On March 5, 2018, Synergy: Journal of Contemporary Asian Studies hosted a panel discussion featuring visiting Professor James McKellar and Professor Lynette Ong titled “Chinese-Canadian Connections: Investment in Real Estate” at the Asian Institute, Munk […]
On February 26th, 2018, the event “A Conversation with BRICS Consulates – From Xiamen to Johannesburg: The Role of BRICS in Global Governance” was held at Trinity College at the University of Toronto. It was […]
Abstract: At the 19th National Convention of the Communist Party of China, Chinese president Xi Jinping espoused the emergence of a new era, a new era in which China is no longer a passive bystander […]
On December 1st, 2018, the Asian Institute at the Munk School of Global Affairs, in collaboration with their co-sponsor, the Department of Political Science, sponsored the launch of Professor Diana Fu’s much anticipated book “Mobilizing […]
On February 9, the event “Security Cooperation in East Asia, Japan, South Korea, and the United States” was held at the Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility at the Munk School of Global Affairs. The […]
With the recent move by Taiwan’s Constitutional Court to legalize same-sex marriage, some regional political observers have speculated on whether this will have a ripple effect on LGBT rights in mainland China. Chinese advocacy groups […]
theOn January 19, 2018, the talk “How Have the ‘North Korea Factors’ Shaped Japan-South Korea Relations?” was held at the Munk School of Global Affairs. The speaker was Dr. Seung Hyok Lee, Associate at the […]
On January 12, 2018, Dr. Sara Hsu gave the talk “China’s Financial System is Threatened by Instability” at the Munk School of Global Affairs. Dr. Hsu is Assistant Professor of Economics at the State University […]
Abstract This academic article aims to explain the adverse effects of rapid urbanization in the Ger Districts of Ulaanbaatar Mongolia, rooted in Mongolia’s unique experience with the collapse of socialism, nomadic migration patterns, environmental pressures, […]
On November 28, 2017, the panel “China after the 19th Party Congress” was held at the Bahen Centre for Information Technology. The Contemporary Asian Studies Student Union sponsored the event, with the Association of Political […]
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