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Image of a restaurant in Nansha, Guangzhou, China. Text in Chinese: The Greater bay Area walking Towards the World.
SEZ@40: Shenzhen as a New Global Development Model?
Time and place: Feb. 3, 2021 3:00 PM–4:30 PM, Zoom (sign up)
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Shenzhen was declared China’s first special economic zone 40 years ago. Which path does the city take? What is its role as a development model today?

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New Type of Great Power Relations: Global Power and Chinese National Identity
Time and place: Mar. 3, 2021 3:00 PM–4:30 PM, Zoom (sign up)
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China’s global economic and political power has expanded. How will China use its new position to change the world? How does the country’s rise change its self-perception?

Image of a restaurant in Nansha, Guangzhou, China. Text in Chinese: The Greater bay Area walking Towards the World.
Assembling the New China: Labor Brokerage
Time and place: Apr. 7, 2021 3:00 PM–4:30 PM, Zoom (sign up)
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The growth of the Greater Bay Area in South China is still heavily reliant on the access to cheap labor. This seminar examines the role of labor brokers in shaping rural-urban labor migration in China.  

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Brokers of Aspirations: Education and Cosmopolitanism
Time and place: May 5, 2021 3:00 PM–4:30 PM, Zoom (sign up)
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China both sends and hosts high numbers of international students. Is education a means to become cosmopolitan? How is China's place in the global educational landscape changing after Covid?     

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