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Tibetan Freedom Fighter Recounts Role Leading Independence Movement at Tsai Lecture

Former Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration Lobsang Sangay recounted his experience as the prominent political leader of a Tibetan exile organization in the midst of social and political turmoil between Tibet and China at the 17th annual Tsai Lecture Wednesday.


43rd Annual Boston Dragon Boat Festival Draws Thousands to Charles River For First Time in Two Years

Thousands of Cambridge residents, tourists, and volunteers convened at Boston’s 43rd annual Dragon Boat Festival Sunday to celebrate the traditional Chinese holiday through vibrant festivities and boat racing on the Charles River.


Dragon Boat Festival 2

The 2019 dragon boat race competitors represented a variety of groups, including schools, museums, banks, and cancer survivors.


Mapping Asia

The central piece in Harvard University Asia Center’s “Mapping Asia” exhibit in CGIS South visually anchors a variety of smaller maps. The exhibit aims to highlights the dilemmas of historical and contemporary cartography of the region.


Fairbank Center Forms Student Group, Citing Interest in China

Members of the newly-formed Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies Student Advisory Committee met for the first time this week to discuss how to increase undergraduate involvement at the Center.


edX: “Introduction to Mao Zedong Thought”

Tshingua University’s edX course “Introduction to Mao Zedong Thought” has come under criticism for purportedly espousing Communist party propaganda. A screenshot from the an introductory video on the course’s website shows the former leader of the People’s Republic of China.


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