Thursday, June 7th, 2007

Now online: Prof. Kenneth Lieberthal’s lecture on the fundamental forces and challenges shaping China’s future

In April, I wrote about Prof. Kenneth Lieberthal’s speech on "the fundamental forces and challenges shaping China’s future" at the Hebrew University as part of the opening ceremony for the new Louis Frieberg Center for Asian Studies.
Finally, the whole lecture is available online. For those who didn’t attend the event, I highly recommend listening to Lieberthal’s lecture - it’s one of the best 1 hour China overviews I’ve heard. I suggest you skip all the introductions and head straight to Prof. Kenneth Lieberthal at about 10%. Go see it on HUJI’s EA center website.

Friday, April 27th, 2007

The fundamental forces and challenges shaping China’s future : Prof. Kenneth Lieberthal at HUJI

Prof. Kenneth Lieberthal gave a speech on "the fundamental forces and challenges shaping China’s future" at the Hebrew University on Wednesday as part of the opening ceremony for the new Louis Frieberg Center for Asian Studies.
Xinhua’s reporter in Israel reports (China Daily, People’s Daily, etc.):

The political system of China, which is sufficiently flexible and competitive, is fundamentally attuned to maximizing its economic growth, a renowned US expert on modern China told the audience on Wednesday at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
At the inaugural ceremony of Louis Frieberg Center for Asian Studies at the Hebrew University, Prof. Kenneth Lieberthal from the University of Michigan gave a keynote lecture on China’s …