How does the West ‘view’ China? As a threat? An ally? A competitor? A faceless mob or the new horizon? The media and conventional wisdom relay these and other often contradictory images/identities of China. This event sought to explore these representations and analyze their effects on the future. The event examined the historical representations of China in the West and traced it right up to the 2008 Olympics. Topics also included national Chinese identity/ethnicity, Tibet, and Chinese-Americans. Professors Angelina Chin (Pomona – History), Dru Gladney (Director of PBI & Anthropology), and Emily Chao (Pitzer – Anthropology) discussed these issues in front of 50 people in Frank Blue Room on December 8th.
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