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Miya Qiong Xie (Ph.D. ’17) Wins MLA Prize for a First Book!
The Modern Language Association of America recently awarded its thirty-first annual Modern Language Association Prize for a First Book to two recipients: Miya Qiong Xie, Associate…
Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink Speaks at Harvard University on the Biden-Xi Meeting at APEC and U.S.-China Strategic Competition
On November 18, 2024, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink spoke at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs…
Faculty Spotlight
Susan Greenhalgh, the John King and Wilma Cannon Fairbank Research Professor of Chinese Society emerita, recently published Soda Science: Making the World Safe for Coca-Cola, which tells the tale of corporate influence over health culture and policy in both the United States and in China. Her burning question: How did industry leader Coca-Cola mobilize its allies in both countries to advocate for exercise, not dietary restraint, as the main fix for obesity? Greenhalgh’s numerous books explore the entanglements of the state, science, and society and their consequences for human health and social justice. Her celebrated 2008 book Just One Child: Science and Policy in Deng’s China unpacked China’s one-child policy. She delivered an update on that important subject at a Critical Issues Confronting China talk last Spring, addressing the political implications of Xi’s reframed three-child policy.
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Norbu Ketaka: An AI Journey Through Ancient Tibetan Manuscripts
“Norbu ketaka,” Tibetan for “cleansing jewel,” refers to a gem said to possess the magical power to purify murky waters. The name encapsulates this project’s mission: to cleanse obscure and…
Summer Reading 2024: Our Community Recommendations
We asked our Visiting Scholars and Visiting Fellows of Practice, Postdoctoral and Predoctoral Fellows, and Graduate Student Associates to offer up their recommended reading for curious minds over the summer…
Tiananmen @ 35: Rowena He shares her recollections of Spring 1989
On the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests, we invited Rowena He (何曉清), a Non-Resident Associate in Research of the Fairbank Center, to share her reflections on the era. Professor…
Let Pre-modern China and Theater Sing: Spotlight on Thomas Kelly
It was Peony Pavilion — the masterpiece of Ming Dynasty opera, written by Tang Xianzu more than 400 years ago — that made Thomas Kelly, Assistant Professor of Pre-Modern Chinese…
When China’s Navy Chief Came to Harvard: In Another Time, Admiral Wu Shengli Sought the Academic Gold Standard
Andrew S. Erickson is Visiting Professor, Government Department, Harvard University; Professor of Strategy, U.S. Naval War College (NWC) China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI); and Fairbank Center Associate in Research. The…
