Events of Interest
Events
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A New Asia: How China Shaped the Postwar Global Order
Loeb House 17 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesThe 2016 S.T. Lee Lecture will be presented by Rana Mitter, professor of history and politics of modern China and fellow of St Cross College, University of Oxford. Established in […]
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Book Talk: The Last Days of Stalin
Lewis 241A 1557 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Joshua Rubenstein. staff member of Amnesty International USA from 1975 to 2012 and associate at Harvard University’s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies.
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Unparalleled Momentum: A Review of China-U.S. Economic and Trade Relations Under President Obama
Dr. Xiang Yu, Visiting Scholar, Harvard University Asia Center; Director of the Division of American Economy Studies, Institute of American Studies, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR); Research Fellow […]
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China’s National Cap-and-Trade Program: the Promise and the Reality
Pierce Hall 100F 29 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: WANG Pu, Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School Co-sponsored by the China Project, Harvard Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and the Environment and Natural Resources Program, Harvard Kennedy […]
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Workshop: The Artist’s Hand—Technology in Practice
Deknatel Hall 32 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA, United StatesThis workshop is an international event jointly sponsored by the Harvard History of Art and Architecture Dept., the China Academy of Art, and the Rhode Island School of Design. It […]
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Film Screening and Discussion: Mr. Deng Goes to Washington
CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium (S010) 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, United StatesMr. Deng Goes to Washington tells the story of Deng Xiaoping’s, China’s paramount leader, historic visit to the United States in 1979 that changed the trajectory of world history. This […]
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Film Screening: “Song of the Reed”
In 1998, the Taiwan Women’s Rescue Foundation (TWRF) made a groundbreaking documentary that revealed the existence of Taiwanese comfort women. More than 15 years later, the same organization filmed a […]
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South China Sea: Hague and Aftermath
Boston University School of Education Auditorium 2 Silber Way, Boston, MA, United StatesSpeakers: Andrew Loewenstein, Partner, Foley Hoag Peter Dutton, Naval War College Michael McDevitt, CNA Strategic Studies Taylor Fravel, MIT
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The Mining Industry, Caravan Transportation and Ethnic Mobilization in southwest China from the 17th to 19th Century
Speaker: Prof. Ma Jianxiong (Hong Kong U. of Science and Technology; HYI Visiting Scholar) Chair/discussant: Prof. Michael Szonyi (Director, Harvard University Fairbank Center) Harvard-Yenching Institute Lunchtime Talk This talk will […]
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The World of Universities in the 21st Century – Two Case Studies: UC-Berkeley & Hong Kong University
Lower Level Library, Robinson Hall 35 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesWilliam Kirby, Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies, Harvard University Commentators: Charles S. Maier, Leverett Saltonstall Professor of History, Harvard University […]
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Unlikely Partners: Chinese Reformers, Western Economists, and the Making of Global China
CGIS Knafel K262 1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Julian Gewirtz '13 Julian Gewirtz will discuss his forthcoming book, Unlikely Partners: Chinese Reformers, Western Economists, and the Making of Global China, which Harvard University Press will publish in […]
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The Exile and Diplomacy of the 13th Dalai Lama (1904-1912): Tibet’s Encounters with the US and Japan
Speaker: Prof. Kobayashi Ryosuke (Toyo Bunko; HYI Visiting Scholar) Chair/discussant: Prof. Leonard van der Kuijp (Harvard University) Harvard-Yenching Institute Lunch Talk This talk will show how Tibet attempted to participate in […]