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  • The Role of Long-Duration Storage in Decarbonizing China’s Power Sector

    Pierce Hall Room 301 29 Oxford St., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

    Speaker: Haiyang Jiang, Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard-China Project The increasing integration of renewable energy sources introduces significant long-term uncertainty to power systems, creating challenges for maintaining energy balance over extended periods. Traditionally, coal-fired generation has provided the flexibility needed to address these imbalances. However, as coal-fired generation is phased out, long-duration storage emerges as a promising solution

  • Beijing’s Multiple Facets from the Qing to the Present (1644-2025)

    Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University 121 Bay State Rd, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Speakers:XU Yamin, Department of History, Lemoyne College Eugenio Menegon, Department of History, Boston UniversityDaigengna Duoer, Department of Religion, Boston UniversityCathy Yeh, World Languages and Literatures, Boston UniversityMA Zhao, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Washington University in St. LouisMin Ye, Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston UniversityJorge Heine, Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University Presentations followed by Q&A and conversations on the history of Beijing,

  • China Initiative: Impacts and Implications – Law, Science, and U.S.-China Relations 

    WCC 2012, Wasserstein Hall 1585 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

    Speakers: Patrick Toomey, National Security Project Deputy Director, ACLUGang Chen, Professor, MIT Mechanical EngineeringYasheng Huang, Professor, MIT Sloan SchoolEdgar Chen, Special Advisor, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association  The China Initiative, launched under the Trump administration, led to the wrongful prosecution of Chinese American scientists, including MIT Professor Gang Chen. With discussions of its possible revival,

  • Film Screening: This Woman (這個女人)

    Museum of Fine Arts, Remis Auditorium 465 Huntingon Ave, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Directed by Alan Zhang (China, 2023, 90 min.). Mandarin with English subtitles.  In her striking debut feature, filmmaker Alan Zhang explores the life of a 35-year-old woman who, after losing her decade-long job during the COVID-19 pandemic, returns to her hometown from Beijing. As she works to support herself, her parents, and her child, she

  • Fu Hualing in Conversation With Bill Alford

    Austin Hall Room 308 1515 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Speaker: Professor Fu Hualing, Dean of the Faculty of Law; Warren Chan Professor in Human Rights and Responsibilities, University of Hong Kong Discussant: Bill Alford, Jerome A. and Joan L. Cohen Professor of Law, Harvard Law School Fu Hualing is Professor of Law and holder of the Warren Chan Professorship in Human Rights and Responsibilities at

  • Chinese Companies Going Global with Han Kun 汉坤 

    WCC 1015, Wasserstein Hall 1585 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

    As Chinese companies expand globally, they face regulatory scrutiny, geopolitical challenges, and cross-border disputes. Whether you’re a founder, investor, or legal professional, this is a must-attend event to understand the opportunities and challenges for Chinese companies going global. Experts from Han Kun Law Offices—including former partners from White & Case and Kirkland & Ellis—will share

  • Layered Taiwan: Interwoven Pasts and Multiple Futures

    Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University 121 Bay State Rd, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Moderated by Robert Weller, Boston University Department of Anthropology Program Schedule9:00 AM Morning Opening Reception 9:15 AM Welcoming Remarks from BUCSA Director Robert Hefner9:20 AM Welcoming Remarks by TECO-Boston Education Director Cynthia Huang9:25 AM Opening Remarks by Rob Weller and Daigengna Duoer, Overview of the conference theme & Q&A format9:30 AM Lung-chih Chang, Director, National

  • Trump’s U.S., Xi’s China, and Our Future: An Evening with the Award-Winning Creators of Face-Off: The U.S. vs China

    Room S030, CGIS South 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

    Speakers: Jane Perlez, Former Beijing Bureau Chief, The New York Times Rana Mitter, S.T. Lee Chair in U.S.-Asia Relations, Harvard Kennedy School Mia Lobel, Executive Producer, Face-Off: U.S. vs China Frank Zhou ’26, Associate Producer, Face-Off: U.S. vs China ****THE EVENT VENUE HAS CHANGED TO CGIS S030.**** Curious what China's rise means for you as

  • Rong Ma — Powering a Just Transition: The Impacts of Place-Based Solar Expansion in Rural China

    Pierce Hall Room 301 29 Oxford St., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

    Speaker: Rong Ma, Associate Professor, China Agricultural University; Alumnus (Visiting Fellow) and Collaborator, Harvard-China Project This paper examines a solar subsidy program in China designed to alleviate poverty among rural households in the country’s most impoverished regions through solar resource development. The empirical findings indicate a substantial increase in firm entry in treated villages, accompanied

  • Reading Sinophone Women Writers

    Plimpton Room (133), Barker Center 12 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA, United States

    Speakers: Li Zishu 黎紫書Lu Pin 鹿苹Lin Zhao 林棹Dorothy Tse 謝曉虹Moderators:David Der-wei Wang, Harvard UniversityMingwei Song, Wellesley CollegeDingru Huang, Tufts University Venue

  • Film Screening: Wang Bing’s Youth Trilogy – Youth (Spring) Qingchun

    Harvard Film Archive, Carpenter Center 24 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    More than two decades after making his monumental West of the Tracks (2002), documentary auteur Wang Bing (b. 1967) has released a new cinematic fresco of Chinese workers. Whereas his debut work memorializes the declining Socialist industrial complex in Northeast China and its aging employees, the Youth trilogy chronicles the plights of young migrant workers

  • Film Screening: Wang Bing’s Youth Trilogy – Youth (Hard Times) Qingchun: Ku

    Harvard Film Archive, Carpenter Center 24 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    More than two decades after making his monumental West of the Tracks (2002), documentary auteur Wang Bing (b. 1967) has released a new cinematic fresco of Chinese workers. Whereas his debut work memorializes the declining Socialist industrial complex in Northeast China and its aging employees, the Youth trilogy chronicles the plights of young migrant workers