Endowed Chair Speaker Series

Abstract:

Dr. Hua will present a seminar exploring the creation of contemporary China's "one-world view" philosophy.  Also covered will be the effects that this philosophy has on China's foreign policy inititiaves. 

Biography:

Dr. Shiping Hua is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Asian Democracy at the University of Louisville. His single-authored books are: Scientism and Humanism: Two Cultures in Post-Mao China (1978-1989) (The State University of New York Press, 1995) and Chinese Utopianism: A Comparative Study of Reformist Thought in Japan, Russia and China (1898-1997) (Stanford University Press-Wilson Center Press, 2008). He has edited/coedited five other books in English. Topics include: US-China relations, the Taiwan issue, Chinese political culture, China’s foreign policy, China’s rise and Chinese political civilization. He has also published two books in Chinese. His articles and presentations have also appeared in popular media, such as Wilson Quarterly, The New York Times, and The Voice of America.