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UPenn Center for the Study of Contemporary China

In-depth conversations on Chinese politics, economics, law, and society with faculty, visitors, and guest speakers at the University of Pennsylvania's Center for the Study of Contemporary China. Hoste... Read more

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Chinese Governance Under Xi Jinping – Victor Shih

Chinese Governance Under Xi Jinping – Victor Shih

Despite little foreshadowing before he took office, President Xi Jinping has emerged as perhaps the most powerful Chines... Read more

26 Apr 2019

1hr 54mins

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Chinese Politics & The 19th Party Congress – Joseph Fewsmith

Chinese Politics & The 19th Party Congress – Joseph Fewsmith

China’s 19th Party Congress, held in October 2017, drew significant anticipation and attention, not only among professio... Read more

20 Dec 2017

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Diagnosing China's State-led Capitalism – Yasheng Huang

Diagnosing China's State-led Capitalism – Yasheng Huang

As Chinese economic growth slows to its lowest rate in 30 years, there is rising concern (including among some Chinese s... Read more

12 Apr 2019

1hr 47mins

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Taiwan and the Global Order – Shelley Rigger

Taiwan and the Global Order – Shelley Rigger

What explains Taiwan’s outsized presence in our news headlines, especially over the first two years of the Trump adminis... Read more

13 Feb 2019

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Overreach and Overreaction: The Crisis in US-China Relations – Susan Shirk

Overreach and Overreaction: The Crisis in US-China Relations – Susan Shirk

The following is a live recording of the 2019 Annual Public Lecture at Penn’s CSCC delivered by Susan Shirk, and introdu... Read more

7 Feb 2019

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China & North Korea Relations – John Park

China & North Korea Relations – John Park

As the nuclear standoff between North Korea and the United States dominates global headlines, the relationship between N... Read more

8 May 2018

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Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank – Natalie Lichtenstein

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank – Natalie Lichtenstein

Launched by China in June 2015, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank ("AIIB") currently has eighty-six members and, ... Read more

2 Jul 2018

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Property Rights and Economic Development in China – Susan Whiting

Property Rights and Economic Development in China – Susan Whiting

At least since China’s 1994 fiscal and tax reforms, land-backed development has served as the greatest source of revenue... Read more

22 Mar 2019

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Local Governance and Accountability in China – Dan Mattingly

Local Governance and Accountability in China – Dan Mattingly

How do autocratic regimes secure political obedience, and implement unpopular policies, without always resorting to outr... Read more

4 Apr 2019

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The Evolution of Workers’ Rights in China – Mary Gallagher

The Evolution of Workers’ Rights in China – Mary Gallagher

Economic reform since the late 1970s, as well as the dynamics of globalization unleashed in full by China’s entry into t... Read more

14 Mar 2019

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