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Xu Bing ~ Talk and Film Screening on October 7th LRCCS, UMMA, the Confucius Institute at U-M, and the Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design present the internationally renowned artist / October 7: 4pm talk at the U-M Museum of Art; 5:30pm screening of "Dragonfly Eyes" at the Michigan Theater.

The University of Michigan's long history with China Albert Feuerwerker, Professor of History and first director of the Center for Chinese Studies, meets with Premier Zhou Enlai of China, in a 1973 visit. Read more about the U-M's history with China.

LRCCS is now located in Weiser Hall Visit us in our new location at 500 Church Street, Suite 400.

LRCCS in the Community Neal McKenna, LRCCS Project Coordinator, participated in Ann Arbor's Mitchell Elementary School International Night on February 10, 2017. Offerings included performances, tables with cultural materials from China and other countries, and samples of global cuisine. Learn more about LRCCS K-14 outreach.

Building State Capacity in China and Beyond LRCCS Annual Conference 2014. From left, Mary Gallagher, Kenneth Lieberthal and Benjamin Van Rooji. Photo by Peter Smith.

Multiple Impressions: Contemporary Woodblock Prints in China U-M Museum of Art exhibit, 2011. Photo by Xiaobing Tang.

China’s Economy Today: The New Normal, and Old Challenges A Symposium to honor Robert F. Dernberger, held October 30, 2015. From left: Yuen Yuen Ang, Kenneth Lieberthal, Yasheng Huang, Thomas Rawski, Dwight Perkins, Mary Gallagher. Photo by Peter Smith.

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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.

Gift by Donald and Ann Munro Helps Establish Tenure-Track Professorship in Chinese Philosophy

“Professor Munro’s gift will be a terrific new resource that allows us to teach a subject with important implications for both Philosophy and Asian Languages and Cultures," says Dean Andrew D. Martin.

A generous new gift from University of Michigan Professor Emeritus Donald J. Munro and Ann P. Munro will facilitate the establishment of a tenure-track position in Chinese philosophy at Michigan. The position, which will be housed jointly in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures and the Department of Philosophy in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, will make Chinese philosophy an important element of the programs of the two departments.

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China's Economy Today: The New Normal and Old Challenges

Watch our symposium on Prospects and Challenges in US-China Relations, the inaugural naming event of the Kenneth G. Lieberthal and Richard H. Rogel Center for Chinese Studies.

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