On March 1, 2018, Benjamin L. Liebman, the Robert L. Lieff Professor of Law and director of the Center for Chinese Legal Studies at the Columbia Law School, discussed the ways China's legal system handles traffic violations on SupChina's Sinica Podcast. From the Sinica Podcast Description: "'Having read hundreds and hundreds of these cases, I have decided that I’m never … [Read more...]
Feb. 15 Event: “Task Force on U.S.-China Policy: Recommendations for the New Administration:” Photos, Audio, and a Report
Photographs, audio, and a report are now available from the February 15, 2017 lecture "Task Force on U.S.-China Policy: Recommendations for the New Administration," which featured speaker Orville Schell, the Arthur Ross Director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at Asia Society and Senior Research Scholar at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. The event was introduced by … [Read more...]
Eugenia Lean meets with Taipei Mayor and with Columbia Alumni in Taiwan
In July 2016, Eugenia Lean, Director of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and Associate Professor of Chinese History at Columbia University, met with the Mayor of Taipei, Ko Wen-je, at his office to discuss further cooperation between Taipei and the Columbia community. In Taipei, the Board of the Columbia Alumni Association of Taiwan also hosted welcome dinners for … [Read more...]
April 18 Event: “The Rise of Post-Umbrella Movement Political Forces in the New Era:” Photos
Photographs are now available from the April 18, 2016 "The Rise of Post-Umbrella Movement Political Forces in the New Era" event, which featured Hong Kong-based activist Joshua Wong in conversation with Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, and Benjamin L. Liebman, Robert L. Lieff Professor of Law and Director of the Center for … [Read more...]
October 29 Event: “Basic Law Under the One Country, Two Systems Regime: A Conversation with the Hong Kong Secretary of Justice:” Photos and Audio
Photographs and audio are now available from the October 29, 2015 event "Basic Law Under the One Country, Two Systems Regime: A Conversation with the Hong Kong Secretary of Justice." The event, co-sponsored by Columbia Law School's Center for Chinese Legal Studies, featured a lecture by the Honorable Rimsky Yuen, Secretary of Justice, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. … [Read more...]
