List of EAI Public Lectures held in 2015 No. Topic 3. EAI Distinguished Public Lecture (organised by East Asian Institute, NUS) Chinese Political Culture and Regime Sustainability 2. EAI Distinguished Public Lecture (organised by East Asian Institute, NUS) What Does Xi Jinping Teach Us about Chinese Politics? 1. EAI Distinguished Public Lecture (organised by East Asian Institute, NUS) China's Growth and Productivity Performance Debate Revisited Speaker Date & Time Venue Professor Tang Wenfang Stanley Hua Hsia Professor of Political Science and International Studies, University of Iowa, USA Tuesday, 18 August 2015, 4:30pm-6:00pm Block B, Level 4, Seminar Room 4-4, Faculty of Law, NUS Bukit Timah Campus, 469 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259770 Professor Joseph Fewsmith Professor of International Relations and Political Science, Pardee School for Global Studies, Boston University, USA Tuesday, 11 August 2015, 4:30pm-6:00pm Block B, Level 4, Seminar Room 4-4, Faculty of Law, NUS Bukit Timah Campus, 469 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259770 Professor Wu Xiaoying, Harry Professor of Economics, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, Japan; Senior Fellow, The Conference Board (TCB), New York and Research Director of TCB China Center, Beijing Friday, 27 March 2015, 4:30pm-6:00pm Block B, Level 4, Seminar Room 4-1, Faculty of Law, NUS Bukit Timah Campus, 469 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259770 List of EAI Seminars held in 2015 No. Topic Speaker Date 45. China’s Regional Strategy and the Assertiveness Syndrome Dr Hoo Tiang Boon Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the MSc (Asian Studies) Programme, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University 29 December 2015 44. China’s “One Belt, One Road” Initiative and Unrest in China’s West Dr Ben Hillman Senior Lecturer, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University, Australia 21 December 2015 43. New Energy Vehicles Industry in China: Developments and Challenges Dr Kong Tuan Yuen Visiting Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, NUS 18 December 2015 42. “Positive Energy”: Hegemony and Online Public Opinion Guidance in the Xi Jinping era Dr Yang Peidong Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University 11 December 2015 41. China Restructures its National Security Decision-Making System Dr Hu Weixing Visiting Senior Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, NUS Professor of Political Science, Department of Politics and Public Administration, The University of Hong Kong 1 December 2015 40. Structural Inequalities and China’s Health Policy Reforms: Evidence from China Health Nutrition Surveys 1991-2011 Dr Wu Xun Associate Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS and Ms Yan Yifei PhD Candidate, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS 27 November 2015 39. Transcending Ethnoreligious Boundaries (Or Not): Mate Selection of Hui Muslims in Contemporary China Dr Mu Zheng Joint Postdoctoral Fellow, Asia Research Institute and the Centre for Family and Population Research, National University of Singapore 20 November 2015 38. Is China Shifting from Being the “World’s Factory” to a Global R&D Hub? Dr Lu Ding Visiting Senior Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, NUS Professor, the University of the Fraser Valley, Canada 13 November 2015 37. China’s Rise and the Abe Administration: Continuity and Change in Japan’s Foreign Policy towards East Asia Dr Kei Koga Assistant Professor, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University 6 November 2015 No. Topic Speaker Date 36. State-Owned Enterprises in South Korea Dr Kilkon Ko Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University, South Korea Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, NUS 30 October 2015 35. Silk Road or Gas Pipelines: The Imperatives of China’s Energy Security Mr Nazir Shah Blueflame Renewable Solutions, Singapore 23 October 2015 34. The City for Intermediaries: Compradors in Hong Kong, 1830s to 1880s Dr Kaori Abe Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University 16 October 2015 33. 东亚研究所华语讲座 方兴东 博士 博客中国创始人和总编辑、全球网创始 人和董事长、中国互联网协会研究中心 常务副主任 Dr Fang Xingdong Founder and Chief Editor, blogchina.com Founder and Chairman, qqw.com Executive Deputy Director, Research Centre of Internet Society of China 14 October 2015 “中美网络空间关系现状分析与倡议” EAI Seminar (in Mandarin) Cyberspace Issue in China-US Relations: Analyses and Recommendations 32. The Emerging Discursive Regime of Religion in the People's Republic of China Dr Liang Yongjia Visiting Senior Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, NUS Professor of Anthropology, Chinese Agriculture University, China 9 October 2015 31. Imperial Mediations: Chinese-Arabic Connections at the Turn of the 20th Century Dr Wen Shuang Postdoctoral Fellow, Middle East Institute, NUS 2 October 2015 30. Rising Wages, Yuan’s Appreciation and China’s Processing Exports Professor Xing Yuqing Visiting Research Professor, East Asian Institute, NUS Professor of Economics, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Japan 25 September 2015 29. A Tale of Two Rivers: China’s policy towards Kazakhstan’s Ili and Irtysh rivers in comparative perspective Dr Selina Ho Senior Research Fellow, Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS 18 September 2015 28. Agriculture in Abenomics: the changing political dynamics of Japanese agriculture Dr Yoshihisa Godo Professor of Economics, Meiji Gakuin University, Japan 4 September 2015 27. Social Protection for Workers in the Urban Informal Sector in China Dr Qian Jiwei Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, NUS 28 August 2015 No. Topic Speaker Date 26. Peace or War Journalism? An Analysis of Chinese News Media’s Coverage of the Libyan Crisis in 2011 Dr Zhang Shixin Visiting Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore Assistant Professor in Journalism Studies, School of International Communications, the University of Nottingham Ningbo China 21 August 2015 25. Global Value Chains and China’s Exports to High Income Countries Professor Xing Yuqing Visiting Research Professor, East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore Professor of Economics, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Japan 31 July 2015 24. Rethinking the Chinese Communist Party Elite Politics: An Alternative Analytical Approach Dr Guo Xuezhi Visiting Senior Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, NUS Professor of Political Science and East Asian Studies and Director of Intercultural Studies at Guilford College, United States 24 July 2015 23. Shaping China’s Energy Diplomacy: Wealth, Status and Asymmetrical Interdependence Dr Wu Fuzuo Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Centre on Asia and Globalization, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS 10 July 2015 22. Web 2.0, Political Engagement and Mass Mobilisation in China Dr Wu Fengshi Associate Professor, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University 3 July 2015 21. Forced Displacement and the Deficit of Social Welfare in the People’s Republic of China Dr Shao Qin Visiting Senior Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, NUS Professor of History, The College of New Jersey, USA 26 June 2015 20. Rethinking Democracy in Post-Fukushima Japan: A Case of Nuclear Damage Compensation Dr Hiro Saito Assistant Professor of Sociology, Singapore Management University 8 June 2015 19. China-Russia Strategic Partnership in the Context of Russia's "Pivot to Asia": Myths and Reality Dr Alexander Korolev Research Fellow, Centre for Asia and Globalisation, LKY School of Public Policy, NUS 5 June 2015 18. The Problem of the Chinese Press Dr Emily Chua Hui Ching Assistant Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, NUS 29 May 2015 17. Globalisation, Consumption and the Popular Cultural Industries: A Study of J-Pop, K-Pop and Chinese Popular Culture in East Asia Dr Lim Tai Wei Adjunct Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, NUS 22 May 2015 16. China’s B2C E-Commerce Mr Richard Li Vice President, Global E-Commerce Service Business Unit, SF Express 15 May 2015 (10am-11:30am) No. Topic Speaker Date 15. Implications of Retirement Age Extension on Human Capital in China, 2010-2040 Dr Feng Qiushi Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore 8 May 2015 14. China’s Efforts to Curb Shadow Banking Dr Wan Jing Visiting Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore 24 April 2015 13. Does Public Consultation Matter? An Empirical Finding on the Politics of Authoritarian Deliberation in China Professor He Baogang Head of Public Policy and Global Affairs Programme, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore 13 April 2015 Mr Wu Jinjin Visiting Scholar, NTU, Singapore 12. 东亚研究所华语讲座 “海外科技人才与中国的学术相关性研 究” EAI Seminar (in Mandarin) Foreign Scientists and Chinese Scholarship: A Correlational Analysis 高子平 博士 新加坡国立大学东亚研究所访问学者 中国上海社会科学院人力资源研究中心副 主任 Dr Gao Ziping Visiting Scholar, East Asian Institute, NUS; Deputy Director, Research Centre for Human Resources, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, China 10 April 2015 11. Confucianism in Chinese Foreign Policy: Historical Traditions and Contemporary Relevance Dr Zhang Feng Fellow, Department of International Relations, Australian National University, Australia 24 March 2015 10. Paradoxes of Multicultural Korea Dr Joowon Yuk Joint Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Geography and Asia Research Institute, NUS 20 March 2015 9. The Global Energy System: Changes and their Implications for China Dr Zhang Chi Visiting Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, NUS Assistant Professor, Institute for Strategic Studies, National Defence University of China 13 March 2015 8. Social Media in China: the possibilities of building a dialogue mechanism Dr Tian Zhihui Visiting Senior Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, NUS; Professor of Communication, Communication University of China 6 March 2015 7. 东亚研究所华语讲座 朱光磊 教授 中国南开大学副校长 Professor Zhu Guanglei Professor and Vice-President, Nankai University, China 27 February 2015 “中国社会阶层分化的历史过程与发展 趋势” EAI Seminar (in Mandarin) The History and Development Trend of Social Stratification in China No. 6. Topic 东亚研究所华语讲座 “中国超大城市新型多民族社区及其治 理——北京的案例研究” EAI Seminar (in Mandarin) The ‘New’ Multi-Ethnic Communities of Chinese Megacities and their Governance: A Case Study of Beijing Speaker Date 良警宇 教授 中国中央民族大学社会学系副主任 Professor Liang Jingyu Professor and Vice-Director, Department of Sociology, Minzu University of China 13 February 2015 5. Earnings, Income and Wealth Distributions in China: Facts from the 2011 China Household Finance Survey Dr Zhu Shenghao Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, National University of Singapore 4 February 2015 4. The Political Economy of Rural Finance in China Dr Feng Hui Visiting Senior Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, NUS; Research Fellow, Griffith University, Australia 30 January 2015 3. Measuring Domestic Value Added in China's Exports: A Direct Approach Professor Xing Yuqing Professor of Economics, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Japan; Senior Fellow, Research Institute of Chinese Economy, Fudan University, China 28 January 2015 2. Social Impact and Risk Assessment: New Requirements for Policy Making and Project Planning in China Dr Yan Hao Visiting Senior Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, NUS 23 January 2015 1. Pernicious Gaming in China’s Target-Based Performance Measurement System Dr Gao Jie Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore 16 January 2015