China Mainland Events
Religion in the Social Transition of Contemporary China (Day 2)
October 14, 2011 // 9:00am — 12:30pm
Kissinger Institute on China and the United States
The rapid growth of religious activity in China, especially among Christians but including other religions as well, raises profound questions about the relationship of religion to government and its potential effects on the emerging social challenges facing China.
Religion in the Social Transition of Contemporary China (Day 1)
October 13, 2011 // 9:30am — 5:00pm
Kissinger Institute on China and the United States
The rapid growth of religious activity in China, especially among Christians but including other religions as well, raises profound questions about the relationship of religion to government and its potential effects on the emerging social challenges facing China.
Book Event: Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China
October 05, 2011 // 9:30am — 11:00am
Kissinger Institute on China and the United States
No one in the twentieth century had a greater impact on world history than Deng Xiaoping. And no scholar is better qualified than Ezra Vogel to disentangle the contradictions embodied in the life and legacy of China’s boldest strategist.
Scrambling for Hydropower in the Himalayas
September 26, 2011 // 9:00am — 11:00am
China Environment Forum
The Third Pole – an area of the Himalayas and Tibetan plateau and home to the largest reserve of fresh water outside the Arctic and Antarctic – is a region familiar to both earthquakes and dam projects. This irreconcilable reality is at the center of an emerging debate, raising environmental and security concerns as regional governments scramble for clean energy resources and control over a precious water source.
Chinese Culture and Peaceful Development
September 21, 2011 // 2:30pm — 3:30pm
Kissinger Institute on China and the United States
Watch the live webcast of the Honorable Cai Wu's, Minister of Culture of the People’s Republic of China, lecture on "Chinese Culture and China’s Peaceful Development" (中国文化与中国和平发展).
Latin America and China: What Do They Mean for Each Other?
September 19, 2011 // 9:00am
Latin American Program
A panel on China’s Rise in the International Economic System and China’s Role in Latin American Trade, Investment, and Growth.
Book Launch: Water: Asia's New Battleground
September 12, 2011 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Asia Program
Brahma Chellaney, one of India's most prominent strategists, discusses the threat posed by water tensions in Asia.
Book Discussion: After Leaning to One Side: China and Its Allies in the Cold War
August 15, 2011 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
History and Public Policy Program
Wilson Center Public Policy Scholar Shen Zhihua will discuss his latest book, After Leaning to One Side: China and Its Allies in the Cold War.
China at a Crossroads: Distress Over Democratization or an Omen of Collapse?
August 04, 2011 // 10:00am — 11:30am
Kissinger Institute on China and the United States
Through an in-depth analysis of China’s actual conditions on the ground–the “crossroads” it faces–this presentation suggested ways to make sense of China’s uncertain future.
Dams and Sustainability in China
July 26, 2011 // 9:00am — 11:00am
China Environment Forum
Dams, dams, and more dams! China is home to roughly half the world's large dams, and hydropower is set to play a key role in helping China meet its 2020 carbon intensity reduction commitments. Dozens of new large hydro projects are underway across the southwestern part of the country, where steep mountains and big rivers mean great hydro potential. Yet many of those projects are in culturally or ecologically sensitive areas that are home to large concentrations of ethnic minorities, and may involve trans-boundary rivers – all of which bring the long-term sustainability of the projects to the fore.