Events of Interest
May Fourth @ 100: China and the World
CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium (S010) 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, United StatesAn 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, […]
EU-China Trade and Investment Relations: A Vehicle for Cooperation or a Path to Competition?
Adolphus Busch Hall 27 Kirkland St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeakers: Jonathan Brookfield, Tufts University Yasheng Huang, MIT Philippe LeCorre, Harvard Kenned School The trade and investment ties between the European Union (EU) and China run very deep. The EU is China's biggest trading partner, and China is the EU's second biggest. Yet, European concerns over a lack of transparency, protection of intellectual property rights, and […]
Panel Discussion – China and the Middle East in the 21st Century
CMES Room 102 38 Kirkland St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeakers: 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 StatesSpeaker: 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 […]
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 StatesSpeaker: 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 […]
The EU and China as Global Actors: The Cases of Syria and Africa
Adolphus Busch Hall 27 Kirkland St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeakers: 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 StatesSpeaker: 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 […]
Wen Luo – The Application of GIS in the Historical Settlement Geography
Speaker: Wen Luo, Deputy Director, Research Department on Cultural and Natural Resources, Tsinghua Tongheng Planning and Design Institute; Visiting Scholar, IQSS(CBDB Project), Harvard University Light refreshments provided RSVP to HYL.EADH@GMAIL.COM
Mandopop: 40 Years of Chinese Popular Music and Culture
Hall D, Science Center 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesWatch again: Listen again: Speakers: GAO Xiaosong 高曉松 FANG Wenshan (Vincent Fang) 方文山 LUO Dayou (Lo Ta-yu) 羅大佑 Yin Yue 尹約 This is a ticketed event. Only ticket holders will be […]
Workshop – Ocean, Island, Shore: Placing the Global Pacific in the Age of Climate Change
HUCE Seminar Room 440 26 Oxford St. - Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, MA, United States9:00-9:05 opening remarks by organizers Chair: Xiaofei Gao (Fung Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University Asia Center) 9:05-9:50 John Huth (Donner Professor of Science, Department of Physics, Harvard University) Discussant: Christina Thompson (Editor, Harvard Review, Harvard University) 9:50-10:35 John Hayashi (Ph.D. […]
Panel Discussion – Tiananmen at 30
CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium (S010) 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, United StatesWatch again on YouTube: Listen again on Soundcloud: Read and download a transcript of this event here. Speakers: Hao Jian, Professor, Beijing Film Academy Louisa Lim, Senior Lecturer, University of […]