China’s Economic Growth Is Slowing Down—as Arthur Kroeber Tells It, That Was Always Part of Xi’s Plan by Austin Jordan, 2022-24 Graduate Student Associate; PhD Candidate in Department of Government, […]
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Arthur Kroeber reflects on the downturn of China’s economy The title of the Fairbank Center’s recent China Economy Lecture asks a direct question: Has China’s Economy Hit the Wall? A
Jennifer Altehenger’s Talk Kicks Off the Fairbank Center’s Modern China Lecture Series China has been one of the largest furniture exporters for several decades, with its products furnishing homes all
As soon as travel restrictions were lifted, Prof. Winnie Yip quickly made plans to return to China to resume her dialogue with Chinese scientists, doctors, and health officials. In April, Yip traveled to Yunnan for a meeting of the Tsinghua-Lancet Commission on Health and Poverty Alleviation in China.
Zak Dychtwald argues that China’s youth, accustomed to rapid change and rising prosperity, are looking for freedom from society’s expectations.
Top Beijing thinker Jia Qingguo says it is “harmful” to frame U.S.-China relations in ideological terms. The Biden administration, he says, has used China as “a tool and a target,” and hostile rhetoric has stymied constructive negotiations.
On March 7, 2023, the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies convened the first Big Questions Forum with a panel of experts to explore “The Stories We Tell: The Politics of History in the United States and China.”
Our colleagues’ research covers a wide range of topics, from economic governance in China to ancient elite chariots and gender justice. An update on their recent work: William P. Alford,
On March 7, 2023, the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies convened the first Big Questions Forum with a panel of experts to explore “The Stories We Tell: The Politics of History in the United States and China.”
The “Environment in Asia” research series convened a one-day symposium to discuss the future of environmental history studies and honor two pioneers of Chinese environmental history.








