The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University brings together a global community of world-leading academics and practitioners to advance scholarship in all fields of China Studies.
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Critical Issues Confronting China Series, Spring 2024 Semester: Economy, Identity, Policy, and More
In the Spring 2024 semester, the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies’ Critical Issues Confronting China series hosted a slate of eight leading scholars and journalists. The series probed at a […]
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A Crackdown Comes for Healthcare: Winnie Yip in The Wire China
In an article in The Wire China, Winnie Yip, Professor of the Practice of Global Health Policy and Economics, notes that China’s hospitals are incentivized to expand and increase profits. Yip, […]
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Ya-Wen Lei Wins Bronze in 2024 Axiom Business Book Awards
Ya-Wen Lei, Professor of Sociology and Faculty Affiliate at the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, was awarded the 2024 Bronze metal in Axiom Business Book Awards’ International Business / Globalization category […]
Director’s Word
Winnie Chi-man Yip, our former Acting Director, gives her impression of how the Fairbank Center has adapted over the past academic year.
History of the Center
The Fairbank Center was founded in 1955 by Professor John King Fairbank, a leading scholar in modern and contemporary China studies.
History of China at Harvard
Harvard University has promoted the study of China since the appointment of our first Chinese-language instructor in 1879.
Harvard Tercentenary Stele
This slender marble slab, or stele, was presented to Harvard in 1936 as a gift from Chinese alumni on the occasion of the University’s tercentenary, and stands to the side of Widener Library.
Our Community Policies
The Fairbank Center is unambiguously committed to maintaining a safe and healthy educational and work environment for our community.
The Fairbank Center stands in solidarity with our Asian, Asian-American, and Pacific Islander Communities.