The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to offer a guide to East Asia-related panels and presentations at the 2018 Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference that will feature current Columbia University faculty, postdoctoral scholars, affiliates, and graduate students. The AAS conference will take place at Washington D.C.'s Marriott Wardman Park Hotel from … [Read more...]
Andrew J. Nathan Discusses China’s Possible Reaction to the U.S.-North Korea Summit Meeting in ChinaFile
Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, was one of several experts who discussed "When Trump and Kim Meet, What Will Xi Do?" in a March 13, 2018 ChinaFile Conversation. Professor Nathan was asked how the potential summit meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong-un might affect China’s interests in the region and how Beijing … [Read more...]
Qin Gao Explains China’s Dibao Social Assistance Program on the Sinica Podcast
On March 15, 2018, Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work and Director, China Center for Social Policy, at Columbia University, discussed China's Dibao social assistance program on SupChina's Sinica Podcast. From the Sinica Podcast Description: "There is no question that China has seen a miracle of poverty reduction. According to the World Bank, since the … [Read more...]
Senior Research Scholar Elizabeth Wishnick Publishes ”The Sino-Russian Partnership in the Arctic” on the China Policy Institute Blog
WEAI Senior Research Scholar Elizabeth Wishnick published a March 15, 2018 article titled "The Sino-Russian Partnership in the Arctic" on the China Policy Institute blog. Dr. Wishnick is a Professor of Political Science at Montclair State University. "Climate change may make the Northern Sea Route ice-free and remove the legal basis for Russia’s claim to jurisdiction as well … [Read more...]
Lien-Hang Nguyen to Speak about the Tet Offensive on March 15 at Baruch College
Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, will discuss the history of the Vietnam War at the Friedman Symposium "“Rethinking the Tet Offensive, 50 Years On” at Baruch College on Thursday, March 15, 2018. Baruch College's event description follows: "The Tet Offensive of 1968 was the … [Read more...]
