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NEWSLETTER
In our first year of operation we have worked to focus on our goals and to develop practical ways to implement them. We have held a major symposium on U.S.-China relations and an all day workshop for faculty and graduate students throughout the UC system on China’s domestic challenges. In addition, we have also hosted five public talks by Fudan faculty, including a well-received talk by Fudan University President YANG Yu-liang. We facilitated a regular interdisciplinary workshop on China, featuring current research by faculty, visiting scholars and advanced graduate students at the dissertation-writing stage. We have laid the foundation for sharing databases collected by scholars at Fudan. For next year, we have disbursed $15,000 for workshops at UC Santa Cruz and UC Santa Barbara, and many other events are planned. Fudan University has taken a bold and visionary step by developing this center and the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at UC San Diego has been generous in providing its administrative arrangements. We hope it will be a widely imitated model for collaborative research and academic dialogue between the U.S. and China.
— Richard MADSEN, Director
With great vision and concrete efforts from the leadership and faculty of both the University of California and Fudan University, Fudan-UC Center on Contemporary China has achieved remarkable success in its first year of operation. The center is a window for faculty and students at both parties to deepen their understanding of each other’s society and culture. The center is a platform of collaboration for scholars and students from both sides to conduct joint research projects, exchange research findings and discuss important issues, etc. The center will also try to provide an easier access for UC academia to Chinese research sources, such as survey database and other information. As the Chinese saying goes, “a good beginning signifies half of the success.” We are aware that the success depends on our commitment, devotion and hard work. We will go all out to promote the further development of our center. We are confident that, with our joint efforts, we will make a bright future for the Fudan-UC Center.
— PENG Xizhe, Academic Council Co-Chair