Events

Symposium – Tale of Three Cities: Urban Regeneration Through Design and Cultural Innovation

Gund Hall Room 111 48 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA, United States

Speakers: Yuan Qian, Director, Vanke Urban Research Institute Lemin Zhang, Xiamen University. Ruoxi Zhang, Xiamen University. Neill Mclean Gaddes, Principal, Sans Practice James Shen, Principal, People’s Architecture Office, Harvard Loeb Fellow 2018, Research Fellow - Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies In four decades China’s urban population has exploded, tripling to 58% of its total […]

Workshop – Sinophone Humanities in Southeast Asia

SCHEDULE 10.15am – 10.30am: Welcome Remarks by David Wang 10.30am – 12pm: Panel A: The Geopolitics of Southeast Asian Space, Memory and History Chair: Huang Ying-che (Aichi University) Ko Chia-cian […]

May Fourth @ 100: China and the World

CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium (S010) 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, United States

An international symposium to celebrate and reflect upon the monumental legacy of China’s May Fourth movement. Listen to the keynote speeches by Rudolf Wagner (University of Heidelberg) and Chen Pingyuan on Soundcloud: Download the transcript of Rudolf Wagner's keynote speech here: Reconstructing May Fourth Keynote Speech by Rudolf Wagner   Speakers: Chan, Leonard K.K. Chan, […]

Panel Discussion – China and the Middle East in the 21st Century

CMES Room 102 38 Kirkland St., Cambridge, MA, United States

Speakers: Ezra F. Vogel, Harvard University Robert S. Ross, Boston College Bruce Rutherford, Colgate University Degang Sun, Shanghai International Studies University Chair: Lenore S. Martin, Emmanuel College and Harvard University

Paul Clifford – Huawei Technologies: World-Class Company or State Agent?

Starr Auditorium, Belfer Building, Floor 2.5, Harvard Kennedy School 79 JFK St., Cambridge, MA, United States

Speaker: Paul Clifford, Ash Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Moderator: Anthony Saich, Ash Center Director and Daewoo Professor of International Affairs China has come a long way from relying on imports to […]

Sebastian Veg – Minjian: the Rise of China’s Grassroots Intellectuals

Speaker: Sebastian Veg, School of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences (EHESS), Paris While China’s intellectuals throughout the twentieth century were defined in terms of their elite position and responsibility for the nation, this role was profoundly challenged after the crackdown on the democracy movement of 1989. In its aftermath, new groups of intellectuals emerged from […]

Yan Xuetong and Graham Allison: US-China Competition in the Age of the Knowledge Economy

Belfer Center Library Room 369, Littauer Center 79 JFK St., Cambridge, MA, United States

Speaker: Yan Xuetong,  Distinguished Professor and Dean of the Institute of International Relations, Tsinghua University Moderator: Graham Allison, Douglas Dillon Professor of Government and former Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

The EU and China as Global Actors: The Cases of Syria and Africa

Adolphus Busch Hall 27 Kirkland St., Cambridge, MA, United States

Speakers: Catherine Gegout, Harvard Kennedy School Fidel Sendagort, Former Ambassador of Spain to Egypt The panelists will discuss the differing approaches towards conflict management, and the different ways through which China […]

Michael Kingston – Arctic Shipping and the Northern Sea Route, Shipping Trends, and The New Polar Code Regulations: The Concerns and Contributions of The International Insurance Industry

CGIS South Room S354 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, United States

Speaker: Michael Kingston, Managing Director, Michael Kingston Associates; Special Advisor, Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME) Working Group, Arctic Council Moderator: George Soroka, Lecturer, Harvard University; Center Associate, Davis Center […]