The second annual Taiwan Studies+ Symposium—which was generously supported by both the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies and the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University and the […]
Taiwan Studies
April 17 @ 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
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
April 15 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Speaker: Anthony Hao Yeh, National Chengchi UniversityModerator: David Der-wei Wang, Harvard University Venue
April 16 @ 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Speaker: Thung-Hong Lin, Research Fellow, Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. How can a small democracy resist the influence of a powerful authoritarian neighbor? Taiwan is often praised for its
March 6 @ 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Speaker: Peter Dutton, Senior Research Fellow, Paul Tsai China Center; Professor Emeritus, U.S. Naval War College Discussants: Alastair Iain Johnston, Professor, Government Department, Harvard UniversityWilliam P. Alford, Jerome A. and
February 5 @ 8:30 am - 9:45 am
Speaker: Wu Jieh-min, Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan; Co-founder, Center for Contemporary China, National Tsing Hua University Moderator: Ya-Wen Lei, Professor, Department of Sociology, Harvard University
December 5, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Speakers:Steve Yates, Former Deputy National Security Advisor; Senior Fellow, Heritage FoundationTony Saich, Daewoo Professor of International Affairs, at the Harvard Kennedy School; Director, Rajawali Foundation Institute for AsiaEdward Cunningham, Director, Ash Center China
Following a recent talk co-presented by the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies and the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation, we asked two of its featured speakers—Yun Fu, Professor at the Harvard Graduate
December 1, 2025 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Speaker: Zong-Rong LEE, Research Fellow, Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan; HYI Visiting Scholar, 2025-26Chair/Discussant: Frank Dobbin, Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences, Harvard University In the fields
October 29, 2025 @ 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm
Speaker: Andrew S. Erickson, Visiting Scholar, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies; Professor of Strategy, China Maritime Studies Institute, U.S. Naval War College This presentation addresses the subject of Taiwan’s security—not from