Annual Report 2017–18

he Lieberthal Rogel Center for Chinese Studies at the University at the University for Chinese Studies Rogel Center he Lieberthal of Michigan was established in 1961 when diplomatic relations relations when diplomatic in 1961 was established of Michigan private not exist. With United States did the PRC and the between Mary Gallagher foundation grants from the Mellon and Ford Foundations and support and support Foundations Ford the Mellon and from foundation grants pioneeringEducation, the Center was part of a the US Department of from focused on centers to develop interdisciplinary effort at Michigan disciplinary different from that time, scholars expertise. From area each other, Center to learn from at the have congregated backgrounds the same who share and to teach students on research, to collaborate . deep knowledge about to acquire desire need for expertise and than half a century has passed, but the More now than it was then. The early education on China is no less crucial motivated by Cold War were initiatives to support Chinese Studies balancing Straits, Taiwan Asia, the concerns—conflict in Southeast is no longer closed; world, China against the Soviet Union. In today’s The US immensely. have expanded its influence and global presence issues of global concern. on many and China have learned to cooperate competitive and conflictual side of the the years, in recent However, constantly hear and read We prominent. more has grown relationship the potential for a “new cold war”, and the looming war, of the trade by a rising when a hegemonic power is challenged “Thucydides Trap” force what happens when an unstoppable upstart. In other words, meets an immovable object. in the our role the Cold War, In an age that is no less anxious than strong continues to be one that complements Michigan’s University of breadth foundations in its schools and colleges and its impressive of the generosity the from growth, Our recent teaching and research. that has focused on new programs Rogel Family and other donors, number our ties with other units and with the growing strengthen have also in China. We of people on campus who teach or do research internships in China undergraduate expanded student funding, from report summarizes the dissertation fieldwork. This annual to doctoral that we have made and highlights the ongoing contributions progress of our community to the field of Chinese Studies. Director Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies From the Director From T 3 University of Michigan Lieberthal-Rogel 2 Center for Chinese Studies Annual Report 2017–2018 — LRCCS Faculty in the News

LRCCS faculty are frequently quoted in national and international publications on topics within their fields of academic expertise. Among the highlights from academic year 2017-18 are:

Yuen Yuen Ang, associate professor of political science, ling narrative by Wang Zheng, professor of women’s was quoted in the Singapore Times in a story about studies and history, in her latest book, Finding Women in President Xi Jinping’s anti-graft campaign and the the State: A Socialist Feminist Revolution in the PRC, consequences of strict enforcement on local governments 1949-1964. [ChinaFile, Center on U.S.-China Relations which could curtail China’s policy innovation and growth. Feminist Revolution, www.chinafile.com] [The Straits Times, China’s 19th Party Congress, www. straitstimes.com]

The trend for tracking meditation goals in a quest for practicing mindfulness has become increasingly competi- Professor Ang received an Andrew Carnegie Fellowship tive but not part of traditional Buddhist practice. Benjamin enabling her to pursue research on emerging markets Brose, associate professor of Chinese religions at the around the world. [www.carnegie.org, Philanthropic University of Michigan, said “Many monks meditate every Support] day for decades, and I have never heard of anyone keeping “What makes Mr. Xi stronger today could make the Chinese track.” [WSJ, Meditation Practice, www.wsj.com] Communist Party weaker tomorrow,” said Mary Gallagher, Ming Xu, associate professor of environmental engineer- professor of political science, on lifting terms limits for ing, commented on an NBC News article that the world’s China’s president and vice president. In NYT op ed and BBC biggest air purifier in Xi’an China may not be as effective as interview, Professor Gallagher argues that term limits have researchers behind the project have suggested. [NBC News, worked as a political safety valve in the past—will Mr. Xi’s nbcnews.com] indefinite term threaten the return to one-man rule, at the cost of one-party rule.

Hongwei Xu, a research assistant professor and LRCCS adjunct lecturer, found babies born during famine have lower cognition in midlife. This finding was reported by Xinhua News, China’s largest news agency.

[The New York Times, Term Limits, www.nytimes.com] Professor Gallagher, an expert on labor law, has comment- ed on the tension growing between Chinese business owners and American workers. In the same NYT article, Damian Ma (‘06) of the Paulson Institute claimed that Chinese investors don’t understand local labor dynamics. [The New York Times, Labor Rights, www.nytimes.com] The role of women in building gender and class equality alongside the male-dominated leadership of the Chinese Communist Party is documented in a historically compel- -

left to right Wensheng Tang (Former , World’s Steelmakers, Steelmakers, NPR, World’s Prof. Mary Gallagher talking to CCTV during Su Debing Photo: event. Diplomacy Pong Ping Match One: Members of the ’72 Chinese and US Dell Sweeris, teams…Huaiying Connie Zheng, Sweeris, and Geliang Liang. Photo: Daryl Marshke, Michigan Photography Reflections: during Zedong Mao for translator Vice Chairwoman, ping pong1971-72 diplomacy); Tiejun Assoc. Yu, Dean, Peking Univ.; Jan Berris, VP National Commit tee on US-China Relations; Prof. Mary Gallagher, LRCCS Director, University of Michigan. Photo: CS Law professor Nicholas Howson Law professor brief an amicus curiae co-authored Court infor the U.S. Supreme the refuting support of petitioners, view as toChinese government’s to declarewho has the authority The U.S.what Chinese law is. ruled 9-0 in Court later Supreme favor of the petitioners.

have done a great deal of expert testimony on Chinese deal of expert testimony “I have done a great international arbitrations courts, law in the U.S. federal but never proceedings, Courts and even PRC People's law would of Chinese imagined that the construction — Nicholas Howson Court.” the U.S. Supreme come before The veneration of steel is common all over the world, the world, all over is common of steel The veneration says Linda in China, strong particularly has been but it and international strategy of corporate Lim, a professor agrees “Everybody Ross School of Business. business at agree cut, but nobody can capacity must be global excess on who’s [ be cut,” Lim says. to www.npr.org] he 1972 Chinese Ping Pong delegation visited Ann Arbor at the he 1972 Chinese Ping Pong of Michigan—an activity that helped invitation of the University between our nations begin formal communication and relations and later became known as Ping Pong Diplomacy. Diplomacy. and later became known as Ping Pong LRCCS Diplomacy, of Ping Pong of the 45th anniversary In celebration from exciting table tennis games with remarks co-hosted several a continued impact, and distinguished guests to highlight the history, between Michigan and China. dedication to a solid relationship with China is academic relationship One of many emblems of our strong and staff that faculty, visiting scholars, the thousands of Chinese students, They contribute immensely welcomes to campus each year. Michigan proudly students, numerous Michigan also sends to our campus learning community. of programs, and staff to China each year to participate in dozens faculty, University including those at the Joint Institutes with Shanghai Jiao Tong Health Science Center. University and Peking Ping Pong Diplomacy T ] www.huffingtonpost.com Weiyun to Weiyun according you happy, does make Exercise study Chen’s of kinesiology. Chen, an associate professor Times. [www.nytimes.com] New York in the was featured ’s study about the impacts of prejudice of prejudice the impacts study about Li’s Lydia Professor featured was Chinese-Americans on older bias and racial to the article, “Li . According Post in the Huffington experiences coupled that difficult immigrant speculates could potentially values in Chinese culture with certain among of suicidal thoughts the higher rates account for have faced discrimination.” who elders Chinese-American [ 2017-2018 highlight 5 4

University of Michigan Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Annual Report 2017–2018 — LRCCS Faculty Associates

Director: Mary Gallagher (Political Science) LRCCS Center Associates Associate Director: Nicholas Howson (Law) Brian Bruya (Professor of Philosophy, Eastern Michigan University), Thomas Buoye (Associate Professor of History, Professors: William H. Baxter (ALC), Miranda Brown (ALC), University of Tulsa), Sui Wah Chan (Professor Emeritus, Chun-shu Chang (History), San Duanmu (Linguistics), Michigan State University, U-M China Mirror Project), Susan N. Erickson (History of Art), Mary Gallagher (Political Gene Chang (Director of Asian Studies Institute at Science), Nicholas Howson (Law), Joseph Lam (Musicol- University of Toledo), Shelley Hsueh-lun Chang (History, ogy), Jersey Liang (Health), Daniel Little (Philosophy), University of Michigan), Wen-Chien Cheng (Curator of Donald Lopez (ALC), Kevin Miller (Psychology; Education), Asian Art, Royal Ontario Museum), Maura Cunningham Erik A. Mueggler (Anthropology), Markus Nornes (Screen (Association for Asian Studies), Xiaolin Duan (Assistant Arts & Cultures), David Porter (English; Comparative Professor of History, Elon University), Michael Fetters Literature), Bright Sheng (Music), Xiaobing Tang (ALC; (Professor of Family Medicine, University of Michigan), Comparative Literature), Twila Tardif (Psychology), Arland Joseph Ho (Assistant Professor of History, Albion College), Thornton (Sociology), Wang Zheng (Women’s Studies, Thomas Kelly (Assistant Professor of Literature, ALC, History) University of Michigan), Jaymin Kim (Assistant Professor of Associate Professors: Robert Adams (Architecture and History, University of St. Thomas), Ujin Kim (U-M Visiting Urban Planning), Yuen Yuen Ang (Political Science), Scholar, Linguistics), Ellen Johnston Laing (Professor Benjamin Brose (ALC), Pär Cassel (History), Lan Deng Emerita of Art History, former Maude I. Kerns Distin- (Architecture and Urban Planning), Joan Kee (History of guished Professor of Oriental Art, University of Oregon), Yi Art), Lydia Li (Social Work), Ann C. Lin (Public Policy), Li (Professor of Biostatistics, University of Michigan), Bo Christian de Pee (History), David Rolston (ALC), Brian Wu Liu (Assistant Professor of Art History and the Humanities, (Business), Ming Xu (SEAS) John Carroll University), Sidney Xu Lu (Assistant Professor Assistant Professors: SE Kile (ALC), Silvia Lindtner of History, Michigan State University),Emily Mokros (School of Information), Zhiying Ma (Anthropology), (Assistant Professor of History, University of Kentucky), Sonya Ozbey (ALC), Emily Wilcox (ALC) Jun Ni (Professor of Manufacturing Science, University of Michigan), Natsu Oyobe (Curator, University of Michigan Researchers/Lecturers: Shuming Bao (China Data Museum of Art), Julia Ya Qin (Professor of Law, Wayne Center); Liangyu Fu (Asia Library, Librarian); Dawn Lawson State University), Mary-Ann Ray (Professor of Architecture, (Asia Library, Director); Kening Li (, ALC); University of Michigan), Xuefei Ren (Assistant Professor of Wei Liu (Chinese Language, ALC) Sociology, Michigan State University), Terry Sicular (Profes- Emeritus Professors: Kenneth J. DeWoskin (ALC), Yi-tsi sor of Economics, University of Western Ontario), Kidder Mei Feuerwerker (ALC), Whitmore Gray (Law), Albert Smith (Professor Emeritus of Asian Studies and History, Hermalin (Sociology), Noriko Kamachi (History), Kenneth Bowdoin College), Sarah C. Swider (Assistant Professor of Lieberthal (Political Science), Linda Y.C. Lim (Business), Sociology, Wayne State University), Glenn Tiffert (Visiting Shuen-fu Lin (ALC), Donald Munro (Philosophy), Deborah Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University), Hitomi Oakley (Nursing), Martin Powers (History of Art), Cho-Yee Tonomura (Professor of History, University of Michigan), To (Education), Marshall Wu (UMMA; History of Art), Yuan-kang Wang (Associate Professor of Political Science, Ernest P. Young (History) Western Michigan University), John Timothy Wixted (Professor Emeritus of Asian Languages, Arizona State University), Yiching Wu (Assistant Professor of East Asian Studies, University of Toronto), Yi-Li Wu (Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Michigan), Yulian Wu (Assistant Professor of History, Michigan State University), Chuanwu Xi (Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan), Guoqi Xi (Professor of History, University of ), Louis Yen (Associate Research Scientist, Kinesiology, University of Michigan), Fang Zhang (Lecturer, School of Art & Design, University of Michigan) Acronym Key: ALC Asian Languages and Cultures; SAC Screen Arts and Cultures; SEAS School for Environment and Sustainability; SMTD School of Music, Theatre and Dance; UMMA University of Michigan Museum of Art Research Grants Research Gilded Age: “China’s Science). Ang (Political Yuen Yuen Vast Economic Boom and of Paradox China’s Explaining Corruption.” Dance and “Revolutionary Bodies: Emily Wilcox (ALC). Socialist Legacy." China’s with Bright Sheng, composer, Bright Sheng (SMTD). and the Suzhou Symphony Or- violin soloist Dan Zhu Records. Naxos International chestra; of Ex- “Age Sylvia Lindtner (School of Information). Living in China’s Entrepreneurial perimentation: Hacking New Normal.” and Deep Dive into Digital Liangyu Fu (Asia Library). Data Methods in Chinese Studies 2018. of (Family Medicine). An Exploration Michael Fetters Medicine in Chinese Medicine and Family Traditional Access in China. Health Care Providing Art, Property, (History of Art). “Land Lords: Joan Kee China.” and Law in Post-Nineties Cassel (History). Support for publication “ Par Eric Schluessel. to Chaghatay,” An Introduction Toward Xiaobing (ALC). Exhibition: ”Dreams Tang Endi Poskovic,” Printmaking of Home: Contemporary Zhejiang Art Museum. (ALC). The Culinary History of Late Brown Miranda Imperial China (Tofu). China’s and Urban Planning). Lan Deng (Architecture Housing Development Industry. Gases in China. Ming Xu (SEAS). Mapping Greenhouse Michigan State University). Xuefei Ren (Sociology, “Governing the Urban in China and India: Slum on Air Pollution.” and the War Land Grabs Clearance, PhD candidate in Political Science, at Association for Asian Studies Science, at Association PhD candidate in Political

I’m really excited about the work in Chinese studies that focuses on the subnational I’m really leads me to believe that we research affinity in political science level. My personal and questions by looking at local bureaucracy on interesting traction can gain more and butter of authoritarian resilience. of goods and services: the bread the provision questions in Chinese politics today I think some of the most interesting In general, all know that China is We in an authoritarian regime. deal with decentralization to compel big and so an authoritarian state must employ strategies really really, and likewise these local agents have some their local agents to follow instructions, plan. the central to deviate from freedom Deanna Kolberg Conference; Lieberthal-Rogel Travel Grant. Lieberthal-Rogel Travel Conference; and Mary Gallagher (Public Policy) John Ciorciari Experiential Learning Fund This fund is designed to support an experiential course. component into an ongoing China-related in Chinese Policy PP716: Ann Lin (Public Policy). Perspective. Comparative Corporate 320: Miller (Education). Strategy Kevin in the China Context. Strategy and Sustainability (SEAS). Environment Rebecca Hardin University between U-M and Tsinghua Case Partnership Students. Annual Thematic Conference Funding Conference Annual Thematic Tobias Science) and Mary Gallagher (Political 2017 of “Varieties University). Schulze-Cleven (Rutgers in Political Order Conflict and Backlash: Distributional of Work.” the New World 2018 Impact in the International Science). "China’s (Political Development Arena." with of California, Riverside) (University JP Park 2018 "Art, History, Literature). (Comparative David Porter in Honor and : An International Conference of Martin J. Powers." Fellowships to foster faculty and student collaboration student collaboration to foster faculty and Fellowships Univer- and the University between Fudan and exchange sity of Michigan. Studies). Zheng (Women’s Wang (ALC)/ Xiaobing Tang Jin Guangyao (International Center Fudan Collaborator: Production Civilization). “Cultural for Studies of Chinese China.” in Modern and Practices LRCCS Faculty Grants, 2017-18 Grants, Faculty LRCCS in the Collaboration Michigan-Fudan Grants Social Sciences Students Speak 7 6

University of Michigan Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Annual Report 2017–2018 — LRCCS Student Grants, 2017-18

Academic Year Awards, 2017-18 LRCCS Summer Research & Fellowship Awards, 2017 Michael Bumann, MA LRCCS; Marilyn Evenmo, MA LRCCS; Awarded to students for summer or semester-long research Alexander Garcia, MA/MPP; Hanyu Hou, MA LRCCS; projects on China in humanities and social sciences. Raymond Hsu, MA LRCCS; Weiwei Lu, MA LRCCS; Michael Bumann, MA LRCCS, education and cultural ex- Weihang Wang, MA LRCCS change; Yilang Feng, PhD Political Science, U.S.-China trade LRCCS Incoming Doctoral Fellowships, 2017-18 policy; Jaymin Kim, PhD History, Qing dynasty interstate 5th year: Angeline Baecker, ALC; 4th years: Huazejia, law; Jisoo Lee, PhD History, nationalism and ethnicity; Anthropology; Sheng Long, Anthropology; Blake Miller, Sheng Long, PhD Anthro, geography and rural reform; Political Science; 3rd years: Xiaoxi Zhang, Comparative Fusheng Luo, PhD History, Qing customs; James Meador, Literature; Chuyi Zhu, Musicology; Yuequa Guo, Political PhD Anthro, northeast Asia, language and nationalism; Science; 2nd years: Ruby MacDougall, ALC; Yang Hua, His- Gerui Wang, PhD Art History, Song dynasty travel culture tory; 1st year: Andrea Valedon-Trapote, History and landscape paintings; Xiaoyang Ye, PhD Public Policy, economics of education, education policy Graduate and Undergraduate Academic Year Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Conference Support for Deanna Kolberg, PhD Political Fellowships, 2017-18 Science; Xiaoyue Li, PhD History; Olivia Mendelson, PhD Marilyn Evenmo, MA LRCCS; Alexander Garcia, MA LRCCS; History of Art; Blake Miller, PhD Political Science; Richard Richard Reid, PhD History Reid, PhD History; Yujeong Yang, PhD Political Science; Xiaoyang Ye, PhD Education Graduate and Undergraduate Summer Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships, 2017 Feuerwerker Fellowship, 2017 , PhD Urban and Regional Planning, Chinese Marilyn Evenmo, MA LRCCS; Alexander Garcia, MA LRCCS; Xiang Yan housing policy David Chan, PhD ALC; Richard Reid, PhD History Lieberthal Family Fellowship, 2017 Yilang Feng, PhD Political Science, international trade policy; Shuqiao Sun, PhD Economics, family planning and gender; Kaidi Wu, PhD Psychology, intercultural perception; Nicole Wu, PhD Political Science, comparative politics and international relations; Yujeong Yang, PhD Political Science, social insurance and pension expansion in China Walter Power Undergraduate Scholarships, 2017 Franklin Bromberg , BA Business Administration; Benjamin Woodruff, BA Political Science and Economics S tudents peak I study how Qing China and three of its tributary states (Chosoˇn Korea, Vietnam, Kokand) handled interstate refugees and criminals from the 1630s to the 1840s. This project developed from my initial interest in Qing-Chosoˇn relations and has benefited from world historical and interdisciplinary training I received at Michigan. The funding I received from the LRCCS over the years allowed me to look at Qing archival sources in and Taipei as well as Qing, Korean, and Vietnamese published sources for my dissertation.

Jaymin Kim PhD in History, 2018, Lieberthal-Rogel Dissertation Award; now an assistant professor of history at University of St. Thomas, Minnesota.

LRCCS Postdoctoral Fellows LRCCS Postdoctoral in the study Fellowships support research Postdoctoral in the humanities or open to scholars of China and are and social sciences conducting well-designed research Fellows can While at U-M, Postdoctoral writing projects. their work at conferences present their research, pursue - Series, teach undergradu and the LRCCS Noon Lecture and engage with the broader courses, ate and graduate U-M academic community. two-year cohort: Elizabeth Berger 2017-18—current disser- of North Carolina), University (PhD Anthropology, of Adaptation to Climate Change tation: Bioarcheology , Yu Science; Jerry Qiushi Political Fellow, Postdoctoral Fel- Lei Duan, LRCCS Postdoctoral Science; PhD Political Chen, Yun , PhD Anthropology; Park History; Yeori low, Work PhD Social Stu- Graduate Chinese Studies Interdisciplinary dent Workshop (Anthropology) Will Thomson Convener: Postdoctoral Jeffrey Science; , PhD Political Yang Yujeong Presenters: Science; Lei Political Fellow, Javed, LRCCS Postdoctoral Science; Mary Political Fellow, Duan LRCCS Postdoctoral , Liangyu Fu , U-M Press; Dreyer & Christopher Francis Asia Library Professional Development & Career Networking Panels for Michigan Event. “Win-Win Partnerships Nov 17 Career , MA ’13, Michigan- and China.” Courtney Henderson China Innovation Center. Rela- “US-China Subnational Apr 13 LRCCS Alumni Panel. , MA ‘94, Kuo and Investment.” Mercy tions: Interaction China Relations State ’99, Washington Univ. PhD Oxford , Michigan-China Innovation Council. Brian Connors Institute. Damien Ma, MA ‘06, Paulson Center. Conference. Center TVI Apr 13-14 National Resource for MA Students in Networking Conference “Professional - Aminda Smith, Michigan State Uni East Asian Studies.” , Mazda. Guyton Jeffrey Dean Fealk, DLA Piper. versity. “Intellectual creativity and vibrancy marked my academic training at the University of Michigan. at the University marked my academic training and vibrancy “Intellectual creativity the Quad and seeing walking across visit to campus in April 2018, long overdue During my recent my sense of edgy buildings and historic, statuesque halls of erudition reinvigorated the blend of new, which was so richly cultivated during my studies at UM. The Lieberthal-Rogel Center inquisitiveness, and specialists who have and will countless scholars and trained for Chinese Studies has nurtured the people of and bonds of goodwill between of cooperation continue to enhance the deep roots China and the United States.” State China Relations Council (Chinese Studies MA ‘94; of Washington Kuo, President – Mercy University) PhD Oxford Interdisciplinary China Reading Group Workshop China Reading Group Interdisciplinary Science) Faculty convener: Mary Gallagher (Political Science; Patricia Political Ang, Faculty, Yuen Yuen Science; Chen, PhD Sociology; Yilang Feng, PhD Political , Science; Deanna Kolberg Guo, PhD Political Yuequan Science; Zhongwei Sun, Visiting Faculty, PhD Political Science; Michael Sociology; Blake Miller, PhD Political - Science; Nicole Wu, PhD Politi Thompson, PhD Political Science; - , PhD Political Yang cal Science; Yujeong Javed, LRCCS Science; Jeffrey nuan Xiang, PhD Political Graduate Workshops, 2017-18 Workshops, Graduate convened for forums not-for-credit Interdisciplinary, to greater related students working on issues graduate and build faculty disciplinary horizons China to broaden and student connections. MA Cohort: l to r Meizi Li, Marilyn Evenmo, Michael Bumann, Weihang Wang LRCCS MA Graduates, 2017 Graduates, MA LRCCS Scripts in Contact: Cultural ““Cultures Michael Bumann, Waijiao Chinese University and Learning in of Teaching Classrooms.” Railway: Evenmo, “The Yunnan-Vietnam Marilynn and Late-Qing Station Architecture, Railway Imperialism, Publications.” Life and Amateur Cultural Work: , “After Wang Weihang Factories.” Mao’s in Art Production Secondary School on Short- Meizi Li, “The Effects of Elite Social and Economic Outcomes.” and Long-Term Term 9 University of Michigan Lieberthal-Rogel 8 Center for Chinese Studies Annual Report 2017–2018 — in Ancient Northwest China.” Duan Lei (PhD History, “One of the most valuable Syracuse University), dissertation: The Prism of Violence: aspects of the Lieberthal Rogel Private Gun Ownership in Modern China, 1860-1949.” Fellowship has been the support Jeffrey Javed (PhD Government, Harvard University), for teaching and collaborating dissertation: Land and Retribution: The Moral Mobiliza- across disciplinary lines. During tion of Violence in China’s land Reform Campaign.” the past year, I taught a diverse Anne Rebull (PhD East Asian Languages and Civilizations, group of undergraduate and University of Chicago), dissertation: Performing graduate students in architecture, Aesthetics from the Stage, Screen, and Page: Xiqu anthropology and art. As an Reform, 1937-1959. anthropologist and Chinese Students in an interdisciplinary studies scholar teaching in the LRCCS Distinguished Research Fellow course on Design + Power learn printing techniques at the Letter- department of architecture, in Residence press Studio on North Campus I introduced new China-themed 2016 cohort—Will Thomson, (PhD Socio-Cultural courses, including a class on traditional Chinese architectural Anthropology, New York University), dissertation: design, as well as a new seminar, Detroit-China Connections. “China Constructs: Architecture, Labor, and Value In my general courses, I also bring vital questions of on a Chinese Construction Site.” contemporary China into mainstream disciplinary discussion. The LRCCS made possible experimentation in teaching and research across disciplines and methods that would not have been possible without the fellowship.”

2017-2018 highlight Cultural Exchange: The Legacy of a WWII-Era Gift

ver the last two years, LRCCS faculty associate Tang Xiaobing (ALC and Comparative Literature) helped OShanghai’s Fudan University Library negotiate to acquire a collection of valuable Chinese woodblock prints made in the 1940s. They were given to an American pilot, Lt. Colonel George Hanlon, whose B-29 bomber was shot down by the Japanese over Anshan, Liaoning, in 1944, but Hanlon and most of his crew were rescued by Chinese peasants. American forces had aided the Chinese military against Japan since the beginning of the Sino-Japanese War in 1937, and so the fallen airmen, welcomed by Chinese soldiers as heroes, were escorted to safety, walking over 1000 miles from a coastal village near Bohai to Mao Zedong’s base in Yan’an. Later, the American crew was flown from Yan'an to Chongqing and then back to the States. One of the gifts they received at Yan'an was a set of woodcuts. Lt. Colonel Hanlon kept the woodcuts made by prominent Yan’an printmakers and displayed them proudly in his home just outside of Thaynes Canyon, Utah. After he passed away, his elder daughter contacted Prof. Tang, a scholar of modern and contemporary Chinese culture and society, to view the collection and through his contacts, decided to donate the prints to Fudan University Library. Prof. Tang Xiaobing with Wang Le, Associate Director of Fudan Prof. Tang Xiaobing’s recent publication Visual Culture in Contemporary China: Paradigms University Library, and Deborah Hanlon as he offers his expertise and Shifts was released by Cambridge University Press in 2015, and its Chinese version on a rare collection of WWII prints in the Hanlon home. 《流动的图像：当代中国视觉文化再解读》is forthcoming from Fudan University Press in 2018. He is also curating an exhibition featuring U-M printmaker Endi Poskovic at the Zhejiang Art Museum.

LRCCS Social Media programming, Latest news and events, LRCCS Website: video and audio recordings. http://www.ii.umich.edu/lrccs on-site LRCCS on Facebook: Updates on faculty news, happenings and media bytes. cultural event responses, https://www.facebook.com/centerforchinesestudies to the study of LRCCS Blog: Substantive content related students, LRCCS faculty, from China with guest bloggers alumni, and commentators. http://www.chinese-studies-blog.org and Community Title VI Center National Resource East Asia Chinese Studies along Center for The Lieberthal-Rogel East Asia form the U-M studies centers area with other supported under the auspices Center, National Resource Education Act of 1965 and the of Title VI of the Higher - train to strengthen U.S. Department of Education, of East Asia in conjunction ing in the major languages helps in the field. This award training studies with area major centers as one of the nation’s role support U-M’s and a deeper understanding expert resources providing to to China and historical issues related of contemporary and the public at large. educators, students, includes educator workshops offered Programming Initiative and Literary History the World through ; Workshops K-12 Teacher (WHaLi) and East Asia Interna- for with the Midwest Institute collaborations IIIE), a consortium of Education (M tional/Intercultural two-year colleges; language support at Washtenaw 100 grants travel Community College (WCC); library the development of an and educators; for researchers in Certification program Language Teacher East Asia support with the U-M School of Education; partnership studies experts area of teaching workshops through of Puerto Rico for faculty and students at University development opportunities (UPR); and professional students. for masters utreach to Educators, Students, Students, Educators, to Outreach Wang Wang 2017: Distinguished Visitors one Shi, founder of China Vanke, estate real largest of the world’s senior companies; David Dollar, Thornton fellow in the John L. China Center at the Brookings Institution and former U.S. economic and financial Treasury’s emissary to China. - , Vice Presi Daniel Russel 2018: Distinguished Visitors at the dent for International Security and Diplomacy Institute and past Special Assistant Asia Society Policy Council Obama and National Security to President Xu Bing, leading artist for Asian Affairs; Senior Director installations, artist known for printmaking, contemporary and writing. use of language, calligraphy, and creative LRCCS Distinguished Visitors Distinguished LRCCS Visitor Program Distinguished The Lieberthal-Rogel stu- of Michigan University an opportunity for provides with to connect large and community at dents, faculty, and other government individuals (diplomats prominent public intellectuals, NGO lead- officials, journalists, artists, etc.) whose lives and business innovators, ers, significant public impact on advancing have had careers China and deepening understanding with relationships of China.

University of Michigan Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Annual Report 2017–2018 — 11 10 www.chinese-studies-blog.org Prof Gallagher, LRCCS And, Prof on her new publication, Director, Authoritarian Legality in China: and the State… Workers, Law, Gallagher: The central Dec 12. Prof. urbaniza- government sees rapid inclusive and tion that is more as the next growth protection engine… Pushing expanded workplace rights was a step toward goal. As the book also this larger Below: U-M Global Michigan's February's 2018 report: breakdown of U-M media mentions outside of the U.S. LRCCS Postdoctoral Fellows: Lei Duan (left), Oct 27, tells Fellows: LRCCS Postdoctoral in China— on private gun research about his research violence to female sharpshooters; socially accepted from Chinese land reform Jeff Javed (center), Sept 8, discusses norms to party employed moral and how the communist (right), Liz Berger communities to violence; and incite rural systems and the on past environmental Oct 13, reflects the in understanding today of bioarchaeology relevance of climate change over time. record argues, however, this “self-enforcement” model of imple- this “self-enforcement” however, argues, on the lower workers mentation has tended to marginalize the protections rungs of the labor market, while improving that these Some argue of those with education and skills. likely that China will become inequalities make it more stuck in the “middle income trap.” Lieberthal, Kenneth Emeritus Prof. Special former LRCCS director, for National Assistant to the President for and Senior Director Security Affairs, Asia on the U.S. National Security advice on how we Council, offers the understanding should approach and study of China… Oct 1 , ALC Munro Donald Emeritus Prof. talks about learning (Philosophy) prince a Manchu from of ritual practice… and the importance June 30 you familiar with Are Munro: Professor the term 功夫 (gongfu/kung fu)? In associated with mostly the west it’s Prof Lieberthal: With an appreciation of the forces that shape of the forces Lieberthal: With an appreciation Prof and major political system, culture, China—its history, the intellectual, are deep history: what First, challenges. deep history?philosophical, and societal legacies of China’s of the especially the repercussions Second, modern history, and indirectly directly that in the West industrial revolution caused the decline of the Qing Dynasty to lead not to the establishment of a new dynasty but instead to the disinte- how the political of the dynastic system itself. Third, gration This includes not only political strugglessystem actually works. developed, adopted,at the very top but also how policies are the details you have to understand and implemented. Finally, that the country confronts. of key substantive problems martial arts, but in Chinese it refers to any practice which to any practice Chinese it refers but in martial arts, is a kind of gongfu to practice can develop skill. Ritual just so that it becomes spontaneous, instill ethical behavior has honed their technique so well like a tennis player who to think about their swing. In relations, that they don’t need as makes things easier—working I think ritual practice so that connections a kind of social lubricant. It fosters they talk about people can establish some trust before ‘inconvenient’ topics. more OG Posts BL Top from Excerpts

January 2018 January Series. Lecture Jan 22 Occasional Kristian Islam in China.” “Interpreting Old Dominion University. Petersen, Me “Can’t Buy Lecture. Jan 23 Noon Bid to Expand Its Soft Love: Beijing’s Knight-Wallace Mark Magnier, Power.” Fellow. One’s “Treating Jan 30 Noon Lecture. River Yellow Neighbor Like a Gully: Environmental Management and the State.” Ling Zhang, Ethics of the Chinese Boston College. February 2018 “Who is the Feb 6 Noon Lecture. ‘Common Good’? Public Health, Global of Service Health, and the Bifurcation - and Governance in Urban China.” Kath University. erine Mason, Brown Series. Lecture Feb 8 Occasional “History as Context for the Present: Coming of A Family Story of China’s NPR Correspondent. Age.” Scott Tong, “Between Blood Feb 13 Noon Lecture. Impact of and Sex: the Contradictory on State AIDS Institutions Transnational Yan in China, 1989-2013.” Repression Long, Indiana University. “Moonwalking Feb 20 Noon Lecture. in Beijing: Michael Jackson, Piliwu, and the Origins of Chinese Hop-Hop.” Emily of Michigan. Wilcox, University with Conversation “A Panel. Feb 21 Xiaob- Qingsong.” Tang Artist Wang of Michigan, and Jeffery ing, University Fellow. Javed, LRCCS Postdoctoral 2018 March “Evoking Mar 6 Noon Lecture. Enlightenment: The Rise Poetic Ritual.” Language in Early Tantric of Michigan. Dalton, University Jacob P.

PhD in Political Science, 2018, recipient of Lieberthal-Rogel recipient Science, 2018, PhD in Political Soulmate (2016). Film. Soulmate Oct 27 ” Commodifying Noon Lecture. Oct 31 China’s Style: The Making of Art, Chinese Jun Zhang, University Visual Art Market.” of Toronto. November 2017 Nov 3 Film. Xuanzang (2016). Nov 6 Exhibit. “Pulse: Picturing China Exhibit. in Motion.” LRCCS Photo “Consuming Nov 7 Noon Lecture. of Belief: Practitioners PRC.” John Tibetan Buddhism in the of Rochester. University Osburg, (2015). Totem Wolf Film. Nov 10 - “Capital Punish Nov 14 Noon Lecture. ment and “Confucian Clemency:” The Quandaries of Qing Criminal Justice.” of Tulsa. Thomas Buoye, University the “Moralizing Noon Lecture. Nov 21 Mobilization, and Revolution: Morality, Violence in the Early Maoist Period.” Fellow. Jeffery Javed, LRCCS Postdoctoral December 2017 of Backlash: “Varieties Dec 1 Workshop. Political Distributional Conflict and “’Spoken Drama Dec 5 Noon Lecture. Chinese Flavor:’ (Huaju) with a Strong and Demise of Popular The Resurrection in Shang- Huaju) (Tonsu Spoken Drama - Si hai in the 1950s and Early 1960s.” of British Columbia. yuan Liu, University Lecture Visitor Dec 5 Distinguished Economic Reform in the China’s Series. David Congress. of the 19th Party Wake Institution. Brookings Dollar, - “The Geogra Dec 12 Noon Lecture. in an Self-Censorship phy of Political Authoritarian State.” Melanie Manion, Duke University. Order in the New World of Work.” Mary of Work.” in the New World Order Gallagher, of Michigan and University University). Tobias Schulze-Cleven (Rutgers control less visible is about getting more accurate information about public accurate less visible is about getting more control opinion. Rather than directly and visibly intervening and creating a chilling and visibly intervening and creating opinion. Rather than directly behind the seems to favor guiding opinion from effect, the government’s in China is not very well understood, and that China's aim to make information in China is not very well understood, scenes. scenes. Blake Miller I think the point of my research is to clarify that online information control is to clarify that online information control I think the point of my research Quantitative Social Science, Dartmouth College. 5-year Doctoral Fellowship; now a postdoctoral fellow at the Program in fellow at the Program Fellowship; now a postdoctoral 5-year Doctoral Calendar of Events of Calendar 2017 September Rela- “Sino-American Sept 15 Exhibit. 1971- Diplomacy,” tions and “Ping-Pong U-M Hatcher Library. Library, 1972.” Asia Event. “Ping-Pong Sept 24 Special - Musical Per Diplomacy Celebration: Tennis Table formance and Exhibition - Center for the Perform Power Games.” ing Arts. “The Grand Sept 26 Noon Lecture. Capitalist Revolution.” of China’s Picture of Michigan. Ang, University Yuen Yuen October 2017 Strategic “Firm’s Oct 3 Noon Lecture. Nan Jia, Dr. Connections.” Use of Political of Southern California. University Oct 6 Film. Duckweed (2017). “The Limits of Noon Lecture. Oct 10 the State Chinese Buddhism: Protecting in the Dali Kingdom (937- 1253).” of Tennessee. Megan Bryson, University Oct 13 Film. The Summer is Gone (2016). Lecture Visitor Oct 18 Distinguished Mountains.” “Climbing Life’s Series. Shi, Founder of China Vanke. Wang (2016). Oct 20 Film. Trivisa ”The Literary Oct 24 Noon Lecture. Inscription of Things in Early Modern of University China.” Thomas Kelly, Michigan. Oct 24 Special Event. “CHINA Town Hall: Local Connections National Reflec- Institute Damien Ma, Paulson tions.” Susan E. Rice, Former and the Honorable National Security Advisor. “Designing Oct 26 Workshop. How Authoritarian Deliberation: Politi- Social Media Platforms Influence in China.” Daniela Stockmann, cal Talk Hertie School of Governance. Students Speak

University of Michigan Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Annual Report 2017–2018 — 13 12 2017-2018 highlight Socialist Art from China, Remade in Michigan

RCCS visiting artist Wang Qingsong restaged a Manufacturing drove China’s explosive economic growth 1959 Chinese art work in Highland Park, a small city during the 1990s, but with slower growth now, the Lwithin Detroit, this past February. The Beijing-based government is transitioning the economy from manu- artist assembled more than 50 community members, facturing to services. An economic shift “forces people to U-M students and faculty, friends and family on the site change very quickly, and the land too,” Wang said. “How of a candy factory that was demolished in 2012. Wang will it be used when the factories are gone?” is known for his large-format photographs that often Excerpted from an article by Angie Baecker that appeared in CityLab, an echo canonical works of Chinese art, using actors posed urban culture-focused website run by The Atlantic. against sprawling contemporary backdrops. The artist Angie Baecker is an LRCCS doctoral affiliate at ALC focusing on modern decided to stage his work in the Detroit area because Chinese cultural studies. he was struck by its parallel to China, and he wonders if China’s future will look like Detroit does today.

Recreation of an image commemorating land-reform campaigns that swept across China after the Communist Party came to power. Photo: Wang Qingsong

March 13 Noon Lecture. “Between April 2018 Apr 13-14 Conference. “Professional Arming and Disarming: The Culture Apr 2 Research Seminar. “Wireless Networking Conference for MA Students and Politics of Private Gun Ownership Waves and New Confucian Thought.” in East Asian Studies.” Aminda Smith, in Modern China.” Lei Duan, University Anna Greenspan, NYU Shanghai. Michigan State University; Dean Fealk, Michigan. Apr 3 Noon Lecture. “Gender, Gam- DLA Piper; Jeffrey Guyton, Mazda. Mar 16 Workshop. “China’s Impact in bling, and the State in the Militarized Apr 17 Noon Lecture. “The Mirage of the International Development Arena.” Islands between China and Taiwan.” Development: The Sichuan Earthquake, Co-sponsored with International Policy Wei-ping Lin, National Taiwan University. One Decade Later.” Christian Sorace, Center. April 9 Research Seminar. “Co-opta- Colorado College. Mar 16 Distinguished Visitor Lecture. tion via Deterrence Under Institutional- May 2018 “US-China Relations and China’s ized Taxation System and Capitalists May 4-5 Teacher Workshop. “Music Expanding International Presence.” in China.” Changdong Zhang, Peking for the Masses: History, Culture, and Daniel Russel, Asia Society Policy Institute. University. Social Change I East Asia Through Song Mar 20 Noon Lecture. “Resilience or Apr 10 Noon Lecture. “Chasing Sprits and Melody.” Christi-Anne Castro, Vulnerability? The Mixed Fate of Local Out of the Script: The Politics of Early SMTD; Susan Hwang, Indiana University; Urbanizing Communities in China.” Luigi Socialist Theatrical Adaptation.” Anne Megan Hill, SMTD; Tzywen Gong, Michi- Tomba, University of Sydney. Rebull, LRCCS Postdoctoral Fellow. gan Taiwanese American Organization. Mar 27 Noon Lecture. “Qing Water Apr 13 Panel. “US-China Subnational LRCCS also hosts individually directed Systems: A Multi-Environmental Relations: Interaction and Investment.” book review sessions, interdisciplinary Perspective.” David Bello, Washington LRCCS Alumni Mercy Kuo, Brian Con- student-faculty workshops, professional and Lee University. ners, Damien Ma. development sessions, and job talks to facilitate feedback on manuscripts, scholarship, and presentations. Mission of the Center is to promote broader and broader The mission of the Center is to promote of and cultures of the peoples deeper understanding teaching, research, through China, both past and present, venues available of public information and the full range community and beyond. The both within the University - pro of the Center’s intellectual content and character - appro faculty and, where shaped by the core are grams serve Its programs and faculty. students, priate, graduate University public, the scholarly community, the general and Michigan teachers, of Michigan faculty and students, citizens and organizations. interested The Center now reaches out across the University the University out across now reaches The Center we never would 70s in the 60s or in ways that with China engagement of. Now, have dreamed the it’s the University—whether across is a reality or Engineering, Medicine, School of Public Health, doing substantive it, and they’re Music—you name and institutions in China. work with individuals the goal is to have the LRCCS Within that context, and provide of information be able to be a source help to the University, across advice to programs and as a bridge to Chinese counterparts, provide of top the next generation always to try to train non- people in government, business, scholars, and more.” profits, Lieberthal Kenneth Former LRCCS Director, Oct. 1, 2017 www.chinese-studies-blog.org PhD in Political Science, 2018, Lieberthal-Rogel Student Research Lieberthal-Rogel Student Research Science, 2018, PhD in Political ang by the demographic change also make China a fascinating case to study. change also make China a fascinating case to study. by the demographic our understanding of political, social, and economic changes that China will face our understanding in the near future. The subnationally different responses to social problems caused to social problems responses The subnationally different in the near future. and who are protected and excluded by the public old-age insurance can enrich and excluded by the public old-age insurance protected and who are China is aging more rapidly than almost any country in recent history. history. than almost any country in recent rapidly China is aging more how the Chinese government handles the demographic challenge how the Chinese government handles the demographic Understanding Yujeong Y New York, Cortland. New York, Award; now an assistant professor of political science at the State University of of political science at the State University now an assistant professor Award;

he idea behind the UM China Center, Center, the UM China he idea behind has been to 1961, its inception in from different faculty from bring together

LRCCS Executive Committee 2017-2018 Science) Mary Gallagher (Political Nico Howson (History) Science) Ang (Political Yuen Yuen SE Kile (ALC) (ALC) Ben Brose (History) Christian de Pee Ann Lin (Public Policy) Liangyu Fu (Asia Library) “T disciplines who work primarily on China so that disciplines who work a better develop interacting, they can, through each benefit from of China and understanding And to efforts. and broader scholarship other’s students to have a to prepare offer courses of China. Over understanding multidisciplinary centers the China Center has had two the years, focused on the social more of gravity—one component of policy which had a large sciences, and 90s; the 80s, activities in the 70s, related other on the humanities. Students Speak

University of Michigan Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Annual Report 2017–2018 — 15 14 Alumni

LRCCS MA Alumni LRCCS Departmental Alumni by Employment Sector by Employment Sector

3% 7% 21% 4% 28% Academic Non-Profit/NGO

Private Sector 86%

12% Public Sector

39%

Sampling of MA Alumni Employers Sampling of Academic Employers

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