March 25th, 2014, Bridge Café (Wudaokou) Speaker: Prof. Robert Ross, Professor of Political Science Boston College and Associate, John King Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University Prof. YU Tiejun Associate Professor, School of International Studies, Peking...
February 24th, 2014, Bridge Café (Wudaokou) Speaker: Prof. WEN Tiejun, 温铁军 Executive Dean, Institute of Advanced Studies for Sustainability, Renmin University of China Executive Dean, Institute of Rural Reconstruction of China, Southwestern University of China Presentation The first ThinkIN China...
November 6th, 2013, Bridge Café (Wudaokou) Speaker: Prof. WANG Yizhou, Deputy Dean of the School of International Studies, Peking University Presentation Three main themes underlined all other issues in Professor Wang’s speech. The first was his own concept of ‘creative involvement’. This...
October 15th, 2013, Bridge Café (Wudaokou) Speaker: Prof. TAO Ran, Professor, School of Economics, Renmin University of China Special screening of excerpts from the documentary: China Rural Economy by Dr. Michele Geraci, Head of China Economic Policy Program, University of Notthingham in...
China’s Dilemma: Marching West but Thinking East September 24, 2013, Bridge Café (Wudaokou) Speaker: Prof. WANG Jisi, Professor, School of International Studies, Peking University Presentation In order to fully grasp the very essence of the so-called “China goes West” theory, Professor Wang Jisi...
The Civil Factor: NGOs in China June 6, 2013, Bridge Café (Wudaokou) Speaker: Prof. Dr. ZHANG Changdong 张长东, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Studies, Peking University Presentation Prof. Zhang opened the session by defining civil society as a precondition for effective democracy. The...
Back to Polygamy: Multilateralism in China-EU Relations May 22, 2013, Bridge Café (Wudaokou) Speaker: Prof. Dr. ZHOU Hong 周弘, Director, Institute of European Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Presentation Professor Zhou opened her speech by addressing some of the common stereotypes that...
April 30, 2013, Bridge Cafe (Wudaokou) Speakers: Prof. Dr. Jørgen Delman, Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies (TORS), Copenhagen University and Mr. DENG Liangchun 邓梁春, Senior Programme Officer, Climate and Energy Programme, WWF China Presentation from Prof. Dr. Jørgen...
March 26, 2013, Bridge Café (Wudaokou) Speaker: Prof. Dr. HUANG Yingying 黄盈盈, Department of Sociology, Renmin University of China; Deputy Director, Institute of Sexuality and Gender Presentation To provide context for the topic of discussion, Dr. Huang opened her speech by highlighting the...
February 24, 2013, Bridge Café (Wudaokou) Speaker: Dr. ZHANG Ruijie 张瑞杰, Managing Director, Low Carbon City China Programme, Beijing Presentation Dr. Zhang opened his talk by framing climate change as a global concern. He underlined the importance of mitigating the adverse effects of...
December 4, 2012, Bridge Café (Wudaokou) Prof. Dr. TU Weiming 杜维明, Director of the Institute for Advanced Humanistic Studies, Peking University Presentation With Bridge Café more crowded than Beijing’s Line 2 subway at rush hour, Professor Tu captured the attention of listeners by recounting the...
November 20, 2012, Bridge Café (Wudaokou) Speaker: Dr. ZHAO Changhui 赵昌会, Senior Country Risk Analyst, China ExIm Bank Presentation Dr. Zhao opened his lecture with an overview of the state of the global economy in 2012. His main impression is that overall, most of the countries are having...
October 30, 2012, Bridge Café (Wudaokou) Speaker: Prof. Dr. XIE Tao 谢韬, Beijing Foreign Studies University, American Studies Center Presentation Given the proximity to the American election and Chinese 18th Party Congress, Professor Xie Tao spoke to a captivated audience on the future of...
October 11, 2012, Bridge Café (Wudaokou) Speaker: Prof. Dr. LI Anshan 李安山, Peking University, School of International Studies Presentation Professor Li's presentation discussed the big picture regarding the Sino-African relationship. In the beginning, he discussed the converging points between...
May 23, 2012, Bridge Café (Wudaokou) Speaker: Prof. Dr. WANG Suolao 王锁劳, Peking University, School of International Studies Presentation Being fluent in both English and Arabic Professor Wang held a very up to date and informative talk with interesting anecdotes from his personal experiences and...
