On March 16, 2024, an international seminar titled “The Challenge of Chinese Liberal Intellectuals and Japan’s Role” will be held at Meiji University in Japan.
Amid the intense turmoil of the international order, contemporary Chinese society seems to be facing both crisis and hope. Now is the time for a “social dialogue” between China and Japan, intellectuals and those responsible for this matter. This seminar will explore how to realize this “social dialogue” together with Chinese intellectuals active on the world stage, and take the first step toward broader sharing of this discourse space.
Time: March 16, 2024 (Saturday) 9:00~17:30 ※ Entry at 8:30
Address: Meiji University Surugadai Campus, Global Front Multipurpose Room (1-1 Kanda Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo).
Seminar Process:
Keynote Speech: Andrew J. Nathan (Li Anyou) (Professor of Political Science, Columbia University).
“People’s support for the Communist regime: resilience or fragility.”
Speech 1: Hu Ping (former Chairman of the China Democratic Federation, Honorary Editor-in-Chief of ‘Beijing Spring’
).“Massacre and Miracle.”
Lecture 2: Wu Guoguang (Professor at Stanford University).
“Breaking the myth of ‘the Communist Party is invincible’: transforming from opposition under Communist dictatorship to a force for democratic development under Communist rule.”
Commentary: Wang Ke (Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of International Cultural Studies, Kobe University).
Lecture 3: Teng Biao (Adjunct Professor at CUNY University, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of China Democracy Quarterly).
“The far-right shift in Chinese politics and the split among free intellectuals.”
Lecture 4: Zhang Lun (Professor at CY Sergei Paris University).
“Subject, Rights, and Transformation – On the Redefinition of China’s Free Intellectuals.”
Lecture 5: Chow Po-sung (Associate Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong).
“Money, Ownership, and Freedom: A Critique of Laissez-faire.”
Commentary: Tomoko Ako (Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo).
Coordinator: Tomoaki Ishii (Professor, Meiji University School of Commerce).
Translation: Xu Xing (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Law, Hokkaido University).
How to participate:
Phone: 03-3296-1862
Email：itls@meiji.ac.jp
Organizer: Meiji University Institute for International Labor
Source: Meiji University Institute for International Labor