2023-24 Hou Family Predoctoral Fellow in Taiwan Studies; Ph.D. Candidate at the University of California, Berkeley
History
Professor of History, Emeritus, at Tsinghua University
2024 Visiting Scholar; Professor and Head of the Department of History, Hong Kong Baptist University
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.
April 27, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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
Author: Parks M. Coble, James L. Sellers Professor of History, University of Nebraska–Lincoln; Nonresident Associate, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies About the book When World War II ended Chiang Kai-shek
A museum of Tang Dynasty stelae in Xian shows how post-Tang scholars rewrote history, choosing to focus on traditional Confucian values.