HOPKINS CHINA FORUM hosts mostly academic talks on “China and the world,” broadly consistent with the interests of the alumni of the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
Next Speaker(s):
Past Speakers:
- 06/07/20: Luis Portas (WeWork), “The Future of Work: A Post-Virus Forecast“
- 05/31/20: John Van Fleet (Jiaotong University), “Covid-19 Learning Curve: Evolution in University Education“
- 07/25/19: Zhang Junhua (European Institute for Asian Studies), “China’s Response to Climate Change“
- 05/15/19: Miguel Otero-Iglesias (Elcano Royal Institute), “Europe Meets the China Challenge“
- 04/25/19: Cheng Cheng (Made in Africa Initiative), “China-Africa Development: From Free Aid to SEZs“
- 03/27/19: Zhang Zhexin (SIIS), “Emerging C2: Why China and the U.S. are Destined for Co-Development“
- 12/20/18: Zhao Wei (ESSCA) and Max Rech (ESSCA), “Manufacturing in the U.S., China, Germany, and Japan“
- 11/13/18: Walter Andersen (SAIS), “Inside Indian Politics: Hindu Nationalism, and the Transformation of India“
- 11/08/18: Frank Lavin (former U.S. Ambassador to Singapore), “The American Experience of WWII in Europe“
- 10/30/18: Fabienne Bossuyt (Ghent University), “The European Union and China in Central Asia“
- 10/18/18: Karolina Pawlik (Jiaotong University), “Chinese Characters and Modern Design in the Republican Era“
- 09/13/18: Tereza Novotná (Free University of Brussels, “North Korea Crisis Diplomacy: Any Role for the EU?
- 05/10/18: Erland Ek (China Policy) and Zhang Yifei (Control Risks), “U.S.-China Trade and Risks for MNCs in China“
- 04/21/18: Josh Eisenman (UT Austin), China’s Major Power Engagement with the Developing World
- 03/07/18: Lenora Chu (Author), “Education in China: Strengths, Weaknesses, and Cultural Difference“
- 02/05/18: David Moser, (Yenching Academy), “The Past and Future of Putonghua“
- 01/23/18: Geoffrey Harris (European Parliament), “Europe after Brexit: Crisis or Opportunity?“
- 01/15/18: Shaun Rein (China Market Research Group), “The War for China’s Wallet“
- 12/19/17: Ezra Mitchell (SUFE), “Surviving Trump through Rule of Law in America“
- 12/14/17: Jane Zhang (HKSTU), “China’s Gender Gap in Competitiveness: Culture, Institutions, and Policies“
- 11/09/17: Ioana Kraft (European Chamber), “European Business in China: Recommendations for Policymakers“
- 09/21/17: Zhang Junhua (Jiaotong University) and Max Mayer (Tongji University), “Neo-Mercantilism in OBOR“
- 08/03/17: Kapil Kane (Director of Innovation at Intel China), “Intrapreneurship: Going back to the Garage!“
- 07/20/17: Alsu Tagirova (ECNU), “Winning Hearts and Minds: Soviet Propaganda in China in the Cold War“
- 06/27/17: Scott Rozelle (Stanford), “China’s Invisible Rural Crisis: Childhood Development, IQ, and Parenting“
- 06/06/17: Fredrik Uddenfeldt (Swedish Consulate), “The Swedish Model: Pros, Cons, and Relevance for China?“
- 05/18/17: Andrew Field (Duke) and Graham Earnshaw (Earnshaw Books), “Whitey Smith in Shanghai’s Jazz Age“
- 03/17/17: Francis Bassolino (Alaris), “The Rooster Crows: What to Expect in China This Year and Beyond“
- 03/10/17: Adel Wang (Zhejiang University), “Sound and Affect: An Anthropology of China’s Sound Practice“
- 02/27/17: Debin Ma (LSE), “Great Divergence: China’s Economy in Global, Long-Term Historical Comparison“
- 01/03/17: Wu Guanjun (ECNU), “China Today: Society of the Spectacle“
- 12/21/16: Lyle Goldstein (U.S. Naval War College), “Meeting China Halfway: How to Defuse U.S.-China Rivalry“
- 12/05/16: Edward Slingerland (UBC), “Ancient China, Modern Science, and the Power of Spontaneity“
- 11/14/16: Madeline Carr (Cardiff University), “Global Cyberpower: U.S., China, and the Future of the Internet“
- 11/10/16: Michelle Garnaut (M on the Bund), “Shanghai’s Changing Restaurant, Nightlife, and Cultural Scene“
- 10/27/16: Michael Enright (HKU), “Developing China: The Remarkable Impact of Foreign Direct Investment“
- 09/28/16: Duncan Clark (BDA China), “Jack Ma: Icon or Icarus?“
- 09/08/16: Thomas Talhelm (University of Chicago), “Rice Theory of Culture: China’s Two Psychological Cultures“
- 07/14/16: Maximilian Mayer (Tongji University), “Refugees and the Rise of Emotional Politics in Europe“
- 07/05/16: Anurag Viswanath (Institute of Chinese Studies in Delhi), “Finding India in China“
- 06/29/16: Hua Xiahong (Tongji University), “Changing Faces of Shanghai Architecture“
- 06/21/16: Graham Earnshaw (Earnshaw Books), “Two Decades of Outlier Publishing in China“
- 06/16/16: Wayne Morrison (U.S. Congressional Research Servce), “U.S.-China Commercial Relations“
- 05/30/16: Allen Lynch (UVirginia), “The Crisis of Putin’s Political Economy: Hopeless but not Serious“
- 05/23/16: Jennifer Harris (Council on Foreign Relations), “War by Other Means: Geoeconomics and Statecraft“
- 05/19/16: Ron Klein (PWC) and Ken Jarrett (AmCham), “Results from AmCham Business Climate Survey“
- 05/05/16: Douglas Howland (UWisconsin), “The Rise of Japan in the 19th Century“
- 04/14/16: Francis Bassolino (Alaris) and Aina Konold (Gap), “Who’s Still Catching the Growth Wave in China?“
- 03/31/16: Deborah Davis (Yale), “Love and Loyalty in Shanghai: His, Her and Their Marriages“
- 03/23/16: Kayhan Barzegar (Islamic Azad University), “Geopolitical Dangers of Islamic Terrorism/ISIS“
- 03/14/16: Wolfgang Röhr (Tongji University), “Germany and China at the Heart of Europe and Asia“
- 03/02/16: Lena Scheen (NYU Shanghai), “Shanghai Literary Imaginings: A City in Transformation“
- 02/18/16: Nigel Gould-Davies (Chatham House), “Russia’s Globalization: Rise, Fall, and Future“
- 02/04/16: Robert Bianchi (University of Chicago), “China’s Deepening Links to the Middle East“
- 01/25/16: Yang Daqing (GWU), “Building Trust after Conflict: Reconcilation in Europe and East Asia“
- 01/11/16: David Lampton (SAIS) and Ken Jarrett (AmCham), “The State of U.S.-China Relations“
- 12/10/15: Kazuyuki Katayama (Consul General of Japan), “The Future of Sino-Japanese Relations“
- 11/16/15: Xin Qiang (Fudan University), “Maritime Disputes and the China-U.S. Geopolitical Game in East Asia“
- 10/28/15: Daniel Lynch (USC), “China’s Futures: Chinese Elites on Economy, Politics, Foreign Policy“
- 09/21/15: Tansen Sen (CUNY), “The Present and Future of India-China Relations“
- 09/13/15: Michel Hockx (SOAS), “Internet Literature and Publishing Reform in China“
- 08/20/15: Zhang Junhua (Jiaotong University), “China’s Emerging Neo-Statism and the Global Political Economy“
- 08/06/15: Jake Parker (U.S.-China Business Council), “China’s New Normal and Business Environment for MNCs“
- 07/13/15: William Duff (U.S. Consulate), “The U.S.-China Economic Relationship: Deepening Partnership“
- 06/23/15: David Wong (Shui On Land) and Joe Zhou (JLL), “China Real Estate: Excess Supply and Market Outlook “
- 06/05/15: John Lipsky (IMF), “Mobilizing International Investment in a Sustainable Global Environment“
- 05/30/15: Jonathan Woetzel (McKinsey) and Jeff Towson (Beijing University), “New Normal for MNCs“
- 05/11/15: Mary Boyd, (Economist Intelligence Unit), “China’s One Belt, One Road: Prospects and Challenges“
- 05/07/15: Zennon Kapron (KapronAsia) “Banking in China: From Duplication to Innovation“
- 04/19/15: James Fallows (Atlantic Monthly) “News You Don’t Know About America and its Views of China“
- 03/19/15: Andrew Field (Duke) and James Farrer (Sophia University), “Shanghai Nightscapes“
- 01/29/15: Jean-Marc Blanchard (Jiaotong University), “Zoning Out: The Shanghai Free Trade Zone“
- 01/19/15: Walter Andersen (SAIS), “India in Asia: Greater Engagement“
- 12/15/14: Li Jie (Harvard University), “Shanghai Homes: Private Life, Memories, and Spatial Intimacy“
- 12/03/14: Leta Hong Fincher (HKUST), “Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China“
- 11/17/14: Duncan Innes-Ker (Economist Intelligence Unit), “China’s Reform Agenda Going Forward“
- 10/27/14: James McGregor (APCO), “Decoding China’s Evolving Political and Economic Landscape“
- 09/25/14: Alexandra Harney (Reuters), “Chinese Workers in Japan: Interns or Cheap Labor?“
- 08/26/14: Raffaello Pantucci (Royal United Services Institute), “How New is the Silk Road Economic Belt?“
- 08/18/14: Wei Wei (East China Normal University), “Changing Families and Gay Activism in China“
- 08/04/14: Feng Shaolei (East China Normal University), “The Future of Sino-Russian Relations“
- 07/21/14: Paul Armstrong-Taylor (Hopkins-Nanjing Center), “Shadow Banking Crisis in China?“
- 07/17/14: Zhang Xiaotong (Wuhan University), “China’s New Economic Diplomacy“
- 06/30/14: Peter Hefele (Konrad Adenauer Stiftung), “Germany’s Geopolitical Future: Europe, America, and China“
- 06/18/14: Mara Hvistendahl, (Science Magazine), “Unnatural Selection: Gender Imbalance in China“
- 06/10/14: David Wertime (Foreign Policy) and Rachel Lu (Foreign Policy), “US-China Relations in the Internet Age“
- 06/03/14: Matthew Crabbe (Mintel), “Myth-Busting China’s Numbers: Understanding China’s Statistics“
- 05/29/14: Vijay Vaitheeswaran (Economist), “Need, Speed, and Greed: The New Rules of Global Innovation“
- 05/20/14: Scott Kennedy (Indiana University), “Self-Interest to Public Interest: The Evolution of Business in China“
- 05/12/14: Robert Bickers (University of Bristol), “British Expatriates from Shanghai and the First World War“
- 04/30/14: Rob Riemen (Nexus Institute), “Lessons of History Not Learned: The Rise of the Far Right in Europe“
- 04/21/14: Jo Lusby (Penguin Books), “The Future of Publishing in China“
- 04/14/14: Chen Zhimin (Fudan University), “A European Turn in Chinese Foreign Policy?“
- 04/03/14: Andrew Field (Hult), “Mu Shiying: China’s Lost Modernist“
- 03/17/14: Evan Osnos (New Yorker), “Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China“
- 01/09/14: David Lampton (SAIS), “Ruling China from Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping“
- 12/10/13: Adam Webb (Hopkins-Nanjing Center), “China’s Soft Power in the Global South“
- 11/28/13: Francisco Gonzalez (SAIS) and Matt Ferchen (Carnegie-Tsinghua), “Sino-Latin American Energy“
- 11/07/13: Sam Crane (Williams College), “Ancient Chinese Thought and Modern American Life“
- 10/30/13: Jonathan Woetzel (McKinsey), “China’s Urbanization: A Stochastic Shift“
- 10/17/13: John Kline (Georgetown University), “International Business Ethics and China Outbound Investment“
- 09/30/13: Gunter Schubert (Universty of Tübingen), “Capitalist Transformation without Democratization“
- 08/19/13: Seth Gurgel (PILnet), “A Socialist Legal System with Confucian Characteristics“
- 07/29/13: Zhu Ying (City University of New York), “China and Hollywood: Courtship, Competition, and Scandal“
- 07/23/13: Liu Heung Shing (Pultizer Prize-Winning Photographer), “Witnessing Change in China Since 1976“
- 06/27/13: Joe Zhang (China Mezzanine Capital), “Shadow Banking in China: The Next Subprime Crisis?“
- 06/20/13: Adam Minter (Bloomberg World View), “Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion Dollar Trash Trade“
- 06/03/13: Joe Studwell (Cambridge University), “How Asia Works“
- 05/28/13: Joanna Lewis (Georgetown University), “Green Innovation in China“
- 05/20/13: Cynthia Estlund (NYU) and Mary Gallagher (University of Michigan), “New Deal for Chinese Workers?“
- 04/10/13: Deborah Brautigam (SAIS), “China and Africa: Think Again“
- 04/01/13: Henry Sanderson (Bloomberg) and Mike Forsythe (Bloomberg), “China’s Superbank“
- 03/13/13: Shen Dingli (Fudan University), “China’s Growing Soft Power Abroad“
- 02/19/13: Andy Rothman (CLSA), “Place Your Bets: China in 2013“
- 01/29/13: Michael Klibaner (Jones Lang LaSalle), “China Real Estate Demystified“
- 01/16/13: Vali Nasr (SAIS), “Arab Spring: Where Do We Go from Here?“
- 11/22/12: Liah Greenfeld (Boston University), “Nationalism in Comparative and Historical Perspective“
- 11/07/12: Kerry Brown (University of Sydney), “What Will China’s Next Decade Look Like?“
- 10/30/12: Mary Gallagher (University of Michigan), “China’s Labor Movement: Scope, Context, Limitations“
- 09/24/12: Shen Hong (Dow Jones) and Zhou Jiangong (Forbes), “Business Reporting In China: Myths and Reality“
- 08/30/12: Patrick Chovanec (Tsinghua University), “Is the China Growth Story Finished?“
- 06/26/12: Duncan Hewitt (Newsweek) and Daan Roggeveen (Go West Project), “China’s Changing Megacities“
- 05/28/12: Eric Li (Chengwei Capital), “Why Democracy is Not the Answer for China“
- 02/28/12: Erik Ringmar (Jiaotong University), “European Imperialism in China“
- 01/04/12: Matthias Matthijs (SAIS), “The Euro in Crisis: A German Tea Party with French Pastries“
- 12/06/11: Frank Lavin (former U.S. Ambassador to Singapore), “An Insider’s View of the U.S. Election“
- 10/26/11: Walter Russell Mead (American Interest), “U.S. Foreign Policy in Asia“
- 09/08/11: Bai Tongdong (Fudan University), “What’s the Big Deal? Rising China’s Cultural Message“
- 08/02/11: Neville Mars (Dynamic City Foundation), “China’s Flash Urbanization: Eco-Hope and Eco-Hazard“
- 05/12/11: David Barboza (New York Times) and Liu Kang (Duke), “Media Bias Against China?“
- 12/16/10: Ken Jarrett (APCO) and Shen Dingli (Fudan University), “Mutual Asian Leaders?“
- 11/09/10: Daniel Bell (Tsinghua University), “Confucianism and Politics in China“