Jim Suk-Fong (Theodora) – Divine Saving in Greek and Chinese Polytheism
Common Room, 2 Divinity Ave. 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeaker: Jim Suk-Fong (Theodora), Associate Professor, Ancient Greek History, The University of Nottingham; HYI Library Research Scholar, 2024Chair/Discussant: Michael Puett, Walter C. Klein Professor of Chinese History and Anthropology; Director, Asia Center, Harvard University Contrary to the tendency to study ancient Mediterranean religions in isolation from religions in the Far East, this project brings together […]
Michael C. Davis — Freedom Undone: The Assault on Liberal Values and Institutions in Hong Kong
124 Mount Auburn Street Suite 200N, Ash Center Seminar Room 225 124 Mt. Auburn St., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeaker: Michael Davis, Global Fellow, Wilson Center; Senior Research Scholar, Weatherhead East Asia Institute; Professor of Law and International Affairs, O.P. Jindal Global University. Discussant: Dennis Kwok, Partner, Elliott Kwok Levine Jaroslaw Neils LLP What happens when liberal constitutional institutions guaranteeing basic freedoms are undone? Can Freedom survive the loss of separation of powers with the […]
Asia Beyond Borders: Transnational Activist Connections from Sun and Ho’s Day to this Era of Lennon Walls and Three-Finger Salutes
CGIS South, Room S050 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeaker: Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Chancellor's Professor of History at the University of California, Irvine Moderator: James Robson, James C. Kralik and Yunli Lou Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations; Harvard College Professor; Director, Harvar-Yenching Institute In-person event. RSVP appreciated. This presentation will look at some of the various ways that activists fighting for change in different parts of Asia have learned […]
Sheng Liu — Why Climatic Uncertainty Matters to Building Energy Performance: Case Studies in a Subtropical High-Density City
Pierce Hall 100F 29 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Sheng Liu, Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, Southwest Jiaotong University; Visiting Scholar, Harvard-China Project (SEAS) and Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) Dr. Sheng Liu is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Architecture, Southwest Jiaotong University who works on climate-responding architecture design and low-carbon city design. His research interests include sustainable architecture design, building performance simulation and […]
Laikwan Pang – One and All: The Logic of Chinese Sovereignty
Presented via ZoomSpeakers: Laikwan Pang, Chinese University of Hong KongYurou Zhong, University of TorontoHang Tu, National University of SingaporeModerator:David Der-wei Wang, Harvard UniversityCo-Sponsors: East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard UniversityChiang Ching-kuo FoundationFairbank Center for Chinese Studies Presented via Zoom. Register at: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jmaBY41-TSS6wjgs6fWQmQ Venue
Sung Eun Kim – Circumventing the Liberal Order: Protectionism with Chinese Characteristics
Common Room, 2 Divinity Ave. 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeaker: Sung Eun Kim, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Korea University; HYI Visiting Scholar, 2024-25Chair/Discussant: Stephen Chaudoin, Assistant Professor, Government, Harvard University This talk will explore how China navigates its position as a rising power within the U.S.-led liberal economic order by employing veiled protectionist measures that align with international rules […]
Exhibit: Dunhuang and Beyond
Sackler Building, Lower Level 485 Broadway, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesA major milestone and world-renowned heritage site within Silk Road networks, Dunhuang preserves more than 400 embellished Buddhist cave shrines in present-day northwest China. Dunhuang’s cave shrines date from the fifth to fourteenth centuries. Each encloses visitors within murals and carved figures that depict Buddhist legends and paradises. Chronicling innumerable exemplary works of Buddhist artmaking […]
JFK Jr. Forum – A Conversation with Ambassador Kevin Rudd
JFK Jr. Forum, Harvard Kennedy School 79 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Kevin Rudd, Australia's Ambassador to the United States and Former Prime Minister of Australia Moderators:Graham Alison, Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard UniversityMark Wu, Director, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies; Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law In Rudd’s summary, Xi is "part emperor and part revolutionary socialist." Drawing on his direct experience with Xi, […]
Exhibit: Dunhuang and Beyond
Sackler Building, Lower Level 485 Broadway, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesA major milestone and world-renowned heritage site within Silk Road networks, Dunhuang preserves more than 400 embellished Buddhist cave shrines in present-day northwest China. Dunhuang’s cave shrines date from the fifth to fourteenth centuries. Each encloses visitors within murals and carved figures that depict Buddhist legends and paradises. Chronicling innumerable exemplary works of Buddhist artmaking […]
Exhibit: Dunhuang and Beyond
Sackler Building, Lower Level 485 Broadway, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesA major milestone and world-renowned heritage site within Silk Road networks, Dunhuang preserves more than 400 embellished Buddhist cave shrines in present-day northwest China. Dunhuang’s cave shrines date from the fifth to fourteenth centuries. Each encloses visitors within murals and carved figures that depict Buddhist legends and paradises. Chronicling innumerable exemplary works of Buddhist artmaking […]
Rethinking UN Resolution 2758 and Taiwan’s International Participation
124 Mount Auburn Street Suite 200N, Ash Center Seminar Room 225 124 Mt. Auburn St., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeakers:Johnson Sen Chiang, Deputy Representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in the USRyan Hass, Director, Brookings Institution John L. Thornton China Center; Former Director for China, Taiwan, and Mongolian Affairs, White House National Security Council Moderator: Wenchi Yu, International Affairs Journalist, TVBS television, Taiwan; Ash Center Non-Resident Research Fellow Join the […]
Critical Issues Confronting China Series featuring Edward Wong — The Empire Reborn: China’s Expansion and Nationalism Today
CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium (S010) 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Edward Wong, Diplomatic Correspondent, The New York Times Moderator: Mark C. Elliott, Vice Provost of International Affairs, Mark Schwartz Professor of Chinese and Inner Asian History, Harvard University From the the earliest days of its rule, the Communist Party poured resources into reconstituting the Qing Empire. Edward Wong talks about his father’s role in the military […]