Researching China in a challenging year The 2018–19 academic year was a challenging time for all of us at the Fairbank Center who devote ourselves to the study of China. …
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This article was originally published by Colleen Walsh in The Harvard Gazette, entitled: “In China, Bacow emphasizes common values,” on March 20, 2019. Universities are key drivers of innovation and transformation, …
Fairbank Center panel discusses the 30th anniversary of the massacre at Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989. On May 8, 2019, the Fairbank Center held a panel discussion to mark 30 years …
Professor Szonyi delivers remarks on the state of U.S.-China relations Michael Szonyi, Director of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University, presented the keynote speech at the 2019 Harvard …
Director Michael Szonyi presents keynote at the 2019 Harvard College China Forum
The Pursuit of Truth and the Mission of the University Harvard University President Lawrence S. Bacow—on an Asian itinerary including stops in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, and Tokyo—delivered an address …
Harvard President Lawrence S. Bacow affirms academic freedom in Peking University speech
We are sad to announce that our dear friend, colleague, and former Director Roderick MacFarquhar, Leroy B. Williams Professor Emeritus of History and Political Science at Harvard University, passed away …
The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies is pleased to host a visiting delegation of leading scholars from the Unirule Institute of Economics this week for a series of roundtable discussions …
Response to the blocking of Unirule delegation from leaving China
Michael A. Szonyi comments on the past academic year In my last “Director’s Word” I wrote about the recent celebration of the Fairbank Center’s 60th anniversary. The occasion prompted a series …
Harvard awards seven honorary degrees for the 2017-2018 academic year, presented during Commencement Day. Hong Kong-based film director and one of “cinema’s most influential auteurs” Wong Kar Wai was among …
Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the U.S. delivers remarks to Harvard audience On Tuesday April 17, 2018 the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University hosted …