An Arab Spring in Beijing? Islam, the Middle East, and China
Dru Gladney, Professor of Anthropology at Pomona College, President of the Pacific Basin Institute
This talk examines China’s important and changing relationship with the Middle East, especially with regard to the recent tumultuous events there following several uprisings and revolutions across North Africa and…
Judicial Risk and Assessment of Judges in China
Xingzhong Yu, Anthony W. and Lulu C. Wang Professor in Chinese Law, Cornell Law School
This talk will examine “judicial risks” Chinese judges are facing. It will discuss the judicial responsibility systems for incorrectly decided cases, decisional accountability and personal safety of judges in China.…
A Rights-based Approach to Civil Society and Public Interest Law in China
Jia Ping, Public interest lawyer Zhang Tao, Civil Society Activist
Public interest lawyer Jia Ping and civil society activist Zhang Tao will share their insiders’ perspectives on challenges facing civil society leaders and public…
Choices in U.S.-China Relations: Taiwan and Beyond
Bonnie Glaser, Freeman Chair for China Studies, Center for Strategic and International Studies;Charles Glaser, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, Director of the Elliott School's Institute for Security and Conflict Studies at George Washington University
Bonnie Glaser, one of the country’s preeminent analysts of contemporary China and a longstanding observer of developments on Taiwan, and Charles Glaser, one of the foremost international relations theorists of…
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US-China Relations: An Assessment
JIA Qingguo, Professor and Associate Dean of the School of International Studies of Peking University.
JIA Qingguo is Professor and Associate Dean of the School of International Studies of Peking University. He has published extensively on U.S.-China relations, relations between the Chinese mainland…
China's Political Economy and Foreign Relations
Professor Chu Shulong, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University
Dr. Chu Shulong is currently a Visiting Scholar at the Center for U.S.-China Relations of New York University. He is a Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the…
The Course of US-China Relations: Its Evolution and Prospects
2012-2013 CSCC Annual Public Lecture
Governor Jon M. Huntsman Jr., former US Ambassador to China
Governor Jon Huntsman, former US Ambassador to China with many years of public service and experience in Asia, shares his thoughts about the course of US-China relations and the influences that are shaping its…
Educational Implications of Ethnic Categorization in China, 1982-2005
Hua-Yu Sebastian Cherng, Department of Sociology and Graduate School of Education
The Ongoing Quest for Judicial Independence in Contemporary China
He Weifang
Penn’s Center for the Study of Contemporary China is pleased to have the opportunity to host a talk by Professor He Weifang, one of China’s most prominent public…
Interpersonal Networks in Comparative Perspective:
The Core Discussion Networks in China, Japan, and the US
Ning Hsieh, Department of Demography and Department of Sociology
The study compares core discussion networks in three national contexts—China, Japan, and the US, intending to show cross-national differences in the structure of interpersonal networks that are shaped by broader…