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This online study group, held on six Fridays 9:30-10:30am ET is designed to engage HKS degree students to understand China’s historical rise, critical current challenges, and it’s role in the world moving forward. Led by Professors Tony Saich and Edward Cunningham, who combined leverage over 75 years of experience working in and with China, the program will also draw on the expertise of a range of HKS Ash Center China programs postdoctoral fellows, practitioners and others from business, media, and policy analysis. Our goal is to have students leave the group with a more nuanced and rigorous framework for examining China’s political and economic systems, but also a set of key questions around China’s future integration – or disintegration – with the world. Because the program depends upon interactive discussions and will be capped at 25 students, we particularly encourage those who enjoy active participation and lively debate to sign up on a first-come, first-served basis. Readings will be assigned.
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Agenda
Session 1 – September 17th
Tony Saich and Jerome Doyon: CCP Origins and Institutional Change Through Today
Session 2 – October 1st
Edward Cunningham and Gabriel Chiu: Business-Government Relations under Xi
Session 3 – October 15th
Dennis Kwok and Yi-ting lien: Greater China: Still One Country, Two Systems?
Session 4 – November 5th
Shirley Yu: Technology, Geopolitics and US-China Relations
Session 5 – November 19th
Chunying Yue: Social Media and it’s Role in Political Participation
Session 6 – December 3rd
Saich and Cunningham: Final De-Brief
Virtual Event Details
Registration is required for this study group. Please register with your Harvard email using the link above to receive details for how to join the virtual discussion.
The Ash Center encourages individuals with disabilities to participate in its events. Should you wish to enquire about an accommodation, please contact our events team at info@ash.harvard.edu prior to the event.