Speaker: Shellen X. Wu, Associate Professor and L.H. Gipson Chair in Transnational History, Lehigh University Global history has drawn criticism for its lack of diversity among its practicing ranks and […]
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Speaker: Iiyama Tomoyasu, Waseda University; HYI Visiting Scholar, 2023-24Chair/discussant: Mark Elliott, Harvard University This talk attempts to shed light on the largely unknown trajectories of the resurgence and evolution of
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.
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,
Adrian Zenz gives a chilling update on China’s internment policy in Xinjiang, based on recent documents
The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies co-convened Harvard’s first international digital humanities conference, bringing together scholars from China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Europe, and North America.
In-person attendees, register at https://forms.gle/zntgppbURiWLKch87Remote attendees via Zoom, register at https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_i1W35PQSRoGfeMlV-Maizg#/registration How does Asia respond to Russia’s war in Ukraine? And what are the implications for Asian security and stability? While Japan
A museum of Tang Dynasty stelae in Xian shows how post-Tang scholars rewrote history, choosing to focus on traditional Confucian values.
In an indepth Q&A with The Wire’s Kristina Northrup, Meg Rithmire, F. Warren McFarlan Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, talks about China’s real estate bubble; if China
Read our blog post on the event: The Stories We Tell: Can the U.S. and China Reset their Conflicting Narratives? Speakers:Jill Lepore, David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American History







