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The Russian Invasion of Ukraine and the Sino-Russian Partnership

Center for the Study of Contemporary China
Elizabeth Wishnick, Senior Research Scholar, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
- | CSCC Conference Room, PCPSE Room 418




The Future of the South China Sea Dispute: Perspectives from the Philippines

Center for the Study of Contemporary China
Justice Antonio Carpio, Supreme Court of the Philippines
- | CSCC Conference Room, PCPSE Room 418




Guanchang Meixue: Heart Distress and Aesthetic Attunement in China’s Bureaucracy

Center for the Study of Contemporary China
Jie Yang, Professor of Anthropology, Simon Fraser University
- | CSCC Conference Room, PCPSE Room 418




Sang Young Park: Book Talk and Signing Event

Penn Korean Language Program
- | College Hall 319

Meet best-selling South Korean author Sang Young Park as he discusses his booker prize-longlisted novel, Love in the Big City, a funny, surprising, and poignant tale of a…




Matsumoto Toshio’s Antifascist Film-Philosophy

Humanities Colloquium
Julia Alekseyeva, University of Pennsylvania
- | College Hall 319, with lunch available in History Lounge 209 starting at 11:30am

This talk analyzes fiercely political filmmaker Matsumoto Toshio through the lens of…




Negotiating Legality: Chinese Companies in the US Legal System

Center for the Study of Contemporary China
Ji Li, John S. & Marilyn Long Chair of US-China Business and Law, UC Irvine
- | CSCC Conference Room, PCPSE Room 418




China and Climate Change: Transnational Science, Politics, and Policy in Historical Perspectives

Center for the Study of Contemporary China
Zuoyue Wang, Professor of History, California State Polytechnic University
- | CSCC Conference Room, PCPSE Room 418




Chinatown Cha-Cha film screening

Exploring the History of Chinese-American Women Nightclub Performers
Luka Yuanyuan Yang, Director, Lynette Shen, film scholar
- | Public Trust | 4017 Walnut St

Join us at the Public Trust for Chinatown Cha-Cha, a film screening exploring the history of Chinese-American women nightclub performers and their lasting cultural legacy, on Tuesday…




The Unmaking of the Chinese Working Class: The Global Limits of Capitalism

Issues in Contemporary East Asia
Teemu Ruskola, University of Pennsylvania
- | Annenberg 111 | 3620 Walnut Street

This talk draws on a book project by the same title. It seeks to offer a structural…




The Authoritarian Commons: Neighborhood Democratization in Urban China

Center for the Study of Contemporary China
Shitong Qiao, Professor of Law, Duke University
- | CSCC Conference Room, PCPSE Room 418,