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Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies
Recent News
Trump's China Policy: Uncertainty, Deals, and “Maximum Pressure” in a Second Term
Journalists and Scholars Examine U.S.-China Relations at Asia in the Headlines.
2024 Leadership Updates at the International Institute
New director appointments start July 1, 2024.
The Kenneth G. Lieberthal and Richard H. Rogel Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Michigan was founded in 1961 and has been a national leader in Chinese studies for over 50 years. A member of the International Institute, the center provides students, specialists, and the public with expert resources and a deeper understanding of contemporary and historical issues related to China.
New Blog Post: Unpacking DeepSeek: Distillation, ethics and national security
Since the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek released its powerful large language model R1, it has sent ripples through Silicon Valley and the U.S. stock market, sparking widespread discussion and debate.

Events
Feb
18
LRCCS Noon Lecture Series. Did Coca-Cola Outsmart China? The Scientific Secrets behind Coke’s Success in Shaping China’s Obesity Policies (Virtual)
Susan Greenhalgh, John King and Wilma Cannon Fairbank Professor of Chinese Society Emerita, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University
12:00 PM
1010
Weiser Hall
Feb
19
MEMS Lecture Series | Linda Rui Feng, University of Toronto
4:00 PM
1014
Tisch Hall
Feb
25
LRCCS Noon Lecture Series | Between Structural Stability and Personnel Fluidity: The Chinese Party-State in Light of Organizational Mobility
Xueguang Zhou, Department of Sociology, Stanford University
12:00 PM
10th Floor
Weiser Hall
Mar
16
Onstage:
Kunqu Dramatizations of Chinese Beauties, Clowns, Heroes, and Villains
2:00 PM
Auditorium
Central Campus Classroom Building