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The Institute also worked closely with the Department of History of the Faculty of Arts and the Development and Alumni Affairs Office of the University to bring Prof. Gungwu Wang (王賡武), Former President of the University, back to the campus for a two-week visit under the Sin Wai-Kin Distinguished Visiting Professorship in the Humanities in November 2018. Our special thanks to Graduate House, who sponsored the venue and offered support in providing live streaming of the event.
During his visit, Prof. Wang delivered a lecture on “China’s South: Changing Perspectives,” which attracted an enthusiastic audience of more than 250 responding with a standing ovation. Along with Prof. Yun-Han Chu (朱雲漢), leading political scientist from Academia Sinica in Taiwan, and Prof. Zhaoguang Ge (葛兆光), prominent historian from Fudan University in Shanghai, Prof. Wang also led a panel discussion (in Mandarin Chinese) on the wax and wane of modern China from a global history’s perspective (從全球史看近世中國的興衰), inspiring lively interactions with the audience around the role of China on the global stage in recent history.
The twin events were streamed live to engage more audience from different regions:
Transcripts of Prof. Gungwu Wang’s lecture and Prof. Zhaoguang Ge’s talk are currently available online:
