Working on China? The China Reading Group (CRG) is an interdisciplinary social science workshop, bringing U-M community together to discuss the latest research articles, books, or the members’ own working papers about China. 📅 2026–27 schedule: sites.lsa.umich.edu/crg/sche…

China Reading Group was honored to host @jeanjiyeonhong from the Department of Political Science last Friday. 4 Ph.D. students, Brandon Bohrnsen, Hyomin Lee, Luke Xu, and Zhen Zhang led the discussion on Prof. Hong's articles on natural resources and authoritarian governance.

THE CHINESE MAYOR follows Datong's mayor as he races to rebuild a 1,600-year-old capital, at a steep cost. 🎬 CHOP Film Series 🕘 Mon, Nov 2, 5:30-8 PM 📍 Hatcher Library Gallery 🎙 Q&A with director Hao Zhou & Prof. Lan Deng #umichchina #documentary #ChineseFilm

Sour, bitter, sweet, pungent, salty. Join food writer and chef Fuchsia Dunlop for a talk on her new book, Five Tastes. 🕘 Fri, Oct 30, 12:30-2 PM 📍 Michigan League, Koessler Room 🎟 Free and open to the public #umichchina #globalumich #FuchsiaDunlop #ChineseFood

Metricracy: The Data and Symbolic Politics of a Chinese Social Credit System 🎙 Chuncheng Liu, Northeastern University 🕘 Tue, Oct 27, 12-1 PM 📍 10th Floor Weiser Hall | In-person & Zoom 🔗 Register: myumi.ch/kVZXk #umichchina #globalumich #SocialCredit #sociology

Concurrent Implementation and Innovation: Multi-level Dynamics of China's Affordable Rental Housing Policy Change through Discourse Network Analysis 🎙 Zhilin Liu, Tsinghua University 🕘 Mon, Oct 26, 12-1 PM 📍 Room 555 Weiser Hall | In-person

Happy Double Ninth Festival from the Joy & Awe/Fortune & Longevity U-M Dragon! 🐉 ⚾ Notable Nines... The Detroit Tigers Ninth-inning victory against Cleveland was an epic highlight from the summer. Nothing better than a dragon partnering with Paws to usher in a winning game!

Demons, shape-shifters and mythical beasts from across East Asia are out of the stacks this Halloween! 🕘 Today, Oct 15, 4–6 PM 📍 Asia Library Quiet Study Room, 4th floor Hatcher North 🎃 Costumes & curiosity welcome @UMichLibrary #EastAsianFolklore #Halloween

Take your Chinese from Ann Arbor to Beijing! Learn about the 2nd Year Chinese GCC with @cgisumich's Ben Peipert & Prof. Qian Liu 🕘 Fri, Oct 16, 12-1 PM 💻 Online info session 📅 Apply by Dec 10 🔗 myumi.ch/bDX59 #globalumich #StudyAbroad #LearnChinese

The editors' introduction to Xiaohong Xu's The Great Separation is now in Chinese, which traces Xiaohong's life and scholarship and the making of Great Separation 📖 mp.weixin.qq.com/s/wV8vhF-kW… Translated by Jianqiang Wang, Peking University @THiS_TheHisSoc Authorized by @UofMPress

Haunted Modernities: Gender, Memory, and Place-Making in Postindustrial Taiwan 🎙 Anru Lee, The City University of New York 🕘 Tue, Oct 13, 12-1 PM 📍 10th Floor Weiser Hall | In-person & Zoom 🔗 Register: myumi.ch/VDGR3 #umichchina #globalumich #Taiwan #anthropology

“The best way to honor Xiaohong was creating a path for people who have a similar life trajectory: international students doing work on China or similar topics.” — Roi Livne 💙 Support the Xiaohong Xu Memorial Support Fund: myumi.ch/qwQwe Matching funds available!

Join us Wednesday to celebrate The Great Separation and honor Professor Xiaohong Xu 🕘 Wed, Oct 14, 12-2 PM ET 📍 Michigan Union, Kuenzel Room | In-person & Zoom 🔗 Zoom RSVP: myumi.ch/xjEjN @UMSociology @UofMPress @THiS_TheHisSoc

“It took us almost three years, but Xiaohong now has a book with his name on it, and people will read it. Some will agree and some disagree– this is exactly what Xiaohong wanted.” Co-editor Roi Livne on editing process of The Great Separation 🔗 myumi.ch/8JkVR

Missed the dance? The dragon is coming indoors! 🐉 🕘 Nov 4-Dec 11 📍 Room 547, Weiser Hall 🔗 myumi.ch/X87Ep In the upcoming exhibit, meet the 25-ft LRCCS Fortune and Longevity Dragon and the story of its fabrication and impact on community. #DancingWithTheDragon

Pop-up Moon Festival Dragon Dance at Maya Lin's Wave Field! 🐉 Last weekend, erhuist Xiao Dong Wei serenaded the U-M Fortune and Longevity Dragon as it traversed the crests and troughs of the Wave Field. #DancingWithTheDragon

What does the Cultural Revolution explain about China's reform era? 📖 Yang Zhang, coeditor of The Great Separation, on Xiaohong Xu's concept of ordoeconomism and why it isn't neoliberalism. 🔗 Read the Q&A: myumi.ch/PbQjP @UMSociology @UofMPress @THiS_TheHisSoc

Bad Romance in Southeast Asia 🎙 Tom Narins, University at Albany 🕘 Tue, Oct 6, 12-1 PM 📍 Room 555 Weiser Hall | In-person & Zoom 🔗 Register: myumi.ch/7JPzN #umichchina #globalumich #BeltAndRoad #SoutheastAsia

🎙️ Alumni Story | Ryan Etzcorn: Bridge-building between superpowers LRCCS alum and senior director at Ankura China Advisors, Ryan Etzcorn, reflects on his time at U-M, his career in China, and U.S.-China relations. 🔗 Full Story: myumi.ch/qwqAQ #UMFulbright

Sea as Medium in Early Modern Chinese Fiction 🎙 SE Kile, University of Michigan 🕘 Tue, Sept 29, 12-1 PM 📍 10th Floor Weiser Hall | In-person #umichchina #globalumich #ChineseLiterature #SeaNovels