Taiwan Studies
The February 28th Incident: Imperial Legacies and War Aftermath in Taiwan, 1947
CGIS Knafel K262 1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Victor Louzon, Postdoctoral Scholar at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University The February 28th Incident, as the 1947 Taiwanese rebellion against Guomindang rule and its bloody suppression are known, is perhaps the most notorious episode in modern Taiwanese history. This talk offers new insights on this event, exploring the dynamics of decolonization and demobilization …
The February 28th Incident: Imperial Legacies and War Aftermath in Taiwan, 1947
Living on the Edge: Korean Brothels in Colonial Taiwan
Speaker: Jin Jungwon, Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Taiwan History, Academia Sinica; HYI Visiting Scholar Chair/Discussant: Elizabeth Remick, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Tufts University Harvard-Yenching Institute lunch talk, co-sponsored with the Korea Institute Despite its wide practice, the sex trade and sex industry in Taiwan and Korea had never been put under governmental control before …
David Huang – Accommodating America?: Understanding U.S. Influence in Xi’s Policy Toward Taiwan
The Ash Center invites you to a discussion with David Huang, Associate Research Fellow, Institute of European and American Studies (IEAS), Academia Sinica, Taiwan and Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of National Development, National Taiwan University for a discussion to better understand how the U.S. has influenced Xi Jinping's policy toward Taiwan. This talk will be moderated by Ash …
David Huang – Accommodating America?: Understanding U.S. Influence in Xi’s Policy Toward Taiwan
Stalemate Across the Taiwan Strait: A Trip Report
Speakers: Michael Szonyi, Director, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies Steven Goldstein, Sophia Smith Professor of Government, Emeritus, Smith College Robert Ross, Professor of Political Science, Boston College
Jennifer Hsieh – Noise, Decibels, and the Paradox of Reproducibility in Urban Taiwan
Davison Room, Music Building 3 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Jennifer Hsieh, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies Jennifer Hsieh holds a Ph.D. in anthropology from Stanford University and comes to the Fairbank Center from the University of Amsterdam where she was a Vossius Fellow. Part of the Graduate Music Forum Friday Lunch Talk Series
Panel Discussion – The Taiwan Elections of 2018: Implications for the Future
CGIS South S020, Belfer Case Study Room 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesListen again: Panelists: Ming-sho Ho, National Taiwan University Chang-ling Huang, National Taiwan University Steven Goldstein, Sophia Smith Professor of Government, Emeritus, Smith College
Douglas Paal – The Taiwan Relations Act at Forty
CGIS Knafel K262 1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Douglas Paal, Distinguished Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Former Director, American Institute in Taiwan
Margaret K. Lewis – Why Law Matters in Taiwan
CGIS South S020, Belfer Case Study Room 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesListen to an interview with Margaret Lewis on our "Harvard on China" podcast. Download and read the transcript of this podcast interview here. Speaker: Margaret K. Lewis, Seton Hall University School of Law Professor Margaret Lewis’s research focuses on law in mainland China and Taiwan with an emphasis on criminal justice. Professor Lewis has been …
Shelley Rigger – Taiwan’s Tumultuous “normal election”
CGIS South S020, Belfer Case Study Room 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesRead event summary here Speaker: Shelley Rigger, Davidson College Shelley Rigger, is the Brown Professor of East Asian Politics at Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina. She has a PhD in Government from Harvard University and a BA in Public and International Affairs from Princeton University. She has been a visiting researcher at National Chengchi …
Hsin-Hsin Pan – Foreign Visits and the Image of National Security Defender: An Analysis of Voter Attitudes in Taiwan
Speaker: Hsin-Hsin Pan, Post-doctoral research fellow at the Center for Humanities and Social Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan Discussant: Chong Ja Ian, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore This paper looks into the effect of foreign visits to major powers on an image of national security defenders for politicians of minor …
Webinar – The Challenge of COVID-19: The Taiwan Experience
Harvard Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies · The Challenge of COVID 19: The Taiwan Experience Read and download the transcript of this event here. Speakers: Jen-Hsiang Chuang, Deputy Director-General at Centers for Disease Control, Taiwan Steve Kuo, President, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan Moderators: Winnie Yip, Professor of the Practice of Global Health Policy and …
Critical Issues Confronting China Series featuring Bonnie Glaser – How Great is the Risk of War Over Taiwan?
https://youtu.be/gvHLF-1zjc0 https://soundcloud.com/fairbank-center/how-great-is-the-risk-of-war-over-taiwan-with-bonnie-glaser There is an intense debate among experts over the likelihood of a near-term Chinese invasion of Taiwan. Senior US military officers have warned that a PRC military action could take place in the next six years. Such dire predictions are largely based on estimates of PLA capabilities. But even if China can …