Panel Discussion "The 19th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and the Futures of Chinese Politics" Andrew Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, Columbia University Hua Ze, Founder of China Rights in Action L.H.M. Ling, Professor of International Affairs, The New School Mark Frazier, Professor of Politics at The New … [Read more...]
Watch Howard French and Jeff Wasserstrom Discuss China’s Past and Present
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to share a December 12, 2016 conversation between Howard W. French, Associate Professor of Journalism at the Columbia Journalism School, and Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom, Chancellor's Professor of History at the University of California, Irvine, about the influence of China's political history on current events. Howard W. French is … [Read more...]
Watch Andrew J. Nathan Discuss Taiwan and U.S.-China Relations Under a Trump Administration
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to share a December 14, 2016 video in which Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor Political Science at Columbia University, discusses Donald Trump's conversation with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen and the ways a Trump Administration may affect U.S.-China relations. … [Read more...]
Andrew J. Nathan Discusses Xi Jinping’s New Military Position in ChinaFile
Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, discussed Xi Jinping's new military position in ChinaFile. Professor Nathan wrote this assessment after President Xi recently assumed the title of Commander in Chief of China’s Military, a position that he now holds in addition to his role as Chairman of the Central Military Commission. … [Read more...]
Andrew J. Nathan Asks “Who is Xi?” in The New York Review of Books
Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, has published the new article "Who is Xi?" in May 12, 2016 edition of The New York Review of Books. In the article, Professor Nathan explores the political identity of China's President Xi Jinping by analyzing several recent books and articles about the Xi Jinping and about Chinese … [Read more...]


