China's New Leadership: People and Priorities
Alice Miller, Stanford University, Hoover Institution
The recently closed 12th National People's Congress completes a generational transition in China's leadership that began with the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party last November. Who are China's…
China’s National Security Strategy and East Asian Security
Xia Liping, Dean and Professor of School of Political Science & International Relations at Tongji University, China.
It was the first time when China put forward the concept of China’s national security strategy in the White Paper on China’s National Defense in 2004. China’s national security strategy and China’…
Ethnic Minority Experience in China’s Urban Labor Market and the Lessons Learned for Other Jurisdictions
Reza Hasmath, Lecturer in Chinese Politics at the University of Oxford, and Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Alberta
This talk looks at contemporary ethnic minority experiences in China’s urban labor market by focusing on describing the ‘ethnic penalty’ that emerges when analyzing the relationship between the educational and…
"Ai WeiWei: Never Sorry"
Documentary Screening and Discussion
Professor Guobin Yang, Associate Professor of Communication and Sociology
"AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY is the inside story of a dissident for the digital age who inspires global audiences and blurs the boundaries of art and politics. First-time director…
The US-China Strategic Economic Relationship: Overcoming Distrust?
Arvind SubramanianSenior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International EconomicsSenior Fellow, Center for Global Development
Facilitating China’s economic rise is one of the central issues for the world economy. Based on his recent book Eclipse, the author will argue that strategic distrust between the world’s major economies can be…
To Rise or Not to Rise? China, India, and the Search for Technology and Power
Andrew B. KennedySenior Lecturer, Policy and Governance,Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
ANDREW B. KENNEDY is Senior Lecturer in Policy and Governance at the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University. His research focuses on international politics in Asia, with…
China's Influence and Impact on the Future of Everybody's Internet
Rebecca MacKinnon, Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation
In recent global debates over the future of Internet governance, China, Russia and a collection of authoritarian states have found themselves at odds with the U.S. and much of the democratic world. China wants the…
Transnational Deal Making in an Evolving Regulatory Environment: The Function and Future of Antitrust and National Security Reviews
In light of the regulatory issues raised by the ongoing Softbank/Sprint deal, and the recent Ralls dispute and CNOOC/Nexen mergers, the symposium will address antitrust and national security reviews in…
Accountability and Participation without Democracy?: Public Law and Governance in China
Panel discussion
Chinese laws and institutions pledge many means for citizens to hold their government accountable and to influence the rules and policies that govern their lives. Administrative law remedies—including rights to sue…