Event

This talk is based on Prof.Huang's ongoing book project Has the EAST Risen, Again? He will discuss four factors that have shaped Chinese development both historically and during the contemporary period. These four are: Examination, Autocracy, Stability and Technology (EAST). The talk will focus on the historical formation of Chinese autocracy and will explore the implications for technology historically and during contemporary era.

Yasheng Huang is the Epoch Foundation Professor of International Management and Faculty Director of Action Learning at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Between 2013 and 2017, he served as an Associate Dean in charge of MIT Sloan’s global partnership programs and its action learning initiatives. His previous appointments include faculty positions at the University of Michigan and at Harvard Business School.

This event will be held on-site in the CSCC conference room, but with a Zoom option.

To attend in person: Please use this link to RSVP for this event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/has-the-east-risen-again-lessons-and-experiences-from-history-tickets-174361980377

You must be a Penn Card holder. Please indicate in the RSVP link that you plan to attend in person. Under the university’s current COVID-19 protocols, we must limit on-site attendance at our events to Penn card holders and, to comply with contact-tracing requirements, we must have a record of who attends our in-person events. Therefore, we are asking that you RSVP is you plan to attend in person. If you do not RSVP and still wish to attend, you are still welcome to show up, but will need to sign in on arrival. Although social distancing is not required under current university rules, we will be limiting the number of people in our conference room to somewhat less than our past highest turnout events.

To participate by Zoom:

We understand that some of you will be unable or uncomfortable attending in person, but wish to participate. We will send you a Zoom link if you register here: https://upenn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwpde-gpzksEtNk9AvBUs62LcT0gb_OJyeY