Professor Andrew Nathan discussed the Chinese perspective in Sino-US trade talks in a new article for Foreign Affairs titled "How China Really Sees the Trade War." According to Nathan, US President Donald Trump must "decide whether to accept the Chinese offer that has been on the table ever since early 2017 and end the trade war or to allow the US and Chinese economies to drift … [Read more...]
Yokohama’s economic history threads together two WEAI titles in JAS review
A review of two titles in the Weatherhead East Asian Institute's publication series roster was recently published in the Journal of Asian Studies. In the journal's May 2019 issue, Eric C. Han, author of Rise of a Japanese Chinatown: Yokohama 1894-1972, discusses Yasuhiro Makimura's Yokohama and the Silk Trade: How Eastern Japan Became the Primary Economic Region of Japan, … [Read more...]
June 13 Event: “A Conversation with Taiwan’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs”
A Conversation with Taiwan’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Szu-chien Hsu – Taiwan’s response to the US Indo-Pacific Strategy Featuring Dr. Szu-chien Hsu Moderated by Class of 1919 Professor Andrew Nathan On June 13, Taiwan’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Szu-chien Hsu visited the Weatherhead East Asian Institute to … [Read more...]
Carol Gluck recounts history of US perceptions of Japan’s emperor in Nikkei interview
In a recent article in the Nikkei Shimbun, Professor Carol Gluck discussed the evolution of public perception in the US of the emperor of Japan. In the more than 70 years since the end of the Second World War, US views of the position of emperor have changed dramatically, with a role once seen as host to a leading figure in the war taking on new status as a symbol of peace, … [Read more...]
Andrew Nathan discusses Tiananmen Square anniversary with international media
Professor Andrew Nathan is poised to appear in a PBS documentary film on June 25 titled Tiananmen: The People Versus the Party, to be released in the wake of the 30th anniversary of the June 4 Tiananmen Square crackdown. Ahead of the anniversary, Nathan published an article in Foreign Affairs introducing a new publication of speeches that were delivered by top Chinese … [Read more...]
