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New Harvard on China Podcast with David Shambaugh
Harvard Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies · China's Leaders from Mao to Now, with David Shambaugh Since the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, five men have principally shaped the ruling Chinese Communist Party and the nation: Mao Zedong, Deng...
Association of Asian Studies New England Regional Conference 2021 to be held at Harvard
Association for Asian Studies New England Regional Conference December 6, 2021 Register here While there is no registration fee, we suggest that attendees donate to the Association for Asian Studies at a level that is comfortable for them. A group of academic...
New Books Available at the Fung Library
Each semester, the Fairbank Center Collection of the H. C. Fung Library at Harvard University acquires new books in English and Chinese. Below is a list of new books collected in spring 2021. To see more additions to the collection, check out (no pun intended) the...
Harvard on China Podcast: Latest Episode with Philip Thai
https://soundcloud.com/fairbank-center/chinas-war-on-smuggling-with-philip-thai Philip Thai, Associate Professor of History at Northeastern University and a historian of Modern China, spoke with the Fairbank Center's Harvard on China podcast about smuggling in China....
New Funding for Taiwan Studies
The Fairbank Center and the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China (Taiwan) have signed a memorandum of understanding for a three-year initiative that will bring new funding to Taiwan Studies at Harvard University. The funding will provide increased financial...
Harvard International Law Journal pays tribute to Prof. William Alford
The Harvard International Law Journal has paid tribute to Professor William Alford, ho is stepping down as Vice Dean for the Graduate Program and International Legal Studies at Harvard Law School after nearly 20 years in the roll. The journal's editors' write:...
Professor Stephen Owen awarded 2020 Stanislas Julien Prize
Just a Song: Chinese Lyrics from the Eleventh and Early Twelfth Centuries by Stephen Owen wins 2020 Stanislas Julien Prize Congratulations to Professor Stephen Owen, James Bryant Conant University Professor, Emeritus, who has been awarded the prestigious 2020...
Winnie (Chi-Man) Yip named Fairbank Center Acting Faculty Director
Winnie (Chi-Man) Yip will be the Acting Faculty Director at the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies for the 2020-2021 academic year while Director Michael Szonyi is on sabbatical. Dr. Yip is Professor of the Practice of Global Health Policy and Economics in the...
Update on COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and Travel to China
All events held by the Fairbank Center have been cancelled for the semester. Read the latest updates from Harvard University about the administration's response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus). ___________________________ Update: March 10, 2020 Dear Fairbank Center...
Exhibition: Elegy to a Uyghur Dreamscape قەسىدە: ئۇيغۇرنىڭ ئۇيقۇسىز چۈشلىرى
A new photography exhibition at Harvard University depicts everyday life in Xinjiang, China’s westernmost region. The photographs, taken by Lisa Ross, depict beds and their occupants outside in the open air. Sleeping outdoors is a traditional means to keep cool in the...