Events

Exhibition – Fire Dream: Zhao Meng and the Reinvention of the Clay Medium

CGIS South CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, United States

Exploring the myriad material possibilities of clay, Zhao pushes the boundaries of the medium while reworking traditional forms. A closing reception and panel discussion will feature artists and scholars Brad […]

Exhibition – Treasures of the Za Library

CGIS South CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, United States

This exhibition in the first floor lounge of CGIS South features a selection of treasured items from the collection of the Za Library (Zashuguan 雜書館) and from the Harvard-Yenching Library. […]

Jeffrey Ding – Law, Technology, and China’s AI Dream

Room 100, Pound Hall 1563 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, United States

Speaker: Jeffrey Ding,  Researcher, Center for Governance of AI, Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford and Creator of AI Newsletter East Asian Legal Studies Lunchtime Talk

Jon Felt -Postimperial Metageographies of Early Medieval China

Speaker: Jon Felt,  Brigham Young University For a long time the imperial metageography has been the dominance spatial framework though which people have studied the history of China. This metageography exaggerates the unity and centrality of the imperial court in China and of China in the world—hence the popular idea of “the Middle Kingdom.” The […]

Xiaoyu Pu – Rebranding China in International Affairs

CGIS South S020, Belfer Case Study Room 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA, United States

Read event summary here Speaker: Xiaoyu Pu, University of Nevada, Reno Xiaoyu Pu is an associate professor of political science at the University of Nevada, Reno. He is a Public […]

JFK Jr Forum – Hong Kong: The Future of One Country, Two Systems

JFK Jr. Forum, Harvard Kennedy School 79 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge, MA, United States

Speakers: Tony Saich, Director, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation Jane Perlez, Beijing Bureau Chief, The New York Times Victoria Tin-bor, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame

Introduction to China Data Lab (CDL)

Speakers: Wendy Guan and Tao Hu, Center for Geographic Analysis, Harvard University Light Refreshment Provided RSVP here. For any questions regarding the event, please contact Feng-en Tu (fengentu@fas.harvard.edu)

Arthur Kroeber – Is China Ready For “Strategic Competition” with the US?

CGIS South S020, Belfer Case Study Room 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA, United States

Read event summary here Speaker: Arthur Kroeber, Managing Director, Dragonomics Arthur co-founded the China-focused research service Dragonomics in Beijing in 2002 and is the editor-in-chief of China Economic Quarterly. Since Dragonomics' 2011 merger with Gavekal Research he has been head of research for the combined operation. Before founding Dragonomics, he was from 1987 to 2002 a journalist […]

Ong Chang Woei – The Limits of “Civilization” in the Late Northern Song

CGIS South S020, Belfer Case Study Room 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA, United States

Speaker: Ong Chang Woei, National University of Singapore Wang Anshi’s New Policies included hotly debated military reforms, but little is known about how the new military system functioned in different regions. The Khara-Khoto manuscripts discovered in the early 20th century allow us to explore how military reforms transformed territorial administration in Shaanxi from their initial […]