21st Century China Center

Join us today at 4pm PST! Peter Hessler, an award-winning writer, journalist, and the author of 4 books about China will examine China's past, present, and future through its education system. The talk is based on his new book "Other Rivers: A Chinese Education."

In 1996, Peter Hessler was sent as a Peace Corps volunteer to Fuling, Sichuan, where most of his students were first-generation college attendees from large rural families with little parental guidance. In 2019, Hessler returned to teach at Sichuan University where he encountered a new generation of students from urban, middle-class, one-child families, intensely supported by ambitious parents, navigating China’s rise with a mix of irony and pragmatism. He also gained insight into the grueling pressures of the system through the experiences of his own daughters in a local school.

A reception will start at 4 p.m. and book sales, signing will follow the talk.

https://ow.ly/gfMb50TMgrt

Join us tomorrow at 4pm PST! Peter Hessler, an award-winning writer, journalist, and the author of 4 books about China will examine China's past, present, and future through its education system. The talk is based on his new book "Other Rivers: A Chinese Education."

In 1996, Peter Hessler was sent as a Peace Corps volunteer to Fuling, Sichuan, where most of his students were first-generation college attendees from large rural families with little parental guidance. In 2019, Hessler returned to teach at Sichuan University where he encountered a new generation of students from urban, middle-class, one-child families, intensely supported by ambitious parents, navigating China’s rise with a mix of irony and pragmatism. He also gained insight into the grueling pressures of the system through the experiences of his own daughters in a local school.

A reception will start at 4 p.m. and book sales, signing will follow the talk.

https://ow.ly/gfMb50TMgrt

Join us on Thur. Nov. 26, 4pm PST! Peter Hessler, an award-winning writer, journalist, and the author of 4 books about China will examine China's past, present, and future through its education system. The talk is based on his new book "Other Rivers: A Chinese Education."

In 1996, Peter Hessler was sent as a Peace Corps volunteer to Fuling, Sichuan, where most of his students were first-generation college attendees from large rural families with little parental guidance. In 2019, Hessler returned to teach at Sichuan University where he encountered a new generation of students from urban, middle-class, one-child families, intensely supported by ambitious parents, navigating China’s rise with a mix of irony and pragmatism. He also gained insight into the grueling pressures of the system through the experiences of his own daughters in a local school.

A reception will start at 4 p.m. and book sales, signing will follow the talk.

https://ow.ly/gfMb50TMgrt

Join us on Thur. Jan. 18 at 4 pm PT for a public talk featuring UC Berkeley Prof. Tom Gold and Nathan Batto of Academia Sinica on the election. Moderated by Prof. Susan Shirk.
RSVP: https://ow.ly/ML9450QngVf

The holiday season is a time for reflection, gratitude and anticipation for new beginnings. We invite you to explore the highlights of our 2023 accomplishments and heartfelt holiday wishes from our director Victor Shih, and our team.
https://china.ucsd.edu/_files/21china_2023-highlights.pdf

Join us on 11/30 at 4 p.m. PT for a talk by Joshua Eisenman from the University of Notre Dame, Sr. China Fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council. He will examine the CCP's deliberate efforts in cultivating ties with African political leaders.
RSVP: https://gps-ucsd.zohobackstage.com/ChinainAfricaNewRelationalPower

Join us on Nov. 16 at 4 p.m. PT to hear Oriana Skylar Mastro from Stanford University discuss China's rise in the face of U.S. primacy through global emulation, exploitation and entrepreneurship. Co-hosted by UC Institute on Global Conflict & Cooperation. RSVP here:
Zoom: https://ow.ly/CtLv50Q0QEq
In-person: https://ow.ly/nRpf50Q0QEr