On Thursday, February 28th, the 15th Anniversary of the Doing Business with China Forum will be held at the Renaissance
Waverly Hotel and Convention Center.
The year 2019 celebrates the 40th anniversary of the establishment of U.S.-China
diplomatic relations, which has strengthened cooperation across commercial, social, and educational fields between the two
countries. Chinese foreign director investment continues to rise in the United States providing more job opportunities and
economic growth for the state of Georgia.
The Earth Pig, who joins us in 2019, is good at socializing and maintaining
interpersonal relationships, which is a great way to kick off another 40 years of mutually shared respect and future prospects
to both countries! Join us to hear from panelists and speakers sharing their insights into the future of U.S.-China business
relationships!
Moderated by: Trevor Williams. Managing Editor. Global Atlanta
Featuring:
Michael Godin. Vice President. WePartner
Vishay Singh, Co-Founder. Globe Hub Innovation Center at Peachtree DeKalb Airport
Mary Waters. Deputy Commissioner. International Trade, Georgia Department of Economic Development
4:30-5:30PM REGISTRATION
5:30-6:30PM RECEPTION
6:30-8:00PM PROGRAM
By Dr. Fei-Ling Wang
Georgia Institute of Technology
Tuesday, April 2, 2019, 4:00-5:30PM
Venue: D.M. Smith Building, Room 104
685 Cherry St NW, Atlanta, GA 30332
Georgia Tech Visitor’s Parking is available on North Avenue
How to understand the current trade war between the PRC and the USA? How to assess the four decades old American policy of engaging and changing China? Is the Sino American relationship heading from trade war towards a new Cold War? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the rising Chinese power? This public lecture by a leading scholar in the study of contemporary Chinese politics will shed some light on those critical issues between the two largest economies in the world.
Dr. Fei-Ling Wang is a professor of international affairs at Georgia Institute of Technology and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. His most recent book is The China Order: Centralia, World Empire, and the Nature of Chinese Power (2017), which has been translated into Chinese.
The sixth annual meeting of the International Consortium for China Studies (ICCS) will be held at The Carter Center, Atlanta, GA on May 31 and June 1, 2019. This is an invitation to member institutions of ICCS to submit applications for presentation/ attendance.
This meeting will be hosted by the China Research Center of Atlanta, the China Program & the Latin-America and Caribbean Program of The Carter Center and the Institute of Developing Nations of Emory University.
The academic planning of the 2019 ICCS meeting is in the hands of a planning committee comprising Hanchao Lu (Georgia Institute of Technology, history), Miaojie Yu (Peking University, economics), Xiaobo Zhang (Peking University, economics), John Knight (Oxford University, economics), Lina Song (Nottingham University, sociology), Philipp Boeing (Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), economics), Yawei Liu (The Carter Center), Stephen Herschler (Oglethorpe University) and representatives from other hosting institutions in Atlanta. Submissions will be will vetted by this committee.
The 2019 meeting will focus on topics relating to “The Rise of China and Its Impact on Developing Countries”. We would like scholars to dwell on the central question of how the rise of China is influencing the economic, political and social institutions in developing countries in the world and if the growth of China in the past 40 years represents a new alternative for sustainable development that defies the so-called Washington Consensus.
We have a preference that there should be important themes which could be of interest to more than one discipline. Accordingly, without wishing to discourage any paper which fits the general title, we could have a particular interest in papers which would fit (even loosely) into one, or more than one, of the following themes:
- China and Latin America • China and Africa
- China and Asia
- BRI and its challenges
- China and debt trap, debt diplomacy and predatory economics
- Soft power vs. sharp power
- US-China relationship and a new cold war
- China’s role in international trade and investment
- Made in China 2025 and its pitfalls
- Lessons of China’s 40-year of opening up and reform
Presenters are invited, where appropriate, to discuss the policy implications of their academic analyses. Each member institution of ICCS is invited to nominate one or two representatives to present a paper.
We request that you provide the following information to help with our preparation:
- For each paper: title, abstract (at least 200 words), presenter’s name, title and institution
- A brief introduction to your institution (unless this year’s description does not need to be altered). We will compile the entries and distribute a hard copy of the descriptions of all institutional members of ICCS
- A link to your official website (unless provided this year). We have created a web page for ICCS (http://iccs.nsd.edu.cn/), which will contain links to all institutional members.
- For each attendee from your institution: name, e-mail, short bio (unless provided this year), photo, arrival and departure dates.
The meeting will be held at The Carter Center in Atlanta. The host member institution (China Research Center) will provide lodging for two nights (May 30 and May 31, 2019) for those who do not have other funds to cover these costs. The host institution will also provide five meals for the conferment presenters.
We welcome a few scholars from other institutions to present at the conference but you will be responsible for your own lodging during the meeting.
Application should be submitted to The ICCS secretariat, National School of Development (Jessie Dian Cheng, e-mail: iccs_secretariat@nsd.pku.edu.cn) AND the Carter Center (Dr. Yawei Liu, email: yawei.liu@cartercenter.org) no later than Monday, February 18, 2019.
CFP: International Conference on the “Xi Jinping Effect”
Does President Xi Jinping’s leadership mark the dawn of a newera for China?
In what ways has his rule transformed “politics as usual” in the People’s Republic?
Since Xi’s elevation to General Secretary of the Chinese CommunistParty in 2012 and to the Chinese presidency in the following year, he has pursued policies with far-reaching ramifications. His unprecedented anti-corruption campaign, effort to consolidate authority leading up to the 19th Party Congress, widespread suppression of political dissent, and initiatives to build new linkages between China and global markets are indicative of the momentous nature of Xi’s ascent in Chinese andworld politics. Meanwhile, his nationalist vision has also extended deep into official cultural policy, limiting education in English language and foreign cultures at the secondary and post- secondary levels, while extending patriotic education in the Chinese classical tradition.
From June 26-28, 2019, the China Institute at the University of Alberta will host a group of international scholars to present interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary research at a conference on the “Xi Jinping Effect” in China to beheld in Banff.
The conference will cover a range of topics. However, papers on the following subjects are of particular interest:
- Xi’s engagement with China’s classical traditions, and how those are turned to political use in his published writings
- Xi Jinping’s leadership in comparative perspective
- Reforms to the state structure and changes to norms governing leadership succession
- The anti-corruption campaign and its impact on political and economic development
- Central-local relations and the centralization of political authority
- Propaganda work and media censorship
- Ideological control and monitoring of Chinese academic institutions
- Popular support for Xi’s government and changing patterns of political participation
- Nationalism, ethnic policy, and United Front work
- International trade, sustainable development, and poverty alleviation
- The Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank and the Belt Road Initiative
- Sovereignty disputes concerning, for example, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the South China Sea
- The “export” of the norms and practices of Chinese politics to the developing world and to international organizations
- Promoting the export of Chinese cultural goods while limiting the reach of foreign cultural influences
- New narratives concerning Chinese aspirations for global leadership
Co-organizers Ashley Esarey and Rongbin Han encourage the submission of abstracts from scholars in any discipline in the humanities and the social sciences, with the aim of revising select conference papers for an edited volume published by a university press. Interested researchers should send abstracts of 400 words or less to christine.bertok@ualberta.ca by January 21, 2019. For questions about the Xi Effect conference or book project, email Ashley Esarey at esarey@ualberta.ca. Notifications of acceptance will go out on February 4. The China Institute will provide participants with lodging for three nights in Banff, meals during the conference, and limited travel expenses, when necessary.
The Chinese Program at GT proudly presents the 2019 Chinese Day on September 12 (Thursday) with THREE EVENTS:
1. Cultural Event: Zhou Family Band周家班Chinese Folk Music
Location: Student Center Theatre Time: 4:00-5:00pm
Come to enjoy the performance of Chinese traditional wind and percussion (chuida 吹打)music, featuring thesuona 唢呐 shawm, sheng 笙 mouth organ, dizi 笛子 flute, Chinese drums and cymbals, and kaxi 咔戏 (a combination of voice and blown instrument played by the same musician to imitate opera singing). The famous band has performed in Kennedy Center, Harvard University, and Europe.
Media Coverage: “tremendous energy” (BBC), “China’s avant-garde” (The Guardian), and “British Library Collection.”
2. Food Event: “Taste of China”
Location: Peachtree Room, Student Center Time: 5:00-6:00pm
Featuring: dumplings, stir-fried Chinese broccoli with beef, sesame orange chicken, spicy mapo tofu, green beans with garlic, Yangzhou fried rice, Chowmien with chashao BBQ pork
Plus: A panel on “Study, Intern, and Work in China” with OIE Global Internship Advisor, Hisense USA representatives, China LBAT alumni, and Chinese Government Scholarship Recipients.
3. Career Event: “Hisense Company Information Session”
Location: Swann 106 Time: 6:30-7:30pm
Come to learn more about work and internship opportunities in Hisense, both in China and in the United States.
Hisense 海信 Company is a very famous consumer electronics and appliance manufacturer, which is the No.1 TV brand in China. The company has built 54 overseas companies and 12 research and development centers worldwide. The U.S. headquarter of Hisense is in Suwanee, GA.
RSVP by Sept. 9 at https://goo.gl/forms/hvJsAT2SSHHlTx2G2
Contact Dr. Jin Liu at jin.liu@modlangs.gatech.edu for more information.
Distinguished Speaker Series
Michael Puett, Harvard University
Challenges and Opportunities in the Midst of Sino-US Political and Economic Tensions
中美政治经济紧张局势下的挑战和机遇
China and United States are two giants in the east and the west. According to “U.S. Relationswith China (1949-2018)”, the Sino-US “relationships have evolved from tense standoffs to a complex mix of intensifying diplomacy, growing international rivalry, and increasinglyintertwined economies.” Politically and economically, the United States considers China a threat to US national security when China pursues its ‘China Dream’ and tries to build a ‘new relationship of great powers with the U.S.’. With intensified trade war between the two countries, the tensions of the two giants have been escalated, which has affected a broad range of areas such as cultural exchange, peaceful collaboration, and intellectual mutual respect. Nevertheless, challenges and opportunities coexist, and it will be critical to examine both in the midst of political and economic tensions. Therefore, the 2019 annual conference of the Association of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences in the United States invites papers and panels that focus on, but are not limited to, the following topics:
- Political and Economic Reform (政治和经济改革)
- Educational Reform and Development (教育改革与发展)
- Ethical Standard and Social Justice (伦理道德和社会公正)
- Medical Service and Public Health (医疗服务于大众健康)
- Environment and Civilization (环境和文明)
- Chinese Language, Culture and Confucius Institute (中文教育,文化与孔子学院)
- Public Media and Mass Communication (公共媒体与大众传播)
- AI and Scientific Development (人工智能与科技发展)
- New Global Economic and Political Order (全球化政治经济的新秩序)
- Migration and Immigration (迁移与移民)
Submission Guidelines:
Deadline: The submission deadline is August 4th, 2019. We require that those whose paper abstracts are accepted submit their full papers no later than September 1st, 2019.
Language: The conference will accept papers in both English and Chinese.
Required submission information: All paper abstracts or panel proposals must include the title, the author(s) or panel members, details of current position, the institutional affiliation, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address for each author or panelist.
How to submit: Please submit your paper abstracts or panel proposals (300 words) at:
For those in Mainland, you may have difficulty to get access to the google form. Please submit it with the attached form via email.
For any submission related inquiry, please contact Dr. Ronghua Ouyang at ronghua.ouyang@unf.edu. Papers that are accepted for presentation at the conference could be considered for publication by American Review of China Studies – the official journal of ACPSS. After the conference, the collection of the conference papers and abstracts will be published on CNKI (中国知网).
Conference Registration Fees:
ACPSS member with paper: $150
Non-ACPSS member with paper: $220
Student with paper: $80
Attendance with no paper: $240
In order to register with ACPSS member rate ($150), you must become an ACPSS member and pay a minimum of one-year membership fee ($50). If interested, please download the Application Form. Once filled out, send the application form and a $200 check to Treasurer Dr. Daliang Wang at the following address: Dr. Daliang Wang, One University Parkway, High Point, North Carolina 27268 (ACPSS website currently does not support online membership application/renew or fee payment.)
Becoming an ACPSS Member:
We welcome new members from all disciplines. To become an ACPSS member, or to renew your ACPSS membership, please visit our website at www.acpssus.org and download the Application/Renew Form. Once filled out, please send the form and membership fees to Treasurer Dr. Daliang Wang.
Membership fees:
One-year membership: $50
Two-year membership: $80
Three-year membership: $100
Five-year membership: $150
Life-time membership: $300 (best value)
All questions related to membership fees and registration fees should be directed to Treasurer Dr. Daliang Wang (dwang@highpoint.edu).
About Portland State University
Portland State University (PSU) is a public research university located in the southwest University District of downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. It was founded in 1946. The university was ranked among the top fifteen percentile of American universities in The Best 376 Colleges by the Princeton Review in 2012 for undergraduate education, and its graduate programs in Health Care Management, Social Work, Public Affairs, and Rehabilitation Counseling were ranked among the top 50 in the United States by the U.S. News and World Report in 2017. https://www.pdx.edu/about-portland-state-university
Launched in May 2007, and the first to be established in the Northwest U.S., the Confucius Institute at Portland State University (CIPSU) is an integral component of the Office of International Affairs programs and activities. With the support of our sponsor, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban 汉办) and our partner, Soochow University (苏州大学) in China, the goal of CIPSU is to promote a deeper understanding of Chinese language and culture in the greater Portland area and to foster mutually beneficial educational exchanges between the United States and China. https://www.pdx.edu/confucius-institute/about
Introduction of Portland, OR (Wikipedia)
Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Multnomah County. It is a major port in the Willamette Valley region of the Pacific Northwest, at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers. As of 2017, Portland had an estimated population of 647,805,[9] making it the 26th-largest city in the United States, and the second-most populous in the Pacific Northwest (after Seattle). Approximately 2.4 million people live in the Portland metropolitan statistical area (MSA), making it the 25th most populous MSA in the United States. Its Combined Statistical Area (CSA) ranks 18th-largest with a population of around 3.2 million. Approximately 60% of Oregon’s population resides within the Portland metropolitan area.
Call for Papers
13th China goes Global Conference
Globalization, Cooperation and Conflict Redefined
Sept 30 – Oct 2, 2019
Rollins College, Orlando, Florida
The 13th Annual China goes GlobalTM conference will be held at Rollins College in Winter Park (Orlando), Florida. We encourage paper writers, panel presenters, book authors, professionals, representative of firms and PhD students studying China’s globalization tosubmit their work on our website (http://www.chinagoesglobal.org/conference/paper-submission). CGG is interested in examinations of how Chinese movements of people, ideas, money and products affect nations, industries and companies from around the world. We seek multi-disciplinary, multi-method and multi-level studies on the globalization of China in general.
Our call for papers includes, but is not limited, to the following topics:
Context & Theories
- Theory, Research and Education on Chinese firm’s globalization
- Globalization of Chinese Capital, Companies, and People
- Negotiation, Language, and Culture
Regions
- China’s Belt and Road Initiative
- Chinese Investment and Trade with Regional Focus
- Geopolitics
Systems & Sectors
- China and Energy Policy
- China goes global by industries: Automobile, Finance, Telecommunication, Health Care, Service, etc.
- The Role of Communication, Media and Public Relations
Management Issues
- Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment, M&A, subsidiaries
- Resource, strategic asset and market seeking of Chinese MNCs
- Corporate Governance and Strategic HRM of Chinese MNCs
- Supply chain management of Chinese MNCs
- Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics of Chinese MNCs
Specificity of Innovation Process
- Upgrading processes of Chinese firms
- Upgrading of Capabilities, Technology, and Strategic Assets
- Education, University-Industry Partnerships and the Not-for-Profit sector
- Chinese Small and Medium Enterprises and Entrepreneurship
- “Made in China 2025”, “China A.I. by 2030” Policies and the National Innovation System
Please submit your paper through our online submission system no later than xxx, 2019. Papers should follow the author style and referencing guide provided on the conference website. By submitting a paper, all authors also agree to review up to 3 papers, and at least one author agrees to attend the conference.
Important Dates
Deadline for submission: April 15, 2019 Paper acceptance/rejection: May 30, 2019 Revised paper submission: June 30, 2019
As in past years, several points of distinction will mark this year’s conference:
Special Issue: A special issue from the conference will be published by the International Journal of Emerging Markets, an Emerald journal that is indexed and ranked by Scopus and ABS. Articles from past Special Issues have achieved a high number of downloads and citations. (see:http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=ijoem)
Keynoters: This year’s keynoters will be among the foremost experts in emerging markets.We will utilize both an academic and a practitioner to keynote. For a list of previous keynoters, see: http://www.chinagoesglobal.org/past-conferences/previous-key-noters/
Doctoral consortium: a doctoral paper development program will be given to early-career researchers, with the purpose of helping them publish the ideas/papers in a top peer-reviewed journal.
Local Attractions: There will be some local tours to internationalizing companies and/or institutions.
Awards: A number of awards will be given to recognize excellent contributions, including best paper, best reviewer, and best PhD paper awards. The best paper awards will also confer on the recipient priority review to the International Journal of Emerging Markets.
Conference Organizers:
Prof. Dr. Ilan ALON, School of Business and Law, Universitetet i Agder, Norway
Dr. Julian CHANG, PwC China, Shanghai, China
Prof. Dr. Christoph LATTEMANN, Jacobs University Bremen, Germany
Prof. Dr. John R. MCINTYRE, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Prof. Dr. Francesca SPIGARELLI, University of Macerata, Italy
Prof. Dr. William Hua WANG, emlyon business school, France & China
Prof. Wenxian ZHANG, Rollins College, USA (Conference Chair/Host)