2019

China’s Rise, Trade Friction, and the U.S. Response

Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky, United States Trade Representative, 1997-2001 Senior International Partner, Wilmer Hale
- Rm. 350, Steinberg-Dietrich Hall, 3620 Locust Walk

In conversation with Wharton Dean Geoff Garrett

Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky, Senior International Partner at WilmerHale in Washington, DC, chairs the firm’s International Trade, Investment and…



2019

US-China Relations: A New Era of Bipolarity?

Yan Xuetong, Professor of International Relations, Tsinghua University
- Rm. 250, Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics, 133 S. 36th St.

While work in international relations has closely examined the decline of great powers, not much attention has been paid to the question of their rise. The upward trajectory of China is a particularly puzzling case.…



2019

Migration and Popular Resistance in Rural China

Yao Lu, Associate Professor of Sociology, Columbia University
- CSCC Conference Room, Perelman 418, 133 S. 36th St.

Massive rural-urban migration and growing collective resistance are two profound transformations in China. This study examines how migration shapes collective resistance in sending areas. Drawing on…



2019

China’s War on Poverty: Winning at What Cost?

Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work, Columbia University
2nd Floor Forum, Perelman 250, 133 S. 36th St.

The Chinese government has set the ambitious goal of eradicating poverty by 2020. Will this goal be achieved, and at what cost? Drawing from her book,…



2019

Censored: Distraction and Diversion Inside China's Great Firewall

Margaret Roberts, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of California San Diego
- 2nd Floor Forum, Perelman 250, 133 S. 36th St.

As authoritarian governments around the world develop sophisticated technologies for controlling information, many observers have predicted that these controls would be ineffective because they are easily thwarted…



2019

Roundtable Discussion on Judicial Reform in China

Fu Yulin, Professor of Civil Law, Peking University
- CSCC Conference Room, Perelman 418, 133 S. 36th St.

Since 2013, China's Supreme People's Court under Chief Justice Zhou Qiang has pushed forward a number of judicial…



2019

Understanding China's Increasing Role in Global Clean Energy Innovation

Joanna Lewis, Associate Professor of Science, Technology and International Affairs, Georgetown University
- CSCC Conference Room, Perelman 418, 133 S. 36th St.

China’s rapid rise to become the largest investor in and user of clean energy technologies in the world has simultaneously cast it as both an international climate leader and an unfair competitor. How is China…



2019

Courts, Law, and Politics in the United States and Asia

Apr 5, 2019 - Apr 6, 2019 at - Penn Law School--Silverman Hall 240A, 3501 Sansom Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Scholars, jurists, and policy-makers in every major jurisdiction in Asia are debating, and sometimes reforming, the selection and appointment of judges, the role of specialized courts, the autonomy and accountability…



2019

Roundtable Discussion with Chu Shulong: China’s Foreign Relations Today

Chu Shulong,  Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Tsinghua University
- CSCC Conference Room, Perelman 418, 133 S. 36th St.

Dr. Chu Shulong is a Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the School of…



2019

The Developing World of Arbitration and Trade Dynamics in Asia

Weixia Gu, Associate Professor of Law, University of Hong Kong;  Pasha Hsieh,  Associate Professor of Law, Singapore Management University
- Silverman 280, Penn Law School

Weixia Gu is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong (HKU).  Originated from Shanghai, she obtained her MCL and SJD degrees from HKU. Prior to joining the Faculty of…