Fall Quarter 2022

Dear UC San Diego,

We are pleased to welcome all of you back to campus for the fall quarter. The 21st Century China Center has been hard at work all summer long with research and conferences, and we’ve lined up an impressive series of events you can register for in the fall term.

In July, we held our third in-person China Forum, which brought together scholars, policymakers, and business and community leaders to discuss everything from China’s COVID-Zero policy to Sino-Russo relations in light of Ukraine. Our summer projects included work on China’s think tanks, San Diego and China, public opinion, news media and more. We also worked with students to conduct expert interviews and tracking headlines in the Chinese-language media. Finally, we hosted a successful conference for young scholars studying Chinese public opinion alongside the Fudan-UC Center on Contemporary China. Our understanding of China is enriched by the incredible work these scholars are performing with surveys and experiments in China and the U.S.

Looking to the coming quarter, we have an exciting lineup of activities. Our fall lecture series will kick off Sept. 29 with a panel of experts on the upcoming 20th Communist Party Congress. A short report on the subject will be released around the same time. Other fall speakers include Susan Shirk analyzing China’s overreach and Joseph Esherick discussing the origins of China's Communist Revolution. We are especially pleased that William Kirby will deliver this year’s So Kwan Lok Distinguished Lecture on China. 

In the fall, we are transitioning to mostly hybrid events with both in-person and online components. We are excited to see students and other members of campus and community back together again. See details on our events below and be sure to register today to put them on your calendar. 

Academic researchers interested in the Friday Research Workshops, which are jointly organized with the Fudan-UC Center, are welcome to contact us or sign up in the Quick Links section below.  

Finally, two new researchers will join the team. Patrick Chester, a recent Ph.D. from New York University, will join the China Data Lab as a postdoc researcher, and Boyu Yao, who received a master’s degree in geography and environmental engineering from Johns Hopkins University, will be a research associate working on projects related to energy and climate change in China. Welcome, Patrick and Boyu!

We encourage you to also check the China 360° bulletin, China Data Lab and China Focus blog posts. We look forward to seeing you on Zoom or in person in the fall!

With warm regards,

Susan Shirk, Chair, 21st Century China Center; and

Lei Guang, So Family Executive Director, 21st Century China Center

The Party Remakes China: What to Watch for After the 20th Party Congress

Sept. 29 at 5 p.m. PDT

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The center will convene a panel of experts to discuss key developments in Chinese elite politics. Who will ascend to the Politburo? How will it matter for China’s path forward?

Susan Shirk on How China’s Actions Derailed its Peaceful Rise

Oct. 6 at 5 p.m. PDT

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For decades, China's rise to power was characterized by its reassurance that this rise would be peaceful. When Xi Jinping took power, something changed. In this talk, Susan Shirk reveals the dynamics driving China’s recent overreach. To counter it, she argues, the worst mistake the U.S. can make is to overreact.

Outsourcing Repression and State Power in China

Oct. 13 at 5 p.m. PDT

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Lynette H. Ong from the University of Toronto examines how the Chinese state uses agents from violent thugs to grassroots brokers to coerce and mobilize the masses.

Perverse Incentives and Air Pollution Regulation in China

Oct. 20 at 5 p.m. PDT

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How is China working to fight air pollution and stem environmental problems? Stanford’s Shiran Victoria Shen will share insights from her new book about environmental regulation’s successes and failures in China.

Why Yan’an? Origins of China's Communist Revolution

Nov. 3 at 5 p.m. PDT

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How did the CCP succeed and Mao rise? Joseph Esherick will discuss this and more from his new book “Accidental Holy Land: The Communist Revolution in Northwest China.”

SO KWAN LOK DISTINGUISHED LECTURE 

Are China’s Universities the Future?

Nov. 15 at 5 p.m. PST

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Will China’s educational model pull ahead of America’s universities? Join William Kirby from Harvard University for a discussion of the rise of Chinese universities at the 2022 So Kwan Lok Distinguished Lecture.

The 2022 CHINA Town Hall

Nov. 16 at 4 p.m. PST

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Join us to learn how U.S.-China relations affect our local communities. Former Ambassador Jon Huntsman will share insights based on his experience as a diplomat to China, and our own Richard Madsen will delve deeper into the increasingly discordant narratives surrounding the American Dream and the China Dream.

Data visualizations on wide-ranging topics in Chinese politics and political economy are featured on our China Data Lab blog.

China Focus is an online magazine dedicated to providing depth and context for understanding China and U.S.-China relations. It is run by GPS students with the support of the center.

For students, faculty and others interested in new academic research, sign up for upcoming China Research Workshops.

The 21st Century China Center receives support from philanthropists, alumni, community members, foundations and institutional partners and welcomes tax-deductible donations to support our mission.

21st Century China Center, School of Global Policy and Strategy

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