, 61 Kirkland St.\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241031T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241031T130000
DTSTAMP:20260505T182600
CREATED:20240918T172604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240918T172605Z
UID:37428-1730374200-1730379600@fairbank.fas.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Chang-Min Yu — The Use of the Modern and Taiwanese Film History
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Chang-Min Yu\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures\, National Taiwan University; HYI Visiting Scholar\, 2024-25Chair/Discussant: Alexander Zahlten\, Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations\, Harvard University \n\n\n\nThis talk will address a fundamental issue in the writing of film history: how do we articulate the relationship between modernity/modernization and film history without determination? That is to say\, is it possible to formulate this relationship as a germinating condition for film stylistics in which filmmakers can be seen as making meaningful choices? I propose the use of the modern as a means to redress the often-simplified\, unidirectional causality of modernity/modernization in global film historiography. My manuscript-in-progress\, Modernism Disclaimed: Taiwanese Film Historiography Before City of Sadness\, will be an exhibit in thinking along with mid-century Taiwanese intellectuals about the urgency of a modern cinema on the island of Formosa. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/chang-min-yu-the-use-of-the-modern-and-taiwanese-film-history/
LOCATION:Common Room\, 2 Divinity Ave.\, 2 Divinity Ave.\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241025T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241025T180000
DTSTAMP:20260505T182600
CREATED:20241009T205556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241011T174822Z
UID:37806-1729872000-1729879200@fairbank.fas.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:JFK Jr. Forum - A Conversation with Ambassador Kevin Rudd
DESCRIPTION:Register with a harvard e-mail address\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Kevin Rudd\, Australia’s Ambassador to the United States and Former Prime Minister of Australia \n\n\n\nModerators:Graham Alison\, Douglas Dillon Professor of Government\, Harvard UniversityMark Wu\, Director\, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies; Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law  \n\n\n\nIn Rudd’s summary\, Xi is “part emperor and part revolutionary socialist.” Drawing on his direct experience with Xi\, as well as his analysis of Xi in the years since\, Ambassador Rudd will help us understand an individual who has been called the most ambitious and consequential leader on the international stage today.  \n\n\n\nCo-sponsors: Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies \n\n\n\nPlease register with a valid Harvard email address to attend in-person. All JFK Jr. Forums are publicly livestreamed on YouTube. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/jfk-jr-forum-a-conversation-with-ambassador-kevin-rudd/
LOCATION:JFK Jr. Forum\, Harvard Kennedy School\, 79 John F. Kennedy St.\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241025T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241025T130000
DTSTAMP:20260505T182600
CREATED:20241002T195850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T195851Z
UID:37638-1729855800-1729861200@fairbank.fas.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Sung Eun Kim - Circumventing the Liberal Order: Protectionism with Chinese Characteristics
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Sung Eun Kim\, Associate Professor\, Department of Political Science and International Relations\, Korea University; HYI Visiting Scholar\, 2024-25Chair/Discussant: Stephen Chaudoin\, Assistant Professor\, Government\, Harvard University \n\n\n\nThis talk will explore how China navigates its position as a rising power within the U.S.-led liberal economic order by employing veiled protectionist measures that align with international rules while advancing its domestic interests. As a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO)\, China faces the challenge of balancing its reputation as a responsible global actor with the need to protect its industries. This talk will examine China’s strategic use of opaque protectionist tools such as media control\, health and safety standards\, and selective regulatory enforcement to promote domestic industry growth while avoiding direct confrontation with global trade institutions. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/sung-eun-kim-circumventing-the-liberal-order-protectionism-with-chinese-characteristics/
LOCATION:Common Room\, 2 Divinity Ave.\, 2 Divinity Ave.\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241024T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241024T211500
DTSTAMP:20260505T182600
CREATED:20241009T154202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241011T174610Z
UID:37750-1729800000-1729804500@fairbank.fas.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Laikwan Pang - One and All: The Logic of Chinese Sovereignty
DESCRIPTION:Register now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers: Laikwan Pang\, Chinese University of Hong KongYurou Zhong\, University of TorontoHang Tu\, National University of SingaporeModerator:David Der-wei Wang\, Harvard UniversityCo-Sponsors: East Asian Languages and Civilizations\, Harvard UniversityChiang Ching-kuo FoundationFairbank Center for Chinese Studies \n\n\n\nPresented via Zoom. Register at: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jmaBY41-TSS6wjgs6fWQmQ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/laikwan-pang-one-and-all-the-logic-of-chinese-sovereignty/
LOCATION:Presented via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241023T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241023T133000
DTSTAMP:20260505T182600
CREATED:20241010T164101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241010T164104Z
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SUMMARY:Asia Beyond Borders: Transnational Activist Connections from Sun and Ho's Day to this Era of Lennon Walls and Three-Finger Salutes 
DESCRIPTION:RSVP \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Jeffrey Wasserstrom\, Chancellor’s Professor of History at the University of California\, Irvine Moderator: James Robson\, James C. Kralik and Yunli Lou Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations; Harvard College Professor; Director\, Harvar-Yenching Institute  \n\n\n\nIn-person event. RSVP appreciated.  \n\n\n\nThis presentation will look at some of the various ways that activists fighting for change in different parts of Asia have learned from and collaborated with one another during the last century and more. The presenter will draw on work he has done throughout a career that began with a dissertation on Shanghai student protests of the first half of the 1900s\, included a ten-year stint as Editor of the Journal of Asian Studies\, and has recently found him focusing on the ties between twenty-first-century youth movements in Hong Kong and Bangkok. One of his central arguments will be that for over a century repertoires of resistance in Asia have been flowing across not just the divisions between individual countries but also those that scholars often use to draw distinctions between multi-country regions within Asia. Another will be that even in this era of rapid global flows\, even young activists versed in digital media who sometimes draw inspiration from things happening in and symbols associated with lands on the other side of the planet are often especially interested in and influenced by things taking place relatively nearby.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/asia-beyond-borders-transnational-activist-connections-from-sun-and-hos-day-to-this-era-of-lennon-walls-and-three-finger-salutes/
LOCATION:CGIS South\, Room S050\, 1730 Cambridge St\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241022T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241022T170000
DTSTAMP:20260505T182600
CREATED:20240917T172929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240917T172930Z
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SUMMARY:Michael C. Davis — Freedom Undone: The Assault on Liberal Values and Institutions in Hong Kong
DESCRIPTION:Register now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Michael Davis\, Global Fellow\, Wilson Center; Senior Research Scholar\, Weatherhead East Asia Institute; Professor of Law and International Affairs\, O.P. Jindal Global University. Discussant: Dennis Kwok\, Partner\, Elliott Kwok Levine Jaroslaw Neils LLP \n\n\n\nWhat happens when liberal constitutional institutions guaranteeing basic freedoms are undone? Can Freedom survive the loss of separation of powers with the associated legal and political accountability? The Chinese Communist Party\, as a core part of its national security agenda\, has been at the forefront in its disdain for liberal institutions and promoting illiberal alternatives. This disdain placed Hong Kong’s people on the frontlines of the global struggle for freedom. Since its handover from Britain\, the city has felt the brunt of China’s illiberal agenda. In 2019 this took on greater intensity with an aggressive police crackdown on protesters\, quickly followed in 2020 by Beijing’s imposition of a National Security Law\, in 2021 by the imposition of a patriots only electoral system and in 2024 by enactment of local national security legislation. Thousands have been jailed and a city famous for vigorous protests has been silenced. Professor Michael C. Davis\, who taught human rights in the city for decades\, takes us on the constitutional journey of both the city’s vigorous defense of freedom and its repressive undoing—a painful loss for Hong Kong and a lesson for the world. Discussion can be expected to engage the still ongoing crisis in Hong Kong and the implications of the wider liberal/illiberal debate.Open to Harvard ID holders. Registration required. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/michael-c-davis-freedom-undone-the-assault-on-liberal-values-and-institutions-in-hong-kong/
LOCATION:124 Mount Auburn Street Suite 200N\, Ash Center Seminar Room 225\, 124 Mt. Auburn St.\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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SUMMARY:Jim Suk-Fong (Theodora) - Divine Saving in Greek and Chinese Polytheism
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jim Suk-Fong (Theodora)\, Associate Professor\, Ancient Greek History\, The University of Nottingham; HYI Library Research Scholar\, 2024Chair/Discussant: Michael Puett\, Walter C. Klein Professor of Chinese History and Anthropology; Director\, Asia Center\, Harvard University \n\n\n\nContrary to the tendency to study ancient Mediterranean religions in isolation from religions in the Far East\, this project brings together for the first time two world polytheistic systems: ancient Greece and premodern China. It embraces Marcel Detienne’s call to ‘compare the incomparable’. In this seminar I will share the findings on one aspect of this project: divine saving. The central question is: how did worshippers in two major polytheistic traditions imagine\, experience\, and represent the divine saving as they confronted the unknown and unknowable? I will look at the wide-ranging power of the gods in the Greek and Chinese pantheons on the one hand\, and worshippers’ religious beliefs\, practices and experience of worshippers on the other. I hope also to shed light on the Greek and Chinese religious worldviews and perceptions of their gods\, and ultimately to open up new questions for the study of both fields. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/jim-suk-fong-theodora-divine-saving-in-greek-and-chinese-polytheism/
LOCATION:Common Room\, 2 Divinity Ave.\, 2 Divinity Ave.\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241018T140000
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SUMMARY:Digital China Initiative Workshop — Beyond Chatbots: RAG and Agent
DESCRIPTION:register here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis workshop delves deeper into advanced applications of Large Language Models (LLMs) beyond simple chatbot interfaces. Participants will explore how to leverage APIs to connect various tools with LLMs\, build private knowledge bases for more accurate and context-specific generation\, and utilize agents to expand the capabilities of LLMs in Literay Sinitic Studies. \n\n\n\nTarget Audience: \n\n\n\n\nFaculty and students in Literary Sinitic Studies with basic familiarity with GenAI and looking to implement more advanced AI solutions in their work\n\n\n\n\nWorkshop Objectives: \n\n\n\n\nUnderstand the concept and importance of APIs in connecting LLMs with other tools\n\n\n\nLearn how to implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) for Literary Sinitic Studies\n\n\n\nExplore the use of AI agents to enhance LLM capabilities in research and analysis\n\n\n\n\nAlso held October 11 and 25. \n\n\n\nRegistration Page \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/digital-china-initiative-workshop-beyond-chatbots-rag-and-agent-2/
LOCATION:Room 202\, 61 Kirkland St.\, 61 Kirkland St.\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241017T113000
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SUMMARY:Zhang Jing — A Modernization Marching to Revolution: Science\, Technology\, and Diplomacy in Mao’s China
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Zhang Jing\, Associate Professor\, Department of History\, Peking University; HYI Visiting Scholar\, 2024-25Chair/Discussant\, Arunabh Ghosh\, Associate Professor of History\, Harvard University \n\n\n\nAs a set of terms\, “modernization” and its earlier discursive forms\, such as “industrialization” and “Westernization\,” have been continuously invoked by historical actors and historians throughout over a century of Chinese history\, particularly during different historical stages such as the armed revolution\, socialist revolution and construction\, and the reform and opening up under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This discursive phenomenon runs through various events in China’s recent century-long history\, all referred to as “revolutions.” These include a series of continuous struggles led by the CCP against “colonialism\,” “imperialism\,” “feudalism\,” “capitalism\,” “bureaucratism\,” and “liberalism.” The invocation of the term “modernization” by CCP leaders often served as a goal for the revolution to achieve or as a vision of construction after revolutionary success\, aimed at rallying and inspiring revolutionary actions. The only notable exception largely occurred between 1966 and 1975. The modernization project initiated by Mao Zedong during the socialist revolution (1949-1956)\, which underwent a decade of exploration in socialist construction (1956-1966)\, ultimately devolved into the self-destructive and chaotic “Cultural Revolution” in 1966. To address the issue of this “modernization paradox” in the Maoist era\, Professor Zhang will attempt to establish an interpretive framework from the perspective of discursive practice and state-building. Through a critical analysis of the relationship between discourse\, knowledge\, and power\, she will examine the participation of discourse in state-building practices in the fields of science\, technology\, and diplomacy during the Maoist period. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/zhang-jing-a-modernization-leading-to-revolution-science-technology-and-diplomacy-in-maos-china/
LOCATION:Common Room\, 2 Divinity Ave.\, 2 Divinity Ave.\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241015T103000
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SUMMARY:Amit Prasad — Contestations over Stem Cell Ethics and the US-China Tech War: What Should We Do with Their Orientalist and Colonial Framing?
DESCRIPTION:Register for Zoom session\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker:  Amit Prasad\, Associate Professor of History and Sociology\, Georgia Tech  \n\n\n\nPart of the Science and Technology in Asia series. Sponsored by the Harvard University Asia Center. Co-sponsored by the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies \n\n\n\nPresented via Zoom. Register at: https://scholar.harvard.edu/seow/STinAsia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/amit-prasad-contestations-over-stem-cell-ethics-and-the-us-china-tech-war-what-should-we-do-with-their-orientalist-and-colonial-framing/
LOCATION:Presented via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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