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Make China Great Again: Online Alt-History Fiction, National Revival and Popular Authoritarianism

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This talk, based on the recently published book Make China Great Again, examines such a phenomenon and its implications for authoritarian politics.

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Five Things to Know about China in the Era of Xi Jinping

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This presentation focused on placing major trends in today's People's Republic of China into comparative and historical perspective.

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China Center hosts 2026 CHINA Town Hall

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The event was part of a nationwide program organized by the National Committee on United States-China Relations (NCUSCR), connecting audiences at over 77 venues across the country through a shared livestream and local discussions.

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Cross-Cultural Student Teams Troubleshoot Challenges of Social Media & Social Comparison

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This year’s China Bridge Challenge asked students to focus on youth, social media, and social comparison, coming up with solutions that balanced the interests and objectives of both the U.S. and China.

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The Four Talent Giants: National Strategies for Human Resource Development Across Japan, Australia, China, and India

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This talk draws from a new book that examines how these four “talent giants” have sustained economic growth in the face of new and ongoing challenges, including demographic decline, brain drain, and intensifying geopolitical tensions. 

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Welcoming the Year of the Horse

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The China Center celebrated the Year of the Horse with a Chinese New Year Reception on February 19. It was a joyous occasion as we gathered to mark the start of the new lunar year.

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Reimagining the Second Sino-Japanese War with Animals

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Without losing sight of these human or inhuman realities, this talk invites the audience to revisit the War and its legacies from the perspective of nonhuman animals. 

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The China-US Tangle: Handle with Care

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Professor David M. Lampton discusses the intertwined issues that are becoming progressively more difficult for both Washington and Beijing to constructively manage. 

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In Memory of Jennie Hsiao

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We mourn the passing of Jennie Ho Hsiao, a cherished friend of the China Center and a visionary supporter of our students.

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Thank you to 2024-25 donors and supporters!

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The China Center thanks the generous donors and supporters who make it possible for the University to build bridges with China.