By Thu Anh Le On the 50th anniversary of the publication of the last will and testament of Hồ Chí Minh (1969 - 2019), Columbia University and the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University held a colloquium on his life, career and legacy. Cosponsored by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, the Department of History, and the Department of East … [Read more...]
Madeleine Zelin to deliver 2019 series of Leonard Hastings Schoff Memorial Lectures
Professor Madeleine Zelin has been selected to deliver the 27th series of the prestigious Leonard Hastings Schoff Memorial Lectures. This year's lecture series is titled "China Semi-Incorporated: The Battle for a Chinese Legal Modernity in the Early Twentieth Century" and is comprised of the following events: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2019 I: The “Company” Will Save Us: … [Read more...]
Columbia alum and diplomat V. K. Wellington Koo’s legacy highlighted in a talk by Guangyao Jin
On October 1, 2019, the Weatherhead East Asian Institute hosted Professor Guangyao Jin, Department of History, and director of the International Center for Studies of Chinese Civilization at Fudan University, for a talk entitled, “The Role of US-educated Students in China’s United States Policy during the Republican Period: A Case Study of Wellington Koo.” Moderated … [Read more...]
Shang-Jin Wei quoted in NPR article on China’s economic slowdown and the trade war
Professor Shang-Jin Wei addressed the ongoing trade war and its effects on China’s economy in a recent National Public Radio news article, “Has the Trade War Taken a Bite Out of China’s Economy? Yes--But It’s Complicated.” According to Wei, China’s economic downturn had begun even before the trade war because of “structural issues like a lack of low-skilled workers to populate … [Read more...]
Qin Gao quoted in The Telegraph article about anti-poverty drive in China
Professor Qin Gao was recently quoted in an article in The Telegraph titled "China's sweeping anti-poverty drive has pulled millions out of hardship, but can it last?" In the article, Professor Gao explained that providing work opportunities and expanding education and health support for the poor are necessary for China's poverty alleviation programs to have a lasting effect. … [Read more...]
