New Media, the Internet, and a Changing China 新媒体、互联网与变动中的中国
This one-day international seminar addresses the dynamic and evolving relationships among China's new media, civil society, public opinion, commerce, international relations and legal system. Leading scholars, journalists, and bloggers will engage in an open discussion on the impact of new media on contemporary Chinese society. Co-sponsored by Beijing University School of Journalism & Communication. No registration required, open to all.
09:00 – 9:15 Opening 开幕
Zengzhi SHI, Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, Peking University
师曾志 北京大学新闻与传播学院 教授
Avery GOLDSTEIN, Professor of Political Science,…
China and Japan: where to go from here?
Ren Xiao, Professor of International Politics, Fudan University
The territorial dispute over the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands between China and Japan has once again emerged as a prominent issue that disrupts regional security in East Asia. Episodes like China’s People’s Liberation…
Politically Connected Polluters Under Smog
Yuhua Wang, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania
I conducted an event study of an exogenous pollution shock–smog in the winter of 2013–to examine how the market values of firms in polluting industries and environmental protecting industries, respectively,…
Introduction to the People's Liberation Army
Ken Allen, Senior China Analyst, Defense Group Inc.
The one-hour briefing provides an overview of the People's Liberation Army's history, doctrine, organizational structure, personnel issues, foreign affairs, and levels of conflict.
Ken Allen…
The State of Legal Development In China:
Issues and Evidence
Leading scholars from Renmin University will address key areas vital to China’s legal development. U.S.-based experts in these areas and U.S.-based scholars of Chinese law will offer commentary from comparative and cross-disciplinary perspectives.
9:00-9:15 Registration
9:15-10:00 Welcome, Opening Remarks and Introduction to …
Corruption in the Procurement of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Equipment in China:
Are Multinationals Especially Vulnerable?
Susan Rose-Ackerman， Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence (Law and Political Science), Yale University
Calls for reform of the Chinese healthcare system are voiced at the highest levels, and reform efforts are ongoing and fast changing. Healthcare is an essential service provided by professionals to poorly informed…
Asian Designs: Risen Powers and the Struggle for International Governance
Saadia M. Pekkanen, Job and Gertrud Tamaki Associate Professor, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington
* Open to all, lunch provided.
Can China Resolve its Labor Question by Improving Labor Standards?
The Regulatory Response to Labor Unrest
Cynthia Estlund, Catherine A. Rein Professor of Law, New York University School of Law
China's initial and preferred strategy for abating labor unrest was to legislate labor standards and improve access to judicial and arbitral enforcement of individual rights claims under the law. …
Promoting Good Governance and the Rule of Law in China: How does a Chinese scholar build global teams to make a difference?
Mei Gechlik, Founder and Director of Stanford Law School’s China Guiding Cases Project; Founder and President of Good Governance International
Dr. Mei Gechlik is Founder and Director of Stanford Law School’s China Guiding Cases Project (“CGCP”) as well as Founder and President of Good Governance International (“GGI”). Approximately three years ago, Dr…
Why Food Safety Fails in China: The Politics of Scale
John Yasada, Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for the Study of Contemporary ChinaCommentator: Song Hualin, Professor, Nankai University Law School; Visiting Scholar, Yale China Law Center
This article examines China’s food safety failures to cast light on how scale has deeply affected its regulatory politics. Contrary to studies that highlight China’s food safety challenges primarily resulting…