List of EAI Public Lectures held in 2007
No. / Topic / Speaker / Date & Time / Venue4. / The East Asian Institute in partnership with the Embassy of France in Singapore and the Asia-Europe Foundation jointly present a talk on
“A Literary Journey” / Mr Gao Xingjian
Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, 2000 / Monday,
26 November 2007
2:30pm-4:30pm / Lee Kong Chian Auditorium, University Hall (Level 2), NUS, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119077
3. / (BTC Public Lecture Series)
Organisers: Asia Research Institute, East Asian Institute, Faculty of Law, Institute of South Asian Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
Malay Ethnic Identity: Unravelling the Historical from the Discursive / Prof Leonard Andaya / Thursday,
15 November 2007
5:00pm / NUS Bukit Timah Campus, 469 Bukit Timah Road, Blk B, Level 3, Auditorium
2. / Goh Keng Swee Lecture on Modern China
Social Changes in China’s Urban Community / Professor Li Qiang
Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, TsinghuaUniversity, Beijing, China / Tuesday,
2 October 2007
4.30pm-6.00pm / The Auditorium,
Block B, Level 3,
Bukit Timah Campus, NationalUniversity of Singapore,
469 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259756
1. / A Public Lecture in conjunction with the Official Opening of NUS Bukit Timah Campus
New University, Three Generations: China, Malaya, Singapore, 1949-2007 / Professor Wang Gungwu
Chairman of East Asian Institute’s Management Board; University Professor in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore and Emeritus Professor of the Australian National University / Sunday,
8 July 2007
2:30pm-3:30pm / The Auditorium,
Block B, Level 3,
Bukit Timah Campus, NationalUniversity of Singapore,
469 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259756
Listof EAI Seminars held in 2007
No. / Topic / Speaker / Date53. / China’s Success in Using Foreign Aid to Diplomatically Isolate Taiwan / Professor John F. Copper
Rhodes College, USA
Visiting Senior Research Fellow, EAI / 18 December 2007
52. / Economic Growth and Income Distribution in China: Some Puzzles / Professor Zhang Weiying
Dean, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, China / 14 December 2007
51. / Climate Change and China’s Role in Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions / Jeff Obbard
Associate Professor
Faculty of Engineering & Tropical Marine Science Institute, NationalUniversity of Singapore / 7 December 2007
50. / FDI Technology Spillovers in China / Dr Tian Xiaowen
Visiting Senior Research Fellow
East Asian Institute, NUS / 30 November 2007
49. / Chinese Military Modernization: How Fast? How Furious? / Richard A. Bitzinger
Senior Fellow
The S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore / 23 November 2007
48. / Comparing the Hedging Strategies of Malaysia and Singapore toward a Rising China, 1990-2005 / Kuik Cheng-Chwee
PhD Candidate
School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
Johns Hopkins University, USA / 16 November 2007
47. / Managing China’s Foreign Reserves: From Huijin to China Investment Corporation / Mr Niu Tiehang & Mr Lye Liang Fook
East Asian Institute, NUS / 9 November 2007
46. / (EAI Special Seminar)
The Korean Summit: Comparing 2000 and 2007 / Professor Moon Chung-in
Ambassador for International Security Affairs, Republic of Korea / 2 November 2007
45. / Understanding Liquidity Expansion in China: The Game between the Monetary Authority and the Market / Dr Cao Yong
Nanyang Technological University / 26 October 2007
44. / Bank Financing in China’s Private Sector: The Payoffs of Political Capital / Dr Zhou Wubiao
Assistant Professor, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore / 19 October 2007
43. / Energy Security, Xinjiang and the Transformation of People’s Liberation Army / Martin Andrew
Bond University, Australia / 12 October 2007
42. / Is the Chinese Growth Miracle Built to Last? / Eswar S. Prasad
Tolani Senior Professor of Trade Policy, CornellUniversity / 10 October 2007
No. / Topic / Speaker / Date
41. / Differentiated Land Pricing and Urban Economic Development in China / Dr Liang Ruobing
Visiting Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, NUS
Associate Professor, School of Economics, XiamenUniversity, Xiamen, China / 5 October 2007
40. / China’s Oil Venture in Africa / Dr ZHAO Hong
Visiting Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, NUS
Associate Professor, ResearchSchool of Southeast Asian Studies, XiamenUniversity, Xiamen, China / 14 September 2007
39. / Building an East Asian Economic Community: an ASEAN Perspective / Dr. Shee Poon Kim
Visiting Professor, Department of Global Politics and Economics, Tamkang University, Taiwan
Research Associate, EAI, NUS / 31 August 2007
38. / China’s Rising Interest Groups / Professor Yang Guangbin
Director of Institute of Comparative Political System, RenminUniversity of China
Visiting Senior Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, NUS / 30 August 2007
37. / Hong Kong’s CEPA with China – Recent Development / ZHANG Yang
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Macau
Visiting Research Fellow, EAI, NUS / 24 August 2007
36. / China’s Industrial Pollution: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly / Associate Professor Wu Yanrui
UWABusinessSchool, University of Western Australia
Visiting Senior Research Fellow, EAI, NUS / 17 August 2007
35. / Taiwan and Southeast Asia: Economic and Security Perspectives / Dr Huang Kwei-Bo
Associate Professor
Department of Diplomacy, NationalChengchiUniversity, Taipei, Taiwan
and
Dr Lee Chyungly
Associate Research Fellow
Institute of International Relations, NationalChengchiUniversity, Taipei, Taiwan / 16 August 2007
34. / Explaining China’s Social Stratification Through the Policy Making Process / Dr Zhu Xufeng
Associate Professor, ZhouEnlaiSchool of Government, NankaiUniversity
Visiting Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, NUS / 10 August 2007
No. / Topic / Speaker / Date
33. / China’s Diplomacy at Geneva and Bandung, 1954-55: Constructing “Peaceful Coexistence” / Professor Zhang Shu Guang
University of Maryland/
ShanghaiInternationalStudiesUniversity / 8 August 2007
32. / Liberal Traditions Within the Chinese Communist Party / Dr Feng Chongyi
Associate Professor in China Studies, University of Technology, Sydney / 7 August 2007
31. / Domestic Sources of Taiwan’s Cross-Strait Policy: The US Arms Sales Puzzle / Associate Professor Vincent Wang Wei-cheng
University of Richmond, USA
Visiting Research Fellow, EAI, NUS / 3 August 2007
30. / Building a Democratic Institution Through Village Elections in China / Tan Qingshan
Professor, Cleveland State University, USA
Visiting Research Fellow, EAI, NUS / 1 August 2007
29. / China Warms Up For Battles on Climate Change / Dr.Chen Gang
Visiting Research Fellow
East Asian Institute, NUS / 27 July 2007
28. / 中国的乡村基层民主、公共品供给与新农村建设
China’s Grassroots Democracy, Rural Public Goods Provision and Building A New Countryside / 李人庆副研究员
中国社会科学院农村发展研究所
Li Renqing
Associate Research Fellow
Rural Development Institute, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing / 20 July 2007
27. / Property Law, Rule of Law, and Beyond
―What Matter to Foreign Investors in China? And What Not? / Chen Weitseng
JSD, YaleLawSchool
Postdoctoral scholar, Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at StanfordUniversity / 13 July 2007
26. / Can Cross-regional Cadre Transfer Help Local Economic Development? / Dr. Chien Shiuh-shen
Visiting Research Fellow
East Asian Institute, NUS
and
Dr. Zhao Litao
Research Fellow
East Asian Institute, NUS / 6 July 2007
25. / International Accommodation of the Rise of China: The Case of Australia / Professor He Baogang
School of International and Political Studies, Deakin University, Australia / 5 July 2007
No. / Topic / Speaker / Date
24. / How MNC R&D Labs Influence Local Innovative Capacity: Case Analysis of Beijing / Quan Xiaohong
Visiting Research Fellow
East Asian Institute, NUS / 29 June 2007
23. / Putting China In Its Place: Classifying Contemporary Political Regimes / Tony Spanakos
Visiting Researcher, SingaporeManagementUniversity
Assistant Professor, MontclairStateUniversity
Adjunct Professor, New YorkUniversity / 22 June 2007
22. / Motivations of China’s Foreign Oil Quest / Chen Shaofeng
PhD Candidate
Department of Political Science, NUS / 15 June 2007
21. / Is China’s Stock Market Heading for a Bubble / Dr. Yang Mu
Visiting Senior Research Fellow
East Asian Institute, NUS
and
Miss Zheng Yi
Research Officer
East Asian Institute, NUS / 8 June 2007
20. / (ISAS-EAI Seminar)
(Jointly organised by Institute of South Asian Studies and East Asian Institute)
Southeast Asia and India - A Journey into the Future / Major General (Retd) Dipankar Banerjee
Director and Head
Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies
New Delhi, India / 5 June 2007
19. / China’s Elite Politics: Political Transition and Power Balancing / Professor Bo Zhiyue
Visiting Senior Research Fellow
East Asian Institute, NUS / 1 June 2007
18. / (EAI Roundtable)
US Perceptions of China Today / Professor David Lampton
George and Sadie Hyman Professor of China Studies, Johns Hopkins
School of Advanced International Studies;
Director of Chinese Studies, the NixonCenter, USA / 28 May 2007
2:30pm - 4:30pm
17. / Rethinking Shanghai’s Urban Development Model / Professor Tu Qiyu
Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, China and
Visiting Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, NUS / 25 May 2007
16. / Development of Guizhou and Yunnan: Confounding Expectations and Economists / Dr. John A. Donaldson
SingaporeManagementUniversity / 18 May 2007
15. / (ISAS-EAI Seminar)
(Jointly organised by Institute of South Asian Studies and East Asian Institute)
India-China Trade Relations / Professor Aditya Bhattacharjea
Professor of Economics
DelhiSchool of Economics
University of Delhi
India / 17 May 2007
No. / Topic / Speaker / Date
14. / Industrial Clustering and Agglomeration Economy in China’s Pearl River Delta / Dr. Liu Yunhua
School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University / 4 May 2007
13. / 中国行政改革与公民权利扩展
Government Reforms and Expansion of Civil Rights in China / 任剑涛教授
中山大学政府管理学院院长
与
肖滨教授
中山大学政府管理学院副院长
Professor Ren Jiantao
Dean, School of Government Management, Zhongshan University, China
and
Professor Xiao Bin
Associate Dean, School of Government Management, Zhongshan University, China / 20 April 2007
12. / Nationalism in Mainland China and Taiwan / Dr. Hao Zhidong
Department of Sociology
University of Macau / 4 April 2007
11. / Recent Developments in Taiwan-Mainland Relations / Dr. Chien Shiuh-shen
Visiting Research Fellow
East Asian Institute, NUS / 30 March 2007
10. / Social Justice: Emerging Focus of Ideology and Policy in China / Dr. David Kelly
Senior Research Fellow
East Asian Institute, NUS / 23 March 2007
9. / Can Hongkong’s Donald Tsang Get the Job Done? / Professor Lee Ngok
Hong KongPolytechnicUniversity / 20 March 2007
8. / The Politics of Interest Groups in Macao / Dr. Chou Kwok Ping
Visiting Research Fellow
East Asian Institute, NUS / 16 March 2007
7. / Haigui’s （海归）Prominent Roles in China’s Modernization / Dr. Yang Mu
Visiting Senior Research Fellow
East Asian Institute, NUS
and
Mr. Tan Soon Heng
Research Officer
East Asian Institute, NUS / 9 March 2007
6. / The Development of Heritage Tourism: The Case of Lijiang, Yunnan / Mr. Su Xiaobo
Department of Geography, NUS / 2 March 2007
5. / Malaysia’s Chinese Business Community’s Response to the Economic Rise of China / Dr. Chin Yee Whah
Visiting Research Fellow
East Asian Institute, NUS / 23 February 2007
4. / Japan’s China Policy under Prime Minister Abe / Professor Purnendra Jain
Visiting Senior Research Fellow
East Asian Institute, NUS / 13 February 2007
No. / Topic / Speaker / Date
3. / Industrial Policies in China’s Automobile Industry / FANG Zhou
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Political Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA / 6 February 2007
2. / Who Will Drive the East Asia Summit: China, Japan or ASEAN? / Dr. Shee Poon Kim
Visiting Professor, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies,
XiamenUniversity, Xiamen, China / 2 February 2007
1. / Restoration and “Soft Power”: Images of Confucius / Professor Wang Gungwu
Director of East Asian Institute, NUS / 26 January 2007