Special Event
Events
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Jishun Zhang — Revolution in the Lilong and Its Legacy: Revisiting Shanghai Residents’ Committees in the Mao Zedong Era
CGIS South, Room S153 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeaker: Jishun Zhang, 2024-25 Professor Emeritus of the Si-Mian Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities of East China Normal University; Fairbank Center 2024-2025 Visiting Scholar *This talk will be presented in Mandarin*
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Panel Discussion — Three Years In, Prospects for Peace? China-Russia-North Korea Relations on the Third Anniversary of Putin’s Ukraine War
CGIS South S020, Belfer Case Study Room 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeakers:Andrew S. Erickson, Professor of Strategy, U.S. Naval War College China Maritime Studies Institute; Visiting Scholar, Fairbank Center for Chinese StudiesEmily J. Holland, Assistant Professor, Naval War College Russia Maritime Studies Institute; former postdoctoral
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Public Matters: Intellectuals and Political Life in China: A Symposium in honor of Merle Goldman (1931-2023)
Room G-08, Larsen Hall 14 Appian Way, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesCo-sponsored by the Harvard-Yenching InstitutePlease join us at the Fairbank Center for a day-long workshop in honor of the work of Merle Goldman, a leading figure at the center and
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Visiting Scholar Presentation featuring Andrew Erickson — China’s Naval Leadership: Corruption and Capabilities
CGIS South, Room S050 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeaker: Andrew Erickson, Professor of Strategy, China Maritime Studies Institute, U.S. Naval War College Regarding China’s ability to seize Taiwan or achieve other top-level military objectives, does corruption matter? Since
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What is China? New Perspectives in New Eras — An International Symposium
Yenching Auditorium 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesKeynote Speaker: Ge Zhaoguang 葛兆光, Fudan UniversitySpeakers:April 18, 2-5:30pm, Yenching AuditoriumMark C. Elliot, Harvard UniversityJames Robson, Harvard UniversityPeter K. Bol, Harvard UniversityRonald C. Po, London University of Economics Kung Ling-wei, Academia
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Visiting Scholar Presentation featuring Shih-Diing Liu — Who’s Afraid of Gender? Revisiting Engendering China 31 Years On
Room K354, CGIS Knafel 1737 Cambridge St, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeaker: Shih-Diing Liu (刘世鼎), Professor of Communication and Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Advanced Studies, University of MacauDiscussant: Susan Greenhalgh, Professor of Anthropology; John King and Wilma Cannon Fairbank Professor
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Visiting Scholar Presentation featuring Zimeng Pan — China’s Current Patriotic Education: From Policy to Practice
CGIS South, Room S050 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeaker: Zimeng Pan, 2024-25 Visiting Scholar; Professor in the Department of International Studies and Director of the Research Center for Discourse and Society, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics China’s
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2025 Charles Neuhauser Memorial Lecture featuring Ambassador R. Nicholas Burns — Lessons from the Front Lines of the U.S.-China Relationship
Hall C, Science Center 1 Oxford St., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeaker: R. Nicholas Burns, U.S. Ambassador to China, 2021-2025; Roy and Barbara Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations, Harvard Kennedy School Ambassador Nicholas Burns is
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2025 Graduating Student Presentations
CGIS Knafel K262 1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesFrom exploring 8th Century art to examining contemporary geopolitics, Harvard’s Class of 2025 is full of individuals engaged in path-breaking research in Chinese Studies. We’ve selected a few outstanding projects to provide
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The Enduring Legacies of World War II in East Asia: Reflections 80 Years Later
CGIS South S020, Belfer Case Study Room 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeakers: Thomas Berger, Professor of International Relations, Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston UniversityMark Caprio, Professor Emeritus, Rikkyo University, Tokyo; Kim Koo Visiting Professor of Korean Studies, Department of East
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How Should We Study China? A Discussion with Fairbank Center Faculty
CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium (S010) 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, United StatesAs the Fairbank Center celebrates its 70th Anniversary, a select panel of Fairbank Center Faculty will discuss how we've studied China in the past, and how we should move forward
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Once Burned, Twice Shy: A Conversation on U.S.- China Trade with Ambassador Katherine Tai
Hall D, Science Center 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Ambassador Katherine C. Tai, U.S. Trade Representative (2021-2025)Moderator: Mark Wu, Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law, Harvard Law School; Director, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University Join us