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  • Sinophone South Studies: A Dialogue

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

    Speakers: Chia-rong Wu, University of CanterburyKyle Shernuk, Georgetown UniversityModerator: David Der-wei Wang, Harvard University Venue

  • Taiwan Studies+ 2.0 Symposium

    Yenching Auditorium 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

    As Taiwan finds itself reentering into the global conversation today, where does the field of Taiwan Studies find itself in this historical moment? From the origins of capitalism to the threat of nuclear pollution, from soundscapes in the authoritarian era to contemporary video games, from indigenous identities to Cold War activism, and from geopolitical competition

  • Revisiting the Wasteocene: Shifting Circular Economies of Human Manure in Early 20th-Century China

    Presented via Zoom

    Speaker: Gonçalo Santos, University of Coimbra Present-day climate and environmental disruptions are connected to the workings of a global capitalist order that generates ever-growing amounts of waste. Emerging scholarship on what has come to be known as the Wasteocene has highlighted how waste in the age of global capitalism is never simply about matter; it is

  • Navigating Economic Lawfare: Multinational Firms in U.S.–China Competition

    WCC 5044, Wasserstein Hall 1585 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts

    Speakers:Mitch Presnick, Founder of Super 8 Hotels ChinaMatthew Bock Esq. LCB, Bock Trade LawJoin us for this timely and important lunch talk on how U.S.–China economic competition is reshaping the legal and business landscape for multinational firms. We are honored to welcome distinguished speakers with deep expertise in cross-border business and trade law: Mitch Presnick

  • Urban China Lecture Series featuring Zhao Miaoxi —Mismatched Industrial Land Lease Terms: Urban Land Vacancy Induced by Business Turnover

    Presented via Zoom

    Speaker: Zhao Miaoxi, South China University of TechnologyIn China's system of public land ownership, industrial land leases often extend beyond the relatively short lifespan of enterprises. Consequently, formulating land use strategies that account for business turnover has emerged as a crucial task for urban planning. This lecture explores urban land vacancy through the primary lens of

  • What Factors Influence Senior People’s Digital Health Technology Adoption Decision in China and Thailand: A Qualitative Study

    CGIS South, Room S153 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

    Panelists:Haijing Hao, Associate Professor, Computer Information Systems, Bentley University; Associate, Harvard University Asia Center Heiko Gewald, Research Professor of Information Management, Neu-Ulm University, Neu-Ulm, Germany (joining virtually) Assadaporn Sapsomboon, Associate Professor of Information Technology, Department of Statistics, Chulalongkorn Business School, Bangkok, Thailand (joining virtually) Moderator: Hongtu Chen, Co-director, Social Technology for Global Aging Research Initiative at Harvard;

  • A Conversation with Ambassador Lui Tuck Yew of Singapore

    Ellwood Democracy Lab - Rubenstein 414AB 79 JFK St., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

    Join us for a fireside chat between Ambassador Lui Tuck Yew and Ambassador Nicholas Burns. The conversation will explore Singapore’s role amid intensifying U.S.–China competition and consider the broader forces shaping today’s international landscape. Amb Lui Tuck Yew was appointed Singapore’s Ambassador to the United States in June 2023, after serving as Ambassador to China (2019–2023)

  • Gender Studies and Performance Workshop

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

    9:00 - 9:15 AM: Welcome Remarks 9:15 - 10:45 AM: Panel One Commentators: Waiyee Li, Harvard UniversityThomas Kelly, Harvard University Eugene Wang, Harvard UniversityThe Woman Inhabiting a Dog’s Body: How Asian Theatre Evolved? When did Asian theatre begin—and how? I approach this question through a single, startling image: Mulian’s mother reborn as a dog. The

  • Green Transportation: Co-benefits for Climate, Air Quality, and the Economy

    Pierce Hall 100F 29 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA, United States

    Speaker: WU Ye, Professor, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China; Executive Deputy Director, Beijing Laboratory of Environment Frontier, China Electric vehicle (EV) promotion is a key strategy to improve air quality and address climate change. As the world’s largest manufacturer of EVs and batteries, China’s rapid development in both passenger and commercial fleets has

  • 2026 Harvard Visual China Graduate Symposium — Enclosures: In and Out of Worldmaking

    Sackler Building Auditorium 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Throughout history, the meeting of images and architecture has generated spaces of imagination, devotion, and meaning. From murals and sculpture ensembles in Buddhist cave temples to digital projections and immersive installations, images and architecture have long collaborated in the making of worlds. Yet the relationship between images and architecture in artistic worldmaking is anything but

  • China’s Political Economy: Challenges and Opportunities — Presentations by Fairbank Center Visiting Scholars and Fellows

    CGIS South Room S354 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Presentations: Lingang Zhou, Associate Professor, School of Politics and International Affairs, East China Normal University; 2025-26 Visiting Scholar, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies The Progressive Logic of the PRC’s ConstitutionThe PRC’s constitution was initially established on the basis of a differentiated allocation of political power. First, the exploiting classes were deprived of the right to vote. Second,